The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-03

tervlew With The president to-day, In IN
| interests Of Flad I.
The special commission appointed 10 ex
anime the books, accounts and money III
/ the United States treasury, In connection
| with the transfer OF the Office Of treasure
from GllGllan TO Wyman, completed their
labors today. The members OF the com
mission waited on Secretary Fol-
ger and presented their reports,
the contents OF which have already been
outlined. The only discrepancy discovered
was an excess Of cents In favor OF retiring
officer. This excess existed when Gillian
took possession of the Office.
Judge Thoman, of the civil service com
mission, said tonight that some OF the
newspapers of the country, in commenting
upon the selection OF Keim as chief civil
responsibility for that selection
upon him, and asserted that
he (Thoman) virtually made the nominG-
ton at the suggestion of Senator Pendle-
ton. This, Judge Thoman says, is not in
accordance with the facts The selection
of chief examiner was discussed frequently
and thoroughly by all the commissioners,
and when on the TN OF April
derstood and agreed that one of two names
Ke:ms and another should be sent to the
president. Eaton and Gregory were to
satisfy themselves and the person whom
they found to be upon the whole most sat
isfactury was to have his
Judge Thomas) approval; o.,, Upon
his return to washington |
April 10th the name of Kem was unani-
mously agreed upon by the commissioners
and was sent to the president. Judge Tho
man says Senator Pendletol never wrote
letter to him or the commissioners or
Keim; that he (Pendleton) neither
directly nor indirectly suggested
Keim's fitness for the place, and that all
statements that Keim was appointed at the
request of Pendleton, or upon his Tho
mans suggestion, are absolutely false:
Representative Murch has to-day written
Secretary Folger as follews:
DEAR SIR:-I had hoped before this to
have replied to suggestions embodied In
your letter to me on the 9th, but absence
from the city of parties interested with me
in the pending INVESTIGATION OF the super
vising architects office, and the
Importance of your suggestions
not yet ready to reply fully, put
a day or so. l will, however, say at this
that as the suggestion to place Alexander
on the committee is coupled with the con-
dition to grant him leave Of absence for ten
or twelve days, which Will aelay the lnVes-
tigation that length of time, and as the fifth
auditor of the treasury is subordinate
of French, the assistant secretary, part OF
whose division it is proposed to investigate,
| would most respectfully suggest with the
knowledge and consent OF the
proponents to substitute the name of
Hon. Kenneth Raynor, solicitor of the
treasury, in place of Alexander, the fifth
auditor. l believe the commission thus
constituted will be emihently satisfactory
to all concerned. Very respectfully yours,
TSigned. J. II. MURcH.
The points in the letter of Secretary Fol
ger to which Murch refers but does not
reply in this communication, relate
to the employment OF counsel
and payment of fees and travelling
expenses of witnesses. Murch wishes to be
represented by counsel before the commits
sion, and also desires some provision made
for payment ofexpenses of witnesses.