The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-04-17
THE PREsIDENTSs3 /
As Defined In a Communic4
master-General Dire3tim1 \
of the Postmaster at Eoz11
appointment of His succcsi


master-General DirsStin \
of the Postmaster at Eozr
appointment of His Success
WASHINGTON, d. O., s
Postmaster at Rome, N. !,
day suspended from furth ~,
office by order of the ~ ie
James B. Corcoran has bed
to perform the duties of theTy
stead. The President propH Ss5l
moval of the Postmaster aMaIl4 Z
Corcoran to the Senate at thShk.,
sion, and as it failed to take sgsS
nomination, the Postmaste lss n
piled to the President foESR 4.
in the case, and received r:es1&sI Il
munication, which has &
from the department and
EXECUTIVE MA9&{5 {5;2
WASHINGTON, d. c., M
Hon. I'm. II. Vilas, Postmaster
DEAR SIR: In answer to youHa
the disposition to be made of tgNHs
Postmaster at Rome, Oneida C
which was presented to the 81 {i4
26th day of March with PROPOSE 4,
be removed for cause, and whichl)oS
was not acted upon prior to tn&'
ment of I'll at body on the secT&
April, have to say to me 1t c1S5s x3 .
be my duty to exerc{S&f 4 III
action in this case &&f42!W1
which the present corf&4S2GN
law has left in my hands sQe#fsEA
done Independently of the b4f9&x3I
the interests of tho GOverXYS =,
cate the laws which have bd&f "
the regulation of the pOstE&3HhfZ
| impress upon Federal Offts38
that no indulgence will
| Executive to those who v$&3i II !;
lect public duty. This A8A
Section 4044 of the Unite NJ
| Statutes, and the regdU&t ps
| POST office Departmental n fH8{f1
to transmit to the depaf ~
| report OF the business dom U1$1
money order branch Of his Ntt. w
from the official report Of SaS4 "a
the Post office DepartmentS 4sy
| and which was submitted ds5
the senate while the prop41 n y I
this official was b ,fore them D Z,
nation of his office was ordfSkXgta
o. january, 1885, in consequ{sSf. VI
that no such weekly X85fI
made since the sixth day{4 VI
1t further appears from 0A2f
examination developed tE<{1.s-Nsi3Y
con,usion in all that peitsf{tsyie iefS}
counts and financial conT3xlf. M.
that there had been no e47&S
der books since Ju v, 1888 Y
have been expected, Their #sS&A
in the money order accod K
seven hundred dollars, au ~
count of more than four n IN
There is, l think, no u1&x4Es H. z
facts. The deficiency hA T.
the Government under p ,
one of tht sureties OF a
and he attempts to I. z
condition of his office8 &F &,5'
assistant had entire cY&&s ~
order business, as wet1&2fkflS lS<
the office. In making
officer admits, 1t seeH0& s{} =
tion of plan duty M&[f ff{Hsskr
operations of h.s onX$xs xseN{,,
without a~y pretext OF t e y
avoidable absence of they + 4, X
is contrary to a reasonHRS m .
Section 403l of the Rcvl1&& .N
provides that, in case OF ~
avoidable absence Of th4 &sI11s$i
money order Office, he D,
proval of the Postmastexz 4
the Chief Clerk or some a &
ed therein, to act In. his
charge all the duties
, such Postmaster. By
made that the &EL< Ef
had full Charge N
for the delinquencieH andkS "a I
, planned of, the Postmuste7ft ft Z
contradict his own sw0r1 n +
the Department as late
1884, to the eff, ct that HX &aSS
formed, for the PRECEDING n IL. /
order business In his ofA -; !, 7.
essarily absent. - VI z.
shall do all that is IN n 1Xb'
1 public service OF ofifcinieW aexz6
I loose ideas of their dutXI 3&f,
The fact tlfat l have be443# <55}k
signed.by many residen5& II 1 II =
: this Postmaster is locatt q
10 both political parties, = !, y
; tire confidence iii his Nl,oAXk W.
F.. demonstrates the un{& Ke4
with which such 3yy&fzi
obtained, and gives rise5 ~ = ri
suspicion touching q toQ f}< s.
of political honesty.
i this delinquent PostmaeFfM N
v pend him. This ! hav&f <l =
> promptly, and desire TQt( -
!, sent to me the papers n<z
lsipurpose with q deeignatf91
;, coran to perform the duts a
!, place of the official thus 4