The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17


Not only were Agricultural Commissions
er Loring's accounts kept in the loosest and
most irresponsible way, but 1t looks as II the
money was spent entirely without regard to
nw. DrCollier, formerly OF the Vermont uni
versify charges that $4,000 was expended for
sorghum prizes without warrant Of law, and
that the prizes were only distributed among a
samples sent in for competition were never
opened and examined at all but bundled off to
the chemistry room. A Decker. of Fond du
Lac, Wis, made row about 1t afterwards, got
list OF the parties to whom prizes had been
awarded and. looking 1t ever, he found the
name OF man whom he knew never made an
ounce OF sorghum sugar In his life, and by
threatening to expose the whole game, com.
PEELED Loring to strike this mans name out and
insert Decker's In the prize list. And then to
quiet him Decker was made special agent OF
the department to travel about the country.
Wednesdays appointments we're Of a high
grade. VIM G Burd, United States marshal for
northern Florida has served as county clerk
and In both branches OF the legislature; be was
| a colonel In the confederate service, and has
since been farmer. VIM H White,ais made
United States district attorney for Washington
territory. He is one of the abest lawyers out
there, and has been resident for some IA
years, instead of being broken down politician
| from the east The young men appear to be
carrying off the federal Offices in South Caro-
| lima. The new collector OF customs at George
| town, Huyer Ward, is young son of "Josh"
Ward, the rice-planter. Henry w Richardson.
| the new collector at Beaufort, Is O cotton plant,
| er.
| A naval officer in speaking OF Secretary Whit
ney's proposed overhauling of the navy yards,
| gives good many details OF the reckless dis
| honesty that has characterized the naval ere
pairs" for years. He says that wool has
been placed in vessels being repaired, that they
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He adds: SIN the proposed reorganization the
secretary will manage to dispense with the ser.
| vices OF many bosses. The yards are full Of
| master this and master that, and they will get
50 a day whether they work or not. -Four
hours is days work in some instances.
sail maker went from Boston to one OF the yards
| and began working eight hours day. He was
told to take less time; that he could not be al
lowed to accomplish SO much work"
The question Of vacations is one to which the
administration has given careful attention, and
Postmaster General Villas has promulgated the
following ORDER "Leave may be given to any
clerk whose conduct and services have been
satisfactory for such portion of 30 days as may
remain after deducting all the days of his or her
absence for any cause, whether sickness or 9TH
erwise, since the LIST day of January. Chiefs of
divisions will recommend the granting OF leaves
in such order as shall interfere as little as pos
sibe with the performance Of the duties OF the
system of justice which shall prevent clerks
from keeping away from their duties, by vari.
ons devices, for several months every year.
This has often been the case.
Manning's work of reform in overhauling the
custom houses discloses opportunities for intel
ligcnt economy on every side. In California, 1
the Wilmington and Los Angeles custom houses
maintain Collector, a deputy collector, and a
staff of inspectors, costing for each port over
$4,000 year. The only foreign arrivals at
these ports are few coal ships-six or eight
year from British Columbia, or Aus tralia, and
at San Diego an occasional schooner from Low
er California. Both collection districts should
be attached to the San Francisco district, and
placed under the control OF the Collector at San
Francisco. with deputy collector and inspec-
tor detailed for duty at each poit with salaries
OF ST. 200 and $500.
CIV Martin, whom President Cleveland has
appointed postmaster at Chattanooga, Tenn,
was not seeker for the place, and both sena-
tors from the state urged other candidates.
But the President sought him and appointed
him for business reasons. He was the mailing
clerk in the Office, and, while a consistent Dem
ocrat, had been retained by the Republican
postmaster because be was faithful and eff
Gent official and he Is now promoted because
better qualified for the place than any other
candid ate.
Secretary Whitney has determined upon a |
ONcI'UduuuS Vi luc navy ydluS. IllO |
has directed the appointment OF q board OF qfn- |
GERS to institute personal and competitive eX am
nations for all fOremauships. And though per
hitting all present to compete, he says TO. capt |
Kirkland, who is charged with the execution OF
of the order: 81 desire, however, a new, force,
and, except for very good reasons and an ex-
ceptonal record in the navy yard, snail not
appoint a foreman whose habits have beef
fotIned through navy yard work OF recent
years"
The labor bureau expects to be able to make
a comprehensive report at the next session OF
Congress. Special agents at work in different
parts of the country are gathering much vslu-
able information. Efforts are largely directed |
to ascertainiHg the labor unit; that's, the exact
cost Of labor necessary to produce the great
staples CT manufacture, the pig-iron product re-
ceiying especial attention. The inquiry is be- |
ing conducted in the right spirit, without seek
ing to uphold any particular theory.
new commission has been appointed to
carry OH the treasury Investigations, with cs-
pecial reference to custom house abuses. Cen
eral Appraiser Coon and Special Agents Helms
and Lapp, Special Agents Tichenor, Tingle,
and SpsuIding, who began the Investigations,
and have MADE so many important discoveries
are retained at Washington to assist Secretary
Manning to carry into effect the recommended.
items already,
After Gov Noyes withdrawal, Mr. Cleveland
asked Gov HOadley to recommend some one
else for government director of the Union Pa
cifc railroad, and on his advice L Harrison,
the millionaire president of the First nation
al bank of Cincinnati, is appointed. Gov Hoad-
lev has written about the Noyes bunder in
which he saws he had forgotten about the Flor
ida steal when he recommended him.
The Agricultural college convention put forth
Wednesday an energetic declaration against
the system OF distributing seeds through the
hands of members of congress. The old potion
that new and valuable seeds may thus be pro-
cured .sach as cannot be got by the ordinary
means, il nensense.
First auditor Chenowith Of the treasury de-
MES that the Kellar affair last week in which
the interference of the civil service commission
was invoked had any relation to politics at all.
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