The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-03
WASHINGTON.
Director of the Mint Burohard Addresses
Letter to Secretary Manning
Declining to Resign,
And Gives His Reasons for His Action
Rumored that the President Has
Not Recalled Minister Kelley
Nominations.
DIRECTOR OF THE MINT BURCHARD's
LETTER.

DIRECTOR OF THE MINT BURCHARD'S
LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Mr. Burchard,
who was suspended Saturday from the office
of Director of the Mint, addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Secretary Manning few
days ago, declining to resign, and giving his
reasons for this action:
BUREAU OF THE MINT, |
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10, 1885.
SIR: Respectfully acknowledging your re-
quest for my resignation communicated to
me on the 18th inst, l have the honor to
state that after consideration am not salts.
ned that duty or propriety require me, at
this time, to resign my office. Were any
malfeasance or misconduct alleged or be-
lieved to exist am sure you would have
done me the justice to have had an impartial
examination and given full opportunity of
defenSe before demanding my resignation.
Nor do understand from you that the re-
quest is made for such reason, but is because
you deem the relations OF my Office to be so
intimately connected with your administra-
ton of the Treasury Department that you
should have the privilege of selecting the
oflcer to be in charge of this bureau.
Were this the case and the Intention of the
law, 1t might be proper and becoming for me
to place the tenure of my service at your
immediate command, or perhaps to have one
SO when yon became the head of the depart
ment. But permit me to say such has not
been my understanding of the purpose of
the coinage act in providing that the Direct
or of the Mint shall hold his office for the
term OF five years unless sooner removed by
the President, upon reasons to be communi-
Gated by him to the Senate"
The length of the term-f1ve years-the
conditions upon which removal is author
lied and the discussions and explanations
preceding the passage of the act, indicate
the intent that the Office of Director of the
Mint should not be- changed on account of a
change of administration or in the head of
reasons. My predecessor, appointed by
President Grant, although of opposite poll
tics, continued in office under five successive
Secretaries of the Treasury, until hisTleath.
AS to myself, having served with acceptance
for full term and upon reappofntment and
confirmation part of another, I am con-
scouS OF no reason why an exception to the
policy indicated by the law shouM now be
made, or why ought not to continue the
performance of official duty until the expi-
ralion Of my commission.
Very Respectfully,
HORATIO G. BURCHARD.
Secretary Manning, a day or two ago,
called for the resignation of Mr. William
Fletcher, Chief of the Loan Division. Mr..
Fletcher at once complied with the request,
and in person handed his letter to the Secre-
tary. The latter informed Mr.. Fletcher
that his successor had not yet been selected.
Soahis resignation need not take effect till
August 1. Mr.. Fletcher then requested the
Secretary to allow him to remain until Sep
TENDER 1, on which date he will have COM
pleted twenty-one years continuous service
in the department and the Secretary at once
complied with the request
A Virginia journalist now in the city, and
an old friend Of Minister Kelley, who has
known that gentleman and his family for
twenty years, pronounces the New York
@ InI1ffc fn+n ~
that Mr.. Keiley's wife is a ,JewesS, an
utter falsehood and lie made out of whole
cloth" He says while it is true that Mrs.
Kelley is of Hebrew descent, she years ago
embrace the Roman Catholic faith, and has
had all her children baptized in the Catholic
Church and educated in it's schools. He
says the President has not recalled Mr..
Kelley, nor is he likely to do so.
The President Saturday made the follow
ing appointments: Edward L. Hedden, to
be Collector of Customs for the District of
New York; Hans c. Beattie, to be Surveyor
of Customs in the District of New York;
SilaS W. Burt, to be Naval Officer of Gus
toms in the District of New York.
Edward L. Hedden was born in New York
City in 1928. From 1849 until last year he
was partner in the shipping house of Wet
more, Dryden 81 Co., and for thirty-fve years
conducted the custom house business of the
firm. He is vice president of the North
River Bank, and director in several inSur-
ance companies. He has always been a
Democrat in politics. His father studied law
with Alexander Hamilton, and was the rep
resentative of New York City on the occa-
sion of the opening of the Erie Canal. He
was Endorsed to the President for the APP
pOintment by Edward Cooper, General John
B. Woodward, John E. Delvin, Daniel
Drake Smith, J. Pierrpont Morgan, Charles
S. Smith, E. T. Tefft, Weller & Co., John
S. Crane, Bates, Reed & Cooley, j. T. Low,
r. 7. Woodward, Hubbard 0. Thompson,
and a large number of other New York
merchants and politicians.
FL. S. Beattie is a lawyer, and was an as
sociate in the Corporation COunsel's office
during Secretary Whitney's term. He has
been an executive man in the County DEM
ocracy organization, is at present Deputy
County Clerk of New York, and has always
been Democrat.
Colonel Silas W. Burt was formerly
naval officer, and was removed by President
Arthur. He is at present chief examiner of
the New York Civil Service Commission.
He supported Cleveland for Governor in
1882, and was an active supporter of the
Democratic candidates last fall. The term
of Graham would not expire until 1887, but
he is suspended in midterm because the
President believes sound public policy re-
quires reorganization of the whole Gus
toms service at the port of New York, and
deemed complete new organization essen
tial to the proposed change of methods.