Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-22
COMING DECAPITATI0NS.
WE'LL PAID DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO GO.

the Doomed Office Holders Drawing
salaries Ranging from 81 900 to 81 900
Per Year-Ex- Attorney General Brew
ster shown Not to Have Been u Very
Bitter Partisan.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-It is expected
that there will be general dismissal of
high salaried officials at the Department
of Justice within the next two weeks, al
though no official order has yet been
issued to that effect. Among those marked
for decaptatioh are six assistant attOr-
news. two OF whom receive $4,000, three
81. 100 and one $4,000 per annum; one gem
eral agent at $3,6 900 a year, and four ex-
aminers at $4,000 each. Among the as
sistant attorneys is Frank H. Howe, of
Wisconsin, a son of the ex. Postmaster
General. James L. Stanton, of Pennsyl-
yauia, who succeeded Brewster Cameron
as General Agent, is protege of the late
Attorney General Brewster, and studied
law in that gentleman's Office.
EXAMINER BowMAN's WORK.
OF the examiners Joel W. Bowman is
probably the more widely known. 1t was
be who made q report a year ago of the
condition of affairs in Marshal Wheeler's
Office, and more recently an investigation
of District Attorney Connolly's Office. In
looking up the records of the employees of
the department a few weeks ago the At
torneY General was somewhat surprised
to discover that a number OF those whom
be proposed to relieve on account of their
Republican affiliations were in reality
Democrats, and had been appointed as
such.
BREWSTER NOT BITTER PARTISAN.
One of the Assistant Attorney Generals,
William A. Maurey, whose salary is
5000 q year, is a Democrat and an eX-
Confederate. He was a relative Of Presi-
dent Arthur's wife, and was appointed at
that gentleman's request. Mr.. Brewster
made a number of other Democratic ap-
pointments, though none of such promi-
hence as Mr.. Maurey. Mr.. Brewster
was not much of a partisan. He was a
Democrat before the war, and whenever
one Of his old ante-bellum chummies, al-
though a Democrat, asked him for favor
1t was more quickly granted than q SINH
lar application from a Republican, who
did not happen 70 be personal friend.
AUsTRTA's OBJECTION TO KELLEY
a member of the Italian Legation
4 sums up the situation respecting Mr..
Kelley thus: "Austria's objection to Mr..
Kelley is probably founded on two
4 reasons. First, the Austrian court, pro-
81 verbally proud one feels itself insulted
81 by having a gentleman accredited to il
+ who had been refused by another court.
European sOvereigns call themselves
. DrOeaers, and ia matters of social etiquette
they say If you insult my brother you in
suit me. In other words, if Mr.. Kelley
was not good enough for Italy he is not
go,9 on2ughf fCr Austria. In the second
lace, MT. Keiley's presence as Minister
at Jenna would be unpleasant TO the
Italian Government, with which Austria
has relations she does not probably
want to embarrass."
NO REASON TO BIC ASKED.
q But will not Austria be asked to give
Ome reason for refusing to receive Mr..
WEeileyP'
The diplomatist smiled. "Although a
Oyal Italian, love America and Ameri-
pan institutions, and l hope this govern
rent viii not commit a FGuT pas Of that
description. 1t would be an egregi0us
uuder and one that Austria would never
Fgive. Such proceeding would be so
M0DtraFy to International courtesy that il
ouid make this country the laughing
Wock OF the world. No government is
o9nd to give any reason whatever to an
tber for declining to receive person as
pat governments Minister"
PRkCEDENCE IN THE MATTER.
Your own government has done this
several occasions, and the request has
zen at once complied with, without in
p least disturbing the friendly relations
the two countries. During Gen. Grants
ADMINISTRATION, the Russian Minister.
leeazy, WAS recalled on the simple
pound that President Grant did not lind
aerteaDle 70 receive him as Minister.
was recalled, if ! remember Alright,
aost Instantly. A similar instance Oc-
lfred lu President Buchanan's time, and
-aink there are several others on record
Tor 10 that"