The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-04-16
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION,
AS Defined in a Communication to the POST
master-General Directing the Suspension
OF the Postmaster at Rome, n. Y, and the
Appointment of His Successor.

master-GeneraI Directing the Suspension
OF the Postmaster at Rome, N. Y, and the |
Appointment of His Successor.
washington, d. c., April THE |
Postmaster at Rome, N. Y, was yester-
day suspended from further duty in his
Office by order of the President, and
James B. Corcoran has been designated
to perform the duties of the Office in his
stead. The President proposed the re-
moval of the Postmaster and nominated
Corcoran to the Senate at the recent ses-
sion, and as it failed to take action on the
nomination, the Postmaster-General ap-
piled to the President for his directions
in the case, and received a written COM
munication, which has been procured
from the department and is as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WASHINGTON, ID. C., March 6, 1885
Hon. Wm F. Vttas, Postmaster General
DEAR SIR: In answer to your inquiry as to
the disposition to be made of the case OF the
Postmaster at Rome, Oneida County, y. Il
26th day of March with proposition that he
be removed for cause, and which proposltlon
ment @9 T Of n at BODY on the second day of
/. April l have to say to me it clearly seems 20
Setiom Pe my G1'y IN this 80 case ali the power
| which the present condition OF tne
| law has left in my hands so far as it may be
| done independently of the Senate, to protect
/ the interests of tue Government, to Yindl-
| the regulation of the postal service, and to
| impress upon Federal office holders the fact
! that no indulgence will be granted oy tne
| Executive to those who violate law or neg
| lect public duty. This Postmaster, undeI
Section 1914 of the United states revised
| Statutes, and the regulations OF the
| Post -offfce Department. was required
| to transmit to the department, weekly, q
| reOort of the business done by him IN 6n0
| money order branch Ofhs office. 1t appears
! from the official report of an inspector OF
| the Post office Department now before me,
| and which was submitted to a committee OF
| the senate while the proposition to remove
| ination of his Office was ordered oa the Z6tn
| OF January, 1885, in consequence OF the 1acb
made since the sixth day of December, 1854
1t further appears from this report that sue II
| examination developed the most dlsgraceIuI
counts and financial condition of the office:
der hooks since ,Ju v, 1881, and that, as might
have been expected, there was denclehcy
in the money order account OF more IMAM
seven hundred dollars, auu IN u IIie pUIStai ptI az
| count of more than four hundred dollars.
There is, think, no dispute touchlng i IN tiese t
facts The deficiency has been reIunueu 70 70
/ the Government under an arrangement Win WIN
| one of the sureties of the delinquent oInciat
| and he attempts TO excuse tne WIeIcuSu Wet !,
| condition OF his office by alleging that MS
! assistant had entire charge OF the money.
| order business, as well as other detalls " ~
the office. In making such an excuse, bnIs
| officer admits, it seems to me, VloIa-
| ton of plan duty in turning over the
| onerations of his office to an assistant
without any pretext of the sickness or un
, | avoidabIe absence of the Postmaster, Whlcn
is contrary to reasonable construction oI
Section 405I of the Revised statutes, Whlch
Dvovides that, in case of the s .ckneSS or uh-
avOidabIe absence of the Postmaster OF any
money order office, he may with the ap'
nrova1 of the Postmaster General, authorize
the Chief Clerk or some other clerk employ
ed therein, to act in his place ana TO als
charge ali the duties required by law
| such Postmaster. By the claim nov
| made that the assistant naVins
! had full charge is responsible
| for the delinOuencieS and irregularities com
q | planned of, the Postmaster also appears .
eOntradi his own sworn statement mace U
the Depart ment as late as september 3Oth
| 1884, to the effect that he hlmselI mas per
| formed, for the preceding quarter, the money
= | order business in his office except when nee
I ! essarily absent. - -.
\ | ( shall do all that is in my power 70 rld Tn,
VubIfc service Of officials who eXhlDN suci
!. loose ideas of their duty to the Government
= The fact that have before me document
signed by many residents of the city Wner'
), | tIS}s Postmaster is located, and who DeiOnt
J, | TO both political parties, asserting thelf en-
: tire confidence in his honesty and ndeiit
demonstrates the unfortunate laclllE
= U1jth which such papers may b
i, Obtained, and gives rise TO an unpleasan
= suspicion touching too prevalent stah
: III boIiticaf honesty. If can not remoF
), this deIinauent Postmaster, can surely Sus
mend him This l have determined to q
:, promptly, and desire you at once 20 pre-
f nurpose with designation OF James IL COZ
! coran to perform the duties OF postmaster !
. nlace of the official thus mentioned.
|, Yours truly,