The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-08
Clevelard's Letter Removing the POST
master Of Rome, New York,
For Neglect of Duty.
General Grants Condition Un-
changed Some Election Rs
ports-Michigan Goes
Democratic.
INTERESTING NATIONAL NEWS.
Judge ChesIey's Eeslgoation withdrawn-
Removal of the Postmaster of Rome,
New York-The Preside ats Let
ter the Subject

ter on the Subject
WASHINGTON, April 6-The Director OF the Mint
has competed the value OF the Shanghai tael for
Custom house purposes at 1.H10o. The value OF
this coin YVES formerly fixed ct q l-lQJ.
c. d. Walker, First Deputy Commissioner OF
Pensions. has resigned
Judge Charles Chesley, Solicitor OF Internal Rev
enue, who resigned at the request OF the Attorney
General on Friday last, withdrew his resignation
to-day at the request OF the President who in
formed him that he would like him to remain in
Office for at least sixty days longer, his services
being desirable IN closing up operations Of the
Revenue Bureau for the present fiscal year. The
Attorney General coincided heartily In the re-
quest.
1he Postmaster at Rome n. Y, was to-day sus-
pended from further duty in bis 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 removal
of the Postmaster and nominated Oorc0ran 10 tae
Senate at the recent session. and as i failed to
take action on the nomination the Postmaster
General applied to the President for instructions
in the case. and received written communica-
tion which has been procured from the Depart
ment, and is as follows;
EXECUTIVE MAxSoS,
WASHINGTON, April 5, lSS5.
''Hon. William F. Villas Postmaster General:
"DEAR SIR-In answer TO your inquiry as to the
disposition TO be made OF the case of the Postmas
ter at Rome, Oneida County, New York, which
was presented to the Senate on the 2sth day of
March, with proposition that he be removed for
cause, and which proposition was not acted upon
prior to the adjournment of that body, on the
2d day OF APRIL have 10 say that to IL clearly
seems to be my duty to exercise by prompt action
in this case, al tie power which the present con.
dition Of the law has left in my hands, far as ii
may &c done, independent of the Senate, to pro-
tsct the interests OF the Government. to indicate
the laws which nave been enacted for the regula-
] ton OF the postal service, aud to impress upon
will be granted by the Executive to those who vic.
| late the law or neglect their public duty.
This Postmaster, under Section 4.0ii OF the
United States Revised Statutes, and the regu-
latioDs of the Pcsoffice Department, was requ red
to transmit TO the Department weekly a report Of
| the husiness done by him in the money order
branch OF his office. 1t appears iIom toe official
report CT an Inspector Of The Postciiass Depart
to committee OF the Senate while the propo-
stion TO remove this official was before it. that an
examination of his office was ordered on the 18th
dsy OF January, 1885, in consequence of the fact
| that no such weekly reports had been made since
the 9Th day OF December, 1854. 1t further appears
from this report that such examiu alton developed
! the most disgrsceful confusion in all that per-
| tsiDed TO the accounts and the financial con-
dition Of the Office that there had been no entry
| as that might have been expected, there was de-
| iojency in the money order account OF more than
SEQ, ana in the postal account OF more than Si00.
| There is. think, dispute touching these
facts. The difference has been refunded to the
| Government under an arrangement with one OF
the suIities oil the delinquent official, and he al.
tempts excuse the wretched condition of his Of
| fee by alleging that his assistant Aad entire
| charge OF the money order business as well as
| other details in the Office IN making such an ex.
cuse this officer admits, it feems me, violation
Of plain outy in turning over the operations of
the sickness or unavoidable absence OF tue Post
master which is contrary 10 reasonable con-
which pfJvidss that in OF the sickness or un-
| RvOiosbe sb'enCe OF the Postmaster of any m )ney
eroer Postofice, hs may, with the approval of the
| some Othei CLERK employed therein. 70 act In his
pace and to discharge al the duties required by
hw OF such Postmaster By the
having had full charge, is responsible for the de-
linouencies and Irregularities complained Of
/ the Postmaster appears to contradict his own
! sworn statementmade TO the department. as late
as September 60 1854, TO the effect that he him
money order business in his Office except when
necessarily absent shall do sill in my power to
rid the service OF officials who exhibit such loose
ideas OF their duty TO the public.
! "A document before me, signed by many resi-
dents of the city where the POstmestey is located
fps their S Entire ire 'OS Confidence fH his hon
! esiy and fidelity, demonstrates the unfor
psIs NAV facility u R Snd %D'h gives suc5 rise
an unpleasant suspicion touching too prevalent
method OF political honesty. III can not remove
| this delinquent Postmaster, can surely suspend
him. This / have determined TO do promptly
and desire you at once to present to me the
nee essaIy paI ers for that purpose with desfgna
ton OF James b. COrcoran TO perform the duties
| OF Postmaster in place OF the official suspended
! Yours truly, GROVER CLEVELAND"
At an interview with the Postmaster General he
said to the reporter OF the AssC ,iated Press this
afternoon that tue Senate Committee asked fol
and bad sent to them the papers in the case, in-
their declining to approve the proposed removal
was unknown 10 him.a and could only be surm ged.
The facts are plainly shown, he said, by the Off.
| term OF President Arthur, and open to no suspl-
| clon OF partisan or personal unfriendliness. and
ere such, indeed, as hardly to admit OF expllna-
] IT. n
/ uoned those in respect TO which no opportunity
i for question was open. The removal was not
proposed for any other purpose than to improve
the service, and the nominee IS man against
whom no just objection could lie. The Post
! good opportunity TO say. from some evidences be.
! fore him, he believes notion 10 be prevalent and
mssiers should hove allowances for clerks sun.
Gent to enable them TO do the business OF their
Offices, while the Postmaster himself, though the
best paid. should be required TO give no personal
labor beyond general supervision This case Illus
traies what may happen iIom such practice If the
excuse OF the Rome Postmaster be true, in fact
every case OF default, the clerk or assistant will
deparlnt mt to make careful scrutiny OF these nj
| lovanees- and reduce tGem wheu necessary, ma.
ieIially requiring the Postmaster to give his peg
konal time and attention TO the duties OF his office
| and assist in their performance, except In these
few larger offices where his time may be necessa-
/ rlly required IN general supervision. 1t IS be.
! lieved that by such course the public will be
much better served and that considerable re-
dueilon IN toe annual expenditures OF the depart
ment may le realized.
Secretary J. lmar to-day said that he had taken
\ no sctOn in the case OF Miss Ada Sweet pension
| agent at Chicago. Commissioner OF Pensions
| Black said he could say nothing for publication
/ in regard to the matter.
Mr.. Daniel McConnville, OF Ohio, to-day took
the oath OF Office and qualified as Sixth AUdIt0r
| OF the Treasury Department.
dispatch received here this morning from
the home OF ex-Sec retary Frelinghuysen sal that
| he Is not expected to live through the day.
African missionaries with Children.
WASHINGTON. April 6-TDe United States Con-
sui ct Sierra Leone. under date OF the 2lst Of Feb
ruary last has informed the State Department of
the arrival at Sierra Leone OF Dr. wm. Taylor. the
American Bishop for Africa, together with DR..
| Somers and Mr. Chateiaine on or about the "a day
| OF January on their way TO Liberia, where they
viii stop for short time before proceeding to S..