St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-01
SMITHS RESIGNATEON.

His Retirement Said TO Have Been
Due to Mr. CleveIamd.s Criticism.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-WhiIe it is
true that Assistant Secretary Smith will
after July l take the position of solicitor
for the ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railroad at salary Of $10.0 900, and that he
has thus good reasons to resign place that
pays only S4, 500, a good deal of surprise is
expressed by those who have within a very
few days heard from Mr.. Smiths plans
which did not look toward an early sever
ance Of his connection with the treasury
department, at least until next spring.
Among treasury officials the belief is uni
versal that within a week a very positive
disapproval of Mr.. Smiths course in the
administration of the department has been
conveyed to him from the president. When
Secretary Manning gave to Mr.. Smith the
duties formerly performed by Mr.. French
under Republican rule, he was told that
removals and appointments among the de-
partment employees would be unreservedly
handed over to him. Since Mr. Fairchild
has been acting secretary, Mr.. Smith has
had full swing and the
REMOVALS HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS.
When appealed to by the friends of those
dismissed, Mr.. Fairchild absolutely refused
even to hear complaints or to talk about
restol ations. He said that Mr.. Smith had
been selected by the president for his posi-
tion and the duty of looking after appoint
ments in the department had been especially
assigned to him by Secretary Manning
Therefore Mr.. Fairchild felt himself re-
lieved of responsibility on that score as
long as he was only acting secretary. For
several weeks a correspondence has been
going on between the president and the
representatives of the civil service reform
sentiment i'll regard to removals in the
treasury. Some cases have been made up,
involving very marked violations of the
spirit it not the strict letter of the law in
removals and appointments, whereby the
pecuniary interests of the government have
been sacrificed, work delayed and business
disorganized in order to satisfy the demands
OF politicians for places that are not strictly
within the classified service. BY some
who have watched the matter. it is asserted
that either in personal interview or by
letter the president called a halt, and this
precipitated the resignation of Mr.. Smith.
The Sundry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The house
Nt'ilt llltO COuuIIttt0 III tHG WUOl0 MI.
Reagan of Texas in the chair) Oh the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall of PENNSYLVANIA
an amendment was adopted appropriating
S14, 500 for the service of the army and navy
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. The committee
rose for the purpose of enabling Mr.. Randall
to present, and the house to pass a joint reso-
luton to provide for ten days from to-day
(the last day of the fiscal year) for the ex-
penditure of the government, not provided
for in the app1o oprlation bills already passed.
This having been done the committee re-
sumed its session. On motion of Mr. Gros-
venor Of Ohio an amendment was
adopted providing that none of the
money appropriated for the expenses
OF United States courts shall be paid for the
fees of marShals or clerks on any writ or
bench warrant for the arrest of any person
who may be under Indictment by any United
States grand jury when such person is under
recognizance taken before any United States
commissioner requiring his appearance be-
fore the court in which such Indictment is
found. Mr.. voorhees, of Washington Terri
tory offered sn amendment appropriating
100000 to carry into effect the order of any
court for the removal of Chinese persons
found not lawfully entitled to be or remain
ing in the United States Rejected. The
committee having reached the last page of
the DILL rose. Mr.. Belmont OF New York sub
mitted the conference leSort ON the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill and it
was agreed to. Adjourned.