New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
ITEMS IN THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
WHY woRKMEN ARE DIsCHARGED-PECULIAl


WASHINGTON, Feb. u (Specidh The Com
mittee on Appropriations Will report d, fcency bill on
Tuesday and an effort will be made to 1t at once
in order TO give employment some 900 workmon re
Gently discharged from the Navy Yard in this city.
There has good deal OF criticism among Congress
men Of the policy OF the Navy Department in employing
such large number OF men to exhaust the apprOpra
tons and require the discharge OF these workmen in mid
winter. similar policy appears to nave been followed
at other yards.
Some OF the items in the Deficiency bill illustrate the
pecunarities OF tho Treasury Department. Samuel
Flower appointed Assistant Treasurer al New
Orleans to succeed p f. Herwig but Mr. Fowor did not
appear take possession OF the Office until November
though he took the oath Of Office september 2. Mr.
Herwig could leave the Otco without head his
bondsmen would be held responsible. lie renamed
in undisturbed possession until November ii, and he
was officially recognized by the Treasury Department In
various Assistant Treasurer but the
Department has refused to pay him salary after Sep
tember 2 claiming that 1t belongs to Flower, who did
not take possession until November Ia In a similar
manner Controller Durham has refused to pay Mr.
Spauldng his salary Assistant Treasurer
cisco from May to August 90 Mr.. spaudings term
expired May 4, but successor appeared to take
possession until August 90, dunng which time Mr..
Spaudng of course, continued to discharge the duties
OF the office When he came to settle his accounts he
was astonshed TO find that Controller Durham held that
he could not be paid for his services after May 4.
Other item the bill for payments Of amounts to
COnsuls. The Consul General at Osaka. Japan, was
Obliged to pay medicines and clothing furnished
American prisoners confined by the Judgment of the Con-
suar The rates the paid by other
foreign Consus at that place. but the Treasury De
pdTtment decided that the amount would have to be
deducted from the COnsuls mcagro salary under the
mdninc-nt pCncy of the last Democratic House OF Rep
resentatVes. The COnsul-G6nerHl at Shanghai alsO
found that 1892 deducted from his salary being
the amount paid for court expenses He continued the
that had been IN operation for years aud ali not
know until his accounts were disallOwed that he
was expected TO bear personally the necessary
penditures OF performing duties imposed him by
law Now that the Consular service Is IN the hands Of
Democrats perhaps the House will be liberal It's
allowances but the files OF the Department Of State
full OF complaints from Consus OF nigSardy and par
monious treatment which places them at disalvan-
tage as compared with the COnsus OF other nations.
Perry belmont is turning his attention 70 this matter
and hopes get bill passed to improve this service
The trouble is however as shown by hundreds ot
pans American citizens in foreign
0ne-haf the COnsuls are wholly unht to perform the
duties OF their Offices Nearly all OF the old experienced
officers were turned by President Cleveland and the
places given to brOken-down Democratic politicians.