New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
TO HELP COLLkCTOR HEDDEN
HOODWINKING CONGREss-GARLAND IN.
CONSISDESCY

CONSISTENCY.
PROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuvEl
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The gossips have II
that the office OF Assistant Collector OF the Port OF New
York ia be filed before long. II has remained vacant
since the retirement OF Charles r. Clinch IN 1875 A
days ago Secretary Faircbd drew the attention OF
the Speaker to the fact estimates tor the neY,
fiscal year contained mention OF the salary Of tho
Assis anc Collector OF New York As 1t may be found
essential to the proper administration OF the customs
service az said port to fiji tho vacancy" he
aided In his letter to Mr.. Carlisle. Il have
the honor to request that there be added
to the estimates for the district OF New York ons
assistant Collector at - 200 yer annun." Mr. Fair.
child when asked him to-day about this matter, smiled
and said there no present Intention OF nins tho
vacancy. s has il that the place IL to be given
good Democrat II Is felt that Collector Hedien
to supply his deficiencies, which become
more glaring every day. His administration OF tho
NcwYork Custom House j. by means giving satisfac-
tion Treasury people here. What i' wanted IL
seems Il good lawyer to assist Mr.. Ifeddch. Such
one It IL thought could easily he procured Tor the salary
attached to the Office OF Assistant Collector. When the
time the selection 20 be made IL j. said tslt
Hubert o. Thompson will have good deal to about
It.
Talking about this Assistant Collectorship to-day ono
OF The old Treasury officials led 10 indulge In reni-
nisccnces Of" old Cnch." as he was always called
He was one OF the eclsDt emf loy"s the Govern
ncnt ever had. lie had served Assistant Collector
under thirteen administrations. Though lifelong
Democrat he allowed hs party feaity 10 run away
with his judgment. When the OF Lees surrender
came he seppcd into the great rounda oi the Custom
House with the stars and stripes III his rsnt hahl ana
called FOR three cheers which were given with W II by
- asked one. by Oi the periodical Investigation
com iiees whirh came 70 New York. what he would 20
send Tor Clnch. of course" Cuch in everything
considered the factot'm OF the Custom House. Iis
lion lnFn al
his Judgment rarely proved al fault Clinch was the
only brother OF Mrs. \. 7. stewart
Commissioner Montgomery OF the Patent OHce.
succeeded. az pointed the other ay, in hooiwnk-
ing the House Appropriations Committee into granting
Nim an Increase in the clerical force Of his office on tie
ground that the work was grcstly in arrears
succeeded in showing believe that tie unsatisfactory
condition o, the business before ihe Patent Oice was
due not much the smallness Of the force employed
Us the ncompetency OF b.th tho Commi''ioner AMI
his assistant What said then Is fully corroboraei by
statements contained in Mr.. Mongomerys annual
report and that o. hs predecessor. Nh Butierwor;h
The latter in his report dated January 81 l--5, sad:
Np additional clerks led" and speaking o. inc
slant Commissioner he added It is required OF him
skilled esrert in mechanics How does Mr. Mont
comery reconcile this with his demand Tor mcr" CLERKS
And how can secretary Lamar ue en-" Tue 'ppplntmon.
OF" Bob Vance farmer pure and simple ~ the pos "t
A~sis iant commissioner ID view ot Sieh ~
COMMISSIONER NOntgo cry that the dccreas" IN tho
the oirr O July l. l--J. compared VIII tose lent-
ing July l. l-Sl.was 1000 or nearly II per cent
Yet notw standing this large decrease he asks '"r an
increase the or his Office involving the eXIen
iturc o' $4,000 year II seems p ain that hs Ge-f"5
rather provide COMFORT for the hungry ana thirsty
crnw OF patriots cooling their sns 10 the corr pr' Oh
the Patent Office than In securing the greater eehcy
of his bureau
The Attorney General seems To lack cons!stencr Nos
long ago rendered decision IN which he held at 10
meihber o the civilized tribes OF Indians could no The
Office Of postmaster Iced Other Office under the
Government. lie has evidently changed his mind since
then. lie has appointed 90 onel f.. {. Bondinot
halt breed Cherokee. TO assist In the proseeVton ot
certain cases lan Territory. Now It IL evident
that L an Indian cannot hoI the office OF postmaster no
equally debaIed from acting rs an assistant attorney
for he United states. OF Colonel BoudlnOts dSluallh-
cation un der the Attorney Generals ruling there can
last election OF the tribe. Bat lie Is also personal
friend OF Mr. Garands That makes a ! the difference
in the world. suppose. There il strong friendship
moreover let gecn Colonel and southern men; f2r
he cnman led one OF the COME crate Cherokee resi
ments in tue late He has been well known
ngure in tho lobby for years In tue last congress
Colonel pu'lnOt the secretary of Mr.. tiarlandS
colleague from Arkansas, senator walker. flS
sean ialOus char AGAINST New Engand senator,
none oi which he able to prove. ought to have
prevented his securing employ 10y tie Govern
But with the Attorney General they seeip
% have bad the weight OF "a recommendation.