Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09
Too Much Red Tape.
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sAMPIR CfRCUMLocUTIoN CASE PROM sESaToR
COCKRELL's REPORT.
The special committee which, under the chair
manship OF senator Cockrell, devoted q year to
the work OF investigating the methods OF TRANSACT
ing Government business In the executive depart
ments, In ITS report. mentioned In yesterdays
STAR, gives several samples OF departmental cir
cumocutiol, among them the following:
cerk In the Land once, dealing for the me
ment with the account OF a receiver N publls
moneys, wishes u know the balance Tor against
that Official at the last settlement The report
says: "Instead OF the chief OF the division OF ac-
counts or the clerk In charge OF the accounts send
Ing simple request 20 the Register for the Ger
uncate aud receiving back IN reply thereto tho
proper certificate, as Is done In other oirices tho
clerk In charge OF the account, using q bank pre-
pared Tor the purpose. asking for the csrtincate
IRON the Register nils t out and places hls init-
ais thereon and sends Il 60 the CHIEF OF division;
the assistant chefs receive It. initials az and hands
IL 10 the chief who also Initials IT, and sends IL TO
the law examiners, one OF whom initials it and
IL by messenger 10 the ONCE OF the Commissioner
OF the General Land once, where a clerk stamr,
the name OF the Commissioner thereon, and re-
turns IL back 10 the division of accounts where q
clerk makes entry on record OF the sane and OF
the name OF the clerk who prepared ft and handed
70 another clerk, who records II In full In the
record OF letters written, doubtless with ali the
solemnity OF last will and testament Initials ll
and hands IL 70 another clerk, who takes a letter
envelope and sent 10 the Register OF the Treasury
where an answer Is prepared and mailed 20 ths,
commissioner OF the General Land Onnca
When the answer is 30 received II "A
delivered 10 clerk, who delivers &c 20
another clerk, who places around u q jacket,
stamps thereon the date OF It's receipt and fIs
index number, entering it on a record book called
numerical index, showing date, number the de-
partnent sending IT, and the letter OF the divlsion
20 winch 70 be sent. and makes a br1ef on the
back and hands 10 another clerk. who enten the
brief In full on q record book called register of
letters received, and also the date received. tbs
division 70 which sent the department ending II,
and the ME number and date OF the report, and
then sends 20 the division OF accounts, where iS
Is aga entered by clerk IN q record boox Qegfs-
ter OF accounts and letters received and also An an
index OF letters and accounts received 80 checked
on the Jackets and then delivered 70 the CLERK who
prepared the original request 70 the register
Fees Of juror and WtsDessess
THEY kUsr BE PAID 10 THE PAK7IEs who kExpna
THE SERVICE
Controller Durham has decided that mafshAl
In paying the fees OF Jurors and witnesses b NOT &c
liberty TO pay them any one except the juror or
witness himself; that the certincates which arc
usually issued BY the CLERK or marshal In evidences
OF the claims OF witnesses and jurors are not nego-
TABLE, and cannot be made 70. ana that marshai
has no authority 20 pay such cerincates except In
the hands OF the original holders section 3477 X
s., declares the assignment OF claims against the
United states TO be void, and the Controller says
thai marshais VIII be held accountable accordingly
In the disbursement OF public funox The control
ler further says that this decta1o0 VIII put 0t0p
70 Q traf1c In the claims OF Jurors and witneoso
thr0ughot the country, which constantly gfv0 ~
20 scanoalA especially when the eppeqpreoeD
become exhausssa