New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
METHODS OF POLITICAL BOOKKEEPING.

THE STATISTICS OF PATRONAGE DISCUSSED BY
oFFTCE-sEERERs.
Washington March 30 tspecIaD. Office seekers Of
statistical or mathematical turn have begun 70 do
vote some Of their leisure to the compilation Of tables
showing the comparative number of appointments thus
far msde from each State. It pAy DO remembered
that provsGen inserted IA the Civil sevce law
which requires that appointments Hereunder shall be
made from the dloerent States, in proportion 10 her
respective population and representation. Each state
has 1xed quota which must not be exceeded 50
long as the "quots' OF any other state may be In
complete. The quota, plan OF distribution Is
fAyorite ons with Senators and Representatives, and
up to certain point II is highly regarded by ONCE
seeEers themselves. The demand that each State shall
have her share Of the patronage is heard every
whoro, and Is insisted upon by the Senators and Repre-
sentatves from all tho States. II is put in two forms
usually In the form OF argument for the appoint
ment of a certain applicant frequently In protest
that certain appointeo ought not to be charged
TO a particular State Thus the Illinois oHce seekers
and their hackers protested that the appointment Of
Assistant Secretary TlchenoF must not DO de6Ited
against the Hquota' OF that State. Tho Eew-York
ONCE seekers and their sponsors were firm and en-.
phauc in their demand that the appointment Of As
sstant Secretary Bussey should not be regarded as
ga charge upon tho "quota' Of the Empire
were unanimously of tho opinion that
TO charge Patrick Egan's appointment to Nebraska
would be an outrage" Some New-Yorkers were even
Inclined 10 hold that the appointment Of Colonel F.
D. Grant sought TO be charged to Illinois, although
they voted for him a. candidate for Secretary OF
State Of New-York only two years ago. These ex
AmpIes viii suffice to show how strict and precise are
the methods Of Bookkeeping adopted by tho Senator'S
Representatives and others who arc personally In
terested the geographical distribution OF tho Offices
Tho same methods Il should DO understood, Apply as
we'll local Offices IN the statos such as United States
..NA a. Gfl1
IN tho Diplomatic and Consular service and in Wash
lngton
Tho @quotaS idea everywhere controls OF course
the bookkeopers differ 10 matters Of detail Some
enter only tho number OF appointments allotted TO
each State others include tho total salaries as well rs
tho number of Offices, and some gauge tho indebted
ness OF State on account Of its quota by the amount
Of PATRONAGE, which the appolnces therofrom viii
have at their disposal For example, they win ap-
praise the Commissonershp Of Internal Revenue or
Of Pensions rs high as all the Auditorshlps of the
Treasury Il IS selfevident that the last method Is
the most complicated and dinlcut Of all, and that only
tho most skilfu industrious and expert accountant
would DO able 10 strike q correct balance,
In tho .Ebbltt House to-day an ofiee-Seeker was
found who had drawn up IN account showing the
distribution Of what no termed "outsido appoint
ments" thus far made. Hero IS the result;
Indlans-Attorney General. 80 5000, private seere
tary of the President. $4,000 foreign mission,
$4,000; one Consul eneralship. 30 600; one United
States Judge Indian Territory, $500 total S34.6oo
Newly ork-secretary OF the Navy, $1,000 ono as
missions ear 600 one Assistant Secretary OF Interior
81, COO Commissioner Of Pensions, $4,000; total $685.
500 -
u 800; two foreign missions S22600: one United
states Marshal, Indian Territory, $4,000; estimated
iowa~one Assistant Postmaster General, $4,000;
ono Samoan Commissioners, IS 900 total, $4,000
Michisan-one foreign mission, $4,000 one As
distant Secretary Agriculture - 500; total. $4,000.
Mlnnosota--one foreign mission. $1,000.
Wisconsin-SecrctaFy Of Agriculture. S9 900; one for
eign mission, 10000; one Consul General, 60 900;
chief clerk Of agriculture 81 500; total, R23 500
Maine-secretary Of state, ss 900: one foreign mis-
sion, $500; Examiner Of Claims $500 total slo-
wv basement Secretary Of War. $1,000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES foreign Missions 10000,
COnnectcut-Commissioner OF Patents. $1,000. II
New.Jersey-one Samoan Commissioner. $4,000.
Ass,stan General 5000 General Super
intpndent Railway Mail Service, Sc, 500; foreign
mission, era 600; total $4,000,
MsrylAnd-Assistant Commissioner indian Ana'rs'
s' 0Sc-one foreign mission, $4,000 one Assistant
Postmaster General, $1,000; total, e21o
Deaware-One Samoan Commissioner 80 900.
West Virginia--Com Commissioners Internal Revenue.
so RSDsss-ono foreign mission. si2 600; District
OF the Inferior, $4,000; Receiver
Public Moneys, Indian Territory, $4,000 testlmasedj,
70 NJ SeSrasES-one foreign mission, $4,000; one
Redsier Land Once, Indian Territory. $1,000 tese-
mated; total $4,000. $3.50. &c oon
aisSSrsseEs,As SroIgn missions $4,000
(eoreia-One fofejgn mission, 1IoQv.
Kentsieky--one foreign mission, &,SOO. ss
FOURTH. CLASS PosTMAsTEHs APPOINTED
washington, March 3o.-The pcstmester-Gcneral
has appointed the following curth-oiass postmasersi
sr.Sn.-,. clay Factory. Del.