New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-08

The posfmastership sc jackson, Miss, and
w r. Wcrtbam for the postmastefship at Green
and wants 70 be reappointed He Was appointed
BY President Cleveland and wears, OF did wear
until recently, badge bearing an inscription
s ssts g. County % as the prince
Of ballotbox suffers: y y understood tnat Mr.
workman does not exhibit this ipscriPtion with IS
much pride and satisfaction as be did before the
A DEMOCRATIC SCHEME OF BLACKMAn.
SERIOUS cnAaexs MADE AGAINST Ex-sHCREt
rARr v1IAs, GENERAL RLAcK, AND
CLERK BROCK.
washington, March Special. Mention was made
months OF the barter and sale of places IN
the Executive Departments here by Democratic Gov
ernmcnt officials. but different and moro inrehous
although. possibly, moro dangerous method OF pro
vding for Abe faithful at TIC public crib has Just
come 10 light Some time ago W. NJ Miller. an old
soldier formerly Company FIst District Of coiunbia
Volunteers. serving as messenger In the United
STATES Pension once at S40o per ennum. was pro-
NOTED 70 the $500 grade and was informed by VIII
lam s. Brock the chief clerk, when the promotion
was made that It was so made upon the distinct pro
viso and understanding, BY direction Of General
Black Commissioners Of Pensions. that one-haf Of
he Increase Of salary should DO paid over upon each
end every payday thereafter to Joseph II. Jackson.
s., minor son Of the Commissioners private mes
ssneer. also employed messenger for the purpose
Of Increasing his salary from s400 TO $3.50 per annum
1he Jsckson family, coored residents Of the District
Of Columbia are pretty wen provided for N the Pen
sion Once. the mothern-law being also employed
fhose John Malonsy, messenger In the middle
Mvisfon. United States Pension oice. whose father
dted from The effects of gunshOt wound in the
hcad received in service IN the Ohio vofun
tocrxs was receiving salary Of $e60
per azssum. out Of wfzch no supported himself
to tho szo0 grade and promoted the Of walter f.
schuckers, the Democratic superintendent of the build
ing, with fat salary, 10 the vacancy. The unfor
tunste Maioney, however, subsequently restored
70 his former grade Of $780, upon the urgent appeal Of
Representative Thomas wilson, Of Minnesota, but was
Informed by Chief Clerk Brock that he would have to
pay over half OF the increase upon each payday to
CHARLES tanning, Democrat and messenger at s400
per annum, whose father exRebel, Is now and has
long been employed In the Government Printing oico
and Maloney has paid oneha Of thc increase In his
salary TO tanning since he received his promotion
These varipds payments have been carefully witnessed
each payday BY Republican employees, and Is satd
that tho victims Of this Democratic biaekneIi have
made exhaustive aidavits of the facts in tho
Unfortunately for Chat Clerk W. 8 Brock, Pension
Commissioner John G. Black and Secretary William r.
vss-the latter two being apparently accessories be
fore the fact the closest kind Of habntythey appear
10 have engaged in husiness much more dangerous
than they thought for Section a. Revised Statutes Of
tss United statss Chapter io4, Of 1853, provides as
follows:
Ana BE- ii further snseea ths. q any ofacsr who is
or ay hereafter DO charged WITH the payment Of any q
the made this other act Of Congress
shall pay 10 any clerk other employe Of the United
States hsn that provided by law, end require
such eEpsyt to receirt etve voucher for an amount
stss than that actually paid % and received Dy hm
cicer thus acting shall be deemed guilty Of embeE
slomcns shall be lined In sum double the amount %
withheld from any employs @ the Government and shall
be for ne term Of two yesrs and may be prose-
euted and punished in court OF tho United Sases
having jurisdiction for the trial Of sueh offences, in the
district where such orsnss shall be committed Ap
proved March 9. 1881
II VIII be observed that this unusually stringent
statuse docs not prescribe fine imprisonment, but
fine and Imprisonment and the fact that the whole
money due for salary undivided, was actually handed
70 the messengers named BY the pay-clerk in no way
violated the law and may be tried and sentenced there
sucecssrs may have been appointed and coned as
The statute Of limitations cannot be urged In bar BY
the deainqucnts for cospis Of years 70 come
MR.. INGALLS, AGAIN PRESIDENT FRO TEN.
washington, iMarch 2 Special. to an
oidestablshed precedent Dir. Morton sent note this
morning saying that he would be unable TO preside
over the Senate This was done IN order TO give the
eenato opportunity to elect president tsmpore
1t win be remembered that four years ago yieePresi
dent Hendricks failed to follow this precedent though
repeatedly urged to do and he died ia the interval
before Congress- assembled again IN December, thus
leaving The Senate without head and the sueeesson
to tho Presidency at that time. whom tho Presidential
succession BIN had not yet passed. doubtful Upon
motion Of Mr. Sherman ilr InsallsAss nominated for
the once Of president pro temra Is While Mr. Harris
pat in nomination Mr. So1rheea The election Of Mr.
ingalls, followed mater Of course, By vote Of
90 TO 81 The selection Of Senator voorhees, by the
Democrats 70 oppose Mr.. Ingalls, was the subject Of
a. <5.dav n