The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
AFTER WANAMAKER NOW
cIyII sBRrIcE INVESTIGATION
To re Made by the uouse-To Continue the
fast Line 70 Tampa, Fia.-The Naval
Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 16-lSpecial. J.
On Monday next the House Committee on
Rules will report a resolution authorizing the
Committee on Civil Service Reform to inves-
sicate the charges made by Commissioner
Roosevelt and Civil-Service Reform Associa-
lion Of Baltimore against the Federal officers
of that city. The investigation will, for
the present at least. be restricted
70 Baltimore and the allegations of
the violations Of the civil service law in
that city. and later on possibly the scope of
the inquiry may be broadened. but at present
the Baltimore charges are the only ones Of
that character now before the committee or
the House. IL is tho fixed belief Of those
who are most familiar with tho inside facts Of
the Baltimore affair that Postmaster eneral
Wanamaker will be shown up in a very ugly
light. lie endoavored to screen the officials
against whom Roosevelt made most positive
charges. He sent two postoffice inspectors to
Baltimore with instructions 70 seek testimony
90 discredit Roosevelt. They did SO, but
their report has never been made pup
he. One OF the purposes OF the
proposed investigation is 90 BRING
ont this report and show that the power OF
the postoffce department was used 10 screen
officials who were guilty of deliberate VIOLA
ti0ns of the civil service law.
The House Committee on Postoiiices and
Post Roads has inserted in the Postoiilce Ap-
preparation bill the paragraph 70 MAINTAIN the
fast mail line 20 Tampa. Fla. Inc appropra-
tiOn proposed is less than that hitherto made.
but It is sufficient. heappropratlon for tho
current fiscal wear lo9Z) was S2S5. .3Zl. ~,
while the estimated expenditure up 70 the
30th OF next June amounts 10 si96. .6l4.22. The
committee consider this sum sufficient and
recommend that Congress appropriate that
amount for the next fiscal year. The atten-
tiou of the House is called 10 the fact that the
Postmaster General opposes the appropriation
and insists upon It's discontinuance. For
fourteen years Congress has. year alter year
appr0priated money to maintain this line
which was originally created 10y an act
Of Congress. and not at the instance OF the
Post0fice Department. IL is certain that O
bitter fight will be made against the bill IN
the House. q more determined fight than WAS
ever made before, though its friends hope to
carry il through.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Tn North Carolina postoffices have been
established rs follows: Ewing, Wake county
Nandora J. Bachelor postmaster; Redland
pavle county Mary j. Smith postmaster
Success. Buncombe county, Frank =. lnele
postmaster Talbot, Wilson county, Joseph
Wilson postmaster.
The star mail service from Manteo 10 Eli
zabeth City. n. c.. viii be discontinued July
lst.
In Virginia: W. Roberts has been appointed
postmaster at Vera. Lee county, vice r.. r..
Early resigned
North Carolina postmasters appointed: W.
T. Grady. Albertson. Dupln county, vice J.
Grady removed. ". II. Marsh. Alderman.
Cumberland county. vice J. ID. Johnson. re-
signed w II. Fields. FeldsborOugh, Greene
county. vice \. O.. IaTnage resigned, L.
Moore. McCoron Durham county, vice J.
McCOrOn removed,