The sun., 1893-06-05
1--WE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
vyo1E FAMILIES OF REPUBLICANS
FEEDING AT TIE PEBLIC CRIB.

. r,,r Field OF Investigation In the Depnrt-
,r.pt. fos. MI. Dockery'- Comnittec--The
Term. OF Republican Internal Revenue
,ouretors In New York VIII End Four
Ycnrs from the Date of Appointment
same win Not lie Allowed to Serve Out
1,hrIr Terms - a Great Year for the
49,, S.yr-rhe Maebia-'s Coming Trial.
v,su,yGTov, June 4.--Tho Joint Committee
,,hc two lIouseG OF Congress tina. is now on
sa,st. under the direct charge Of Representa-
A. Do.krry Of Missouri. ~ the annual effort
~, nut the various departments OF tho Gov.
.rrm.,t on u business basis. have begun to
.aIi f,r in ,o.mutioE. IL they sc. the !niorna-
,,or called !ur some OF II Will cause tho
ao,cia's ard employees much embarrassment.
For instance. the committee has Just order
- ,he heads OF the departments to fur
sIsh list Of oil employees who have
.,Ia,;yes in other branches OF tho Gov
.snmert service II there is any way
Nv which the truth on this important point
~, he brought to light n remarkable state Of
ti;,gswill he found 10 exist 1t Is well known
IL washington that whole families have been
,,.,crcd on the Government for many years,
and That even to-day. with the Administration
u charge of the Democratic party. prominent
ponublicnns are represented on the ray rolls
nv their wives. sisters. brothers. uncles, cous-
ins aunts. nephows, nieces. brothers
,n law and sisters In law, and in
soms cases threo or four members
=, the came family are drawing salaries
from Uncle Sam. There is no doubt whatever
about this. and although the chief officials are
not supposed to be legally In possession OF
tbe facts. they know them to be true. because
they come within the range OF their observa-
tion every day. How 1t is that under the civil
service rules. and all tho other rules designed
10 protect the purity and fairness Of the Govern
m.nt service, people manage to slip themselves
and their relatives into office is something be-
yond the ability OF the average person to find
out; but perhaps Representative Dockery
and his colleagues. not being average people.
hut statesmen. may be able to solve the riddle.
ifthey report to Congress all the information
they obtain on the one point alone OF memo ne osrs
ton Of law. their report will bo very interest;
ing. There are scores OF cases OF husband
saa saa. Ws otten the fact Of marriase
Is concealed. but oitener it Is matter
. pgOS by tRosa in and uciaS S0pHssy pssas
Is one family : foreigners. too - whose az
fpeGs,Sd ane department report says that an Uncle
Setner u tie sum OF SIS. 800 per annum. 1t is not
ablc-bodied young men OF the same family,
each with a clerkship In one OF the depart
nents. 1t Is quite an ordinary incident Tor
main In the service. the wife leaving her maiden
name on the pay roll. Sometimes. 1t is true.
have chafed at such injustice as this and
have dschared some OF tho superfiuou3 men,
bsrs of an oifice-holdinG family. but such
bursts OF justice are rare, as will. no doubt, be
learned when Chairman Dockery submits his
report.
On account Of the great number OF changes
IN naval commands and assignm ent OF ships to
drerent stations. the Navy Department will
publish q semi-annual register In July OF the
navy. Since last January. when the annual
the details Of seven Admirals. five Commo-
dores. hundreds OF junior officers and n gen.
s sso bsen
causes. which makes the present register
useless as guide as to the exact standing OF
an officer.
1t is said at the Treasury Department that
an ong the first changes In the Internal reve-
nue service In New York State will be the ap-
ot to me-
The Secretary has established a general rule
Of reckoning the four years term Of service
tered upon his duties. 1t is understood how
ever. that it Is not the intention OF the
Administration TO allow every collector OF in
ternal revenue to serve out four years. for
there are a number OF instances where imme-
diate changes are deemed advisable in the
eosetors fssss Of M internal revenue in New YORK
State are allowed to serve four years from the
date OF their entry, upon their duties no
changes will be made for several months to
come. In the First or Brooklyn district, Col
lector Nathan was appointed Sept 8. 1889: and
nSn sts eo
Senate until the Sth Of December following.
II allowed full four years, tenure he, he would
3hs SeeS9S ety. GoeoGp Mhns NsH
ss rne SSc o.
not be appointed until Oct. 81, 1898. In the
third, or uptown. district. Collector Ferdinand
p!re until March 10, iSO4:- In the Fourteenth
SIs SsS K9be5 Hunter ns entered
district Collector Alexander Won Landberg en-
term viii expire W son on June 80, 1904 In the
Twenty; y;cighth district Collector Fitch entered
upon, his duties on April l. 1890, and. if al
n office until March 81. 1891. 1t is
the intention of the President and the
q
present month, and it is said that all or nearly
~ AZ Of the New York COLLECTORS Will be changed
Ing power are keeping very mum. for even
Assistant Secretary Curtis. New York prin-
cipdi representative IN the treasury Depart
ment. admits that he has no information on
the subject.
The now Dahlgren memorial chapel at
Georgetown College will be consecrated on
Friday next, tho feast OF the sacred heart OF
Jesus Cardinal Gibbons will officiate. This
ceremony is OF rare occurrence. One OF the
conditions is that the church must be entirely
Tree from debt, and be set apart as an ex-
elusive and permanent place Of worship. AS
Me services are extremely long. and as they
must must be performed in part behind closed
yoots' the public will not be present. Invita-
lions .0I have. however been issued for the
solemn pontical mass.
=, ihs ceremonies will begin at @ 80 A. NJ, and |
sne lard inal and clergy will put on their sa- |
Siu Sineu Sestments in the room OF tho main build |
inE, 10 which will be exposed tho relies OF the |
Si,I sSHt 70 be placed in the altar. Thence they |
%hig9 In procession to the entrance OF the |
,shhapeL remaining there while the choir chants |
III, sgn many OF the saints The procession |
WI WI then move thrice around the out.
tSae tiae Of the building, tho Cardinal sprinklinG
Me Cardinal and imm diate attendants viii
ssoter the chapel and the doors will be closed |
Gehind them. The hymn "Neni Creator Spir- |
iaS Will be sung and the litaGies repeated
aler which the moor will be sprinkled with |
ashes In the form Of a Greek cross coycrinn |
Ie entire length and breadth. In these ashes