The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24
The President Reported to Be Burning with
Indignation and to Have Discussed the
Matter at Yesterday Cabinet Meeting.
Roosevelt Likely to Demand Removal Of
the Civil-Service Law Violator.
Indiana POstmasters Dismissed by the Presi-
dent for Offensive Partisanship"-Com-
ing Changes in the Revenue Service.
DOMAIN MAY BE .FIRED."

Cleveland Growing Indignant as He Learns
the Facts I'm the Terre Haute Outrage
spec.al TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The Terre Haute
drama is now rapidly leading up to the
climacteric scene. The imbroglio is fully
developing. and ell the characters are be.
ing assem- mbled for the finale. Civil-service
Commissioner Roosevelt arrived to-day.
In the Cabinet meeting to-day the matter
was discussed. being brought before the
Calumet by the President himself who has
never treated the matter in the same nom
chalant manner that has characterized the
attitude of Postmaster general Bissell
toward Mr.. Donham's fragrant violation
of the civil-service regulations. The dis
cussion was not unduly prolonged, rs the
President was informed that the report of
Mr.. Swift, now In his possession. would
shortly be supplemented by one from Mr..
Roosevelt. The President however, laid
special stress upon the action of Mr.. Don
ham in dismissing the old letter carriers. q
direct and willful violation. not of civil
service regulations, but of the regulations
of the Postoffice Departments intended for
tho protection of the United States mails.
The President would have carried the dis
cussion TO point where matters would
have been made very unpleasant for Mr..
Donhsm had he not been assured that re-
port would shortly be submitted from the
Clvil.service Commission supplementing
that now In his possession prepared by Mr..
Swift.
Mr.. Roosevelt returned to Washington
to-day from Terre Hsute, where he per-
sonally conducted an examination OF the
employees who were pre- sent during the time
Mr. Donham was carrying on his high
handed proceedings He has with him full
steno9raphic notes Of this examlnatio n, as
we'll as full report from Mr.. Z. D. Bailey.
of the Civil-servioe Commission. who
was present when Mr.. Donham evicted
Mr.. Greiner from the office and attempted
to install his own force. Mr.. Roosevelt
will go carefully over the matter and will
then prepare q full and detailed report on
the case which he will submit to the com.
mission. It was his original desire to
await the return of Mr Bailey. but this he
found impracticable. and SO will 60 right
ahead in the preparatlon of his report.
which Will probably be In the hands OF his
colleagues by Friday or Saturday. Mr..
Roosevelt in his report will undoubtedly
lbsI5s upon tie eremoVal Oh Mt. DOppdu, ana
is is thought bey ond doubt that he WILL
be sustained in this recommendation by
Commissioner Lym ana by Commissioner er
Johnston, if the latter can be induced to
lay aside his partisanship long enough to
remember his duty to the commission of
which he Is q member. Mr.. Roosevelt
called on Postmaster general Bissell, this
afternoon. after the latter had returned
from the Cabinet meeting. and the two
had rather lengthy conference over the
Terre Haute occurrence.
Evidences multiply of President Cleve-
lands indignation. An Indiana Congress
man who called. yesterday. on
q totally different subject, was ab-
ruptly questioned by Mr.. Clev veland,
who is inclined to hold Mr.. Donham re-
sponsible and not to accept Mr.. Voorhees,
plea that Donham was badly advised by
older men. who ought to have known bet
ter. Indignation here is divided between
Donham and Lamb. There are many prom
Inent Democrats here. both from Indiana
and elsewhere. who would be perfectly
content TO see Mr.. Cleveland remove Dom
ham on the ground of his violation Of CIV
il-service laws, because. with one removal
to his credit. wherewith he could placate
civil-service reformers. Mr. Cleveland
could thereafter condone any number of
futura violations