New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-10
THEY ARE ON THE FRA I'D ROLL.
SECRETARY CARLISLE ADMITS THE STATUS
OF TIE FAIECHILC COMMISSION.
HE ALSO ADMITS HAVING RAISED THEIR DAILY
STIPEND FROM SO TO so5 A DAY-wAS THIS
TO sALvE THEIR WOUNDED FFELINGsi
rpY rErEoRAPH TO THE TRiBuxK.)

Washington. Oct o--The Secretary of the Treas
urv sent to the Senate this morning some very
interesting information as to the legal official ana
financial status OF the so-called Fairchid COM
mission 10 examine the New-York Custom House
Senator Chandler IL will be remembered, recently
made some pointed criticisms on the manner OF this
conmis3ion's appointment. and attacked its ori-
cial character. and the letter received to-day by
the Sennte In response TO some questions con-
,ained in = resolution drawn BY Mr. Chandler
which the "deiiberativc branch adopted. by the
Secrctary's admissions 1t appears. AS Mr. Chand-
Ter suspected. that this imposing and lordly COM
mission-three OF its members prominent Demo
cratic ex-oficals an ex-Secretary OF the Treasury
Mr. Falrchd: an eN- collector OF the Port Of New
York. MIR. Magone. and an eN-RepresentatNe III
Congress Mr.. Poinlexter Dunn. with a fourth.
prominent Democratic lawyer In New-Nork' MT
Macfarlsne-was appointed without any other war
rant Of law than that which the Secretary
may in his discretion. employ. at per diem
salary detectives informers. or any other usefui
instruments for the detection of smuggling or
frauds on the internal revenue.
Unwilling apparently to reward these devoted fol
lowers OF his personal fortunes with Offices created
directly by law and filled with the consent OF the
Senate they are now shown TO have been REM
bursed for past services by an humble enrolment
on the Treasury books employees on the fraud
detection list" Up to July T. when some suspicion
first began TO be directed toward the character and
Grade of their employment they were carried on
the Treasury fraud rolf Sl0-aday employees
Since that date perhaps To save the personal pride
OF these extraordinary detectives and further TO
separate them from other subordnates Of the same
grade. their daily compensation has been increased
10 So and according the implications Of the Sec
fetary's letter they still engaged In suppressing
SMUGGLING 1T that quntuple union rate.
Secretary Carlisle fails TO say that either the
three original Haukshaws the present force OF
four have at my time submitted the least evil
dence OF having earned their daily pay. and the
inference that the advance OF rate from so TO 81
a day on July was due great find In
smuggling circles is unfortunately. not justified by
the meagre recital of facts in the Secrcarys letter
The Increase is more plauslbly explained. no doubt
by the fact that a appropriation bill went
into effect on July l.. and that fresh sum of
sloo 900 for the suppression of smuggling became
available on hat date the benefit OF which sud-
den access Of resources the newly made detectives
were eager To profit by at the rate or "a loo per
cent advance in daily pay.
How long they will remain Il costly REMEMBRANCE
on the Treasury and in what shape they VIII en-
deavcr To make n pretence OF earning their profes-
ary's statement SO far. apparently, nothing mas
come OF their addition TO the departments detective
force But they a costly luxury, to say the
plcted Treasury that they may and all soon re-
turn from their present lucrative but humble en-
ployment. To the more dignified walks or either
genuine official or distinctly private life