The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-09
SURVEYOR LYON WILL SUE
HOLDs THIT. NE rs sURVEToR STILL
am WINTS MS SALARY.

w. II Neither Dead, Disabled, Nor re.
moved. aud His ResIguHtion Was COndi-
tionnt on the Appointment or sue
ce--or, who Has Not Been Appointed.
Tho Hon. George W. Lyon maintains that he
Is still Surveyor Of the Port VI New York. and
after consultation with his lawyers yesterday
he determined 20 sue for his salary from Nov.
-, the day he received Assistant Secretary
William T. Cuttls's letter. saying that his
resignation had been accounted to take effect
from Nov. IL. Mr. Lyon made his own terms
In his written resignation. which were that Il
should take effect upon the appointment Of his
successor. His successor has not been AT
pointed ard Mr. Lyon has not been removed.
Mr. Lyon was appointed surveyor by Presl-
dent Harrison Oh Dec. %. 1880 for term OF
four years. and he will sue for salary at $1,000
n year from Nov. ~ to Doc. ~. unless his suc-
cessor is appointed before the attor date.
Collector kibreth. under orders from WASH
ington. has appointed Samuel NJ. Blatchlotd
Acting Surveyor" His only authority, ex-
cept his orders. was the Treasury regulation
which empowers him 40 to appoint in case tho
Surveyor il disabled or dead MIR. Lyons law
yers, assert that ne - neither Disabled nor
dead. and thai, as Aforesaid he has neither re-
signed effectively. nor been removed. MIR.
Lyon. IN order TO insure his claim. has been
III daily communication with the surveyors
ulllce. in order to Justify the assertion that he
did not voluntarily retire from 1t.
some Of the legal friends oil the Collector and
Mr.. Blatchford said unreservedly, yesterday
that Mr. Lyon had a irst-rato claim against
the Government lor salary from the time he
received Mr. Curts's letter TO Dec: "a. or until
his successor shall be legally appointed.
COL Robert trier Monroe and other anti
EnAnpers had chats with the Collector yester-
day but Judge hllbreth said aitcrward that
he knew no more than the man in the moon
when Surveyor was to be appointed.
ton with his head full Of customs problems.
Most % thcn are The result OF PROPOSITIONS in
notifications must DO made in the Wilson bill
II things are to run smoothly ut this port For
wearing aGnarei and personal effects sc can DO
Brought in to the amount OF 5000. but they
must DO in actual use Of residents OF the
tries Tho paragraph differs from section 49,
q tho Mcnincy law which provides that
bring in wearing apparel and personal effects
g. the amount nnccessary for the purposes OF
New York custom House insist that IL tho
section in the Wilson bill is allowed to stand
Of any baggage Of passengers arriving in tho
United states, except residents OF the United
section would shut out the baggage OF all
travelling EnElishmen and all other foreign:
ali such baggage must nece isariiy be taxed
according to the character OF the goods in the
tcSon it was card" added out Would tnH Se @
subject to duty the very clothes on the backs
Anothcr matter is also bothering the Col
lector. That fair ot Worlds Fair prize winners
in the Grand Central Palace called for an ex-
tended conference between Manager Brown |
end the Collector and the authorities OF the |
Naval Office. only three cases OF goods have |
arrived Tor the fair from Chicago. and yet the |
Collector is compelled to assign day and night
customs INSPECTORS to keep sharp eye that |
none Of tho prize winning goods which In |
lOud and in the custody OF the Government In |
sold. II would not do to have these goods sold |
and the duties paid subsequently. and the |
Collector will not allow the fair people to |
fair on Jan. To- The Collector also 10 |
nave COnRtAntlY
hand to see that these bonded goods are not |
taken out with goods that Manager Brown and |
his associates have perfect control OF. IL Is |
one OF the mysteries of the authorities how the |
till authorizing this fair of prize winners came |
TO pass Congress in the extraordinary session. |
There Ia no Government Commission to watch |
those goods such as existed In Chicago. and |
the Collector ia put TO heap OF trouble all for |
three cases OF merchandise.