Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee on His Denials.
WHAT CAPT. MKEB SAYS OF THEM,
Trouble Likely With the Typo
graphical Union.
PRIN TIERS AS LABORERS


will not change its plans on account of
Secretary Morton's denial. printed yester-
day In The Star, of the story which will
appear In the forthcoming republican hand
book OF Mr.. Morton's alleged violation of
civil service principles and nepotism.
The facts which have been printed from
the advanced sheets of the handbook are
from the records Of the Office" said Capt.
Mckee Of the committee to a Star reporter
today. THE story will go into the hand
book, IN fact, is in 1t now. and that docu-
ment will be ready for mailing on next FRI
day. Mr.. Morton denies that there are any
SINNERS, his wife's nephew and nieces, in
his department in violation of the civil
service law. There certainly are four Skin
ners there. Until the Secretary produces
record from the civil service commits
sion and from the files Of his own de-
partmeEt denying this fact we will stand
has been given out. We claim that every
word of that charge Is true. and are pre-.
pared to say a good deal more than will
be published in the handbook.
How 81 Saving Was Made.
Il see that Secretary Morton claims that
he has covered back into the treasury q
per cent of the entire appropriation for his
department. making an aggregate sum of
100000. This saving was brought about by
the leading branches of the service of Mr..
Mortons department. The money appro-
priated for meat inspection was not ex-
pended. The work Of the industry bureau
that had liberal appropriations for the pur-
pose of preventing the spread of pleuro
pneumonia and other contagious diseases.
has been neglected throughout the country,
and the large portion of the appropriations
provided therefor covered back into the
treasury.
III this money had been expended such
fine herds of cattle as that belonging to Nj.
Ginter near Richmond, Va, and others
throughout the country would not today be
almost worthless by reason Of the develop
eminent had almost driven out of the coun-
try. Secretary Mortons estimate for the
seed department was less than one-fOurth
OF what Congress actually appropriated for
the distribution of seeds. Notwithstanding
the fact that Secretary Morton Is claiming
q great reduction on the expenses Of his de-
partment the reports of the Secretary Of
the Treasury show an increase In expendi-
lures for the year 1873 over 1892 aggregat-
ing 3197 .OOO."
Trouble With typographical Union.
Secretary Morton IL on the eve of becom-
ing entangled In q struggle with that DOW
erful labor organization, the typographical
union. Efforts are being made to compro-
mise matters to prevent the declaration of
hostilities by the union, but the prospects
are said to be rather unpromising. 1t is
considered probable that the party man
ayers Of the democratic machine may in
terfere at the last moment to prevent Mr.
Morton precipitating a struggle with the
union prior to a general election. They re-
call the part which the typographical
union played IN connection with the can
didacy OF Mr.. Whitelaw Reid for the vice
presidency.
The complaint against Mr. Morton is that
In the branch printing offices which he
conducts at the Agricultural Department
and In the weather bureau he has employed
union printers as laborerA carrying them
on the sane roll with the ordinary labor
ers, paid at the rate of $50 per month but
requiring them to perform the skilled duties
of their craft. By this means 1t is said,
he saves to the government the differ
ence between $50 per month and the |regu-
lar union rates. which would amount to
$lz or $lo per month. r"' -" ''''
Can't Get q Conference.
The typographical union has objected
to this method Of dealing with its men. and
has commenced efforts to induce Mr. Nor
ton to change his policy in this respect.
1t Is said that the officers of the union are
experiencing some difficulty in reaching a
full and free conference with Mr. Morton
upon the subject The union had several
minor differences which they desired to
arrange with Mr.. Morton, and the president
and secretary Of the local union made sew
eral attempts to meet him at the Agricul-
tural Department, but he was always too
busy. They then wrote to him about the
matter. but no final agreement has vet
been reached. nor Is 1t known that he has
replied to the communications. The union
Is said to be proceeding slowly in the mat
ter and inclined not to take snap judy
ment upon him.
MIR. Morton Quoted.
In New York yesterday. In denying some
charges which have been brought against
him In the republican campaign book by
the republican congressional committee,
Mr.. Morton is reported as saying: Il think
that these charges come from a printers
union, which has tried to regulate the
printing office Of the department to suit
itself"
Capt. Mckee Of the republican congress
siOnal committee, and an officer of the
typographical union both stated to a Star
reporter today that the typographical union
had nothing whatever to do with the in