The morning call., 1894-03-15
COPYISTS SUFFER.
Sacrificed to Satisfy a
Novel Idea.
LAND OFFICE PATRONAGE.
Republic ans Dismissed to Make
Vacancies.
LAND OFFICE PATRONAGE.
THE WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS.
Surveyor General Pratt Finds Room
for Four Democratic Employees
Under His Management.

The United States Surveyor-General. w.
Ii. Pratt, in this city has caused some IN
favorable comment among Republicans,
aud particularly among those whose influ-
ence placed four young ladies in PratfS
Office four years ago, but who have been
supplanted by Democrats.
Pratt's term of Office will expire on April
1. but it is stated by his friends he will not
be retired until July, when Will S. Green
of Colusa will most likely take his place.
But Green will find an Office before him
without patronage. which has been well
attended to already, even though the Office
is still under Republican domination.
Matters have been arranged so that there
will be little or nothing left in this direc-
ten for the next Democratic Surveyor
General to do except take office. An IN
Outstanding has been reached by which the
desired result was accomplished. although
the Republican employees have suffered in
consequence. The Democratic patronage
is secured by dismissing the employees en-
titled to hold Office at least until April to
make room for Democrats.
lit is plan whereby Pratt can hold
Office for some time to come," said friend
of one of the unfortunates who had felt
the official ak.
"Tbe same thing has taken place in
Southern California, where E. l.. Dorm,
Republican who was surveyor OF Indian
reservations. was let out and succeeded by
G. j. COuts, a Democrat and an intimate
friend of Senator White. There are let
tiers on file to prove that this change was
made with Pratt's consent.
'The Republican employees who lost
their positions are: Miss Lizzie Mcguire
of Vallejo: she was placed there by Nc
Cudden of Vallejo through the late Sen
ator Stanford's influence. Miss e. Morris
was appointed by Judge MeKenna; she
has mother and sisters depending on her
for support. Miss May Green and Miss
Macauley, friends of Pratt. were also let
out to make vacancies for Democrats.
They are succeeded by Mrs. Stockton.
who had influence through Lloyd Tevis;
Miss Belle Smith, friend Of Major Rich
ard Hammond, and Miss Bailey and Miss
White. who were put in by the Senator.
Miss White is his sister. The positions of
these ladies pay 500 to SO g month, they
being copyists
Before going to Washington Senator
White was in the Land Office three or four
times and went through the place with
the Surveyor General. Immediately after
ward the changes began to take place.
| Most likely Pratt will be in Office I'LL July,
although his commission expires at the
end of this month. The change being
made patronage of the Office will be re-
tanned. Senator White is backing Win S.
Green, who will have nothing to give in
| patronage, as that has practically been
arranged already.
IAN inspector has been here from WASH
ington for four days. He is Captain John
Carmichael. Inspector of Land Offices and
Surveyor-General. His presence here is
kept very quiet, as he comes from the De-
partment of the Interior to make an ex-
animation of the books. accounts and gen.
eral workings of the Office. He was in the
Surveyors office Monday and Tuesday.
when he kept TO himself and observed
studied silence on official business.
| Last July Pratt cut the salaries of
everybody in the Office except his daugh-
ter's, and she gets $4,000 a year-his own
salary. His sons income was Increased
| from $500 year to $1,000 at the same time,
| and since then the family has been getting
| $4,000 annually from the office. There is !,
| good deal of outside work, such as making
month, and used TO be divided among the
| copyists, but that, too, was cut off and
| confined to the family. OF course this is
| only size issue, but it has sustained dis
| content in the Office, and the Influential
Repu blicanS who paced their friends in
position there are more angry than ever
now that the last straw Is added.