The morning times., 1896-10-29
.REBUKE TO BUREAU CHIEFS
May Pass On No Leaves of
Absence in the Treasury.
SECRETARY WILL DO THAT
Abuses of the Authority Heretofore
Enjoyed by Division Heads Said
to BE the Cause-Acting Secretary
Curtis Issues the Order for u
New Condition of Things.

The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday took action in a matter that
deeply concerns all clerks and employees
Of that department who have n voting
residence III the various States who may
desire to go home To vote.
Heretofore the method OF passing upon
the applications for leave OF absence, and
OF issuing permission for the same, has been
such that only those applications which
received the favorable action OF the chief
of the bureau in which the applicant
worked, ever came before the Secretary
for his final approval. No matter how
many applications were made, or by whom.
The CHIEF OF the bureau was the real arbiter
OF the fate OF each. While The Secretary
might possibly turn down" some approved
by his subordinate, he could in no case,
grant one which had been denied, Tor the
reason that they never reached him.
CURTIS ISSUED THE ORDER
This gave unnumbered opportunities for
favoritisn, ana, prompted by circumstances
called TO his attention, Acting Secretary
Gurus issued an order yesterday morning,
which includes in its scope all bureaus
and divisions OF the Treasury Department.
10 the effect that hereafter all applications
for leave OF absence shall be sent 10 the
Secretary for his final action.
The bureau chiefs recOulrn endltion en-
'piseu blcEepH VIII Dc ItNlcWtu Dy tiie
Secretary, and it is claimed that this Will
undoubtedly bring 10 the attention Of the
! herd of the department many abuses Of
power by tnose VINO nave heretofore been
the court of final resort.
II is rumored that from Just such case
the new order was born. The case in
point is said To have arisen in the Sixth
Auditors office.
The Sixth Auditor OF the Treasury. Mr..
l,nnrpn A ri 10 fro. sill I.,
| crat and lives, when he is at home, in
Tennessee. He has gone home to vote,
and before leaving, it is said, that he issued
orders that no leaves or absence shOuid he
approved in his bureau, during his visit to
| Tennessee This left out in the cold sew
eral clerks who desired To go home 10 vote,
| and VINO made a vigorous protest against
this order.
WHAT CAUSED IT.
1t WAS this ''kick' that brought the mat
! ter to the attention of the powers above,
| with the result noted.
MIR. Logan Carlisle. when seen at his
| home last night, acknowledged that the
order had been issued.
Its application is not limited to the
sixth Audiuor's bureau, but includes the
| whole department" he said. Not only
| such applications as may be in the future
| sent in, but also those which have recently
| been denied, are included in its scope. In
| effect, IT will make the seCretsry'S office
| responsible for the denial as well as the
| approval of these apple atlous-
The bureau chiefs accommodation VIII
| he received as heretofore, but no final de
| termination of a request can be made with
| out the Secretary's %. n This will put
everybody on precisely the same footing,
| and will undoubtedly Y be more satisfactory
| than the present arrangement