New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-04
LITTLE PATRONAGE IN SIGHT.
FEW APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE BY FED
ERAI. OFFICIALS IN THIS CITY.

ERAI. OFFICIALS N THIS CITY
4 large number of candidates have already put
in their claims for appointment 10 the various I'M
portant Offices I'm the Federal service In ms CITY
which VIII be filed under the coming Adminlstra-
.ion And naturally some of them have taken pains
10 INQUIRE how much patronage there Wouid 9e al
their disposal Those who have gone 50 far as this
have been keenly disappointed to learn that 'plums
will he few and far between under the order issued
by President Cleveland several months ago eniarS-
Ing the limits Of the classified service inquiries
made yesterday at tS Offices III question SHOW"
that the places be led without resorting to 'he
eligible lists can almost he numbered with the mn
gers OF pair OF hands.
Collector KIlbreth laughed as no answered the
question respecting the patronage TO be "enjoyed
by his successor. why. there won't J." any ne
said: that is only the cashier II now exempt from
the operation OF the Civil Service rules. Inc COL
lector hasn't the right to appoint MS own pr
vate secretary" Mr.. Kilbreth seemed to ENJOY the
situation and said he had always been believer
in Civil Service reform. The cashier Of the custom
House receives salary Of $500 and Is required 10
give bonds The only other exception 10 the sweep
ing operation Of the recent order IL that or one
chief or principal deputy or assistant collector III
each Gust oms district whose employees number as
many as lJO but there Is no such special ONCE IN
this district The Collector cannot even appoint
messenger Waterman fireman. The auditor
the private secretary and the disbursug agent are
all classified as clerks and then assigned to their
special duties. Collector Knbreth will remain In
office unless removed until the end Of July.
At the Office of the Surveyor of the Port the
same sad.tale was told; only there 1t Is worse, II
anything Surveyor McGures successor Will find
no patronage at all satisfy the desires of his
friends The only appointments he will be able to
make outside OF the classified service are those of
few laborcrs employed along the waterfront. The
commission OF Mr. Mcclure runs until some time
IN Iuly 1895 but it is possible for the President to
remove him at any time
.'Eyerythng Is Civil Service here said the young
man in charge of the Naval Office in the absence Of
Naval officer Baldwin. The next incumbent will
not be able to choose his private secretary or
appcnt a messcnre~. There j. a special Deputy
Naval officer but he is OF the regular employees
assigned 10 that place which has no salary attached
| 10 H. \ messenger may be assigned for this
| vice the personal representative Of the NfVa!
officer Mr. Baldwins successor may make re-
| moyas If he likes" said the young man just men
| toned bat he Will have 10 90 10 the lists to fiji
| the places. There l. TO difficulty about finding
reasons remove people the head Of the Office sim
| ply makes q recommendation, and II j. acted on
| But when h. causes vacancy nc will not be able
| to put any friend OF his in" Mr. BalGwin's term
| will not expire until June, l%S
| Assistant Postmaster Gayler said that In the
| Postotice there were only TWO places 10 oe hllcd
| by the Postmaster who vii! succeed Charles W.
| Dayton-tnose OF Assistant Postmaster and cashier
| Mr.. Dayton's term VIII expire ~ june
At the Office OF the United States Marshal il WAS
| said by the official I'm chang" that there were egh-
| teen places in that office - De filed and nobody
vice rules. The Office had been reorganZed TO-
| Gently mat this question had not been passed on
| so far ne knew. There are sixteen deputy mar
The collector OF each internal revenue district
subordnatee, without reference The eligible list
| There three Of these districts in this city.