New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
THE COMMISSION ACCUSED.
MORE VIOLATIONS OF THE CIVIL SER
VICE LAW ALLEGED.
TESTIMONY CHARGING APPOINTMENT OF SPIES
GIVEN BEFORE THE SENATE INvEsri-

TESTIMONY CHARGING APPOINTMENT OF SPIES
GIVEN BEFORE THE SENATE INvEsrI-
eating COMMITTEE.
Washington. May S-The Committee on O,"
vice of the Senate to-day resumed the ihVests"uo"
~ the operation of tho law which was UNDERTAKE"
sore time AGO Senators Pritchard. Of North caro-
lima and Chiffon Of Texas and President rToc'o'
and George r. Wales, of The Civil Service ooi''''''
,,or conducted the proceedings Several let'ers
,o,, covernn,ent officials giving their opinions Vi
the INV were read. 4 letter from Secre'a'! D''''
the Interior Department. recommenue' nc -,
Commissioner of the Department haNc '"e ie
n annont a private secretary or con'ue"""' 'o'N
ord that the chief clerk OF the Department anu
cb,efs of division be exempted from the ''
.or,,oo The appoint ncnt of special agents sue" 80
land timber and mineral land commissioner, ""u
particularly special Indian agents ne WIZ
IN moro directly under the conrol VI nv
tary who Is responsible Tor theHi' ne ",- r1
oxamin,np hoard composed OF the oco''''' 90
four Commissioners. 10 make specia'
for such Offices .o,aod tina.
49,. h,o- c,er,, aDpontm clerk. private secre-
,orv chiefs Of divisions. medical examiners anu P
c,,I examiners be exempt from the cIasS'"'' SCI
vice. 80 corora, Land
Commissioner Hermann. OF the ue ,,,
os,ce wrote that the chief clerks. chleI' "a w.
confidential
r,ss,oners should be outside the cassII''" ~ go, =,
70 49, ao-,,nant marty was to shape eSisla''ol ~
oo,sor,nce with It's policies, he SAID IL hau 70
% know that the chiefs of divisions WHO shape
Communications and who constitute 'he my 49,,
r,arco,or between the political and cerica a''is-
ions of the party should be IN sympa'"' WIN "
policies. ...,.s,o,.r roc
Mr. Smith. the Acting Indian CominisS'o''
o,dad tho continuance Of the present laws
lii ~ ro,oaI ~ tho limit Of ninety days io' tc'"
,orarv appointment. because the Ci'i oe'E''1 I'm.
,niss,on ,s not always able 10 supply me" III '''''
time $1,000, c,ryov re-
D,rector Walcott Of the Geological our'ey' -
ported that the Civil Service ciass''ica''on
all offices in the Bureau, had ope'"'V'
and should not be changed
rA Corr,,ss,oner of Railroads. General Wade
uomoton recommended the continuance Oh 'n'
THO ers, witness was Thomas Robinson VINO hau
been Amounted IN 1873 through compe,iINe eN''i'
,o,,on 70 a 81 200 place in the Second Coh'i o.''t
49,, rroosrrv He had risen 10 a Sl6p clerk
t, ,,d IN August 1893 had been discharged Will
-. .h,rsas Tho reason he asserted was because
ba had printed the only Republican ne"sr'PVi 80
ceorr,o during Grants second campaiGn' Oo''''o'
,er Durham informed him tnal 'he !,
Ceorpta one Senator and other on1cials i'N
nanded his discharge for thar reason III '.e '
cleveland Administration Secretary Carlsle 'o'u
m
service" .,,,o,1
yyuiar, w Hill formerly assistant suPe'''''e'N
~, ~ tho free nail delivery charged that there
had been collision between the fostoIhce Dep-'
rnent and the Civil Service Commission ~
the law by the employment IN 1894 anu 4'o'
ertv.nne spies whose employment was ho' "
thorzed by law. TWO Of the inspectors te'i ~,
st.. Mr. Hl asserted were brothers Oh MI
Nacber superintendent Of the free deiNeIy -"
vice One of Mr.. Machen's brothers hao pee"
under charges OF embezZlemeht III iO'e"''
vhen enponted and another OF the ap. oi''c' ~
been dismissed from the washington oslo' A..
embezzling the funds OF the Letter Carlieis "
oo,o,,on Mr. Howard Sixth Auditor OF the treas
urv had at first made violent objections 10
the accounts Of these inspectors pe'a
ware not authorized by law. but atter"aro Hi
Howard had tsen allowed TO nominate one IN
49,. .ooh cnar.er and had approved the dis
hr,.en,ents FRS. Assistant Postmaster-Heher''
ZONES had refrained from assuming inc au'hoi.' ,
OF signing tho appointments OF the Inspectors ""u
| had delegated the duty to his private 49,
Mr. Lamar. In the campaign OF 1884 SIX VI '"e
,nsnectors Mr. Hill asserted, had been detained u
| influence the votes OF letter-carTicis III Wv "
Congress District Of New-iorK ~.
| Mr. Hill testified that III Philadelphia the CleVe-
| land Administration had managed 10 get t'u VI
| many Republicans and old soldiers on the iet'e'
carriers force in October 1894 by eVadihs inc II"
The Department had increased the force Dy tnS
appointment of eighty men saaleu ae go sevnn
shortly after had decreased 1t by dlsinssIns IN
.Mn,gbt carriers salaried at S.crD and twenty-five
sHsIared az 500 The salaries OF the Inspector.
were paid by money taken from the oaitad 70
pos n7edt Of ther chief Mr. Beman in Wash
ngton bank The ms PS sam mao in 1853 T5
| make ARRANGEMENTS for the assessinent they ma "a
been asSe Sc at had besD addressed by Mr. Machn
superintendent OF the free delivery sersiee' IT,,
they might better bear the assessment me s "a
10 vsifu a
one Of the inspectors to Mr. Machen exp Ia ih
that he had not forwarded tne d aIrGumd he arr
raj TIC witness had informed Assistant Postmaster
General Jones Of this matter. Mr.; Jones had tod
him to keep his mouth shut SAYING Wing, that baIp VIA h
F breatened to discharge Mr. sullivan clerk VIII
Declared he would resign Nj his s sqRSg41 ba
been transferred TO the Dead Letter once TOT pun
Mr. Hin had brought the questions Of the n1ag
| assessments 10 the attention OF the Civil Service
Commission President PrOctor had tod r MN is ma
| authorized appointments. MI Machen had III
formed the witness that NJ RooseIG %he tba eS
pIoyrnent Of the spies Evidence OF the SsseSS
nv fden ' that Mr. Machen had declared that he
voud discharge the men who failed to pay assess
mentS ,,ssio me made a report discriminating MacheI
| and Bellman. but that the Attorney-GeneraI nae
qHn afBdavit was read from an empoye OF m
| Pcstoffice Department that MI Machen nad VII f
| beid money from the salaries OF the spies To-
noi,t,caI PURPOSES Mr. Hill declared that ASSIST
ppot post M ster-General Jones had employed sple
a. ,o,Iow him. had learned that he gave informa
lion to Representative Overstreet or inniaha' re-
~ tho assessments and had then discharge
Kim. upbraidng him with lsi Tne Psd
son 80 o. had MANY OF them had been arrested II
Various cities for drunkenness end disordery con
| u n CCo,oher 1894 but pay had been drawn IRON
July l. 1894 The money for the tine wnen ne b ba[
| ~ ~ drawn bv Mr. Machen. and appropriated D.
him through the forgery Of the cneck anu "a, h De
on ~ and the Treasury. In dismissIng MI
fIuI from the Postoflce Department, MI MI LII hi
ia hin, that he would pursue him ana secure II.
dismissal from the Department Of Rs he AIS di a.
sistant Commissioner OF Claiins ~I'' Corrr%ss II