The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-08
HAS DONE PRETTY WELL
Carter Has Secured Montana's
Share of the Patronage.
AHEAD OF OTHER STATES
Congressman Hartman is Opposed to
the Present Despotc Form OF Mu-
nicipal Government in Wash
ington-An Initiation.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Washington, Dec. 4.-Senator Carter
has done pretty well with the patron
age of the treasury department. not
withstanding the civil service inhibi-
ton against changes for partisan rea-
sons. This week Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Nanderlip issued an Off
cial statement giving the number of
officials in the treasury department and
their distribution among the several
states together with a statement of
what would be regarded as the due pro-
portion of each state This tabulation
reveals the interesting fact that Mon
tana and Nevada are the only states
west of the Mississippi that have their
just proportion. Nevada hardly affords
an opportunity for comparison as she
is only entitled, by proportion. to one
and that is all she has. Montana is lim-
tied to five, and has been able to secure
them all Possibly Senator Carter is
not entitled to all the credit for hold
ing up the Montana percentage. but the
fact remains that the state has dis
counted her neighbors in this respect.
Idaho and Wyoming are each one APP
pointee short of their just proportion.
North Dakota has but tWo out of
possible eight and South Dakota but
four out of possible thirteen. Utah
has only one treasury clerk where she
should have nine, and even the all.
potent Wolcott's state of Colorado has
but three out of the sixteen that would
be her just due It is easy to ascer-
tain where the places of which the
western states have been deprived have
gone to. The District of Columbia has
3S6 more positions than she is entitled
to, Maryland has an excess of 100 and
Virginia of 40. The District of Column
bia alone has nearly one-sixth OF all
the employees of the great treasury de-
paftment.
The secretary of the treasury has ad-
dressed letter to the collector of GUS
toms at Great Falls in which he says:
Il have to inform You that the pro-
visions of department circular No. lS4.
requiring samples Of imported ores to
be sent to the directors of the mint for
assay. render unnecessary the sending
of such samples by the collector of GUS
toms at the port of entry to amy other
officer for assay
The department circular which au-
thorizes this change in practice is as
follows:
In pursuance of the provisions of par
agrapn Isl of the act of July "a 1887,
relative TO lead-hearing ores, the fol-
lowing regulations are hereby pre-
scribed:
/. All importations of Iead-bearing
ores may be entered for transportation
in bond, without appraisement. by
bonded common carriers. TO properly
equipped sampling and smelling estab-
lishments, whether designated as bond
ed warehouses; or otherwise. where gov
eminent officers shall be stationed.
Upon the importation of lead
bearing ores at any seaboard or from
tier port Of the United States, con-
signed TO manufacturer. or owner OF
a bonded smelling and refining ware
house, the same shall be entered for
.YsFl,F, -,
portation. as provided in articles 70T
and 712 of the customs regulations Of
1892
2. Upon the importation Of lead
bearing ore at any seaboard ~ from
tier port Of the United States destined
for transportation without appraise-
ment. to smelling or sampling cstab-
lishment al which a government officer
is stationed. the same shall be entered
at such port for consumption, AMI de-
livered TO a bonded carrier fpr trans.
portation to the smelling or sampline
establishment under a bond 10 b. eX-
ecuted by the consignee and two sure
ties, conditioned upon the delivery Of
the ore within such time as may ne
necessary for the transportation to the
government officer in charge of such
establishment and the payment O. the
duties which may be found due un Ii.
quotation of the import entry
4.-Upon the arrival of the ore 50 tram
sported at the smelling or sampling es-
adjustment, and the delivery or the
same to the government officer in
charge, Ii shall be sampled according
to commercial methods, under his su-
pervision. and he shall submit the sam
pies thus obtained TO the dir4stor Of
the United States mint at washing
ton. who shall cause proper asslv Of
the samples To be made. and a report af
the result to be forwarded t. the chef
officer of the customs at the port II
entry.
5.-Upon the receipt of the samples
and the report Of assay, til import 90
try shall be liquidated thereon. and up-
ON the payment of the duties SO II.
quidated the transportation bgnd may
be Cancelled.
Congressman Hartman viii speak
next Tuesday night before the Fedora
tion of Labor. The federation is to hold
an open meeting in advocacy Of suf-
fragc for the people of the District Of
Columbia. Mr., Hartman is one of the
members of the house who does not APP
prove of the existing government OF the
capital city. II is in fact despntism
three commissioners appointed by the
president constituting the only recog-
nized authority. Many Washngtonians
try to make themselves believe the old
story that this IS the best governed city
in the world. Many others believe that
il would be very much better If the
people had something to say about IL
and are agitatng for change II Is
anomalou that the greatest country on
earth should confess that popular self
government is 4 failure in Washington
and that the people Of the capital CITY
can not be trusted to rule themselves.
Ex-Governor ". J. Mcconnell of