New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
THE APPRAISERS CHANGES.
COLONEL WILKINSON PRESENTS HIS
RESIGNATION RENEWED TALK OF Mr.

COLONEL, WlLklNSON pkEStNlS MO
REsrGNATION-RE TALK OF Mr..
QU1GG FOR ONE or THE PLACES
The changes in the Board OF Appraisers that
have been talked Of for time will be sweep
ing in character II was learned Yesterday The
present Board Is composed Of George c. T1chenor.
Charles r. Ham ! A. Jewell. !. g. Wilkinson. tr.,
H. NJ Somerye. F. n. Shurten. T. S. Sharretts,
George n Sharpe and w F. Lunt. Last April
General sharpe rendered his resignation 10 the
President. but he docs retire until March /.
He proposes 10 take n long European trip Fur
Their. II Is known. the President has requested
the designations OF Messrs Shurten. Wilkinson
and Sharretts Mr. Shurtlef has said that ne had
received request for his resignation He was
much surprised the request owing To his
long service in the customs department he felt his
efficiency could not he questioned. and. moreover,
he understood the tenure Of ONCE Of General APP
pralser 70 he for life There gossip Yesterday
that Representative James 3. Sherman. NJ the
XVIII New-York District being strongly
urged for General Sharpe's place. but that Walter
g. Chance. of Canton, Ohio, would get IT, There
seems to be 70 definite idea yet who will succeed
the others. but IT il persistently rumored that
Lemuel +. Quigg will get Of the places al
though he has declared repeatedly that he Will
not accept appointive office.
Colonel Joseph p. wilkinson. jr.. returned from
Washington. and was at his office. in the Public
Stores Building, yesterday. He said In the after
noon:
"A week ago received letter from the Secre
tary Of the Treasury saying: The President deems
II his duty to make some changes in the personnel
Of the Board Of General Appraisers. With this in
view he directs me 10 request you to submit TO him
your resignation to take effect at his pleasure On
receipt OF this letter I went Immediately 10 Wash
in6ton and called the Secretary OF the Treasury
and the President, requesting n statement of the
grounds OF dissatisfaction with me was in
formed that there no dissatisfaction whatever
with my personal character. conduct or standing
Under these circumstances felt that as I am a
Democrat my resignation would not carry with IL
inferences uniayorabe to me personally, and for
warded H. 10 take effect at his pleasure should he
conclude TO accept Il, as requested |. however.
presented to the President partial record OF my
work. with other considerations. to which ne prom
ised TO give attention. and have no reason to be-
lieve that any change will occur Immediately.
1T may not he improper TO state on this occasion
that I'm tho last eight and half years have writ
opinions I'm about hfty thousand cases. OF these
l,1s9 published. Many Of these were ap-
pcalcd 10 the courts by the importers and many by
the Government. or the decisions that APP
pealed. about 81 per cent were affirmed. Several
affirmed and none reversed by the United
States Supreme Court. There are two parties TO
every contest. and one Of them is usually dissats-
fed whenever n case IS decided. n is hardly be-
doubted that there were many dissatisfied contest
ants In the fifty thousand cases In which voiced
the opinion Of the Board.
General Sharpe. who has been III. reported 10
be better yesterday.