The sun., 1900-11-26
THE POSTAL HEADSMAN.
sryOKy % THg SOTRrB ASSISTANT
pOsrutsTEH0ENER

sryoRT % THg SOrRrB ASSISTANT
POsfHtsrEH GENERAL
More Than $4,000 Appointments Msds Dsr.
tos the Year. Psrtiy Due ca Ad.snees of
po,s once. and tn Resignation. Arrests,
ts7g. Of which no were Postmssters.
VAsu;NUroS. Nov Is The report ~ Fourth
Assistant postnastcr-Gencrul Bristow says
The work of the division Of appointments
for tha nscil year has bc'n sornashat heavier
than during tho preceding yell. The total
number Of appointments for tho year ended
June ~. 1879. wns ii.ss, Will" for tho year
ended JunJ ~. 1870. they amounted ~ 1912
This incrr1s, was clused BY tho Increase In
Ga. number ~ Establishments. and the number
Of post offices advanced from the fourth class TO
, tho third clnss. or Presidential grade. There
olso has been an increaso IA the number Of
designations. especially Of fouIth-clas post
mastcrs While during the year special attcn-
, tion was given 10 the discipline OF postmasters
for Irregularities. l am pleased TO state that
fewer removals were made for this reason than
during the preceding year. The service rem
drred BY postm.st.rs. especially OF the fourth
class has nrver been mors efficient In the his
tory of the department. than II was during the
fiscal year Of 1919.
II has been the po'loy Of this bureau. since
| the beginning OF the present Administration
to est tlo ish post Office wherever IL Is desired
and il Is shown that it will accommodate a
reasonable number Of people the purpose being
| TO give the people the most convenient mall
| facilities possible. The record OF estabnsh-
ments during the last four fiscal years 10 AZ
follows Isg7, i.eoi; 1898. seoi. 1850. 2ess; 1900
$500.
! In cases where an once ceases to be public
1 4, Il f,s a
| postmaster. the cffice Is discoatinued; but be-
fore disoontinuing the sane q public notice V
posted upon the door Of the post office for
| fifteen days, stating that upon certain day
| ihc office viii be discontinued, IL IN the mean
| time. however. Tn" people prti,ion ior ts con-
\ postmaster. the Office Is continued and the
| party whose name they present Tor postmaster
of,ioe. Spoddi disoontlaued during d. pr...n. d.oal
fSe .stehson an 1Hf y The e rural ffSs .;cs
con,ribut"d cont Jointly TO inis Increase In dlscon-
tippances. lhe extension q the rura free
!, tinuarce of ip5 post ofoes during the year.
the salaries of the postlnasters at said Offices
| asgreastinr sl??Se .,,,,.,o,.
| OF Presidential Postmasters aud 4S deaths, an
| increase of seven in the NUN Dor OF resRnauons
ureyions i,e % f.cai a" year There were sis deaths
J Of fourth class Postmasters. and SOS resig.
I nations. an, Increase Of - IN the nlmnsr OF
/ deaths. and l0a3 in the number OF resisnations
| over the previous fiscal ear.
EARLY in the fiscal year an effort was made
the part OF coes, mor.T S' fo the for
| class Postmasters throughout the country
for the purpose Of maintaining lobby In Wssh-
isls;ion that would Increase their eompsns9-
| ton The Postmasters who solicited the funds
for that Were pr9Dd weps
| that a REPETITION Of such an offence would be
oonsidored sufficient cause for removal. !
| of the Postmaster-I'en"rals order No. OIL re-
ferrins 20 such .rc lni2atlon: 90
by the act Of Congress approved Avg Is.
! 1894 authority was given the departments
in wasLington to accept bonds execlted by
surety and trust companies for eGoh Govern
as 'Se for a ps SM .H
duty This &C, Ia. had limited SrpiIss,DGG sSG
bond shall he executed by not less hen two
/ sureties, and the PcstmasteF-l;"neIa ha5
wisely insisted h3s at es o one ens,"n %l hsm
been been accertcd in Presidential cases of The
seYasa sss Of Se the sRs IN H9 ShaS sBs
sstsa ssssd.d fTsY a. sGs a in sRd and
! class cases At least two s'iretiss are required
every bond and the ,y Hs:t B. a%SH1s SoSSs
the amour, OF the PENALTY OF the bond Tbs az
| sresate amount Of the penalties Q, an Po.t
%The penaitie9 ~ tho bonds which were
approved during the fiscal year an ssm0nnted
To- S2s Fer Spnds De amcan,.S to ss7s
consider that Postmasters have collected and
turned into t'le Treasury during the year the
c was . o, Titan. ta nsSeI tes, s s.4s
a. were cleris In post Offices. were ralw7y
postal CLERKS. ~ were letter carrier. 70 we're
%al Pol,.on1 cSiTfII IN %fS fS pa sT1iOe II. ,ota
humber Of Post once burglars arrested was
and The 5see,aa IGdrT With Sf Ss s svCc
were %' di.ro.sd inS sS Of IN n,ed sta'e: s'sT.
trial. 81 forfeited bail. e;9caped nom custody.
| While "a were acquitted. In . cases trooced-
we're dsnHd 2S Se.s
~ the Grand Jur, leaving I?6 cese+ PENDING IN
UILted states courts on July T. iso, ~ state
sSuc 20 convic,ions ard !. scqui,tais, leaving :;
cases awaiting trial at tie cloTe OF the nscai
The following recomren9 n9a,ions aro made;
q, tnSiden, s Al oyi eSes injured by iccs ofNccrs
of T,ris prIsoner. m h charged WITH Violations q Ne
postal laws until such Lriscners ,nn he trans
serred 10 the custody of a United States mar
oric. in, ,rcc.ors TO take OUT search warrant.
| ubeneyer the came NAV he necessary In the
PROSECUTION II thpr cNci,l dutie.,
That an arrrolrirto te made FOR the ptir~
,oae ~ constructing lookouts wherever, IN
the opinion 81 the Postmaster-Ger'ral, the
same nav be needed.
That the Interstate Commerce law be amend"d
70 rrohib,' common carrier~--to wit telegraph
| and eyrrC,s corranoe-or any - ther enu-
plovecs from aiding md nbot'ina in the green
| goods or lottery sw ndea or any ot' er schema
carried on artlv b. mail and 1rtly " common
carrier. and which is in violation of the postal
| laws.
| arc constantly occurring on account ~ SIT I'll
niece. ~ mail matter -liulirr In large unIenlot
| enveIor ee ,he loose vcurNirg Of 'uoh uneenled
onveior,~z containing circulars. calendars. &c.
| , M 'ed