Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-21
Recommendations
Of Promotions of Postoffce
Clerks Made Necessary by
Excess in Grades.
NO EMPLOYEES TO BE REDUCED
Perry S. Heath Notified of Charges
Made by Observation-Disclosures
win Not Be Completed Before First
of july.

Washington, May 21.-The cancel
lation of the promotions of over 5000
postoffice clerks throughout the coun-
try recently authorized by the depart
ment, and formal notice to former
First Assistant Postmaster General
Perry S. Heath of the charges made
against him by ex-Cashier S. w Tul-
loch of the Washington city postoff1cc
constituted the developments in the
postoffiee Investigation. First Assist.
ant Postmaster General Wynne re-
ported TO Postmaster General Payne
that the tabulation of the clerks in
each grade N postoffices of the first
class had been completed This work
was undertaken in accordance with
the order made by the postmaster gen
eral to rearrange the salaries of the
clerks already classified so that the
number in the several grades shall
not exceed the number specifically
prescribed in the act of congress max
ing appropriations for the postal SER
vice. The former classification was
made by George w. Beavers just prior
to his sudden resignation as chief Of
the division OF salaries and allow
ances.
The new schedule approved by the
postmaster general after transferring
5 per cent from grades where there
are vacancies. as authorized by a re-
cent decision of the comptroller of the
treasury, makes it necessary to can
eel 3,046 promotions in the several
grades in which there is an excess
above the number to which fhe grades
are limited by law and in which
grades 7,4t2 promotions have been au-
thorized heretofore The report says:
1t will not be necessary in any
case to reduce any clerk, but simply
to cancel 3,046 out of TAP promo
tions heretofore authorized to take ef-
feet July /, 1908 We will proceed at
once to ascertain exactly the number
of promotions in each grade it will be
necessary to cancel at each postoffice
and then will inform the postmasters
and allow them to select the increases
which must be cancelled"
Most Of the excuses in the number
in the respective grades of clerks
scattered throughout the United
States at frst-class presidential Of
fees are in the 5000 and $1,000 per
annum classes.
The postmaster general sent to Mr..
Perry Heath copy of the charges
NIL
letter requesting any information he
may care to submit on the subject.
This is the first official communica-
ton with Mr.. Heath during the in
vestigation. None of the supplement.
tai answers to the postmaster gen
erals letter giving the more definite
allegations of Mr. Tulloch have yet
been received by Mr. Payne Auditor
Castle, of The postoffice department,
was busy reviewing the records of his
Office in connection with the Tulloch
charges and will submit his reply to
the postmaster general in the after
noon, with a request that they be
given publicity in view of the publica-
lions of the charges. Captain Castle
will confer with Comptroller of the
Treasury Tracewell, who also is pre-
pairing reply to the Tulloch allega-
lions.
The end Of the investigation is not
yet in sight. Fourth Assistant Post
master Bristow, who is CONDUCTING
the work, has not set any date for the
submission IF his report for the rea-
son that the sweeping nature of the
investigation has made 1t impossible
TO indicate when the whole matter
will be ready to be placed in the hands
Of the postmaster general for final
1t is probable that the
report will not be submitted before
the close of June or the early part of
July.