The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

practicable date of regulations for the
employment of laborers in the Wash
ington postotfice in accordance with
the executive order of March &c, 1908.
will. there is reason to hope. put the
employment of laborers on the basis of
fitness and the needs of the service"
The investigation was made in re-
Spouse to a request dated May 4, made
by Postmaster General Payne.
Mr.. Proctor was in conference with
Postmast er General Payne for an hour
to-day regarding the report. Later
Mr.. Proctor in a verbal statement 10
newspaper men said that in all his
experience with the postoffice he had
had less trouble since Mr.. Payne's in
cumbency than at any other time.
Payne COngrntuIates Himself.
The Postmaster General gave out
the following statement
Attention is called to the fact that
since my incumbency of the position
of Postmaster General the Civil SerV-
ice Commission report that there have
been but ten persons transferred to
the Washington city postoffice by ap-
pointment from smaller offices, and
that these ten were appointed to their
respective places six. months or more
prior to their transfer. which is in
compliance with the law, rules and
regulations of the civil service as they
now exist.
THE point raised by the report re-
garding the promotion of certain en-
ployes in the office which have been
directed by the department occurred
previous to Jan. /, 1862. No such direc-
lions for promotions as are referred to
have been authorized by me since |
have been Postmaster General"
More Reports Promised.
The Postmaster General to-day made
the following announcement:
THE report of the Civil Service Com
mission on the condition of the Wash
ington postoffice having been made pub
lie to-day. the Postmaster General stat
ed that he hoped to receive the report
of the inspection of the office, recent
ly completed by postoffice inspectors
in time to make public it's salient points
within two or three days. However if
there is delay in receiving this report
the other papers in the case will be
made public as soon as they can be
prepared. They will cover the reply
of Gen. Bristow to the letter Of the
Postmaster General, asking for infor-
nation concerning the so-called Tulloch
charges, together with the report of
the inspectors made at the time of the
transfer of the Washington office from
Postmaster Willet to Postmaster Mer-
rift, which transfer was made July l.
1899, and also the report of the inspec-
ton Of the Washington office made July
1, 1900 The orders of the Postoffice
Department in consequence of such re-
port and the action of Postmaster Mer-
rift thereon, and the action of Post
master General Smith upon the report
of the inspectors at that time will be
given to the public"
United States District Attorney Rose
of Baltimore was in conference with
Mr.. Bristow to-day regarding the trial
of McGregor and Upton, the former
rural free delivery clerks arrested for
alleged collision with a postal con-
tractor. Mr.. Rose said he expected the
two men would be tried during the
present term of the court in Baltimore
| which expires July 10
The Postmaster General to-day took
occasion to deny a report that he had
| said the most sensational arrest of the
! investigation is about to occur.