The sun., 1903-03-05
SEC'Y SHAW MAKES CHANGES.
BIG SHAkE-UP IN THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary Says He Il Neither Heads-
man Nor . Reformcr. but That the
Changes Made and In Contemplation
Are for the Good Of the Service"


man Nor . Reformcr, but That the
Changes Made and In Contemplation
Are for the Good Of the Service" ("
WASHINGTON, March 4-The biggest
shake-up in the Treasury Department that
has occurred for many years, except when
the reins Of government have passed into
the hands Of a new political party. took
place to-day. 1t was accompanied by a
statement from Secretary Shaw. in which
he declared that he was neither a reformer
nor headsmsn. but that the changes in
personnel already made and In contem-
plation are wholly for the good Of the SER
vice" The Secretary has said many times
that he is bound TO break up smuggling and
other forms OF dishonesty in the customs
service and that, moreover, he believes in
young blood
Robert Is. Armstrong will enter upon his
duties tomorrow as the successor Of Assist
ant Secretary o. L. Spalding. in charge Of
the customs administration. This change
is accompanied by number Of minor
changes in officers of the customs service
and will soon be followed by general
shaking up in the corps of special agents
Secretary Shaw's prepared statement, given
out this afternoon, follows:
John X Garrison. whose resignation as
auditor for Porto Rico has been accepted. TO
take effect March 81, was offered. a month or
80 ago. the position as chief OF the customs
division The present chief. Andrew john
son, will be made assistant chief, and the
present assistant chief. mho is 10 III, III heaath'
Frank r.. johnson. who has been detailed
to the office Of Assistant secretary SpaldinF.
service tits place In the Office bf the Assist
ant secretary will be supplied by Mr. James l.
Gerry. now law clerk in the customs division
A number OF changes have been decided
upon in the special agent force, but these
will not be given out until they are actually
made, a.,
all the important cities has been quietly in
vestigated. and. while secretary shaw Is
neither retOrmer nor headsman, IT, ls
learned that he has in mind quite a number
of changes of more or less mporta nee.
The exac, nature of the duties to be
ASST gned TO Gen. Spalding the retiring
Assistant Secretary, has not been made
known The Secretary Of the Treasury Is
empowered under the law TO appoint a
certain number OF special custom en-
ployees and the salary to be paid In each
case and the nature OF the duties TO he
assigned are left largely to the discretion
OF The Secretary. IL Is presumed that Gen,
Spalding will he expected to advise the
new Assistant Secretary in the disposal
OF Gust oms questions, Of which his long ex-
perience and expert knowledge have made
him a master, His present salary 10 $500
a year bu, his new salary will probably not
exceed half Of that amount.
Frank johnson, who has acted nominally
az Gen. Spaldings private secretary, Is on
the Treasury roll as special customs
employee His salary is g., 400 year, bu
he win receive less than this as a special
agent:
the posit ion Of chief to that Of assistant
chief Of the customs bureau, has been
employed in that bureau for many years.
His health is not of the best, and he Is
somewhat advanced in years.
s. y. Buynitsky, who is reduced TO a
clerkehip from the position OF assistant
chief of the Gust oms bureau. is Russian
by birth His reputation is that OF an
except ionally able expert In customs laws
been acquired by studious habits and an
experience in the Treasury Depart mcnt
extending over a period of many years.
II il believed that from six 10 ten dis
missals from the corps OF special Treasury
agents will he made within the next two
or three weeks. No intimation is given Of
the names Of the officers who are to be dis
missed Some Of them are al present as
signed 10 duties in New York, Boston.
PHILADELPHIA and ot her Eastern cities.
Assista ant Appraisers Hamill and Skill
man have not vet resigned from the Gust oms
service at New York. alt hough their resigna
tions were demanded by Secretary Shaw
nearly a week ago. II the resignations Of
these officers are not received within a
day or two they will be dismissed by Secre-
tary Shaw and their SUCCESSORS appointed
as soon as pract iCable