The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
PROMOTIONS
CANCELLED
Over 5, 600 Postoffice Clerks In.
VOWED in the Matter.
roo MANY HAD STEPPED up
PERRY HEATH NOTIFIED OF
TULLoCH CHARGES.

VI AsHINGTON. May 2O.-The can
w collation. of the promotions Of
over 5000 postofice clerks
throughout the country, recently au-
thorized by the department, and for
NAL notice to former First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry S. Heath OF
the charges made against him by ex-
Cashier S. w. TullOch OF the Washing
ton City pOstoffice constituted today's
developments in the postofice investi-
cation. First Assistant Postmaster
Wynne. late this afternoon, reported to
Postmaster General Payne that the
tabulatiOn Of the clerks in each grade
in pOstOffices of the first class has been
completed. This work was undertaken
in accordance with the order made by
the postmaster general to rearrange the
salaries of the clerks already classiTled,
so that the number in the several
grades shall not exceed the number
specifically prescribed in the act of
congress making appropriations for
postal service. The former classified
ton was made by George w. Beavers,
just prior to his sudden resignatio as
chief of the division of salaries and al
lowances.
Number Is Limited
The new schedule approved by the
postmaster general, after transferring
3 per cent from grades where there are
vacancies, as authorized by recent
decision of the comptroller Of the treas
ury. makes it necessary to cancel 3,O46
promotions in the several grades in
which there is an excess above the
number to which the grades are Inn
tied by law, and in which grades 1,4l4
promotions have been authorized here
tofore- The report says:
an %
to reduce any clerk. but simply TO can
eel 3.046 out of 7.412 promotions here
tOfOre authorized to take effect July l,
1903. We viii proceed at once to ascer-
tain exactly the number of promotions
in each grade that it will be necessary
10 cancel at each DOstOftice and then
viii inform tie pOstmasters and allow
them to secure the increases which
must be cancelled
Most of the excuses in number in the
respective grades of clerks scattered
throughout the United States at first
class presidential offices are in the 5000
and 81 900 per annum classes. The eX-
cesses in grades are divided among
eight grades, as follows: 25S excess in
the 500 grade, So in the $500 grade, 936
in the 81 coo grade, 451 in the $1,100, 231
in the $1,000. 22O in the $780, eighty-two
in the 81, 400 and sixteen in the $1,000
grade.
Perry HSaLn NOC1neQ.
The postmaster general today sent to
Mr.. Heath a copy OF the charges filed
by Mr.. TUil0ch, together with a letter
requesting any suggestion he may sub
nit on the subject It is the first OIL
ciaI communication with Mr. Heath
during the investigation. None of the
supplemental answers to the post
master generals letter giving the more
definite allegations of Mr.. TullOch have
yet been received by Mr.. Payne.
Auditor Castle of the postoffice de-
partment was busy today reviewing the
records of his Office in connection with
the TullOch charges, and will submit
his reply to the postmaster general
probably tomorrow with the request
that they be given publicity, in view of
the publications of the charges. Cap
tain Castle will confer tomorrow with
Comptroller Of the Treasury Tracewell,
who also is preparing a reply to the
Tulloch allegations.
The end of the investigation is not
vet in sight. Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, who is con-
Quoting the work, has not set any date
for his report for the reason that the
sweeping nature Of the investigation
has made it impossible to indicate when
the whole matter viii be ready to be
placed in the hands Of the postmaster
general for final disposition. 1t is prob
able that the report will not be sub
mitted before the close of June or the
early part of July.