New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01
NO POLICY OF SECRECY.
POSTAL NEWS GIVEN OUT.
Inquiry Not AUo1oed to Lag
Promotion for Fan Colts Men.
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Washington June 3O-Neither the President
nor Postmaster General Payne has issued any
order with a view to suppressing the news OF
the postofhce investigation. That some steps
have been taken to avoid furnishing mateTla
for idle gossip and lnnuendoes is true. mat the
Postmaster General has set an example OF us
erection by disseminating his daily audiences
with newspaper correspondents is also true out
whenever a correspondent has question to put
70 Mr.. Payne he can obtain audience by
e-n6ing In his card. Assurance is given more
over that whenever there is any development
worthy OF publication it will be given our.
There have been some influential persons IN
washington who desired to bring the lhNesliSd-
4ion TO a close Failing OF encouragement IN
that direction they are now attempting TO ere
ate the impression that the investigation 10
..neterinS out" that the effort to detect irregu-
larities is being gradually abandoned. that the
investigators are becoming half hearted. Noth-
ing is further from the truth. The investigation
is being prosecuted as relentlessy as ever
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General brlsIo"
and hts corps Of inspectors are still analysing
every transaction and inspecting every con-
tract in search of rascality. Naturally. thou
sands Of these cases yield no pay dirt" but
there will be no let up until the task Is COM
Melted and it is generally believed that VIII not
be for at least two months.
Postmaster Van Colt. OF New-York. has been
authorized to make sos promotions IN his OIL
fee. involving $50, 600. One hundred additional
clerks. at 5000 year, are to be appointed from
JuIv / In addition. $4,000 has been authorized
for emergency clerk hire. These changes were
held I'D for investigation after the resignation OF
George w Beavers, the superintendent Oh IiiS
salary and Allowance Division. ,z
The Postoffice Department mas also SlloS Ss,
$4,000 for the payment of salaries OF auq u
tional carriers at the Brooklyn postonhce' 10 O0
amounted in the next fiscal year $500.
POSTMASTER General Payne was at tne Qepa I
r,ent part of the day, and conferred with ms as
sistanfs He said First Assistant PostmasteI
General Wynne would be Acting PostnasteF
General In his absence in the Catskllls.
Mr. Payne said he believed that the lnsPeecIL-
ors were investigating the arrangement VIZ.
The General Manifolding Company, OF trdhhlIu,
Penn for the purchase of registry DOCKS. n, N
was asked regarding the employment py II I
company of a son of William II. LanoVolgl, Ile
chief Of the classification division ana VINO, ds
chief OF the registry division up TO iast JulS,
had TO approve matters relating TO the purchases
of rhe registry books Mr.. Payne SAID ne hau
no knowledge of he circumstances, and IN reply
IN questions said that the fact OF the son en-
rlov1nent would not Of itself amount 10 con-
viction'' Of an employe This phase OF the reg
istry book arrangement will be investigated ny
the inspectors The Postmaster General an
nounced that the case of former superintendent
MetcaIf Of the money order system, VINO APP
pealed for reinsta tenent was closed, Tor the
present al least.