Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-17
RECOMMENDATIONS.


I'VE very respectfully recommend.
THAT thorough investigation be
ordered II II has not already been or
dered ta) OF the administration Of the
Washington postolllce; co. Of the ad
mlnistration OF the New York post
ONCE, and tc), of the administration of
the Office of the first assistant postmas-
ter general within the past three years
1t Is probable that this recommendation
has already been In great part and pur-
poses altogether anticipate by the ac-
ton of the present postmaster general.
but we are not at the moment Of prepar-
ing this report fully Informed as to the
scope OF the departmental inquiry now
for several months In progress under
his orders we venture to submit It. We
have been very favorably impressed H.
the zeal fidelity and intelligence OF the
postoiiice Inspectors and deem them
fully competent under the supervision
OF the fourth assistant postmaster gen .
eral, to conduct an Investigation as Is
here suggested.
'2-That carefully chosen small
commission be appointed by the presi-
dent to report a plan whereby the
work OF the Offices OF the comptroller
and of the several auditors may be
removed from all political personal or
other extroneous Influences, the OFF,
Gals herein employed protected from
injury through the enmities they may
incur In the discharge of their duties
and the complete competency and inde-
pendence of all engaged IN this branch
OF the government secured through
their selection by free competition, pro-
motion for merit only and assurance
a ha NJ
fidelity and efficiency on their own
part"
The supplementary report Is append
ed to the original embodying consid-
Grafton of letter from Postmaster
Merritt, making grave accusations
against Mr., TullOch." These accusa-
lions are considered In detail and the
conclusion reached that they do not
require modification of any OF the con-
illusions or recommendations hereto
fore made The supplementary report
also gives consideration to letter
from former Postmaster General Smith
to the president, in which certain COM
ments are made on the original report,
and says the Smith letter contains
nothing leading "us to doubt the cor
rectness of the conclusions announced
in the original report" The report
adds:
Mr., Smiths letter shows to our
minds not only that there was, as we
said, failure on his part while In
office to appreciate the gravity of the
situation disclosed by the warnings
received, but that he fails TO appreciate
this situation"
SOME EXCEPTIONS.
Washington, Dec. l6-The report OF
Messrs. Conrad and Bonaparte on their
examination of the Bristow report en-
dorses that report generally, but non
concurs as to certain passages and
recommends prompt publication Of the
report, 1t suggests that the Bristow
report should note how gravely the
statute of limitations has interfered
with the punishment of notorious Of
tenders exposed in the report. and sug-
gests that the statute term be length
ened to at least five years The Bris-
tow report, I'm referring to a transact
tion. says,
THE question OF the legality Of
contract with a senator-elect is a mat
ter that should receive consideration
In connection with this case
Messrs. Conrad and Bonaparte sug-
gest that the senator-elect's name and
the material facts in the transaction
SnOulu UuNt Dttn BlNtll, lHtN also
say that the omission OF the names
OF the members of Congress with whom
Mr.. Brstow says Beavers made con-
tracts for the rental of premises is
hardly just to congressman generally,
They non concur In the conclusion Of
Mr.. Bristow wherein he says he does
not offer any criticism against congress,
men at whose instance Beavers in
creased a postoiiice rental where a ten
years lease was already operative.
Exceptions are also taken TO Mr..
Bristows reference TO Consul Baldwin
at Nuremburg as probably knowing
as much about this fraud as any other
party" Messrs. Conrad and Bona
parte say that while his connection
needs explanation, he is fairly entitled
to suspension of judgment until he
has had the opportunity to explain, as
he is a man OF good reputation They
also object To the inclusion Of the name
of G.. A, .Christiancy, the law clerk
recently allowed to resign In n pas
sage in the Brstow report that speaks
of the administrative methods of Ty-
ner, Barrett and Christiaucy," etc,
They say that inasmuch as the accep-
lance of Christlancy's resignation was
recommended after a full inquiry, he
is entitled to the benefit of an eXoner-
alton from all suspicious Of wilful Of
fetal misconduct by intimating that
his methods were the same as Tyner's
and Barett's,