The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
,1fas Of INTEREST FROM THE
u,dpn's Capital. Things Being
Done and Talked About.
Washington May 10th 1903.

vishee OF the en'i'e ""''o P"P'
,.,;ou of Charleston, .. e., and DIS
regard the wishes of the Senate by
..poin,ng 'Dr. Crnm, colored, to
ne position Of collector of the Port
i that city. Ii will be remembered
hi The President twice sent the
n,rm nomination to The Senate and
~ asnate as often failed to con.
imi,t, in one instance practically
,olIng to report on 1t unfavorably.
Aher the Sena's adjourned Mr..
Roo,eyst appointed Crum as re-
e.s appointments but now the
Treasury Department refuses to al
lov him any fees on the ground
,h.t has hesn illegally appointed,
. sontention clearly upheld bv all
uplicit law. The only hope which
fsum can entertain of receiving
~ for the tImA he has served is
through q special act of Congress
and this is regarded as most remote.
II The Senate will cosfrm him next
v,ptet no can draw his fees from the
a,le Of such confirmation, but there
!. 90 more reason to anticipate that
The Senate will confirm him IN the
future than there was when he was
fut nominated.
Conformation has been aroused
IN the Post office Department BY a
| waning given to colored carrier
on rural delivery route running
| out Of 0slla,ln, Tam, to the effect
tbal no colored man can carry the
mails. The present incumbent,
ion C. A. AlIgood, Is the second
carrier on the route which was es-
ublished March /, the first having
nslgned, it is presumed because of
samilir warning. The route has
been discontinued pending an in
yestigatlon. Allgood was appoint
sby provision of the Civil Ser.
lice law which leaves no discretion
With the postal authorities. In this
copheciion, a report has reached
Warrington TO the effect that no ne.
NoeS are to be permitted to handle
he mail in the south and 1t is fear.
n that much trouble will ensue.
representative Gaines, who is III
Waahlngton, gave an explanation
dthe situation to your correspond
u. NJ. Gaines said there was
aodeaying that the Southern peo-
~ objected TO colored mail car
nsn not because they were colored.
lot that the objection rose from
isaf. In the rural districts The
kads Of the family and all grown
nales we're obliged to 60 out into
Ae fields to work leaving their
slses and daughters At home de.
sanssless. Because of the nameless
crimes OF the negroes they coul.
hot but regard with apprehension
ne prospect OF negro mail carrier,
eomtng TO their homes IN their ab-
me especially s'nce the policy o.
lne present administration had irr.
g np the bi,,ere,t animonsity be-
'Vee0 the races an Mr. Roosevel.'s
s1H"te had encouraged many nc
kfoea to cherish hopes Of social
sMslIiy and IN srpgep a,,on. Mr..
N'hss said the Southern pop
Serr taxing themselves to the Ut
most llMnt TO educate the negro but
se : work Was being nnliifed by
Nop'e who, for partisan reasons,
nefepre.v, ted the facts while they
fc y terlY lgnoran, OF the true
adnditinax.
Asotnsr sensational development
~ int taken place III the Post
III Scand .ls. A. w. Macnen.
sral superintendent Of the di
q Tree delivery, has been
eee-d pending the conclusion
s i,lves,igat,on, the division
Zen transferred to the bureau
s'eAlded ov.r BY Fourth AsslstAn,
stmaster Gen.ral Briaow and
~ Fssues, Postofiice Inspect
aas been appointed acting su
'a1en0ent Of the dlvis IN. Mr.
aes, Y Will be remembered, wa,
a'sied head Of the Cu,an l.o,tal
~ at,sr lie or,ous mal-ad
STATION Of Estes G. Ralhbone
no longer remairs any doub,
Irregularities Of the graves