The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
C0NGRESSMEN LINKED
TO POSTAL SCANDALS
Senators and Representatives Said to Have Used
Influence to Lease >zyn Property
and Raise sala%cs

IHGE0 QOGS NOT q, 10 nave UdeI ally |
statement Of the SEP ing work on which |
to base the allowance = clerk hire. On
May Is, 1903, the records showing that
there was no separating service performed
at this office, the allowance was discon- |
tinued, effective that date.
Recommended by Hemenway.
Oakland City, Ind, April II, 1905. A.
Hemenway personally recommended that
the allowance for separating clerk hire
$4,000 be allowed to continue.
On April II, 1902, the postmaster made
a report OF the separating service per-
formed. and according to the scale used,
he was entitled to only $3.50 a year.
On May s, 1902, a letter signed by the
first assistant postmaster general was adj
dressed to Mr.. Hemenway in which he ad-
vised that "The amount Of transit mail
now handled at that point Oakland city,
Is not sufficient to serve as basis for
the present allowance for clerk hire, but in
view of your special interest in the matter,
no change will be made at this time"
The $500 allowance was therefore al
lowed to continue until Nov. 10. 1908. The
postmaster having reported separa ting
business at his office which entitled him to
$40, his allowance was reduced to $40, ef-
fective Dec. 1, 1908.
| Rockport, Ind, Feb. 10, 1897. A.
Hemenway personally recommended an al
lowance Of $500. An increase from 5000 to
3oUO was granted lCOIl July l, 1857.
| April IL, 1903, J. A.. Hemenway recon-
manded an allowance of $40O if possible.
The postmaster was directed to make
report OF transit mail handled, which he
| did, showing him to be entitled to $3.50 for
clerk hire The allowance was increased
from $500 to $500, effective July 1, 1900.
| Count Of Mall Handled.
April IL. 1902, the postmaster was again
directed to make count Of transit mail
handled. His report showed him to be
entitled to an allowance Of $3.50. In a
mem orandum marked Special in the
handwriting of the general superintendent,
directions were given to increase the al
lowance to $500 from July !, 1902. This
was done.
On Nov. 10. 1908. the postmaster. in ac-
cordance with instructions, made q. new
account of the transit mail handled, show
ing the office to be entitled to $500. Ac
cordingly the allowance was reduced from
$500 to $500, Dec. i. 1903. --s...'
Salem Ind.--On Jan. g. 1908, in letter
signed by the general superintendent, sal
airy and allowance division, Al. Beveridge
was informed that, in accordance with his
recommendation, the allowance for separa-
ton clerk hire at this office had been in
creased from 800 to $780,, effective Jan.
! l, 1908. There does not appear in the rec
ords any statement of the separating SER
vice performed on which this allowance
Was based. s.,,...e. q. w. IT. =
| On June 9, 1903, under instructions from
| this office, the postmaster reported transit
matter handled daily. which, according
to the scale, entitled him to $3.50 a year.
and on june 20, 1908, it was reduced to
this amount, effective July 1. 1903. -
/ Erie, kan.-On JAM 81, 1899, J. l., Bris-
tow, inclosed a letter from the postmaster
requesting that his allowance for separat-
ing clerk hire be increased from 1920 to
$3.50, stating that he would be very glad
ha ST. INA orx,
loWance requested by him. ..
Rristow's Plea Granted.
On Feb. Is. 1899, Mr.. Bristow was in
formed that ut has been decided, in view
of your wishes, and the figures submitted
by the postmaster, to increase the annual
allowance for clerk hire at Erie Kan, from
$120 to $3.50. effective July i, 1892 This
increase was made notwithstanding the re-
port furnished by the postmaster dated
Feb. 10, 1899, showed that he was entitled
to only $50.
! On June a. 1903, the allowance for clerk
hire was reduced to $50 effective July /,
1908, the same being based on a report
submitted to this office by the railway
mail service. .....
Persons whose ''influence'' seemed
good with the postoffice department,
Tor time at least, embraced in the
history of these cases include:
, G. D. Meiklejohn, Representatives
Russell, Sperry and Hill of Connecti-
cut; Senator Clay and Representative
, Griggs of Georgia; Senator Cullom,
former Senator Mason and Represent
tatives George w. Smith, Rodenburg
Warner and Prince of Illinois; Sena-
= tor Beveridge and Representatives c.
B. Lands, Crumpacker, Watson, He
} menway, Overstreet and former Rep
resentative Steele Of Indiana; former
Speaker Henderson and Representa-
tives Cousins and w. I. Smith of Iowa
: Representatives Miller, Bowersock and
Calderhead Of Kansas; Representative
Pugh and John w. Langley Of the
McComas and Representatives Pearre
i and Jackson of Maryland.
Four allowances in Michigan were
g secured by Representative H. c.
Smith. Representative Gardner was
!, successful in one instance, and Johr
!" A. Merritt in another.
= The Minnesota List.
Q H. A. Castle, former Representative
o Fletcher and Representative McClear,
t are the names mentioned in the Min
: nesota list.
R. c. Kerens, Webster Davis, Johr
Dougherty secured increases, which
afterwards were revoked, for Mis-
: souri,. Thomas Carter appears in thu
n list from Montana. Former Senator
$ Thurston and Representative Burket
y. are down for Nebraska. Representa-
: tive Gardner and William Johnson Sc
$ cured increases in New Jersey.
e New York is represented in the lis
by Governor Odell, Representative
Serene E. Payne, Sherman, Alexander
II Ketcham and Vreeland, and forme
! Representatives Ray and Tompkins
e Former Senator Pritchard secure,
l. an increase for clerk hire for Green
It Vile. N. c., from $40 to $3.50 a year
1t which. Dec. i, 1908, was discon
e. tinued altogether. He also secure
n an increase from $40 to $3.50 TO
II Wakeforest, N. c., which was reduce
g. to the former amount Oct. 1, 1903
;e Senator Hansbrough appears in tn
"a list for North Dakota.
Is Besides seven other instances
which H. A. Lybrand, w. S. Brow
u and w. M. Mooney figure, these tw
IS instances are given in the record:
"a Jefferson, Ohio, Jan. IL, 18Q0.--On til
IN recommendation Of Charles Dick the al
er lowance for separating clerk hire at TIL
4 office was increased from $500 to $500 pt
annum from Jan. l. 1899, and on the sam
Sc date 1t was further increased to 5000 pe
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