Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
PLATES FUNERAL
Senator Hawley's Bill to Pay Ex' penses Post Office for Walling-
 ford U Postmasters Confirmed.

Washington, Dec S.--Senator Bran degee to-day presented in the senate bill for the construction of postoffice building at Wallingford, to cost S75,- 900. This is the same bill that was introduced last year by Senator Platt. Senator Bulkeley has introduced n resolution to pay the funeral expenses of the late Senator platt. The resolu- tion is as follows: Resolved, That the secretary of the senate be and he here by is authorized and directed to pay from the miscellaneous items of the contingent fund of the senate the actual and necessary expenses in cured by the committee appointed by the president of the senate in arrang- ing for and attending the funeral of the late senator from Connecticut, Hon Orville H. Platt, upon vouchers to be approved by the committee to audit and control contingent expenses of tue senate"
 Representative Henry to-day intro duced three bills. growing out of the inheritance tax imposed during the war with Spain and the more recent bill to refund some of these taxes. The bills are in behalf of the representa- tives of the late James G. Patterson of Hartford, the late Lucy J. Ford of Manchester and the late Harriet A. Enders of Hartford. No specified amounts are given in the bills.
 CONNECTICUT POSTNfASTERs.
 Washington, Dec 8.-The president has sent to the senate the names of four Connecticut postmasters who were appointed during the summer. They are Willard Baker, at sharon, which office became presidential July l; George B. French of Iyoryton, in place of Theodore F. Rose, deceased; Edward D. Gilbert. at Higganum, which was raised to the presidential class April 1, and Wilson NJ. Reynolds, at Newtown, presidential office since October 1.
 Tn connection with the appointment of postmasters there is considerable stir over the new order of things just announced from the postoffice depart ment. Heretofore members of the house have named practically whomso- ever they pleased for all presidential offices as soon as the term of the pres ent incumbent expired. The depart ment used to send out notices to the members calling their attention to the time of the expiration of the postmas- ter's term and asking the member to make his recommendations. This is all changed now, however. at least this seems the intention of the department. The member is now simply asked to reappoint the present incumbent, pro- vided he has run his office satisfac- torily.
 Just what the effect of this order will be is problematical at present It would indicate that all postmasters now holding office are to be retained unless charges are proved against them as to their conduct of the office. This has generally been the rule in Connecticut anyway, but in some of the western states changes are ire quent, It places the presidential of fees practically on the same footing as the fourth class offices, those paying less than S1000 year salary. The order certainly gives the incumbent the best chance, even if 1t is not to be strictly enforced in all cases, as seems to be the intention now.
 How far this will extend to the other appointments is not apparent, but it will probably be extended to certain degree. The Connecticut delegation will soon hold meeting to take tip the question of the federal patronage of the state, but no radical action is expected.