Show WASHINGTON Birds of a FeatherA Siege by Office Seekers Cntuodiuns Office Abolished and pitney pit-ney DIsmiSsed New York 16Tribunes Washington Washing-ton correspondent says The VicePresi dent and Lonkling did all they could to prevent the removal of Brady and though Elmer is a personal friend of Platt the latter refused to favorably report re-port Elmers nomination from the committee com-mittee on postoifices and post roads to the Senate When the New York senators sena-tors resigned Elmer was promptly confirmed con-firmed It is said Brady and Dorsey were both bitterly opposed to Elmer as it was known he could not be manipulated manipu-lated The White House and the executive departments have been in a state of siege since the inaugurate and it is yet possible thttt the old civil service rules 1 from necessity may be erected as a barrier bar-rier Against the besieging army Washington 17Secretary Windom today summarily dismissed Custodian Pitney from the public service and abol ifched the office of custodian of the treasury treas-ury which was created some years ago without legal authority and paid from the appropriation for janitors messengers messen-gers etc etc The duties of the office I are imposed upon Chief Clerk Power who has been diligent in unearthing the frauds of the custodians ring Pitney Pit-ney is not likely to be otherwise punished than by dismissal The committee continues the investigation A few merchants who had sold goods at their own prices have been obliged to refund re-fund the money into the treasury to make good the fraudulent transactions These merchants complain that they mace up a campaign fund last year of 5000 on the strergtb of contracts which have now been annulled Pitney has assumed to represent to Chairman Hubbel of the republican re-publican congressional committee and they will appeal the matter to him The money was turned over to Hubbel as a voluntary contribution and tbe committee commit-tee never heard anything of the contracts Tho sergean atarms of the Senate has discharged several employees which causes much indignation among democrats demo-crats They claim it is unjust and contrary con-trary to the instructions given him before be-fore the recess was taken It is probable an investigation will be instituted next winter General Wickham and Congressman Dezendorf of Virginia with white and colored republicans will urge the President Presi-dent this afternoon not to favor a coalition coali-tion of republicans and readjusters as it will disorganize the republican party in Virginia whereas the republicans can carry the state on a debtpaying platform and a bold and manly fight against repudiation re-pudiation Tbey will start republican party at Richmond called the debt payers |