Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-06-19 | Page 6 | Prepare for Changes in Customs Service

PREPARE FOR CHANGES IN CUSTOMS SERVICE Treasury Officials Abandon Hope of Getting Authority to Postpone Reorganization Washington ton June IS Treasury Treasury dc- dc de department officials have abandoned hope hop of ot securing from Congress a postponement post post- of or tho the reorganization Hon tion until Januar January 1 1 1914 and are preparing preparing pre Pro paring to effectuate this sweeping re reform reform reform re- re form on Oil July Jul 1 1 A bill of postponement postpone postpone- mont ment which also ilso would authorize Secretary Secretary Sec See rotary McAdoo to make further changes in tho the customs sJ system tem has passed the Senate but it is bell e to have c but little chance In the House Reducing the tho customs districts from to 49 ID more than collectors of ot customs will b be legislated out of oC office Moro More than 30 men out of the 49 who re remain remain remain re- re main will continue in office until Secretary Sec Soc McAdoo selects Democrats to replace them A collector will bo In charge of or each district and a a. deputy collector In Immediate immediate Im Im- im- im mediate charge of or each port POtt In nine cases out of ot ten it Is said that the tho pr present sent special co collector ector ector In each port shall be made the deput deputy t collector In charge There deputies are In tho the classified civil cl service and nd it is said the thc appointment of ot an outsider without without without with with- out civil service qualification could be bem m made mo o only by waiving civil service rules