Memorandum of the President and Report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster-general J.L. Bristow on the Investigation of Certain Divisions of the Post-office Department |
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Memorandum of the President and Report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster ... Joseph Little Bristow No preview available - 2017 |
Memorandum of the President and Report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster ... Joseph Little Bristow No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 60 - On June 6th last this concern was cited to show cause why a fraud order should not be issued against it.
Page 153 - Beavers, the evidence of such payments now being in the hands of the United States district attorney for the eastern district of New York.
Page 145 - That, from and after the end of this present session of parliament, any person who shall, directly or indirectly, himself, or by any person whatsoever in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, in the whole or in part, any contract, agreement, or commission, made or entered into with...
Page 145 - ... directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered Into in behalf of the United States...
Page 83 - ... Braunstein. STATEMENT OF NOAH I. BRAUNSTEIN, REPRESENTING THE CAFE OWNERS GUILD, INC. The CHAIRMAN. What is this on? Mr. BRAUNSTEIN. I am a representative of the Cafe Owners Guild, .and we are here in connection with the proposed increase in admission tax from 5 to 30 percent. My name is Noah L. Braunstein. I am a practicing attorney in the city of New York and have been for the past 16 years. I am counsel for Cafe Owners Guild, which is an association comprised of the outstanding theater restaurants...
Page 133 - This appropriation, averaging over a million dollars annually, has been distributed by Beavers largely by personal favor. If a Senator, member of Congress, or any prominent politician, requested an increase in the clerk hire allowed a postmaster, Beavers usually complied, regardless of the merits of the case.
Page 35 - The package shall be so marked as to show the branch of the service to which the sender belongs.
Page 9 - ... minimized: but the only way to meet the real evil is to punish the offenders, by removal in any event, and where possible by prosecution under the criminal statutes. In any great business, public or private, wrongdoing is certain at times to occur. The way to guard against it is rigorously to scrutinize the character of those appointed, carefully to supervise their actions after appointment, and finally, to punish with relentless severity those who go wrong. All this is being done. The immediate...
Page 9 - ... of these Government officials to prosecute, paid them for permission to fleece the public unmolested. I heartily approve of the recommendation of Messrs. Conrad and Bonaparte that the statute of limitations be extended in the case of Government servants to a period of at least five years; for the persons who in such positions of trust engage in corrupt practices can ordinarily conceal their guilt for a longer time than is covered by the present short statute of limitations. This recommendation...
Page 10 - In the last resort good laws and good administration alike must rest upon the broad basis of sound public opinion. A dull public conscience, an easy-going acquiescence in corruption, infallibly means debasement in public life; and such debasement in the end means the ruin of free institutions. Self-government becomes a farce if the representatives of the people corrupt others or are themselves corrupted. Freedom is not a gift which will tarry long in the hands of the dishonest or of those so foolish...