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Semi-Weekly Interior Journal
mar.
W. F WALTON.
Stanford, Ky.,
May 2i. 1SS)1
SIX
Thk custom of closing the dcp.it incuts
at Washington on thu death of an
member was disregarded in the
cnso of Judge Tuft, and a rule adopted
which will put a check on the foolishness.
Judge Taft having held cabinet
positions in two departments, both
would have had to close, and thereby
seriously interfered with the biisiuesi of
the government. Hereafter the shops
will only shut up when an acting cabinet
member dice, and the clerks will not
liaveiso much fun and frolic at the expense
of the people. General attention
was directed to this subject when in
February last the department of the interior
was closed three days in one week
on account of the deaths of ex-secretaries,
and which finally brought the custom
into innocuous desuetude.
