, 1877-04-07

ccptthly diminishing, although tho applications
arc still sufficiently numerous to oectfpy great
mn, his Cabinet to rcccIvc visitors. Among
tt.Osc still waiting arc several prominent gen.
ttcmen wiD spent the entire summer anl
fall in making campaign ,spccchcs, null
claims for official recognition are not attended
to. One Of them, who male probably as tnahJ
speeches Us my. other onnpafEh orntor,. re-
marked to-day That while CivifScrvieu reform
waa good thing to talk aho'lt4 everybody wllo
hal hatl any experience IN tho conflict OF M
Administration must know TINT Il wn,i! hot do
to ienpre thc claims Of tliote who lln! laboreu
most faithfully to eccNfe tho election OF the
Republican Ticket II st!ch people, no eaui wero
not ~ b. recognized, he for one Should 70
,,ut,c, AMI! i,l future would have nothing tn 10
with politics. lie tisclamcf DESIRING any Mice
himself, but said that he had SOME frEehds to
whom liz was
UNDER GREAT ontl0Ar1oHs,
ani1 whom 3Ic expected TO bo provided for.
Meanwhile It IL understood that tho President
will ill No Offices Until vacancies occur. auu even
II lso attends only 10 these cascs III which eot-
mission. have expired anu undertakes u tntort
will bc cntfrc'y occupicd until Congress- meets
On the 9Th OF dune.
: T,ia TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Tho report which seems 10 havc gained some
Treasury, Mccormick, intends to rcoganize tho
clerical force uf tint Department fs entirely
without foundation; IN tact, tny. Mccormick
entered upon tho duties ot llls oillsc
sn sn his 'TS mo tsu. tsFef r n. Sss Sssi' xlSy
occupied by callers who l,ave desired to tcs him
either In regard to appointments Ut thtlchinE
tl,u business OF tho Department. sccrctary
Sherman sends svery Que w1o e"ils T., upon c in
Department to i'ov. Mccormick, anil tho nuin-
ber Of those who have thus far had interviews
with him Inns been aoaut 800 day. Under
these circumstances It las been, of coursc, i-
pestib,e for l'tn, To give much nstcntton to tho
organization Of tho Department., and he has at
present 10 Idea OF making any important
changes. There arc. ot course, Ger
tain Fetorns necessary, to TO-, wi'tci' M he
plcaitions for poslsions IN tI,e Treasury is wull
tls in other Departments nre almost useless. be-
cnlse It will be necessary to reduce rather than
increase tho clerical force tow employed there.
Very few persons have nny idea Of tho extent
have been nude during tho last three yeart:
Tic number uf clerks WHO have been dismissed
without the appointment Of others III .tleiE
p'accs since 18Th Is in the neigliborllDod o. lNV
In tho BUREAU Ut Engraving ai,d Printing Las
been about rs CFcat.
FURTHER NRpucTsoN
In tho Bnteau of Engraving is stu to take
place, an1 tic majority of those who haze daily
called upon the Assistant Secretary hnve been
either persons now employed thcro antl who dc
sired to Gr retained, or those who llnvc hcrcto-
foro been dismissed but WIN wfsh to bc reill-
stated. Appointments in this Bureau hnye, MI
der former Administrations, been made BY its
Cfsicf. Hereafter MI tho appointments in the
Department.. Including t!iis l,ureau, will bc
rat1o by the Secretary a,tl Ass1stant Secretary.
4 Boafd cons!stin9 Of three olilccrs Of tic
Treasury will By appointed, to wlo'n a'l aappii-
ca.tons i0r places In tho Bureau Of En-
graylnc ind Printing, will 10 referred,
nutl no caao will DO considered either
i,y Secretary Sherman OF 0uv. Mccormick
until report has l,ccn made by this board. Oi
co,1rso thu principles of CivliScrylcc reform nj
remly announced will bc applied 10 ths Bureau
well rs to otllcrs, tle scope Of tic tnvesttga-
t.nls being similar to tlut lii private companies
tluing tho eanlU character OF work.
APPOINTMENTS.
WARRINGTON, u. e., April B.-The President
to-day appnLi,tcd Lloyd D. stcplicns Postmaster
at 9rn Gty ut9 ylss Ssa D. sh"r'' ha'
Thu President ias appointed r. o. ahackcl.
fortl Surveyor Of Custnnis at Lo.l,sviilc, ky,,
nnl Genrvc W. Howe Collector Of Customs ut
CuYaljoEa- q.