Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-03-18
PLEADING FOR PLACE.
The hungry HOrds Of Once Seek
srs Who Swarm AraRad
the Departments,
The Next coRsTsss and the Tariff.
Another Attempt to be Made
to Secure Reductions.
The Presidential Pulss---Pay oi
Representatives ---Bsautify-
ing the Capital.
Spsciai DspateA 10 ths S,.nciay Regisssr

Special DlspateA 10 ire Sunday Reoisssr.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE President
has improved very much in health during
the past few days, but is not yet entirely
recovered. He will not leave the city be-
lore IRceaag nn1a. .Als41eoazSu
While nearly q fortnight has elapsed
since the adjournment OF Congress, the
city Is still crowded with hsngers-on Of
that body. The majority of this mum Der
ARE strangers to the capital, and they are
all hungry for Office. The cheap hotels
and boarding houses are doing about rs
well rs they did during the session, and If
the money and vim Of the seekers after
place hold out, there will be no necessity Of
closing house during the summer
months. The applicants are of
every nationality, color and
SEX, except Chinese. To-day Creek In
dian called at the Interior Department in
quest of marshalship, and yesterday
Mexican desired to see the President in
Connection with the office of interpreter in
the United States CoartS for the Westera
district of Texas. He receives an average
of eighty applications day for Office, and
of this number about wo-lhlrds are deliv-
eredsin person. The greatest source Of an
noyance are the women. They call, and
once obtaining an audience wita the Presi-
dent will not depart until some assurance
that they shall be remembered is given.
la Ihe iOteriOr Department there are also
nna Ta1la hos
Twelve GhOasAnd A Applications on File
For Positions
in his department. every one OF which is
lndoTSed by persons presumed 10 have in
huenCe. Mr.. Teller has, in part at least,
antiCi pated the Civil Service rules. He has
caused lists OF the applicants to De made;
whenever vacancies occur the names for
appointment are taken from these lists SC
cording Co States, the States which have
tie smallest quota being given the prefer
ence To the extent OF appOrtionment
among the States, therefore, Mr.. Teller is
carrying out the Civil Service rules. He
has been So harassed by officeSeekers, how
ever, ihst he has had little time 10 attend
70 public business since Congress adj
iourned.
A similar state of annoyance and con-
fusion prevails in the other departments
OF the government.
The PoSimRsfer-General
has fled away over 500 applications made
BY persons who desire to become special
postal agents. Many of these are from ex-
detectives and soldiers, and only few
express q willingness 10 60 to the West and
Northwest. IL is 8 very difficult matter for
m office see ker 70 gain access TO the Trea-
sury or War Departments, but they make
amends for this failure by post. Secretary
Felger said few days ago that il he gave
employment To Sll who applied to him for
places. he would fnd it necessary to put
roof over the city and buy up all the desks
in New England. Secretary Chandler IS
the only official who is not besieged by the
office-seeEers.
with Respect 10 the TnrIn.
in the next Congress, Mr.. Morrison, who
has gone home said before leaving: We
shall begin just where We began last winter.
The bill which passed is no settlement OF
the question. We shall begin TO revise the
tariff in a thorough and intelligent manner,
in order to secure important reductions,
and the bill which will be framed will un-
dOubtedly come from committee which
will not be composed as the last one was.
IL having been suggested TO Mr.. Morrison
that possibly il Mr.. Randall should be
Speaker, q Committee on Ways and Means
might be appointed which would not be
very eRthuSiastic in support OF further
meddliDg with the tariff, Mr.. Morrison
. could only reply: "Mr. Randall will not
be elected Speaker"
The Life saving Authorities
s:e nt citing with great difficulty in secur-
ing volunteer crews on the lakes II cOnse-
auence of the Interpretation recently
placed upOn the law making the apprOpri
alton for that service by the Treas ury
DepsrtmeHt. According TO recent lie
eision volunteers cannot be paid except for
services rendered i'll actual cases OF marine
dissste-. and saving human life by them IS
not considered as entitled to remuneration.
In response TO inquiries from the COllec-
tor Of Customs at variSus ports, the Secre'
tsrv Of the Treasury has instructed them
flat duties should be assessed upon
the full invoice value of merchan-
disc covered by the invoice, stating
value OF goods free on board at foreign
ports OF shipment; that is, the value IN
Guiding charges, costs and commissions,
without regard to persons. lSec. ~ OF
the new tariff act, which abolishes duties
on such charges He suggests that im-
porters pay the duties under protest, so as
10 protect any rights they may have IN
tie premises. The question whether the
estimate may properly be made in such
cases by appraising officers to cover the
charges and commissions, and whether the
amount of such estimate may thereupon
be deducted from the invoice value, IS re-
served by the Secretary for future consid'
Grafton and until after he shall have re-
-, wa-l IN a m n