Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-04-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrsm Our Regular Correspondent. J

WASHlNUJON, Apfii 4, 1000. |
II the President possesses one accom-
plishmcnt more than another IL is the fac.
ulty OF "hold,ng his tongue" or keeping
his plans and purposes to himself. This
is a very desirable trait In public man,
though II is sometimes mystifying TO peo-
pie with highly developed curiosity, and
also very inconvcnient TO those whose bus
iness II Is to supply the news and who |
often sigh and wish that Mr.. Arthur was
as leaky ns Hayes, for instance. For some
time NIL the correspondents have had the |
President nearly down sick aud about
to leave town, though last Monday night
when they were sending off dispatches
concerning his low state Of health, lie was
attending reception at Mr.. Blaine's Ms
late ne one o'clock. Last week everybody
was sure he was going to Fortress Monroe
The week before he was going to Florida
now he is going out 10 the Soldiers Home.
| This last really has n shadow Of probabili.
ty about it. 1t isa little out Of the way
without being too much out of the way.
Those who think that the Presidents
troubles are all over when Congress leaves
| off ought fret to come here and take a
stroll down towards the White House
about eleven o'clock in the morning, They
will see the same crowd hanging around,
with this difference, that when Congress
was in session part of their importantly
was bestowed on senators and representatives,,
but now, as they are comparatively scarce,
it is all bottled up for the present. Pres
ident Arthur does not seem TO be over fond
of the White House. He hung on at Sen.
ator Jones' house on Capitol Hill ns long
as he could at the beginning of his term.
hen after three months holiday during
the summer he went ont to the Soldiers
Hume cottage and only got back in time
for New Years, when the sudden death of
Minister Allen threw a gloom over the
house. Now, after all the champagne and
terrapin and pate de fone grds Of the winter
the President needs TO be side tracked for
D rerairs-and the Soldiers Home is about
the best place for him. He has little
cottage there-trnly little cot,age-and
he has no facilities for big dinners and re
cep,ions, and people are really obliged to
let him alone TO degree.
General Sherman gave MS the other day
some details concerning his summer trip
to the Pacific coast, the last one lie will
make as General of the army. His party
will be small one, and will consist Of
General Tidball and Colonel Bacon, of his
= staff, Chier Justice Waite and Justice
Gray. of the Supreme court. He will ga
'' out by the northern route, and return by
what is known us the middle or thirty
b fifth parallel route. He Will start about
June 20. and does not expect to return un
Ill the LIST of October. The party will g.
to Fort Ellis, Montana, the present termi
m nus of the Northern Pacific railroad, and
there fit out with n train and escort for al
overland journey TO Puget Sound. They
will visit Fort Missoula, but a good many
of the army posts will not be visited. Dur
ing the latter part OF the northern journey
e the party will travel on British territory
They will go to Vancouver barracks am
$, San Francisco, and OH the eastern tril
will again have train and guard of sol
diers rs they come over the line of the un
, finished Atlantic and Pacific railroad
D. General Sherman will attend the closin
exercises at West Point this year.
Women in and out of the department
have been studying the civil service la,
and have decided that under it no distinct
ion can be made between the sexes j
U
subjected to the same tests, and if tn
women excel they must be selected for ~
pointment. One would think that thi
was selfevident proposition, but it is
rather startling one to the male clerks an
V to the heads Of departments, who, as
general thing, are opposed to any increas
in the force OF female clerks. Heretofor
women have been obliged to enter the sci
vice at much lower salaries then men, an
have never been advanced TO the highe
grades. Two-thirds of the male clerk
~ have been appointed originally to frs
class vacancies al salaries of 200 pc
year. On the other hand there are few
if any, instances OF females being appoin
ed to first-class clerksl,ips when first el
tering the service. They are almost un
n versally placed at $40 or S75 per montl
no matter what their qualification
Further than tins, some inquiry has faile
to hear OF any instance OF n female cler
being advanced to salary of ST ,S0
There nre few at 81 ,600-not above
dozen in the whole service. The limit ft
c them seems by general consent to be 81 20
This is entirely without reference to C,
pacity. There are instances of linguis
and trunslators at 81 200 per year silti,
N in the same rooms with men who do vas
ly inferior work, but who receive tor it
third more salary. Under the new Ia
merit alone is supposed TO win, and ii
argument Of the ladies that the best pac,
are to be opened to them seems to be IL,
answerable.
W The sudden death of Postmaster. Generi
Howe recalls the fact that while sewers
Presidents have died in Office, compari
Is, lively few members of the cabinet ha,
w ever passed away during their oflicii
term. Before the demise of Mr.. Howe Il
latest instance OF death in the cabinet W,
of in 1859, when Postmaster General Brow
:, died of malarial chills during the Pres
:" dency of Mr.. Buchanan. Mr.. Howe ";
IT. well advanced in years, and his recall fro
mt privateliie, alter long service in the eel
n ate, was n surprise to most men. ii
o. health had been infrm tor years, and h
T. physique was slight, and, under the pre-
re sure OF age and infirmity, was unequal
on the tasks imposed upon the head of one
an the busiest and most important depar
., ments of the government. Whatever ma
~ be said of the deceased official, as pub
lie man, 1t will always be held true OF hi
'ol that he was honest, painstaking, and CO
90 scientious in the discharge of the duti
:, that were intrusted TO him as jurist, le
:" islaior, and executive officer. In the
de partment over which he lately presided |
a was highly regarded and loved by all Il
he employees, his intercourse with them ha,
ho ing been characterized by kindness al
y" consideration akin TO falherly interest.
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