Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR
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lows mood so lamb-like as charac-
terized its advent was strictly carried |
out, and the last breath of our windy |
month was mingled with brisk,
clinging snowfall that gave the city
the appearance of mid-winter.
AS is usual when important official
vacancies are to be filled, President
Arthur is receiving abundant advice
and many suggestions in reference
to the appointment of successor to
the late Postmaster General Howe.
The employees of the Post Office
Department are especially anxious
to know who their next chief will be,
and express themselves favorably in
behalf of Mr.. Hatton's promotion,
since they think it probable he would
make fewer changes in the office than
any one else. They also think that
as he is familiar with the personnel
of the Department, as well as with
the details of the service, he would
administer the office of Postmaster
General as efficiently as that of First
Assistant. For several reasons the ]
President will not fill the vacancy at
once. His characteristic hesitation
would delay the matter. Besides,
although the health of Mr.. Folger,
Secretary of the Treasury, is rather
better now than for some weeks past,
his constitution is so thoroughly
shattered he is likely to be forced on
account of it to resign his office, and
in that event the President would
prefer to have the vacancies in his
Cabinet filed at the same time and
with some relation one to the other.
And as he>eXpects to start Tuesday
OF Wednesday to Florida for two
weeks trip it is not probable the sue
cession to Mr.. Howe will be made
known until his return. Mr.. Hatton
will act as Postmaster General for
the present, or until final appoint
ment is made.
The details of the Presidents
journey have not been fully arranged
but he expects to go and return by
special train as directly as possible,
and make only such stops as will be
necessary. He will be accompanied
by his private Secretary Mr.. Phillips,
Mr.. Miller of New York Ga personal
friend), and Secretary Chandler who
will extend his trip to Pensacola to
make an inspection of the Navy
Yard there.
Christine Nilsson, the famous
Swedish songtress, sang at Lincoln
Hall on last Thursday evening to a
very full house. The audience was
composed of diversified elements,
and just such one could be seen nc
where else than in Washington. 1t
furnished an interesting study as a
democratic mixture of diplomats,
officials of every grade, and fashion
able people mingled with the unpre-
tentious classes. The President oc-
cupied seat near the centre of the
hall with his sister and daughter
George Bancroft's snow-crowne6
head was observed near the foot.
lights, and Miss West, the daughter
of the British Minister, sat far back
There were Justices of the Supreme
Court, senators, eX-senators, repre-
sentatives and Mrs. representatives
foreign ministess with their families
and here and there black face wa
; seen in striking contrast to an Anglo
Saxon one on either side of it. Man
Department clerks were unwilling t
forego the music of the nightingale
song, so they paid three dollars 70
seat and continue to wear the oil
bonnet or hat. On Friday Madam
, Nilsson dined with the President
a and was after dinner presented to
5 number of guests who had been in
S vited to the White House to NEE
e her. She sang on this occasion j
Il the Red Parlor by the special pc
5 mission of her manager, the terms {
q her contract forbidding her to sin
Ii in private.
$ Captain T. N. Burrill has bee
IL appointed chief of the Bureau {
Engraving and Printing in place (
Colonel Irish, deceased. The en-
IS ployees are of course nervous, :
T. they always are when a new chi
g takes hold of them.
Is A point of general interest relati'
W to the work of the Civil Service Cor
y mission is that removals are n
4 considered in any way under contr
te of the Commission. Another poi
oi is that, as the lists are public, t
y fact of going upon them is an assn
III ance that persons record is rigf
III for he exposes himself to the CT
u icism of the public, and to those W
III have personal reasons for preventil
~ an unsuitable appointment. t
do members of the Commission lea
u Washington to-day for New York
III inspect the systems of tenure a
he promotion in the Post Office a
u Custom House of that city. I
- President wished the Commission
III investigate this matter during
'e absence, and before submitting tn
rs rules to him for approval and fiji
I'LL action.
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