Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-05
THE OFFICES TO BE FILLED
ny MIR. CLEVELAND.

Al A4OW
the Civil Service Act? These are th'
questions which now agitate the minds
of all politicians.
To begin with, says the New Yorl
Sun, the President makes all importan,
appointments with the advice and con
sent Of the Senate. He appoints the
officers of his own household: A Private
Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, two
executive clerks, a steward and a mes
senper. The Presidents Private Score
tary receives only So, 500 a year, but
from it's nearness to the Chief Executive
the Office is considered a post of some
Importance. Under the present admins
tration it's functions have been agreeably
discharged by the handsome MIR. Fred
Phillips.
The'seven Cabinet officers or heads OF
departments are the most important Of
fees in the gift Of the President. The
Assistant Secretaries and the heads OF
the various bureaus in the departments
are also appointed by him. Such heads
of bureaus are, for instance, in the Treas
ury Department, the Treasurer OF the
United States, the Commissioner of Gus
toms, the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, the Register Of the Treasury;
and in the Department of the Interior,
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, the Commissioner of Pensions,
the Commissioner of Patents, and the
Commissioner Of Education. The Presi-
dent appoints the First and Second
Controllers and the six Auditors in the
Treasury Department; and in the De-
partment at Justice, besides it's head
the Attorney General-he appoints the
Solicitor General, three Assistant At
torneys-G General, four other solicitors,
and an Examiner Of Claims.
The Department of Agriculture is Of
comparatively recent creation, and its
head, q Commissioner, is appointed by
the President; but he has no seat in the
Cabinet.
The Federal Judges, unless they resign
or are ~impeached, hold Office for life. 1t,
therefore, may fall to the lot of a Presi-
dent to appoint many or few, as vacancies
may chance to occur. In the Supreme
Court of the United States. during the
course of Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
three or four of the Justices will become
eligible to retirement should they SO
desire; but there is no enforced super
~annuation in that court. The District
Attorneys and Marshals for the various
federal districts into which the Union is
divided, are appointed by the President.
A United States District Attorney is ap-
pointed for four years, or until the SEN
ate shall approve his successor.
In the diplomatic and Consular service
there will, in all probability, be a COM
plete change, for all such appointments,
from ENJOYS extraordinary to Consuls
and interpreters, are in the gift Of the
incoming Executive. Some offices OF
Importance connected with the public
lands will be filled by Mr.. Cleveland.
Thus he can appoint a Surveyor Cen
eral each for Louisiana, Florida, Min
n~esota, Kansas, California, Nevada,
Oregon, Nebraska and Iowa, Dakota,
Colorado. New Mexico, Idaho, Wash
ington, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Ari.
iona, and also a Register of the Land
Office for each land district, such dis
tricts only existing where l00, 900 acres
of government lands remain unsold.
Thousands of persons are employed in
the departments at Washington, but the
great mass of federal officials are en-
ployed either in the collection of customs
duties or in the postal. service. 1t is
said that there are some So 900 Post
masters in the United States, and that
about as many individuals are officers Of
the customs or the internal revenue.
The Postmasters in our cities, the Col
l~ectors, Naval Officers, Surveyors and
Appraisers in our great ports Of entry
hold places of remunerative salary.
which are eagerly sought at the begin
ming Of every new administration. ALI
Postmasters, except those of the fourth
and fifth class, all Collectors of the Gus.
toms and of internal revenue, and all
the other principal officers Of customs
are appointed by the President. The
Civil Service has nothing to do with
them.
And now that we have seen what Of.
fees Mr.. Cleveland can fill, let us con-
slider how he is restricted by the Civil
Service Act. 1t provides for the classi6-
cation of certain clerks employed 10 the
departments, in the customs, or in the
Postofices, and for the examination of
applicants for such offices. 1t is claimed