New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04

not afraid Of them. Thcy, must not bc mon Who
wnuld turn about aud use their positions To Under
nina him nnd work up feeling In their own favor,
whom they ought 70 DO their boat to secure "o'"0'
'' Would Mcdonald bc tho man TO bring such
scheme 10 "A successful issucf"
"That dcponds-on tho whole. think Joe "
too easy -going, and perhaps would not DO nstn,o
enough 90 turn the United states mnrshals ana .,c
machinery Of the Acknowledgements ONCE W WHY
good USE in his own behalf
BESIEGED BY THE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBUSE.l
WAsuISGroN Dec. 3-Mr. Clevelands reported
utterance respecting his intention faithfully 10 Gu
force the Civil Service law and to regard It's spirit
generally in the conduct OF his ADMINISTRATION are
received with increduty and excite lcvity among
Democratic Representatives. especially those from
the South. They represent constituents VINO "'o
very hungry and very thirsty" and they do not
propose that the hunger and thirst snail ro''''"
unsat lsfed for another four years
81 have another pocketful." said MI.
Mills of Texas, this morning. as ho
finished stamping big pile of letters
YES" he continued. they are all abont post
Offices and other Offices One postmaster, a Rcpnp-
hcan writes that he is glad 10 see Clevelind y
going TO be liberal in the matter of Offices. aud rs
hayo al WAYS been good friend of his in congress
RE aDsi 'On av w' Written TO hm think there
will be hardly enough offices to go around among
the bret hren.' ,,.,o,..
looking up from letter that he had been reading;
d" rnls letter informs me of the death OF post
in my dsrst; S sa'ar a ScyS all" suggests
Il wish You could transfer that vacancy to Texas
where there Would be not in0 osif s s''' why
declared that the number of letters sent out by nm
to-day about postmastershps was lar 4a ths
aysage lie o aso sa hs %s,s are held by
Democrats all that worth anything are IN the
hands of Republicans" -. ,.
The demands upon other Democratic Representa-
tives especially from the South. by persons seek
ing post offices and other places are about the same
as those made upon Mr. NILS.
CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuNEL
WAsHINGroY, Dec. 3.-Ihe building operations
Of the general Government have become so extern
sive that for some time the feeling has been grow
ing that there should be law defining tho duties
OF the Supervising Architect OF the treasury, ana
prescribing the methods to govern the construction
of public buildings. At the Inst session the Senate
Committee favorably reported bill which pro-
vidcs for partial reform. AT the first opportunity
Chairman Stockslager of the House Committee on
Public Buildings will offer comprehensive
bill on the same subject. Ii provides
that whenever a new building TO cost
$50 900 or more il TO be built, tho Supervising
Architect shall by public advertisement invite
architects 20 send in plans. specifications and esti-
mates. These are laid before a board composed OF
two Cabinet officers the chief OF engi-
neers, the Supervising Architect ana
nm architect appointed nv the President on the rec
concentration of the American Institute Architects.
rhe successful competitor is to receive for his
plans working drawings, etc, compensation vary
nr according 20 the proposed cost OF the building
from 3 pei cent for costing not more than
e2OO. 900 IS per cent for one costing more than
30. OU0OUo. The r1ari Is also authorized to award
siS mi2es tc architects presenting meii'oi-
iuus pans and designs. HE successful competitor
Ia io ierpivp hif experimenting the construction
s ca, as iB spp that the plans anl specifications aie
i,ihUlipi with aud the estimates ~ rbs's 49, %
rppipd, einihissiuh VI I rpi cent snW,ihinhh
cute W construction, ~ hp ihph Vhn, hiilp'sahh
ihaI husinpss, aie ~ he anpHihled w TIE sNIiNis
ing ArDhltnli aNh rhpplNb NbaiN salary w fpiH''
zach This sWPervlsiHA AFGhieet y % make ah ai's
nuaI IpppTt uppn all pnhiip buildings ana
Nn all applications for new rah,le hNildihEs;
Ito is slsp 10 test free OF charge building material
seat 90 hlm fI0m any part vt tho country, ahh !"
publish the results Of such tests Penalties arc 20
be imposed upon competing architects who Wiitully
furnish false estimates upon superintendenis, IN
sDectors and others W no neglect their duties OF re-
ceve inferior materials, and upon contractors who
furnish inferior materials or do nferioT work.