Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL ibRResPoNDENcl oIrHEMoNIToR
WASHINGTON, Mag 18th.

IsPEcIAL bRResPoNDENCl TTHEMoNIToR..
Washington, May 18th.
Changes in the government de
partments here, dismissals, new ap- |
and new rules are mat
ters of absorbing interest in the Off
cial and clerical circles of Washing
ton now, while the post offices, and
the people who are to fill them are
the chief objects of Importance to
the democrats now coming to Wash
ington from all sections of the coun-
try. The offices of the towns and
villages are given more attention
than those of the cities. These
smaller-post offices are being filled
at the rate of one hundred per day,
or about one appointment for every
five minutes of working day. Post
master General Villas has great
deal of night work to do in order to
keep things going with the rapidity
that is deemed necessary.
In making up the labor bureau,
Secretary Lamar did not give one
appointment to woman. Some
strong minded woman who were op-
posed to such discrimination on ac-
count of sex went to him and rea-
soned the question, urging him to at
least consider the appointment of
women on the commission. The
cabinet officer replied to their argu-
ments with gallant speeches and
chivalrous assertions to the effect
that women ought to be taken care
of, that they should be sheltered
from all rough contact with the
world. He said something about re-
garding women as tender flowers and
twining vines, all of which his inter-
viewers agreed was very pretty in
romance, but very impractical when
applied to women who are struggling
for bread and seal skin jackets.
They persisted however, until they
extracted from Mr.. Lamar the prom
Use to think about it.
Although Saturday has been set
apart by the president as his day OF
seclusion, he saw fit to make three
exceptions to this rule on Saturday
last. He received as visitors, Speak.
er Carlisle, who stayed about two
hours, ex-postmaster, General Ores
ham, who stayed an hour, and Sen
ator Blackburn of Kentucky, who
also made long call. Mr.. Carlisle
talked about policies and not abou
politics, which was appreciated b.
the president after weeks consider
alton of patronage. General Ores
ham congratulated him on the sue
. cess of his administration thus far
It was the first time he had met MI
. Cleveland.
| Senator Blackburn deeply felt tn
rejection of his brother for collecto
of internal revenue. He said to tn
president that as the administratio
was not disposed to regard his sue
!, gestions in Kentucky matters h
n would ask no more favors. He sal
! furthermore that he had no intentio
of making a factious fight agains
the administration, but in the futul
/ he would stand in a position to OF
n pose or indorse appointments as
e saw fit. The president told the sci
+ ator that there was no disposition c
= the part of the administration to al
tagonize or part company with hin
On the contrary his advice would +
(. celve respectful consideration, and
n the future as in the past, KentucE
TT appointments would be made witho
IN feeling OF prejudices, and for Il
good of the state and party.
, A new rule regarding the leaves
IT. department clerks has been announ
he ed. The thirty days annual leave
of not to be reduced, but absence fro
of sickness as we'll as other causes is
III be deducted from the months vac
~ ton. Heretofore sick leaves ha
he been permitted in addition to t
i'll thirty days, and have in many
lie stances permitted clerks to draw s.
ne ary for two or more months VIII
'h- absent from their desks. This pl
M has been recommended by the tire;
raj ury investigation commission, a
gh will be adopted in all department
de. 1t is understood that the preside
Inc is also of the opinion that thi
:. days absence from Offlce Is
in that should be permitted in We
At and that sick leaves should be
the loss of the clerk rather than that
DIS, the government.
18th An old rule which has long bs
cen EEL, disregarded is now to be rigorou
~ enforced in the departments. 1t
,ro. that which forbids more than
om- member of family to be emplo,
the in one branch of the government S
nee vice. The system that will be ado
w.. .he ed to discover these relationships
eet SO formed as to cover all posi-
of cases, and any prevarication
pom cause the dismissal of all concer