Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-13
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

Boston Journal dispatches, 9th inst.l
The hotels and streets of Washington con-
tinue to be crowded and the crowds undoubt.
eddy for the most part are made up Of office
seekers. Talk about the Cabinet is for the
present suspended The officeseekers are
having their day, aud the various stories that
are heard rs to the receptions which they
have met with, though embellished, doubt
less, in some particulars, have a basis in
truth. The President to prominent Re
publican on Saturday said that he was earn
est in his civil service declarations and meant
to give effect to every one Of them. II is
true that the President has reminded one
delegation that there was no vacancy in the
office which they sought to fill, that he has
told another lot of applicants that there Is
Tenure OF Office act, and that to the others
he said that the commissions of gentlemen
whom il is sought to remove had yet some
time to run, and that nothing was known
against them. These declarations are made
with the greatest positiveness, land" said
one Of the Office seekers, who, in the first
stages was the most impttuous, "if you see
him once and look at that face and jaw you
will believe that he means what he says"
The decision not to receive applications for
office at the White House is rigidly enforced.
The administration will be Democratic.
There need be no doubt about that.
The senate Will be Fair.
There seems to be no fear in administra-
ton quarters of any collision with the SEN
ate. When removals may be deemed neces.
sary the same course as that pursued by Re-
publican Presidents will be probably follow
ed. The reasons for removal unless, per
baps, in special cases, will not be submitted
to the Senate. Republican Senators have as
sured the President and members of his Cab
met that they have no disposition to set up
any captions opposition, but, on the contra
ry, that they are inclined to give the admins
tration fair show, and to accord to 1t all
that has been accorded to Republican admin
istrations.
Changes 60 be Made SLOWLY.
A member of the Cabinet says positively
that no sort of pressure can hurry the mat
ter of making changes The several depart
ments will be organized first by placing
Democrats in the responsible positions, but
in this the good Of the service will be kept
in view. 1t is regarded as essential to have
the places of responsibility aud trust filled
by men in political sympathy with the ad-
ministration, but this does not argue that ev-
cry man in the department holding posi-
ton which requires confirmation by the Sen
ate will be removed.
The Grand Rush for the Post Omces.
The number of applications for postmas-
terships received at the post Office depart
ment to-day has never been equaled in any
previous day, and the first assistant postmas-
ter general has found it necessary to detail
special force of employees to file the applica.
tons. Where the aspirants presented their
claims in person they we're informed that
they must file their applications and await
their consideration in regular order.
AZ the white House.
The program OF Democratic simplicity has
already been changed. The President has
retained Arthurs head cook, Chef Forth.
Forth had pretty busy time under Presi-
dent Arthur. He was liable to be called up
on for a supper-slways an extensive one
at any time of night, while there was no reg
ularity about the daily meal Breakfast was
served to whomsoever was ready for it at any
time in the morning Chef Forth now an
ticipates little more regularity, as Presi
dent Cleveland expects everybody in his
household to be ready for breakfast at exact
ly O'Clock. Mr. Cleveland has as yet made
no arrangements for his private horses and
carriages. When Mr.. Arthur retired he
placed his private stable property at the dis
posal of President Cleveland until he should
perfect his own arrangements.
Patriots who Make the Air Blue.
New York Tribune despatch.l
Matters evidently do not move fast enough
for the Democratic patriots who hang about
the White House and the departments clam
oring for pap" II the President contin.
ues at this rate, Democrats say, to turn the
rascals out he might as well not have begun.
1t is amusing to note the disappointment and
rage of the patriots who are permitted to
cool their heels on the sidewalks in front of
the departments and starve in sight of so
much pork" The answers given to their
demands at the different departments are un-
satisfactory in the highest degree. After
having carried on the days campaign those
Office seekers are in the habit of congregat.
ing in the lobbies of the hotels, bar-rooms
and other public places to exchange notes
Their gatherings resemble experience meet
ings" in all but the fact that the air about
them is generally blue.
Bosom FrieRdS from Buffalo.
Boston Herald despatch.l
There are two Office seekers here from Buf.
falo TO one from any other town. The Pres
ident's bosom friends" have multiplied at
an astonishing rate, if these gentlemen are
to be believed Every one of them consid.
ers his claim to an office better than that of
any man who comes from another place than
Buffalo.
The Day Of Jubilee Postponed.
tsprngheld Republican despatch.l
The Democrats are still confident that the
clean sweep is to come, but now have put it
of until fall In interviews printed in the
Washington Republican, Secretaries Bayard,
Endicott, Whitney and Garland declare un.
equivocaly in favor of civil service reform,
saying that Cleveland's inaugural committed
them to it. Manning is less explicit, but
says he is in favor of it. Lamar aud Villas
are not reported, but both are known to be
fully in sympathy with Mr. Cleveland's dec
laration. Villas has decided on Money of
Mississippi for first assistant postmaster gen
eral.
In "a State Of Siege.
[Press despatch, 10th inst.l
Those cabinet officers who fingered too
long over their breakfast this morning had
occasion to repent it. Their doors were be-
sieged with callers, and they were stopped
on the street and at the doors of the depart
ments until the delay threatened to keep
them from ihem Offices altogether. II was
after 10 o'clock when Secretary Bayard got
safely in his office. Secretary Whitney got
in at TO- and the secretary of war but quar-
ter of an hour earlier. None had any chance
at their mornings mail, having TO give them
selves up to callers from the moment of their
arrival until the hour for cabinet meeting.