The Washington critic., 1885-07-01
THE YEARLY SHAklNG-UP.
Changes In the Departments Taking
Enent Tn-hnY.

take effect to-day, are mainly those re.
quired by the new appropriation bills.
Twenty clerks i'll the classified service are
dropped on that account About twenty
clerks are tranfcrred from the Register
and thirty from the Internal Revenue
bureaus to other offices where vacancies
exist or increases of force are authorized
by the new appropriation bill. The Nayi-
gation Division, created by Congress more
than year ago, had no appropriation for
its support until to-day, ana its deputy
commissioner, Mr. Sanders, and all its
clerical force were detailed from other
offices. To-day they were transferred to
the Navigation Division.
Professor Kimball of Pennsylvania, the
new Director of the Mint, qualified and
entered upon the discharge of his duties
today. The new Second Auditor, Mr. VIM.
Day oflllinois reached the city last night
and qualified and entered upon the dis
charge of his duties to-day. A number of
chiefs of division in the Treasury also
entered upon the discharge Of their duties
to-day
Mr.. William Sommcrville of Illinois,
chief clerk of the internal Revenue
Bureau, was notified yesterday that his
resignation was desired, as Mr.. Frank NJ.
Thorne, a prominent lawyer and jour
naist of Erie County, n. Y, and q
pcTsOllUl lrlcnu OI lnc IrcSlucnU, Is 10 DC
appointed to succeed him. The resigna-
ton was Immediately rendered. Mr. Som.
merville has been in the Department
for nineteen years, and the only reason
for the change is that the place was
wanted.
The reorganization of the Bureau of
| Engraving and Printing yesterday after
! noon by the discharge of ll9 employees
| was accompanied by number ofchanges
| ofincthod and management in the inter
| est of better business administration.
| Eleven printers assistants ut aggregate
salaries of s., 500 year have been hereto
fore detailed as guides to show visitors
through the bureau. Besides this expense
| the constant presence of visitors inter
! fered with work, and hereafter the public
| will be admitted only on Saturdays, be-
| tween ten and two o'clock. The enforce
| ment of the eight hour law is to effect uni
| formity and correct looseness and ir-
| regularity as to hours of employment.
| Some employees have been in the habit of
| coming to work at $40 u. IN. and stopped
work on Saturday at 3 p. m. The hours
| for all classes will hereafter be from eight
| to four. Counters, examiners and num-
berers previously paid by the piece will
| of 81 Sl.75 and Sl.50 respectively. OF the
| discharges made II are from the clerical
| force, permitted by simpliiication Of the
| methods of keeping accounts.
Reductions offorce were made in various
offices under the Treasury and Navy
| Departments yesterday in New York,
| Philadelphia, San Francisco, and else
where by telegraphic orders sent from this
| city.
| Mr.. l.. S. Emery has been dropped from
| the rolls of the Sixth Auditors office
Offensive partisanship is alleged to be the
| cause.
| SiXty-two special examiners have been
| dropped from the rolls of the Pension
Office. Among them are John Antiscll
of the District of Columbia, John Freling
huysen of New Jersey and j. f. Warner
| of Virginia. large number of reap
| pointments have also been made, among
them the following: H.. Carlisle Of Vir-
ginia, NJ. Dorian, +. f. Dolan and }. C.
Nichols of the District of Columbia.
The. following clerks have been dis
missed from the Pension Office for viola
ton of the Civil Service law or for being
away from their desks for long time and
not being expected to return l.. b. Ray
mond, J. \. Fuller, j. n. Scbrell l.. W.
Pulies, Theodore Y. Wilson, A. GcddcS
| w. w. Curry, n. 7. Landers, Mrs. Il. NJ
Pattison, NJ. IL. Williams, p. o. Farrell, A.
p. Pardon, II. Percy Smith, G. J. Engel,
w. II. Scale, II. b. Schwickordi, w. A.
Martin, w. s. McCaifrey, John p. Charles,
| NJ. A. Watson, j. y. Ballou, T.. ii. Dcas,
| w. w. Bailey.
The following Pension Bureau employees
have been dropped because they were not
performing the duties assigned to them:
| j. W. Latousettc, watchman; q. 5. Sher-
man, carpenter and Il. S. Shepherd, d.
| IL. Harris, =. II. Jones, G. w. Stewart,
James Barnett, George Goddard. II. y,
Morris, +. ID. Lee and o, l.. Skipworth,
| coorcd messengers
The following clerks have been rein
stated in the Pension Office upon the rec
omcndation of Commissioner Black: 7. 5.
Noble H.; n. B. Prentice Wis, and Bcr-
tina ii, Scott, Ga.
The following promotions in the tenn
porary force of the Geological Survey
have been made:
York, to 81 500; samuel $. Garrett Maine
70 81 900; Arthur Davis, Kansas, to ; 600
GsaEes u rtSh Nsw MeSieo to Sjho9
Pennsylvania, ST 900; James A.. Slaher, Dis,
trict Of Columbia, to $1,000; William } Peters,
Jersey. 10 81 POO; Edward Q. Barnard New
York, SS10 e. C, Bassett, District of Coum-
bia; TO $40; stephen a; Apn, 70 5000; Harry
Chapman, District of Columbia, TO ~ 10; Mer.
kins, Missouri to $50 David j. Howell, West
Virginia to 5000; James II. Jennings, Con
necticut, TO $40; Arlington +. Merlin, Ohio, TO
$50 Robert II. Phillips, District of Columbia,
to 5000; Henry $. Seldcn, District of Columbia,
"
$50. craftsmen Delaney ". Gil, South
Carolina, to 81 200; John T.. Ridgway, Illinois,
to 81 900; Frederick W. Van Dachenhausen,
South Carolina, to S72O. Assistant biologists
| Joseph s. Dillcr, Pennsylvania, to Sl,SOO;
| W. u. McGce, Iowa, To geolOgist, 1000; Joseph
| L, Glddings, New Jersey, to 81 500 c, ID
| Davis District OF Columbia, to 81 600; j r.
| Maroon, Massachusetts,, to ~ 200; james +.
| Todd, to 50 per diem William IIalleck, Con
| nccticut, TO 81 600; Waldemar Lingrcn, Mon
tana Territory, To 81 600 Henry w Turner,
| California, to 81 400 Assistant palcontolo-
| gist-COOper CurtCe, New York, to $1,000.
| Assistant Chemist-ltObert II. Riggs, to 81 900.
| Assistant photographers Charles G.. Jones, 10
| 81 1,2O0; Edward II. Andrew, Iowa, skilled
| labOrer, 500, TO assistant geolOgiSt, 81 10;
| Miss Edith V. Mullen, Maryland, cOpyist, to
| 500; Abram u. Frisbie, iowa, laborer, 10
5000; Alphonso o. ringley, Massachusetts,
| labOrcr, to 5000.
Postal Cards VIII he Made no Longer!
That is because they are Just long
enough now, being exactly five inches
long. Browns Iron Bitters will not be
made in any respect different from what il
now is. Because experience has shown
that it is exactly suited to the needs of sick
people and that il conquers dyspepsia
and whole lot Of other troublesome com.
plants. DR.. N. $, Ruggcs, Marion, Mass
says, 81 recommend Browns Iron Bitter'
| MS n valued tOnip fnr purichino thp hlOn1