The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-11-04
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. I, 1855.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent

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pilgrims gather for solace. His desk
is piled up with papers conserving the
fOurth.class post offices So high that
he is almost hid, and his room is
crowded coutinusisy. Thus far there
have been about 7,50O fourth. class
offices filled, leaving $4,000 yet to
deal with. OF the presidential Offices
about 550 have been filled aud about
1900 are left.
Treasurer Jordan is going to make
a savage attack upon the Bland sill.
yer dollar in his annual report. He
has about half dozen clerks hard at
work collecting matter for the report
now, aud he is himself at work night
and day. He is going over all the
old records, and is having document
compiled, showing how much it has
cost the government annually for the
transportation Of silver. The figures
mount up astoundingly. He is &C.
'cumulating many other facts detrimen.
tai to the daddy dollar with which be
expects to surprise Congress, and he
will sum up the whole with an exhaus.
tive argument to prove it impractica.
BILE as currency and detrimental to the
financial welfare of the country.
The correspondence accompanying
Judge Thoman's resignation as mem.
Der of the civil service commission is
not very elusive on the Presidents
part. The resignation is accepted and
is to take effect at once. Mr.. Eaton's
place also becomes vacant in few
days, SO that there must he an imme.
mediate reorganization of the commits
sion. DIR. Gregory will stay awhile to
induct the new members into their
functions, but he, too, will leave the
service when this duty has been per.
formed.
1t has been said that the President
will find difficulty in getting accepta-
bic men to fill the vacancies, but such
a claim is born of wish to see the
failure of the commission and has no
substantial basis in fact. At the prop.
er time the names will be announced,
and it is not likely that they will
prove to be culled from among the
small group to which it is said the
choice is restricted. The positions TO
be filled are among the most honora-
BILE in the public service and the Pres.
ident will not be unable to find good
men to take them.
At the conference Tuesday after.
noon between Secretary Whitney, the
assignees of John Roach, and the
members of the advisory board, the
Secretary called for report from the
assignees concerning the organization
of the yards where the work is TO be
done, the compensation Of the work.
men, etc. This report will be made
in few days, and the order to pro.
ceed with the work will probably then
be given.
The accounting officers of the Treas
nry department have conse nted to de-
lay charging " 49,. salary the
amount expended by Admiral JoGeit
in entertaining visitors to the Tennes.
3 see at the New Orleans exposition, ac.
cording to the decision of the second
controller, until the matter has been
brought tn the attention of Congress.
The amount in question is only $400,
but it is desired to have some definite
action taken which may serve as a
precedent in the future. The Secreta.
ry of the Navy now has the matter in
charge, and through him it will be
brought to the attention of Congress-
Admiral Jouett, when asked about it
this morning, said he knew nothing
on the subject, as it was in the hands
of the Secretary, but he was satisfied
that Congress would have something
to say about it this winter. He added
i have yet to find the man in the
United States who is not opposed to a
position 10 which naval officers are
LACED when brought into relations
nth naval representatives of foreign
Countries" l..