Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-13
THE SCRAMBLE FOR PLACE.

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 Hundreds of Omce Seekers at the
 Capitol, But Little Comfort Attends
 Their Pilgrimage.
 WASHINGTON, March 12.-The proportion of ladies in the Senate galleries to. day com pared with the number of gentlemen has not been so small at any time before during the special session. Democratic Senators say that three-fourths of the people at the Capi- tol office seekers. They meet the Sena- tors on their way to the Capitol, lounge about the corridors and besiege the commit tee rooms. At one time yesterday it is said there were upward of seventy office seekers in and about the committee room of Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, while those who called upon Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, were al- most as numerous. The list of nominations furnishes the most interesting portion of the daily proceedings to those persons, and when it is ascertained that no nominations are to oe sent to the Senate the crowd quickly dis perse wearing looks of disappointment.
 NIT. Fairchild, the newly appointed assist ant Secretary of the Treasury, spent several hours day closeted with his predecessor, Judge French. MT. Higgins, the new ap- pointment clerk, was engaged in the perform ance of his new duties. Among the first nominations sent to the Senate will be those caused Dy the oeatn or inspector General Sackett.
 Republican Senators say that unless the President sends nominations in more freely they will send committee to him on Satur- day to ask if he has any further business to communicate. The belief that few removals to be made except for cause has in spired innumerable attacks upon the in tegrity and efficiency of persons now in office. Applicants for places have filed at every department charges designed to afford a pretext for removals. There has never been such an atmos- phere of scandal in the departments. The official and personal acts and reputation responsible and irresponsible accusers. Every departmental scandal of late years is now used to the injury of some one. A strong effort is being made to extend the responsibility for the naval voucher frauds to other officials of the Navy department, and to duplicate others in charges of irregularities in various bureaus. In the Treasury old stories are revived of frauds in the GUS toms bureau, the supervising architects office, the stationery contracts, the secret service, and in many of the other bureaus Many of the matters thus brought up were disposed of long ago. Still, in some in stances the charges cause uneasiness. In the Interior department efforts are being made to injure the good standing of many of the officials by these attacks. Secretary Whitney is said to be Investigating several acts of his predecessor.
 The civil service reformeEs, who were de- lighted at the appointment of Mi Fairchild as assistant Secretary of the Treasury, are disappointed at the selection of Eugene Hig gins to be appointment clerk of that depart ment. Mr. Higgins is a Maryland politician. He was appointed on the recommendation of Senator German, and is known mainly for his political services to that Sena- tor His career does not encourage the belief that he is in sympathy with the civil service reform movement. AL though the appointment clerk must hold intimate personal relations with the Secre- tary. MT. Higgins was not known to Secre- tary Manning until his introduction on Tues day by Senator German. To make room for Mir. Higgins appointment Mir. Trevitt had to resign and leaves the department after twenty-two years of faithful service The appointment clerk does not, as the designa- tion might imply, have any control over ap- pointments further than to keep the record of applicants, endorsements and changes: The position is not very important one, and the appointment is only significant as