Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-12
WASHINGTON.



Clark, Of TIckzburR, Miss-, today uotpi-
mated for Assistant Secretary Of the In
tasriorr 10 member In very nieb stand
ing Of the bar Of Mississippi. and hgs
pFaeticed before the Saprsne Csqrt Of
tie United States He i said 10 be a
man Of great legal learning and force of
character, Sho has beeu % Welded IN
ais EFofessnon thas he has steadfastlv
Declined 10 have any eonneetiou with
politics, although holding strong Demo
oratlG opinlons-
The Rash Al the Bepartments
Az tie Possofioe aud Interior Depart
Henf@ tha rush OF visitors continued
kSdaI without diminution, and notioas
nave osen posted IN conspicuous places
ootn 0y the Postmaster General aud the
SECRETARY az the Interior, t. the effect
t1at ozly Senators and Representatives,
Will be received after nosn. This rees
iati0n Is beginning TO have peroeptible
enests and both OF those officials nos
nnc tiDe to devote small portion of
we day 70 necessary routine b1sinsss.
Rrtead Of senator German.
| WAsHISGTos, March IL. -- Senator
Alaauing has appointed Ragsne Hig-
gins Of Maryland, chief Of the appoint.
ulent division Of the Treasury Depart
1 uisnt, 10 place Of Trevets, Of New York
resigned. Higgins IL a friend OF Sen
stOr Gorman.
Ne Geaid Net HmaerGerr.
Woe President Hendricks recently az
pl1eo 70 Postmaster Gsnsral Villas 10
| have friend appointed 10 the position
OF superintendent Of the free delivery
system at the Chicago postoffiee, To take
tie place Of the Republican ineambens.
MI. Villas, ap'on inqniry, iearnsd that
the above aaEned officer had been regH-
larry appointed by the Chicago Posi-
master, and 30 informed Mr.. Hendricks
thai he could not interfere.
Changes In the senate femmItlre..
WAsHISeToS. March 1.-The Rspnb-
itcan Senator's Cancns Commifte. which
has been engaged early and late since
the session began upon the allotment of
places on the majority sides of the Seq
Hte committees, finished ia task TO-DAY,
bat the result will not be formally de
Shared until tsnorro4. Senator Coneer
sliccesds to the Craftsmanship OF the
Committee on Post0ffiess and Post
koads, made vacant by the retirement
Ut senator Hill. ) nator Pike takes
the chair of the Committee an Claims
held by SENATOR Cameron Of Wisconsin.
senator SsSeli takes Senator LaRan's
place at the head Of the Com'nittee on
Military Affairs Senator Evarts il
/ made menber of the Committees on
Judiciary and Foreign Relations. Sena-
tor Teller was made Chairman OF the
Communities on Mines aud Minidg aud a
uaeuibsr Of the Committee en- Public
/ Lands. The Judiciary Committee is
| increased by one aud the Commerce and
Public Buildings Committees by two
rnembers each.
Many other changes we're m ade in tne
| membership of committees for the pur-
lose Of eqalizing honsFs, responsible
/ tiles and iabors IN COMMITTEES rooms,
| and the task Of the Caucus Committee
was found one Of considerable difficulty.
Its members are unusually reticsnt
about their proceedings. bat IL is under
stood that the feature of their work
/ which proved most perplsxinR related to
the Finance Committee. senator Sher-
| man. II is said, asked to be relieved
| iroua further service on this com mittee
unless its competition was changed in
some respects. He Is credited With the
| impression that New England ideas
Ksre dominant IN the oommittee, and il
| Maid TO have given this as his reason for
wishing 30 withdraw. This, 1t 10 report
I'd. when brought before the full cRneus
precipitaied discussion on the tariff In
which WOOL aud pio iron figured as lead.
ing elsments. Neither the caucus or the
caucus committee seewed TO have seen
lie way clear 10 make the change desired
by ths senator from Ohio. for the Re-
publican membership of the Finance
Commltt.se. as IL stands tonight, is the
sAase as last session. MANY senators
have urged sherman to remain apou the
Finance Committee upon tbs ground
thai his familiarity With the financial
affairs of the Government would there
be most e'onspiouously sessicsable. His
name stands second upon the COMMITTEES
list. he vas net at the Capitol today
and his further purposes IN regard ia
the matter are unknown,
The bay at the Waite Elsase.
WASHINGTON, March ll.-There was
about the usual rush OF visitors 20 the
White House today. The President
arose early and az once betooh himself
to opening ais mail. which was unusu-
ally largo. As one Of the clerks of the
White House put IL, president Cleve-
land rsc8ives as many letters in q day
- sx PIesideat Arthur received in &
week" Il IL fair inference that many
letters relate 10 appointments 10 oftise
The President ran huEriedly through
the mail, aud then beg IN reception ei
visitors. many OF whom had been walt
ing some time. Among the callers were
Congressional delegations from Ken
tuoky, Illinois, Iowa, North Caroiins
aud Florida.
The Secretary of NAF called abouI
noon and bad long conference viii
the President. At l o'clock the door,
of the White House we're thrown opeC
90 the public, and the President VA
kept busy receiving callers for over a.
hour.
Col. Lamont said today that the re-
! auosion in the clerical force tn toe
white House Gas made merely in tbs
| interest of economy, therefore no ap
pointments would be made 20 al tot
. vacancies. He said there NIGH
possibly be one or swo changes in sh,
, personnsl of the Office, bat that voulS
, he ali. Since President Cisveland's In
aagurAtion the entire clerical force, IN
J elndins the private secretary, has beei
, busily engaged from 8 o'clock IN tn
! morning antil midnight, and u 10 ex
/ pecsed that the rush OF business Gil
continuts these WORKING bodrs TOT soro
lime. The regulations OF the hoas
/ prohibit employees smoking Ia the Office
J ssme Candidates
wAsHMaroS. March ILL., is states
! that Bailey. the railroad superintendent
a. Baltimore. is q candidate for tue posi
,, ton Of chief Of the railway mail ser
I vice. ana Samuel Med maid. OF Nash
: Vile. Tenn, wants Chief inspecto
ShArpeNs place.
The Possmassef GeneFai has taken n
action a. yet In regard 20 changes. bu
!. | has asked J h. Nimmiek. Private Secrs
ary, % remain.
oil J,K.P. Duff, Of Pittsburgh. wants
= be surveyor 81 that part.
Ex Gonarcssman Il. ,. Stevens,
Nsw York, and Congressman Lamar
4 Of Massachusetts, are prominently mel
= tionea IN eonnectton With ths India