Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
OUR NEW RULERS,
AND WHAT rHEr ARE DOING.
Rnsh OF Visitors nj the White Hsuse --Ruies
for Their Reception busy Cierks-The New


himself 10 the consideration Of his mail,
which was unusually large. As one Of
the clerks at the White House put it,
g President Cleveland receives as many
letters day as ex-President Arthur
received in week" II is fair
inference that many Of the let
tiers relate to appointments TO
office. The President ran hurried
ly through his mail. in which
duty he had the assistance Of Private
Secretary Lamont, and then began the
reception Of visitors, many OF whom
had been in waiting some time. Among
the callers were congressional delega-
tons from Kentucky. Illinois, Iowa,
North Carolina, and Florida; Mr.. JUS
tice Harlan, Mr.. Foster, Minister TO
Spain; Professor Baird, Senator's Frye,
Hale, Salisbury, Voorhees,, and Jack
son Representatives Waite, Beach,
Love. Stone, Milliken, Davis, Seney,
Jones, and Cole, and ex-Represcntatiye
Paige. The Secretary Of War called
about noon, and had long conference
with the President.
AT | o'clock the doors Of the White
House were thrown open to the public,
and the President was kept busy re-
ceiving his callers for over an hour.
No general rule has yet been adopted
for the reception Of visitors. but under
the present system Senator's and Repre-
sentatiyes and officials who call on pub
lie business will be received from 10
until . o'clock, except on Cabinet-days
Tuesdays and Fridays. when the time
will be limited from 10 to IL O'Clock.
The President will receive persons who
call to pay respects at O'Clock, except
on Cabinet-days, when he will not be
able to see them before O'Clock. No
arrangements have yet been made for
evening receptions.
Priyate-Secretary Lamont said to-day
that the reduction in the clerical force
i'll the White House was made merely in
the interests of economy, and therefore
no appointments would be made to fill
the vacancies created. He said there
might possibly be one or two more
changes in the personnel of the force,
but that would be all. Since President
Cleveland's Inauguration the entire
clerical force, including the private sec
rotary, has been busily engaged from &
O'Clock in the morning until midnight,
and it is expected that the rush of busi-
ness will compel the continuance OF
these w0rking-hourS for some time to
come. One Of the regulations Of the
White House prohibits employees from
smoking in the offices.
Among those who called on the PreSi-
dent in the afternoon were Representa-
tive Wemplc. Colonel Ottnger, Repre-
sentative Caldwell, with delegation
from Tennessee, delegation from Nlr-
ginia. and a delegation from the Dis
tricl of Columbia. which recommended
the appointment Of l.. Il. Hay as Mar
shall of the District
Edward ID. Clark. of Nicksburg,
Miss, who was nominated as Assistant
Secretary of the Interior to succeed
Mr.. ,Ioslyn, is a member in very high
standing of the bar 81 Mississippi. and
has practiced before the Supreme Court
of the United States. lie is said to he
a man of great legal learning and force
of character. who has been so welded
TO his profession that he has stcad'a'tly
declined to have any connection with
politics. although holding strong Demo
cratic opinions.
The rush Of visitors continued to-day
without diminution, and notices have
been posted in conspicuous places by
the PostmaSter-General and Secretary
of the Interior to the effect that only
Senators and Representatives will be
received. The afternoon regulation is
beginning TO have perceptiblc effect.
and both of these officials now find time
TO devote small part of the day to the
transaction Of the necessary routine bu-
sinesS.
PUBLIC LANDS PATENTED TO RAIL
ROADS.
In accordance with Secretary Tcllcr'S
order dated March Sd, the Commits
sioner Of the General Land Office issued
three patents to the New Orleans and
Pacific Railroad Company for G19,2S,
acres Of land known as the Backbone
grant,, and they were delivered to Will
liam f.. Barnum. by direction of John
+. Dillon, the attorney for the railroad
company. Although Secretary Teller
issued patents for only G79,2S1 acres
of land, the company, under its grant,
claimed 100000 acres. Yesterday
Secretary Lamar issued the following
order to the Commissioner Of the Land
Office:
March 10, lSS5.-You are hereby
directed to suspend all proceedings rel
alive to the patcnting of lands to the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company
until further notice.
lSigncdl l.. q. G. LAMAR.
In addition to the lands already pat
entcd the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
Company has lists covering 1861
acres of land, which under this last
order cannot be patented until the Sec
rotary takes further action. Secretary
Lamar says that his reason for suspend
ing action in the matter was only to
obtain an opportunity to examine fully
into the merits of the company 5 claims.
The patents were issued Oh the same
day as the order of Secretary Teller,
and in making them up all the lands to
which there was an adverse claim were
omitted, although it is stated at the
Department that in many cases the
right Of the railroad company to the
tracts under the grant can hardly be
questioned.
NORTH CAROLINA.