The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-25
AT WASHINGTON
How Matters Are Progressing I'm.
der the New Administration.
a. Day at the White House and in
the Departments

The new administration at Washington is
busily employed nowadays in getting into
working order. Tho White House and
the various departments are overrun with
callers. An idea of the busy scenes enacted
and the progress made may be obtained from
tho following telegraphic account OF one
days events at the Executive Mansion and
in the departments at Washington:
There was about the usual rush Of visitors
to the White House today. The President
arose early and ut once bctook himself to the
consideration of his mail, which was unusual
" large. As one of the clerks Mt tho White
House mt it, president Cleveland receives
as many letters in a day as ex-President Ar
thur received in a week" The President ran
hurriedly through his mail and then began
the reception OF visitors, many OF whom mad
been in waiting some time.
Among callers were congressional delega-
tions from Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, North
Carolina and Florida, Mr.. Justice Harlan,
Mr.. Foster, minister to Spain; Professor
Baird, Senators Frye, Hale, Salisbury, voor-
hees and Jackson, Representatives ollie,
Beach, Lore, Stone, Milliken, Davis, Sceney,
Jones and Cole and ex-Representatlve Paige;
The secretary of war called about noon anu
had q long conference with the President.
At i o'clock the doors of the White House
were thrown open to the public and the Presi-
dent was kept busy receiving general callers
for over an hour. No rule has yet been
adopted for tho reception of visitors, but
under the present system Senators, Repre-
sentntivcs and officials who call on
public business will be received from
and Fridays, when the time will be limited
from 10 to II o'clock. The President will re-
ceive persons who call to pay respects at |
o'clock, except OH Cabinet days, when he will
not be able to see them before 2 o'clock. No
arrangements have yet been made for even
ing receptions.
Private Secretary Lamont said to-day that
the reduction in the clerical force in the
White House was made merely IN the in
terests Of economy, and, therefore, no ap-
pointments would be made to fill the vacan
cies created. He said there might possibly
be one CT two more changes in the person
mel of the force, but that would be oil.
Since President Cleveland's inauguration the
entire clerical force has been busily engaged
from s o'clock in the morning until midnight
and it is expected that the rush Of business
will compel O continuance of these working
hours for some time to come. One regulation
Of the house prohibits employees from smok-
ing in the oalces. ~
among IQOSC WIN Cllltl vi LA L iNSA
in the afternoon were Representatives Laf-
foon and Wemple, Colonel Ottinger, Repre-
sentative Caldwell, with a delegation from
Tennessee, q delegation from Virginia and q
delegation from the District Of Columbia,
which recommended the appointment Of E.
B. HAY as marshal of the district.
In the postofice and interior departments
the rush of visitors continued today without
diminution, and notices have been posted in
conspicuous places by the postmaster-gen.
eral and secretary of the interior to the effect
that only Senators and Representatives will
be received after noon. The regulation is
beginning to have a perceptible effect,
and both of these officials now find time
to devote q small part of the day to tran
saction of necessary routine business.
The secretary of the treasury had q large
number of callers to-day including three dele
gations-one from Kentucky. headed by SEN
ator Beck and Speaker Carlisle, another from
North Carolina, headed by Senator Vance,
and tho third from Virginia, headed by Rep
rcsentative Barbour. They merely called to
pay respects. Some of the members, however,
said they would come to see the secretary
who has been nominated as assistant
secretary of the treasury is expected
in Washington this evening. No change has
vet been made in the treasury department
except the appointment Of Mr.. Snyde to
succeed Mr.. Sperry as private secretary to
the secretary.
Secreta. Bayard has appointed Mr.. H. L.
Bryan, as his private secretary. MIR.
BRYAN has been with Mr.. Bayard in the
same capacity for q number Of years, and
has also served as clerk to the Senate
committees of which Mr.. Bayard has been
chairman. Secretary Whitney has appointed
Mr.. J. H. Mccain, of New York, as his pri'
vate secretary.
Secretary Manning has appointed Eugene
Higgins, of Maryland, to be the chief OF the
appointment division, treasury department.