The Penn's Grove record., 1885-03-21
Washington Letter.

Pennsylvania Avenue has resumed its
accvsto.He5 pace since The : ,eat multi
tudc has melted away, AND the music OF
the Inauguration season has been still
cd. The ~uI-oUlorri bunting las near
" all been taken down ana packed
away for 1855, and NOW ihe politician
and Office seeker, 10 longer lost IN the
oycrsEadowing host. show then pro-
portions u numbers, a. least. The
woods are full ci Office seekers. Dele
cations ri patriots, eager 10 serve their
country f9r SlyuJ TO Sl50U a year, may
lie seen il ageatS in al the hotels, OF
AuTIyasy about il carriages OF climbing
stairs for secret conferences, OIL waiting
in tie aate-Eaoma ol lie Jew Cabinet.
The situation Is peculiarly Interesting.
Cabinet alHs.r5 % whom eilar plications
for place have lten referred by Presi-
deut Cleveland, ART under scige. %
f8r, lhe iasdest Wes5ufe las been
brought ue-a Postmaster General
Villas. In The crowds TIA have gath
tIel in bis Department during the week,
every crsss roads post Office in the
country has been represented. His IS
siS;,lis lavs Eacn fling applications a.
tbs rate. Oh s3Ine Iays ct a inmate.
Al. OF which are referred to the proper
bureau until Gen. Villas can get q chance
to see them, Some Of Ire applicants
for l-ps,-ul1ces mad sent their petitions
TO the President, and a large wagon
was used II conveying them To the Post
Once Department. Gen. Villas con-
fronts the arduJus task before him with
feW words and many a colHprelensiTe
AIake Of BIS he'd. Ii speaking OF his
he occupation Yesterday, ne said, iii
consisted mainly in keeping both ears
open and shaking hands"
With all this wild rush for Office it
would not be fair TO say it is the great
est ever seen here. Veterans in tho
business say il was worse at Lincolu's
first Inauguration, and that both Grant
and Garfield's beginnings equaled il,
while the incoming of Andrew johnson
was marked by the largest onslaught of
office seekers. II is thought however.
that the worst has not Yet begun, and
that the shrewdest politician have been
waiting fol the departure OF the inaug-
uration crowd before coming. 1t is
predicted a new lot Of visitors will cone
each week after this, many Of whom
will be prepared to wait all Summer If
necessary.
The friends of a fixed civil service
expect thai the change OF parties Will
involve changes in the officers TO what
may be reckoned the fifth grade.
First comes the President with his per-
sonal assistants; next, the Cabinet with
their private secretaries, stenugraplers
etc; thirdly, the assistant secretaries
and THEN r%etinueS; fourtlly, the heads
Of bureaus, and fifthly, the chief clerks.
II is held that no fault could be found
with Il party coming into power which
should make changes to this extent, and
in the present case a few exceptions
have been made even with regard 10
leading offices.
The fist two Cabinet meetings have
been held, and they will be held regu-
larry after this on Tuesdays and Fridays
at the White House.
There is uncertainty among Senators
as to the length OF the present extra
session Of the Senate. There is "A de
sire that an adjournment may be reach
ed by the 1st Of April. 1t will depend
upm the viii of the Republican major
ity. The Republican Senators profess
to feel kindly disposed towards presi-
dent Cleveland, how ever, and to have
a desire to deal with his appointments,
SO far as possible, in Il way that will be
acceptable to him.
With great shrewdneSs, the new
President has inaugurated reform at
his own threshold. The services of one
half the clerical force Of the White
House have been dispensed with, and
the iucunbents were notified that lley
VII not lie needed after The 10th inst.
This step is a signal of alarm TO all
government s|inecurists who are quak-
ing with fear lest their turn OF dismiss
al will come next.
Naturally there is much speculation
as to the society changes impending.
The new Secretary of Stale has al IL
valid wife, TOO many children and Too
little money to keep up 50 grand IN e.
t4G.EAyrs-. az bis p;etsce soI. g It