The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20
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TIE commissions of sixty-eight presilen-
tial postmasters expire during March and
over 2j0 such commissions will expire before
the beginning of the next session of Con-
gress.
A THRoNG of applicants for Office is be-
sieging the postOiiice department.
Mr.. Charles S. Fairchild, of Now York,
was nominated by the President to be a,sis-
tant secretary of the treasury.
Mr.. GARLAND, the new Encouragement
was introduced to the United States supreme
court by his predecessor, Mr.. Brewster
Many prominent lawyers We're present.
SoLICIToR-GENERAL PHILLIPS has tender
ed his resignation to the President, to take
effect upon the appointment and publication
of his successor.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND held his first cabi-
net meeting on the 10th with all the ministers
present, The entire session, which laS.ed
three hours, was given up to a dis uSsi II of
the condition of things IN the various depart
ments, and a consideration Of so ne of the
names which have been mention5l in con-
nection with the leading offices in the de-
partment.
THE trial of General Ha2en, chief signal
officer, for conduct prejulicial to cool order
and military discipline. began on the llth,
General Hancock being president of the
CNR-HALF of the >clerical force at the
White House has been dispensed with.
THE National Republican contains an in
terview with Postmaster-G General Villas on
the subject of appointments in the various
departments, in which that gentleman Is re-
ported aS saving: THE programme of the
whole cabinet is to select officials for their
worth and value to the governments; and,
further, that 1.-THE policy of the administra-
ton is to bear out the civil service rules to
the full extent in the management of the var
inns flnt,utft g1anf= shall nnfnrpA thA l1l1aG
here
THE Presidents first social call was made
upon W. ". Corcoran, the aged w aShington
philanthropiSt, who was too indispused to
take part in the inauguratipn ceremonies, al
though chairman of the reception commit
tee.
SECRETARY LAMAR has suspended the is
suing OF patents for lanl to the New Orleans
Pacific railroad in the grant known as the
Backbone claim.
THE President nominated Edward ID. Clark,
of Mississippi, TO be assistant secretary of the
interior an Sidney Z. Jackman, of Texas,
to be United States Marshal for the western
district of Texas.
A FIRE has destroyed st. Dominie's Roman
Catholic church, one of the largest religious
edIices in Washington, built at a cost of
100000.
JOHN c. GooDRIDGE, JR characterized
by the Scientific american as IAN engineer
of great experience asserts that the founda-
ton of the Washington monument is weak
and unreliable, and that the huge structure IS
liable at any moment to fall over.
The President has made Il change in the
days of holding cabinet meetings, SO that
hereafter they Will be held on Tuesdays and
Thursdays of each week, instead of on Tues
days and Fridays as heretofore.
FORMAL announcement has been made by
President Cleveland that appointments in
the various departments will be made only on
the recommendation of the CABINET olncers
who are heads of the departments. All ap-
plications for appointment sent To the White
House will be forwarded to the departments
to which they refer.
AT the second cabinet meeting the Okla
homa question, (the illegal occupation of land