Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-25


and politics at their party 10 the House,
say that from what they can judge Of
his policy at shis time and from MS pzo-
lie eieelaF stions toey do not sIpsct Mr..
Cleveland 20 follow any liGs Of action
10 which be vo0ld nst receive their in
elortsment and hearty s1pport. SaoaId
there Be . split In the Democrats
IIariy grovInR o1t Of tie discomfort Of
lhose Democrats Who looked for q eofn-
Issea4s revolution OF affairs when a Dem-
snfatic President came into poser, Re
pnoAieans say they Will rush into ths
bseann and support Clsveland. More
eTer, II the Democrats Oppose toe ad-
IEtnis;ration IN the House, two Years
flsnHe, when toe next Congresstona al
s4eetiozs come OF. Republicans will
.HAhe civil service reform the main
issue IN the campaign, and try t. best
ant Cleveland and anti civil reform
Iuen oB the ground that they are more
Interested ia the spoils than in honest
government. Republicans are united
IN this. and they will be foInd in the
next Congress - stand with Cleveland
IN everything. except II may be the
tarfh. and they do not knoE how he
stands on that.
his PeFssaAiifT.
NAsHTx0ToS. March an. MeCon-
vitia. nominated 10 be Auditor Of the
Treasury for the Postoffice Department.
Ia from sseubenYiile. Ohio, and private
secretary for Governor Hoadley.
Government Matters.
WAsHIsGroS. March "A commit
tee consisting of Joseph Packard and
Wm. winchester. representing the
Iiyii Service Reform Association OF
Maryland, waited on the Secretary of
tbs Treasury. and presented him a
oopT OF the resolutions adopted By that
association, protesting against the ap-
poitItmsnt OF Eagene Higgins ~ chief
Gf the appointment division of the
Treasury Department. The Secretary
promised to give the matter considers
iIon. Edwin w. KeightlY, third audi
tor Of tbs Treasury, today rendered bis
resignation at the request Of Secretary
Manning. He vas active IN politics IN
indiana in the last campaign.
John W. Mackay. Of Nevada, called
ON the President today. IL il andsr-
'itoeSd that the Cabinet session today
vas devoted 10 the confederation NJ ap.
poiiiiments to be made before the ad-
i0urnment of the senate.
Mr.. Mnidrow, nominated for Assist
ant Secretary Of the Interior, WAS a
bsIc'uel in the Confederate army, and a
inssnber Of the 45th, 10Th, 47sh and 18th
Congresses.
General Land Offioe, and a veil known
Rress from 1873 to 1853, declining re-
election.
Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Hsury L
Muidrow OF Misslssippi to be Assist ant
Secretary of the Interior: Wan. A. j.
sparks Of Illinois to be Commissioner of
The General Land Of3ce; Daniel Nc
OorIville of Ohio to be Auditor of the
Treasury for the PsstOfiice Depart
s1eit.
VIII Waik the Plank.
There il reason to believe that W. W.
Upton of OTaeSn, who holds the PEST.
ton of second Comptroller of the
Treasury Department, will with several
other officials be relieved from his posi-
ton. Assistant Secretary Fairehild has
found number Of complaints in rela-
ton 90 the Second Comptroller's otIise.
which has satisfied him that ID is a place
where reform should fall With great
force.
The Inlsa PAriac.
WASHINGTON. Mtrch 2l.-rhe report
of the Commissioned of Railroads on
the Union Pacific X lilrOad. ~ revealed
by the company's books shows that
there was due the United States for the
year 1884 under the Thurman aes. &ll3,-
70, against which there Is credited for
government transportation. etc.. 81 ,I35, :
| tTas President Adams says the compa-
ny Will pay promptly the $7lT,0o0 ad-
| judged due the government by the conTt
/ Of claims.
The Operations Of the ralan Pacific.
Bosros. March - A summary OF the
operations Of the Uaion Pacific Rail
way for the year 1884 has been N ids
public. IL Is as follows For the last
sir months the earnings. excluding the
Sc. Joseph and western Railway. we're
fii,7SS coo; expenses, 81. s01 600 taxes,
$4,000. The surplus earnings of the
entire s. stem for ,hs last ak months of
1874 were 1881 900. Oshsr reports
| frusn miscellaneous sources make a total
income of O. ssf2 000, against a total In
came for tue first six months Of the
year OF $3.sl9,000. The expenditures
| for the last SIX months were <3,T95.O00.
OF this amount 1854 900 vas paid for
interest ON bonds. The total surplus
for the last sir months of the year was
| 81 0g6, 900. From this IL deducted $3.50,
COO for abe United States.