Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-17
REVENUE COMMISSIONER
j. S. MILLER, OF WEST VIR-
GINA, NOMINATED.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Col
quit presented to Secretary Manning to-
day the formal application of J. E. Dart
for Collector of Customs at Brunswick,
Ca, together with the Endorsements
which he has already received. Senator
Brown states officially that he is not in a
position as yet either to oppose or to favor
any candidate. He will not orpose Mr..
Dart, although he NAV indOrse some other
candidate. Mr.. Dart will file some addi-
tlOnal recommendations, and will then 90
nome Wednesday or Thursday. Among
the letters which viii be written to the
Secretary of the Treasury in his behalf
Will be one from his old commander. Gen.
John b. Gordon. Gen. Gordon says it
Will be ''the strongest letter l can find
language 10 pen" The honorable course
pursued by Dir. Dart in regard to this ar
pointment is the subject of much favor
aeIe comment. He contents himself with
ming his application and recommenda-
tlons without saying anything at all
derOgatOry to the claims of his rivals.
THEINTERNAL REVENUE COMMISSIONER.
Joseph 5. Miller, of West Virginia, was
nominated by President Cleveland to-day
for Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
not so much because Senator German
recommended him as because he seemed
to the President to be the best man for
the place among those considered. The
President very soon determined not to
appoint Mr.. Thompson. This was not
because OF his tariff views or of any other
reason than that he was from Kentucky,
ana was lndOrsed so unanimously by the
whisky makers and dealers. The Presi-
dent did not think that he was the
right sort of man to collect the
whisky tax. Mr.. Miller is a
bright, active, well read lawyer of
about Al years of age, who had a great
deal to do with harmOnizing the Demo-
Gratis OF West Virginia last fall. He is in
many respects well fitted for the Commits
slOnershlp OF Internal Revenue. Among
other things he is an admirable account
ant. He is said to be a man of high
character and strict integrity. He Will
administer the office in a nOn-partisan
spirit, but many removals may be ex-
pected among the political Collectors and
Deputy Collectors, especially in the South
and West. Mr.. Thompson is very much
disappointed. So are the other Kentuck-
IanS IN town, but they console themselves
with the thought that Mr.. Thompson will
get some other good place, OF failing in that
can 20 to New York city and make liv-
ing at the law. He would perhaps be sat
roads IN the Interior Department, for
which he is fitted by his service on the
Paclhc Railroads Committee of the House.
But his friends say that the railroads
would fight this appointment because he
got through the House the Thompson bill
amending the Thurman act by increasing
the percentage of net earnings to be paid
into the Pacific Railroads sinking funds.
WINE AT STATE DINNERS.
Miss Cleveland treated the delegation
OF ladies representing the WOmen's Chris
tian Temperance Union who called on
her to-day very automatically. They
called on her as they called upon the Gar
fields at the beginning OF President Gar
nelps administration, in the hope that
they might keep wine off the Presidents
table at State dinners. They did not say
this in so many words. Miss Cleveland,
OF course. aid not refer to this. She eX.
pressed her appreciation of their kindness
IN calling on her as a body of Christian
workers, and then presented them to the
President. The latter treated them very
pleasantly, but said nothing about
wine on the State dinner table.
1t can be stated that there will be the
usual wines on the table at State dinners.
Miss Cleveland said when she came here,
in speaking of this subject: "My brother
and L are two. While 1 have my convic-
L
not interfere with him."
THE WHITE HOUSE STABLE.
Col. Lamont, the Presidents Private
Secretary, does not contemplate any fur
ther reductions of the force at the White
House. He is of the opinion that there
are no more ushers or messengers on duty
there than are needed, and that the clerical
force has been sufficiently reduced. Upon
investigating the Presidents stables Col.
Lamont concluded that there were more
horses kept there for the Office use of the
White House than will be needed during
the summer, and has therefore given
orders that all but three shall be turned
into the QuartermasteI's Department,
where they belong. There were origi-
nally seven Office horses, but Mr..
Phillips, President Arthur's Pri-
vate Secretary, purchased two
sOrrels some time ago, which were recent
ly removed. Of the three horses retained
two will be driven to the office carriage
and the other to buggy for the use of
messengers, as heretofore. During ex-
President Arthur's administration the
White House stables were well filled, as,
in addition to the seven horses referred to,
he kept ten horses at his own expense,
among them four big bays, which were
often driven fOur-in-hand. These eX-
President Arthur left for the use of Presi-
EX-President Arthur's sorrel saddle-horse
could not be used to any extent, as
it was compelled to breathe through
a silver tube, having undergone an
operation for tumor in the throat. He
was, therefore, presented by Mr.. Arthur
to. Albert Hawkins, the White House
cOachman. President Cleveland intends
keeping but two carriage horses for his
private use. and will shortly purchase a
suitable pair, butunul then will continue
to use those placed at his disposal by Mr..
Arthur.
EX-TREASURER PRICES CALL.
William c. Price, of Georgia, who was
United States Treasurer at the outbreak
of the war, called at the department to-
day. Price has lived in the backwoOds
for nearly twenty years. When he was
Treasurer there were less than twenty
clerks in the office, and the work was
done in one small room. The astonish-
ment of the old fellow when he saw the
like that of Rip Van Wrinkle after awaken
ing from his legendary sleep in the
Adirondacks. He could not believe his
eyes, and went away dumbfounded. Thus
far the piace-seekers who desire to be
United States Treasurer have not made
their appearance, and, as far as known,
not an application has been filed for Mr.
y
and his assistant, Mr.. Graves, have won
their present places by promotion from
the ranks for merit, and it is believed that
they will be retained.
THE PoTOMAC'S IMPROVEMENT.
Col. 2. c. Hains was asked what effect
the failure to appropriate money at the
last session of Congress for cOntInu-
ing the improvement of the Potomac river
win have upon that work. "We have
enough money on hand to do lots of work
this year." was the reply; "but then we
will come to a standstilI. There is be-
tween 100000 and $5OO,00O available
from the last appropriation, but nearly
every cent of it is tied up in con-
tracts already entered into. l think
these contracts will be completed
by the end of the coming December, and
then nothing further can be done unless
Congress takes action. anticipate, how
ever, that there will be an enormous
amount of work done before the end of
the year. Those two hydraulic dredges
are at work now and are doing splendidlY.
Soon they will be run at night, and then
their Joint work will not fall short of 10,-
600 cubic yards Of material dredged in
twenty-four hours. Before the working
season is over the work on the flats will
show for ITSELF"
CHANDLER'S FAVORITISM.
Another bit of favoritIsm shown by
Chandler Just before he went out was the
the appointment of ex-senator Cragin as
Assistant Judge Advocate in the Wales
case. For this Cragin is to be paid fee
of 81. 900. Cragin is mediocre lawyer of
no particular legal standing. His en-
ployment was clearly for the purpose of
advancing Chandler's Senatorial ambi-
NJ hos his n1aua all laid for hpinO