The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20
At WASHINGTON.
How Matters Are Progressing I'M
der the New Admin jtration.
A Day at the White House and in
the Departments,

The new administration at Washington Is
busily employed nowadays in getting into
working order. The 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
the 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. Thu President
arose early and at once betook himself to the
consideration of his mail, which was unusual
ly large. AS one of the clerks at the White
House put 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 had
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, Noor-
hees and Jackson, Representatives Waite,
Beach, Lore, Stone, Milliken, Davis, Sceney,
Jones and Cole and eX-Repr9sentative Paige.
The secretary of war called about noon and
had a long conference with the President.
At | 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. Nc rule has yet been
adopted for the reception of visitors, but
under the present system Senators, Repre-
sentatives and officials who call on
public business will be received from
10 until 2 except on Cabinet days-Tuesdays
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 l
o'clock, except on Cabinet days, when he will
not be able to see them before 9 o'clock. No
ot.t.a, /, pap1nptG Ina Va vat hppu mazda fp1. aypu-
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 APP
pointments would be made to fill the vaCan
cies created. He said there might possibly
be one or two more changes III the person
mel of the force, but that would be all.
Since President Cleveland's Inauguration the
entire clerical force has been busily engaged
from 5 o'clock in the morning until midnight
and it is expected that the rush of business
will compel a continuance OF these working
hours for some time to come. One regulation
of the house prohibits employees from smok-
ing in the oAices.
Among those who called on the President
in the afternoon Were Representatives LAT
foon and Wemple, Colonel Ottinger, Repre-
sentative Caldwell, with n delegation from
Tennessee, a delegation from Virginia and a
del cation from the District of Columbia,
which recommended the appointment OF IL.
Is. Hay as marshal of the district.
In the postollice and interior departments
the rush OF visitors continued today without
diminution, AMI notices have been posted in
conspicuous places by the postmaster-ge
eral and secretary of the interior to the effect
that only Senators and Representatives will
be rccei led after noon. The regulation is
beginning to have a perceptible effect,
and both of these officials now find time
to devote a mall part of the day to tran
saclion OF necessary routine business.
The secretary of the treasury had a large
number of callers to-day including three dele
ga.ions-one from Kentucky, headed by Sen
ator Beck and Speaker Carlisle, another from
North Carolina, headed by Senator Vance,
and the third from Virginia, headed by Rep
resentative Barbour. They merely called to
pay respects. Some of the members, however,
said they would come to see the secretary
ON business some other day. Mr.. Fairchild,
who has been nominated as assistant
secretary Of the treasury is expected
in Washington this evening. No change has
yet been made in the treasury department
except the appointment of Mr.. Snyde to
succeed Mr.. SpeIry as private secretary to
the secretary,
Secreta.y Bayard has appointed Mr.. II. L.
Bryan, as his private secretary. Mr..
Bryan has been with Mr.. Bayard in the
same capacity for IA 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. II. Mccain, of New York, as his pri-
waite secretary.
Secretary Manning has appointed Eugene
Higgins, of Maryland, to be the chief OF the
appointment division, treasury department.