Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-10
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There was little dropping on In the number
OF callers on the cabinet ofncers this morning,
yet the visitors were numerous enough to keep
the rooms pretty well filled. Vice President
Hendricks made the rounds with Senator
voorhees,. The first cabinet Officers Mt their
desks were Secretary Manning and Attorney
General Garland. Secretary Manning entered
past eight went to o his room, and WAS occupied
with his mail until ten o'clock, refusing TO see
anybody during that time. By ten o'clock he
opened to visitors, who began to pour in.
attorney General Garland got 70 the Depart
ment OF Justice at quarter of nine and fol-
fingered a few mi s too long over their
breakfast had occasion to repent II. Their
doors We're besieged with callers, and they.
the departments until a trifiing delay threat
eneo to keep them from their ofdces alto
gether 1t was after ten O'Clock when Secretary
Bayard got safely in his office. Secretary
" whitney got in at ten, and the Secretary Of
W ar but quarter of an hour earlier, None
at ine,r mn to ese
moment of their arrival until the hour arrived
for the cabinet meeting. All the Senators
catied early, SO as to be through by the hour Tor
Some of the appointment clerks Of the depart
ments were kept up all last night indexing ap-
some of the applications are gotten up in very
eiaporate style. One man, wanting q place
under the Department Of Justice, had two
iedgers of about hundred and nifty pages each,
pound In antique style, which We're filled with
endorsements and all sorts Of recommendations.
Others presented their credentials printed in
pamphlet FORM and some handsomely bound
with the name Of the applicant and place
wanted in gilt letters on the back.
m All idea 81 sudden changes In the depart
formers are delighted with the way things are
going. Judge Thoman said to STAR reporter
and that the new administration would go fur.
Their in the way of civil service reform even than
ANYBODY had heretofore hoped: The appoint.
Treasury is looked upon as q good thing for the
refOrmers.
OFFICE SEEKERS AT THE POST OFFICE DE-
PARTMENT.
Postmaster General Villas received q throng
Of callers to-day, almost large as that Of yes.
terday. He was not able to dispose OF
them all before the time arrived for his
departure to the cabinet meeting. The
applications for post offices continue
ow In With but
pi1catlons Tor the bureau offices outside OF the
three assistants. A large number want to be
however, that as soon as the big offices are dis
posed of, attention will be turned to the
railway mail Superintendent at Baitimore, Is D
candidate for the position Of chief Of the rail-
way mail service, and Mr.. Samuel Mcdonald,
Sharp's place. Mayor Constantine, OF Spring
field, Ohio, appears among the numerous can.
didates for the position Of first assistant. The
Postmaster General has taken no action as yet
in regard to changes, but has asked Mr.. ]. b.
Minnick, the private secretary, to remain. Al
though the rush OF office seekers about the de-
partment seems to be very great. yet Mr.. MARI,
the Oldest official in the department, thinks
that 1t is not SO great as on former occasions.
At the beginning of Gen. Grants first term, Mr..
Mari says that the pressure was very great.
AT THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Lamar held very large reception
this morning, and the office-seekers seemed to
be very determined. The Secretary, however
does not give much encouragement. The appli.
cations for Office have come in at the rate OF
about 200 per day and they are still pouring In.
The large proportion are for the bureau Offices
in the department, and there
are a good many for Indian agencies and
registers of the land Office, receivers, &c.
EX-Congressman r. s. Stevens, Of New York,
and Congressman Lyman, of Massachusetts,
are prominently mentioned in connection with
the Indian office. Secretary Lamar has taken
no action yet in regard to filling these places.
His only appointne ut IL that of Mrs. Emily v.
d. Miller, of Mississippi, assistant stenogra-
pher in the Secretary's Office, at q salary of
81 200, vice Miss Herzog, transferred to the
Patent office. This appointment is outside of
the civil service law.
One of the officials in the Interior depart
ment, who has resigned and is Awaiting the ap-
pOintment ofhis successor, said to-day, as he
stepped on a pair of scales to get weighed, that
he wanted to see how much Q man weighed
with his head cuf off