Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-11
WASHINGTON.


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WASHINGTON, March lo.-The Csbins,
,net promptly Al nooo With ali the mem
oets present IL 10 understood that The
ssssson vas devoted almost entirely e
tne oons1cerati1n Of Federal appoint
ments- IL ID asserted ou good su.hor;ty
Inas eaen member Of the Cabinet sub
Ilttea iist OF the appointments in his
ospAfttnent he'd 20 Be essential 10 tie
administration OF public boslness under
present requirements. The lists. il ia
Understood. included only such Offices
10 snicn q change Was desirable At
once N order thai the nev Secretaries
might discharge the duties of their
Offices without the least friction ar eua-
DerrsssmeHt- Tke deliberations of the
Cabinet viii probably result in a lono
isl 81 nomiu atoms being sent TO The
Senate by the President TODAY or To-
morrow. At the close of the Cabinet
meeting the President held A pabIie re-
ception, which lasted over an hour,
Consular Agent Recognized.
The President has recognized Robert
Smith A. British Consular Agent of and
Tor Eureka, Aroaia and Hookton, Cal.
20 reside as Eureka.
The Disputed senatorships.
The settlement of the New Hampshire
case IN the Senate will be q precedent
Tor toe Oregon case which will ARISE il
the Governor of Oregon appoints a
Senator, the Legislature having failed
70 elect 1t seems TO be settled that the
senate will a5mIt Blair, and IL it does il
VIII also admit any Senator Who NAV be
appointed from Oregon.
GaasRaU nnR.s..~~.. n.-
WAsHrsGTos, March l0.-The C 1mmis.
tee on Privileges and Elections has
adopted 3 report on the question of the
pay claimed for General Robinson,
present Secretary of State Of Ohio, as a
member of the House after he entered
upon the discharge of his official duties
IN Ohio. Tbs report concludes With q
resolution setting forth that Robinson
did not claim 70 be a member OF the
ii use after January 18th, and recon.
mending thai the clerk strike his name
from the rolls.
Demoertic senators ON the CeEnnitsees
Democratic Senators have completed
the arrangement Of committees. Sen
ators Vest, Coke aud Harris are to sue
coed Garland, Baysrd and Lamar on
the Judiciary Committee. Senator
Vance vii 90 Oh the Finance Commit
tee IN place of Bayard. Senator Ran
som will succeed Bayard as Chairman
OF the Private Land Claims, and senator
German will take Ransem's old place
As Chairman Of the Potomac River
Front Committee, Senator kenna will
GO on the Commerce COMMITTEE.
Must Remain I'm ssata aae.
The Secretary OF the Interior has re-
ceived a telegram from the Papago In
dian reservation In Arizona. requesting
the withdrawal of the United States
troops from the tract in dispute. The
Secretary declined 10 grant the request
aud declares that the matter must re-
main IN sfafa gro until decision ia had
by the United States Court on the Gov
ernment's appeal from the decision Of
the Territorial Court in Berges's favor.
onward They Come.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-Soms ap-
pointment clerks in the Departments
plieations for office, which came in by
thousands. The pressure at the Post
Office and Interior Departments Ia very
great. At the latter bureau applications
are coming in at the rate of 200 day.
Callers at the Executive Mansion. with
q more or less disguised purpose of fur
thsring the interests OF applicants, con-
tinue to be very numerous, bat are still
promptly aud politely referred 30 the
various heads Of Departments as the
persons to whom all saeA personal ut
terances should nov be addressed.
civil service Reform.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-Ths National
Republican will contain tomorrow an in
terview with Postmaster General Villas
ia which that gentleman is gu )ted a.
having said The program of the
whole Cabinet is to select officials for
their worth and value 20 the Govern
meni," and as having said further that.
A." Tue policy of the administration is to
bear out the civil service rules to the
full extent in the management of the
the rules here
IL is understood that il Is the inten-
ton of the President TO reduce the cler.
ical force at the White House, and TO
do away with the system of keeping an
elaborate record of all the business
brought there. In accordance with this
proposed curtaiiment Of the force four
employees Of the Executive Mansion
were today notified that after the 18th |
instant their services would not be re-
qaired. These are Henry @. Morton of
Ohio, ). Bsiwsy of Ohio, and w. Il.
Dule Of West Virginia, clerks at $500,
$1,000 and $l4C9 per annum respective
ly. and q. l.. Judd. telegraph operator,
who receives $t4o0 per annum.
the Weather.
WASHINGTON, March 10. - For the
II l.
weather and local rains.