Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-13
Talk Among the Politicians.

HOW THEY COMFORT THEMSELyES-MR.H HIG-
GINS AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The politicians are comforting themselves
upon the theory that the Presidents delay in
making appointments which it is thought
should be made at once is on account of the
Senate committees not being organized so as to
consider the nominations.
No nominations other than military promo
tions were made to-day, and the politicians
don't expect any until next week Names sent
In this week could not be acted upon, and while
they were hung up, waiting the organization of
the committees, the ePresidentwould be subjected
to great pressure to induce him to withdraw
them and send others in their places.
The experienced ones say that 'this wise de-
lay" will have the effect of driving away the
possibly get anything. but that the changes will
be made soon enough-that is, as far as the
leading places are concerned.
The civil service reform views of Mr.. Higgins
the new appointment clerk of the Treasury, are
not quite conventional, but very decided. He
when called upon by STAR reporter to-day.
but said he was not yet perfectly familiar with
them. He said, however, that he did not
ping from his drawer which gave an
account -, Of 3 some COLLECTOR tor of customs who
the 4th of March to show his contempt for the
new newt President he added: 3D., "po you think he
thing in that book to cover the case.''
Speaking further on the subject, in a jocuar
sort Of way, he said that he had something else
besides the civil service law to occupy his at
tention. He had to think more of economy and
the reduction of the department to a business
footing.
The probability is that the same policy which
has been followed with relation to the en-
plOyes of the White House. will operate in the
Treasury and probably other departments. The
force in the Treasury particularly will be gone
over pretty thoroughly and reductions will be
made wherever the force is found to be larger
than necessary. Heads ofbureaus and chiefs of
divisions. a rule. will be rppface6 by demo
Gratis before very long. Men who have been
.offensiyely' partisan will be weeded out
to be inefficient, will have to go.
Under the mil; head o,o Of "ofiensiye par
whose party zeal forced them to take active
steps in opposition to Mr.. Cieveland's election;-
who left their desks to take part in the cam
paign, or who furnished money to conduct the
form, will likely be considered good reason for
removal. Yet the civil service law will not be
and after investigation The only changes that
are likely to be at all sweeping are such as will
be the result Of a reduction OF the force.
Hon. Geo. w. Julian, whose name has been
mentioned In connection with the commits
sionershp of the general land office, declines to
be considered an applicant for that office, but
says he will look to a different position here
AFTER
A District delegation, composed of Gen. Eppa
HuntOn, j. g. Calvert, Dr. W. @. Baldwin, Daril
Shanahan, VIM. Laird, jr. and Others called upon
the President to-day in behalf of Mr.. Thomas ].
Luttrel for the office of recorder OF deeds of the
District.
ANXIOCSLY WAITING FOR NOMINATIONS TO BE
SENT IN, WHICH SO FAR HAVE NOT MATER
IALIZED
Numerous applicants for appointments con.
gregate in the Senate each day and watch ca
gerly for nominations. Many of them have
high hopes of seeing their names figure in list
sent to the Senate. Every day this week there
has been disappointment among these men
over the non-;,rrival of nominations, and to-
day the feeling broke out into impetous words
of impatience. When the nominations
reached the Senate there was rush for the list,
which goes to the secretarys office, and the dis
covery that 1t consisted only of a few army pro-
motions, created intense disgust.