New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
I.AMAR'S RIGHT-HAND MAN.
NOMINATIONS STILL SENT IN SLOWLY.
y1AcE-sEEKERs FURIOUS AT THE PR1siD1N'
LAY, ALTHOUGH NOT WITHOUT hoFA'


v,AcE-srEKERs FURIOUS AT THE PRESIDENTS DE-
IAy. ALTHOUGH NOT WITHOUT HOPE.
TpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE,l
w.suScroS. March 1.-THE President seh' uno
following nominations to the senate .oo"s
ward d. Clark, of Mississippi. to be Assistant - go
tarv of the Interior; Sidney u. Jach'han' y. H.
sa'y ,T.;t.a States Marshal for the Western DIS
..;.t oe rsxas Lieutenant Downs l.. VIII
.on. ,unior grade, to be lieutenant; Ensign Henry
# Mavo to be lieutenant junior grade
The nomination of Edward d. Clark, OF Miss's-
.;nn; 70 he Assistant Secretary OF the Interior Is
;mnortant for the reason that the nominee ior al
rractical purposes, will be the Secretary OF tne
Interior. The curiosity to know who MT. Clarh ,''
and what qualification he possesses 1or inc us
charge of his new duties is therefore great ""
IN the surprise of everybody, however .heio
scarcely n man in town who has ever hearo Vi M"
before Even Mississippians plead Ignorance as W
.;s ontecedents. Ali that can be learned OF MN Is
that he is friend of Secretary Lamar anu 'na' u,
= a successful lawyer In his own State. he arrived
= town this morning in response to formal oiier
ri the Assistant secretaryship, by Mr.. Lamar MI
Ios,vn. who occupied the place under secretary
Taller will start for his home in Illinois as soon as
his successor is confirmed
The faces of the oiiice-seekers grow longer anu
longer az the days pass by and the fresioeh' i"ns
IN send To the Senate q satisfactory batch VI
snnointments. Unable to hide their disgust ana
disappointment they are left to relieve their minus
nv the liberal use of language unit Tor pupicaton'
and offensive to polite ears The air IN tne iooo.eS
of the National and Metropolitan Hotels ia'ori'o
resorts always of Democratic statesmen IN ana ou.
of Office is thick with maledictions. Inc lmpoteh'
rage of this class of politicians vents Itself IN 'Drea's
of what they will do four years hence and they seal
<o and "
conious drauchts of liquor. 1t would be difficult to
6nd n Democratic office seeker in town tonight
who has kind word to say for the Administration.
Not that be does not think that. ultimately the
rascas will be turned in to feed at the public crio
but he 10 wild to think that the changes are not
made at once, and without reference to sickly ana
continental notions regarding a reformed civil
Service.
The usual crowds besieged the departmentsto-day.
The fact that they have been kept at bay success
fully for over week, now makes them bercer ana
more determined than ever. Petitions and app'ica-
tions bv mail are received Gin increased numbers.
Every Democrat seems to want post ONCE or tne
disposal of ons. Mr. Villas was compelled this
morning to issue an order denying admission to his
Office after IL O'Clock to everybody except Senators
and members of the XLIXth Congress. This re-
Geved the pressure somewhat, but did not con-
tribute toward allaying the irritation OF the
patrots left to cool their heels in the corridors ana
on the sidewalks.
The reduction of the clerical force in the White
House has been announced with much ostehtatlon
as the first step in the direction of reform Indeed
the President is thought to entertain the belief that
the public business can be transacted in the diner
ent departments by about half the number OF clerks
now employed, and, it is understood, ne has I'M
pressed upon the members OF his Cabinet the
Importance Of taking early steps toward carLying
-. .w.tn naH..o In
of three or four clerks at the White House
NAV not interfere seriously with the puhiic business
s the %e wRsn % be sssre1 not ThSss IN
position to know say that It VIII De iound Necessary
then rearpoint clerks to aid 1he presden
Already the statement is made that the rresiueht
will require the attendance OF his clerks from a. IN
until midnight, at least for some weeks TO come,
untii the business at hand Is disposed OF. Uhuer
these circumstances il is not surprising that the
cutting down of lthe clerical force ana tue inuch
talked of desire to set an example III MS own oclai
household of economy and retrenchment are con-
eidered by many to be piece OF political ciap|1rap
merely, or at best device to escape the provision
OF The Civil Service act. and enable the President 10
appoint, later on. TO the vacancies so artiully
created such of his followers as he may desire
few new names are mentioned tonight as can
didates for Office. William T.. Cromwell. oil Name,
is strong applicant for the Fonrth Auditorshp OF
the Treasury. He was chief clerk OF that once
under Secretary .Fessepden. ., At present he 4. IS
Eastern Agent Of the Lake Shore Railroad, with
headquarters at Boston.
The California Democrats are urging surveyor.
state for the Commissonership of the Land Once.
The Missouri men have had meetings here every
day for the last week, distributing ofnces among the
faithful of their State. In addition to the wants
of these patriots already mentioned IN IHE IklB-
UyE, are the following: General Elijah Gates. oi
Marshal of Missouri Charles II. Hasbrook. Of
Kansas City, Collector of Internal Revenue for That
Jsstrict; John Z. Benton, United States Attorney
for the Eastern District OF missouri; colonel
Switzler, Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
ExRepresentative stoeksager. OF Indiana, wants
an Office of some kind Il ne cannot be put IN
which, at the present time OF writing, are high.
Ex-senator Slater, of Oregon, goes TO BED every
night now with the firm conviction that he Will
wake pp in tho morning Commissioner OF the Land
Office.
General w. A. Quarlcs Of Tennessee. is another
Southern man who desires to represent his country
War; however, called at the White House yester-
day. and unanimously indorsed for this place
sCerro Gordon Williams, whom Joe" Blackburn
succeeded In the Senate
In describing the Inauguration ceremonies lHE
TgIbUSg mentioned the circumstance that at the
man exchanged seats with SergeantatArms
Canaday, taking the place which 1.-THE latter had
previously occupied IN the small raised space with
Mr. Cleveland, Mr.. Arthur land the Chief Justice.
Lest any should suppose that the Sergeant-at-
Arms had usurped place which did not belong 10
him. or that the Senator claimed seat to which he
had no title il ought to be said that the official pro-
gramme assigned seat on the raised platform to
Mr. Canaday, but that he bnally prevailed upon
Senator Sherman to accept II.
REPUBLICANs ON SENATE COMMITTEES.
AGREEMENT BY THE CAUCUs-MR. SHERMAN AMI