Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-12
TIE WORLDS NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNION. |
DOMESTIC.
Changes in the Personnel of the Govern
ment SerYicA.

ment Service.
WASHINGTON, November 11th = Those
who have complained that changes have
been made in the personnel of the Govern
| ment service more slowly than was ex-
| pected, would probably change their opin-
| ion if they should carefully examine the
ground, and realize how many changes
| have taken place. In the State Department
only one of the assistant Secretaries, Gov
ernor Porter, is q Democrat; but in the
| consular and diplomatic service nearly
every important position is now in Demo-
cratic hands. In the Treasury Department,
| the changes have been more marked. The
Secretary, both assistant Secretaries, the
| Chief Clerk, the Appointment Clerk, Com
| missioner of Internal Revenue, all the
Auditors, the Treasurer and assistant
Treasurer, Chief of the Customs division
and many of the chief Of divisions in the
various bureaus, are now Democrats, while
in the large number of offices throughout
the country, which come under this De-
| partment, the changes have been fully as
| extensive. In the War and Navy Depart
ments but few changes have been made,
for neither of these Departments is regard
| ed as political, and the work required de-
| mands long experience. In the Postoffice
and Interior Departments, however. hard
ly prominent official remains from the
| last administration, Major Lockwood, the
Chief Clerk of the Interior Department,
being the notable exception. 1t is mat
| ter of considerable speculation among the
! friends of the administration why the
Major continues TO occupy that position,
for II is known that several capable Demo-
Gratis would be glad to receive the appoint
| ment. Not only in the Department force
in this city have the changes been effected,
but in large number of other
offices, Indian agents, general land agents,
pension agents and Postmasters, which
come under the control of these two De
partments, the same extensive system of
removals has been adopted. The Attorney
General has also made clean sweep in his
Department Of the prominent officials, and
Il may be set down as a fact that when
| Congress shall meet the members viii be
satisfied that good Democratic work, so far
as making the personnel of the Govern
ment service conform To the dominant po-
litical faith is concerned, has been done
during the vacation. All this has not by
any means been the work of the President,
but the various Secretaries have themselves
attended to the so-called purging of their
own Departments of the Republicans and
substituting Democrats in their places.
The Fraudulent Chinese Certificates.
WASHINGTON, November 1lth. - Chief
Brooks, of the Secret Service, is receiving
frequent reports from Special Agent Fin
| negass relative to his Investigations as to
the fraudulent immigration of Chinese. In
| conversation with your correspondent
to-day Brooks said: g am tolerably well
satisfied from all the information possible
for me to get, that there have been no for
geries of certificates. Undoubtedly certifi-
Gates issued 10 returning Cinnamon have
been sold by them in China to persons de-
string TO come to this country, and who,
under the terms of the Restriction Act, are
not entitled to land. | have no informa-
ton to warrant Il belief that any ring of
CustOm-house officers exists for the pur-
pose Of making money out of eyasions of
the law. In my opinion, if the Custom
house officers in San Francisco worked to-
gether with more harmony to prevent the
fraudulent admission of Chinese immi-
grants, there would be fewer complaints
about violations of the law" The report
of Special Agent Spalding, of the customs
| service, on the Chinese frauds, has not vet
been received at the Treasury Department
The Presidents Order Regarding Office
Seekers.
WASHINGTON, November 11th. - The
Presidents order excluding oflice-seekers
and public men, except when they have
public business with him, will probably be
revoked at the end of the month. 1t was
made to give the President time to prepare
his message. He will try in future to keep
out offiCe-seekeTs, but ne recognizes that it
would be impossible TO restrict public men
in their coming to see him, or to make
them specify in advance their business
with him.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, November 11th.-The Pres
ident to-day appointed Dr.. John G. Lee, of
Philadelphia, Secretary of Legation at
Constantinople.
The Civil Service Commission, in the dis
cussion of the Sterling case at the meeting
to-day in an informal manner, reached no
conclusion. 1t will be the subject of dis
cussion at to-mOrrow's meeting, when a
conclusion will probably be arrived at.
Tie President has appointed General
Joseph L. Bartlett, of New York City, to be
Second Deputy Commissioner of Pensions,
in place Of l.. c. Bartlett, resigned on &C
count of i'll health. and William H. Nor
gan, of Nashville, Tenn, member of the
Board of Indian Commissioners, in place
Of Orange Judd. resigned.
The following fourth-claSs PostmasterS
were appointed to-day: Arizona, at Pay
son, Miss Ada Bowers. Nevada, at Fairplay,
Miss Sue Hayes California, at Yosemite,
G. Clarke; Lakeport, William T. Written
The Plenary Council DEGREES.
BALTIMORE, November 11th.-Reverend
Dr. A. J. O'Connell, who was commissioned
by the late Catholic PIenary Council to
bear the DEGREES formulated by that body
to the Pope, returned to this city this morn
ing, after having performed his mission.
DR.. O'Connell, on his arrival, Immediately
repaired to the Archepiscopal residence and
delivered the DEGREES to the Apostolic Del
q and President Of ha 81,
bishop Gibbons. In reply to questions
asked concerning the nature of the DEGREES,
DR.. O'Conneu said he had no information
concerning them to give. When asked
whether the statements published in some
papers as to their nature were well founded.
he inquired what they were, and seemed
surprised at the absurdity of much which
has found its way into print in connection
with the work of the late Council. He then
stated, i'll general way, that there
was nothing in the DEGREES radical
or of a political nature. The Catholic
Church was not a follower or supporter of
any political system. The DEGREES dealt
with family matters SO as to speak, matters
inside the Catholic Church. Their ultimate
purpose was to further a broader and more
plentiful diffusion of the benefits of Chris
tianity Concluding his remarks on this
subject, DR. O'Connell said: There is
nothing contained in the DEGREES which is
not wholly within the scope of the pur-
pose l have mentioned" Anything more
explicit or circumstantial than this, the
reverend gentleman said, it would be i'm
proper for him to give at present. 1t will
be remembered that anticipations were en-.
tertained in some quarters that Dr. O'Con-
nell, on his return from Rome, would be
able to throw some light upon the
vexed question, whether or not there
would be another American Car
dina, and whether Archbishop Glib
bons would receive that dignity in case
another red hat was sent TO the United
States. When questioned concerning the
cardinalate, he said that he knew nothing
about it, and heard nothing during his stay
in Rome to indicate whether another
American prelate would receive the honor
or not DIR. O'Connell said that when he
left Rome Pope Leo was in excellent
health. The doctor seems to have enjoyed
his visit to the Eternal City very much, and
to be very well pleased with the result of
his mission. After completing his work in
connection with the DEGREES, DR.. O'Connell
will return to Rome, to assume the duties
of his position as rector of the American
College.
The Dead Tragedian.
PHILADELPHIA, November 11th.-At 8
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