The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-07
AT THE CAPITAL.
The President Preparing His
Message to Congress.
EATON TO REMAIN.
The Chinese of Washington Territory
Become the Subject of Serious
Consideration,

WASHINGTON, November 5.-The Presi-
dent this afternoon appointed Dorman S.
Eaton member OF the Civil Service Com
mission in place of Judge Thoman, whose
resignation was accepted to take effect on
November LIST. The appointment ia but a
temporary one, however, as it is proposed
to appoint permanent successor to Judge
Thoman in a short time. Eaton consented
to serve on the commission for few weeks
in order to assist the newly appointed
commissioners in familiarizing themselves
with their duties, and also to close up
certain unfinished matters in which he is
greatly interested. It is not known who
will succeed Eaton, beyond the fact that
the new appointee will be Republican in
full sympathy with civil service reform.
The President this afternoon appointed
E. L. Carson, OF Texas, Indian agent at
Ouray, Utah.
THE PAYMAsrER's DIsBURs EAENTs.
Paymaster-GeneralR Rochester in his an
nual report to the Secretary OF War shows
that the disbursements OF his bureau dur
ing the last fiscal year amounted to $l3,-
4S3 1877, including $197 900 to the signal
service, $2l3, 900 to the Military Academy
and $12, ,349, ,443 on the army pay rolls.
The amount disbursed for the payment of
mileage OF officers was $3.50 General
Rochester recommends legislation allowing
an officer who may be travelling under or
ders his actual fare and a certain rate OF
mileage by the shortest route usually trav.
eled, sufficient to meet his incidental ex
penses. Such a scheme, he says, would be
more equitable to the officer and the Gov
ernment than the present system. Ninety
three non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates have been placed upon the retired
list. General Rochester recommends legis-
lation authorizing the payment to these
men of SO month in lieu OF allowances for
clothing and rations. The Paymaster
General reports the diminished operations
of his bureau make it possible to drop six
clerks from the present force.
CHINESE explosions.
The Governor OF Washington Territory
yesterday telegraphed to Secretary Lamar
that the citizens of Tacoma had expelled
200 Chinese from the city limits. The Gov
ernor then telegraphed to the local author
tiles of Tacoma, asking if they could pre-
serve order. He WAS informed that, while
order was not perfectly preserved, no one
had been seriously injured. Another tele-
gram from the Mayor of Seattle stated
that in view OF the outbreak at Tacoma,
trouble was apprehended at Seattle. The
Chinese in the Territory have made an
urgent appeal to the Governor for protec-
ton, and a GubernatoriaI proclamation
has been issued calling upon all citizens to
assist in the preservation OF order. This
action was reported to-day to Secretary
Lamar, and after a conference with the
President, a telegram was sent to the Gov
ernor OF Washington Territory, approving
the issuance of the proclamation, and di-
recting him to use all the means in his
power to prevent any further trouble.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all the members except Secretaries
Manning and Whitney. Arrangements were
made for special conferences between the
President and the individual members OF
his Cabinet regarding treatment to be con-
sidered in the Presidents message to Con-
gress.