New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-02
REMOVED BY THE PRESIDENT
CHANGES THAT PROVOKE CRITICISM.
JOHN GooDE. OF Virginia. MADE SOLICITOR
GENERAIr-AN OFFICE FOR W. M. MERRicK--
CONSUL SHAW REMOVED.
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GENERAI-AN OFFICE FOR W. M. MERRiCK--
CONSUL SHAW REMOVED.
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WASHINGTON. May 1.-The President made
the following appointments to-day:
f. J. Hale OF North Carolina be United States Con-
stl at Manchester, England, vice A. d. Shaw, sus-
pended
John Goode. OF Virginia. to be soctorGenersl, vice
Samuel +, Phillips resigned.
William NJ. Merrick Of Maryland, to be an Associate
bia, vice Andrew wylie. resigned.
Thomas Fcrra to be Collector OF Internal Revenue
Tor the ist District OF NewJersey, vice william r. Ia
TEN, suspended. -
say Office, Boise City, IDAHO vice Norman H. Camp sus-
George Hayes to he Supervising Inspector of Steam
Vessels for the Vth District vice Marx d. Flower sus-
pended
The two important appointments made to-day In the
Department Of Justice will provoke great deal OF
criticism much OF which will be Justly unfavorabe The
change in the solcitOr-Generashp involves loss to
the Government Of able experienced and eminent
lawyer. and the appointment in his place OF lawyer
who has gained high reputation for ability In his
profession although he has been fairly successful as
Democratic politician. Mr. Goode served In the Rebel
Congress during the war; aud after 1t ended he was
several times an unsuccessful candidate for Representa-
tive In the Congress of the United States He was fairly
by the Of his district as candidate Tor
the XLIvth Congress, but he obtained seat In tne
House by the aid a Democratic majority In that body
He retained that during the two succeeding Con-
gresses but In $780, after tissue ballots had gone o or
fashion in Virginia and when the voters OF the district
were again allowed and have their votes honestly
counted Republican returned by large majority
and Mr. Goode retired TO private lie ana small iegei
practice The Office of socitorGeneral Is only slightly
inferior In Importance and responsibility 10 that OF At
torney- eneral The Solicitor General, In case OF
vacancy In office Of Attorney General exercises Ino
authority OF that office ana performs m directs he
conducts argues all cases In which INC UoyeTnens
is interested In the Supreme Court ana Court Oh Cas
he may he assfou
any United States Court or state Court MI ~ sbs
appointment is in accordance with the yerdct oi 'ne
For tbe District Judgeship TO which Judge W. d. Mer-
Judge Ierrck being the oldest lie years Of
age and may retire on full pay III a,5y h 9 i,ret @ ~
Columbia in 1855. lie served until the court was sss
abolished in 1853 In the course 0i .se n ps
February 90 1868, Senator Clark, OF VA
opposing an me m ha 70 Sor @ Sdses Of this District are
enough This amendment u aa9pIen %, nt vste 20 nav
So 900 for an additional judge TO supply The place @ Q,
Secessionist whom we DO not dare 10 turn OUT my my
nrtood n that when the expected retirement OF Chief
Justice Cartier takes place Judge Merrek VIII nc pro
| r. 1!' Merrick, the we-known Washington lawyer vu,
The secretary OF tho Treasury to-day Perk Of the
Bureau OF Statistics, vice Joseph whitney ol Sae %
removed lie also ordeIea te ns Alleged H for his re-
moval being that he was born ~ vermont Th % aUpoins-
ment OF George b. Clark 81 Missouri, and William hng'
~ Georota In he InternaT Revenue Agents. vice A. IL.
Clark of Kentucky, and 4. j. Grimerson OF fehhsy'%
| MIA resi- gned, took effect to-day 81, oo,nt
j. b. Baird, OF Georgia, to-day received ms spPoaa ana
,nont as sunernendent OF the Dead Letter Olco anu
| Immediately entered upon the discharge oi MS au'eS'
| T. J. Hale who has been appointed eohsui a' man.
cboscr England is a native OF North Carolina, ana is
hout fortnye wears OF age. lie is Editor OF Ihs ray
1er,ye IN ca Obserrer He has always been WORKING
Dan.crat was a delegate the Democratic Nationai
Convention OF last year and supported the Democrats
ticket strongly in his newspaper during the late eS
DENTAL campaign applied for third class mssion'
and was indorsed by the entire North Carolina delega
| ton. ,., a.
Iohn Goode of Virginia, who has been appoih'ed 90
General OF the United States Il native Oh VIZ
nia Ho is 6ftysix years OF age and was admitted 20
| the lar I'm 1851 In the same year he was secteu q
nemler of the Virginia Legislature, ana IN lcol nc Wss
member of the Virginia Convention which aopted tno
ordiuance OF secession. He was ielhber o. .no ~.
fed,r,fe Congress during the war anu was ys
live from Virginia in the XLiNtb AIHth ahi, MIN
Cnngresses lie was a member OF the electoral coesY
~ 60 ani 1s56 and was "A delegate to the Natonai
nsmocratc Convention IN 1865, AMI nelnoer 0l 'Ho
Democratic Executive Committee IRON leos 20 ,a
| William NJ Nerrick, OF Maryland, inc new Assoo,f.o
Jusfe Of the Suoreme Court OF the stfct OF Noiduo,
was horn i'm Charles Comfy, Md about siAy-siA 1913 10
ngo lie began the practice Ot law IL MashniStoa, ~
iS and was appointed 10y President Pierce hssoIsSo
Ius,ice OF the old Circuit Court OF the Dlstret Oh ~
lila The court abolished by ACT OF NohStSs a.
TSG2 and Judge Merrck umed the prdctlce OF Ia"
Norvland In 1877 he elected To CONGRESS to
Va Tarviand District, and served on the commitlee
which mves tigaed the Credit MoDler sSa"a, a,ra
The nrincpa speech upon the SUBJECT shee ns 10
ot frn Congress he has continued to practice I'd" ia
Maryland.