National Republican., 1885-04-24
THE DAILY APPOINTMENTS.
A Record Of the official Changes MS
Developed Mt the White House and
In the Depnrtmenta.

A Record of the Official Changes MS
Developed Mt the White House and
In the Departments.
Assistant Attorney General for the In
terror Department Joseph X. McCammon
yesterday rendered his resignation, to
take effect May "a. lie was appointed to
the position by President Hayes in 1880,
an d rctircs now to engage In private busi-
ness. In his letter Of resignation he re.
minds the Secretary that ho informed him
Of his readiness to resign on tho day that
Mr.. Lamar took possession OF tho depart
mcnt, butat the earnest request Of the lat
ter, which was very much appreciated, ho
had withheld his resignation until his pri-
vatc interests would not permit him to
defer II any longer. The following is Secre-
tary Lamar's letter In response
Yours OF this date inclosing your resgna-
| tion az an assistant attorney general, to take
| effect on the 9th proximo, has Just been rc.
ceiycd, aud will be forwarded at once to tho
| Attorney General. thank you for Withhold
| lug ut my request your resignation until the
| present time; aud, while regret the termina.
| ton OF our Official relations, IL gives mo pleas.
uIe to testify not only to the efficient aid
! but the help have derived from you In many
| important matters outside of your own es-
! pccial sphere OF duty.
Tho President yesterday appointed
Samuel II. Cooper collector of internal
revenue for the first district Of Texas,
and +. j. Pratt to be collector for the
tenth district of Massachusetts.
A delegation Of lawyers, including
Mcssrs. l.. q. Hine, A. G. Bradley, Reginald
Fondall, and $. Maddox, as q committee
from tho District Bar Association. called
on the President aud the Attorney General
yesterday and presented to them a
copy Of resolutions adopted by the Bar
| Association, requesting, In the appoint
ment Of judges, that preference bo given
citizens Of the District of Columbia. Mr..
Hine acted as spokesman, and presented
tho question in both cases. Tho Presi-
dent replied that whom he was notified
that Judge Wylie wished to retire he
would give the subject the gravest con-
sideration. Attorney General Garland
said he recognized tho propriety of hav-
ing District man upon tho bench, and
ho believed that the President favored
such one, all the qualifications being
equal.
The name of Charles F. Peck, of En-,
glewood, n. j., but formerly of this city
was yesterday presented to the President
and Attorney General for tho vacancy or
strongly Endorsed.
Mr.. Morgan, of South Carolina, who
was appointed consul to Melbourne, anG
who was charged with having worked fol
the election of Mr. Blaine during tn,
campaign, called on the President yester
day. Mr.. Morgan states that he wrote
pamphlet treating OF the condition, hab
its, &C., of the people of Mexico and Soutl
America and that incidentally he asserted
that Secretary Blaines vigorous foreigr
policy (it was when Mr. Blaine was Secre
tary of State) had caused America anC
Americans to be much more highly re
spected among those people; that durinl
the political campaign some of Mr.. Blaine
friends seized upon the pam phlet and helC
it up as a justification of him and hi
policy by political opponent. Mr. Nor
gan will be married on Tuesday next to
well-known society lady Of New York.
Mr.. Frank Q. Nesbit, the new chief
clerk of the agriculture department, ar
J rived in the city yesterday aud took
charge Of his Office.
The President yesterday appointed
George B. Fife, Of this city; Richar'
Stock, Of New Jersey, and Middleton
Guest, of Maryland. naval csdets-at-larg
at Annapolis.
The President appointed the following
postmastcrs George d. Whittlesoy, q
New London, Conn, vice Tubbs, resigned
G.. b. Falconer. at Minneapolis, Kan.
Harney, commission expired; Hugh v
Gavignan, at Columbus, Kan, vice Coul
ter, resigned; james Il. Stuart, at Vai
Buren,, Ark, vice Smith, resigned; L.
, Williams, at Ketchum, Idaho, vice Stew
: art, resigned. He also signed the com
missions Of Christian L. Georgie, q
Unionvillo, Conn; Reuben A. Mitchell
at Opelika, Ala; George w. Statlor, a
Mansfield. Ohio; Edward r. DeBray. a
Clyde, Kan; Benz. +. McKall, at Moor
head, MINI.
Hr. Bayliss w. Hanna, of Indiana
recently appointed United States ministe
to Persia, qualified yesterday at the De
partment Of State.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ar
pointed Juan q. Ravjna to be inspector 0
! rags at the port Of Cadiz.
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