Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-11
REFlLLING THE OFFICES.
COLQUITTS GOOD STANDING
WITH THE PRESIDENT.

Foreign Mission for Gen. Lawton-
HllI or Simmons for the Northern
District AttOrneyship-Geor Apt
to Secure One of the Assistant Post
masterships
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Col
quit called on the President Yesterday.
Senator Brown called to-day. The former
was very cordially received. The Presi-
dent thinks a great deal Of him. Neither
Senator recommended any one for office.
Senator COlquitt has not as vet deter
mined whom he will support for any
of1ce. 1t is probable, however, that he
Will recommend Ben II. Hill for District
Attorney Of the Northern District of
Georgia, and that Mr.. Hill will be an
pointed by the President on this recon-
mendation. Senator Brown will probably
oppose this appointment. w. 4. Sim
mons is understood to be his candidate
Tor this Office. Gen. A. X. LawtOn will
probably be rendered frst-class foreign
mission.
Nathan ToOmer has the support Of some
members Of the Georgia delegation for
Minister to Liberia.
CLEvELAND's FIRST REFORM.
The President has begun his promised
administrative reforms. One-half the
clerks and employees at the White House
were notified to-day that after March -
their services would be dispensed with.
No successors will be appointed in these
cases. The President sees that under the
system OF short days and complicated
ways established by former admlnistra-
tons, twice as many offices have been
created at the White House as are really
necessary. His programme cOntemplates
less red tape and more hard work. He
thinks that with simpler system of
records and longer official days half
the present clerical force will
be amply sufficient to transact
all the executive business. In making
the removals the best men Will of course
be retained. A similar policy involving
at once the simplification of methods. the
increase of WORK expected and the reduc-
ton OF the OvergrOwn clerical force will
doubtless be inaugurated in every de-
partment of the government. The Presi-
dents first effort at administrative reform
is very practical.
In accordance with this proposed cur
tallment of the force, four of the en-
plOyes at the Executive Mansion were to-
day notified that after March 10 their ser.
vices would not be required. These are
Henry &. Morton, Of Ohio; J. 5. Bolfay, of
Ohio, and w. r. Duke, of West Virginia.
IL
annum respectively; and o. L. Judd,
telegraph operator, who receives 81, 400
per annum.
No nominations OF Importance are eX-
pected TO be sent to the Senate tomorrow,
Ex-COngressman Eustace Gibson, of
West Virginia, is, it is stated by an intl-
mate friend of President Cleveland, to be
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The President does not like what he has
heard about Phil. Thompson and will not
appoint him.
Solicitor General Phillips has rendered
bis resignation to the President, to take
effect upon the appointment and qualif-
cation of his successor. He does not pro-
pose to embarrass the Attorney General
by vacating his office until provision
snail have been made to fill it.
CLEvELAND's INDIAN POLICY.
President Cleveland proposes a vigOr-
Gus Indian policy, under which the In
dians shall be advanced more rapidly in
civilization. He wants Gen. Francis
Barlow, it is understood, to be Commits
siOner Of Indian Affairs, to the end that
the office may be well administered.
PLANS OF MIR. Villas.
y California Democrat stated to-day
that the position of First Assistant Post
master General was yesterday offered to
DR.. George Miller, editor of the Omaha
Herald, and that he declined it. Ex-
Congressman Stevenson. of Illinois. wants
it, but it is thought that the appointment
of Gen. Black from that State as Pension
Commissioner, will have the effect to rule
out other Illinois aspirants for big places.
II is said that Postmaster General Villas
intends TO divide the three Assistant Post
master Generalships in a geographical
way-that one will be taken from the
East, one from the West and one from the
40 N Of
be the Western man, eX-COngressman
Talbot the Eastern man, and that either
Alabama or Georgia will get the other
place.
The National Republican will contain
tomorrow an interview with Postmaster
General Villas on the subject of appoint
ments in the departments, in which that
gentleman is quoted as saying: tine
programme of the whole Cabinet is to Sc
lect officials for their worth and value to
the government. The policy of the ad-
mlnistration IS to carry out the civil SER
vice rules to the full extent in the manage
ment of the various departments. l shall
enforce the rules here"
OBJECT OF PRECEDENT.
The decision reached in the Senate to-
day in the case of Mr.. Blair. of New
Hampshire, will be used as a precedent
for the admission of Republican Senators
from ILLINOIS ana oregon, should they be
appointed by the Governors of those
States after the Legislatures have ad-
iOurned. The general expec tation in the
Senate is that the Illinois Legislature
will adjourn without electing anyone to
the Senate, and that Gen. Logan will
then be appointed by the Governor to fill
the vacancy. In that event he VIII be
admitted. The Republican Senators will
probably, however, in the arrangement of
the committees treat Gen. Logan as hav-
ing failed to retain his seat in the Senate.
His place on the Judiciary Committee
Will probably be given to Mr.. Evarts.
A PORTRAIT OF JEFFERSON.
A life-size portrait of Thomas jefferson,
painted by f. F. Andrews, of this city,
was received at the White House this
morning, and by direction of President
Cleveland was assigned 10 the most con-
spicuOus position in the White House,
the space over the fireplace in the en-
trance hallway to the left OF the doorway.
AN INTERIOR SECRETARY.
Charles Clarke, of Oxford, Mss, Will
be, it is said, Secretary Lamar's selection
for one of the assistant secretaryships of
the Interior Department..
MIR. BLAIR SWORN IN.