The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-01
WASHINGTON.

Barrios, the President Of Guatemala, is
reported 10 be marching upon San Salvador
with force Of fifteen thousand men
Gen. Edward T. Bryant. of Madison. Wis,
sltion OF Assistant Attorney of the POST
OInce department al Washington.
Ii appears that the President has no in
tentlon OF doing away with the lighthouses
ana conseryatories at the Executive Man
SION or OF dismissing the Marine Band, az
has been reported.
The designations of anumber of postofice
inspectors have been called for by Postmas-
Ter Generai Villas. There are fifteen appli-
cants for a posfoftice in South Carolina pay
ing Sl2 per year.
The contest for the post of doorkeeper of
NEIL fae House Of kepresentat yes has already
Doorkeeper Field are the most prominent
candidates for the place.
The Commissioner Of the Land Office will
/ request the Pres dent to issue proclama-
ZION ordrTing the removal of all fences
from the public domain, under penalty of
their destruction By the Government.
President Cleveland on "Wednesday NOM
mated Samuel :. Cox. OF New York to be
Minister TO Turkey; NJ. NJ. Ham to be Post
master at Dubuque, and Thomas j. Bum TO
be Postmaster at Bloomington, Illinois.
Army officers and their friends have been
given 10 understand by Secretary Endi OFT
that personal appeals and political influence
VIII not De considered in making assign
ments to easy duty in Washington or else
where.
Memorials were presented TO the United
States Senate from the Arizona LegisIa-
tire praying for return to the public do
main OF lands granted TO railroads in the
Territory and for legislation to prevent or
gained raids from Mexico.
In executive session Thursday the Senate
n Il l. il E
Egypt which extends to the United States
the commercial privileges which England
enjoys. The Senate also ratified the con-
yentlon relating TO the boundary line be-
| tween TINS country and Mexico.
President Cleveland on Tuesday nomi-
mated Henry Il. Muldrow, of Mississippi. TO
be Assistant Secretary of the Interior; w.
a. j. Sparks of Illinois, for Commissioner
OF The Land Office, and Daniel McConville,
OF Ohio, to be Auditor of the Treasury for
the Postoffice Department.
Secretary Baya-d said to a friend Friday
that the President has not as yet asked him
for any information as to the applicants for
foreign appointments He has not mem
toned name for any of the frst-class mis-
sions, and apparently has not given thought
TO single appointment to the Consular
service.
- E. w. Keightley, Third Auditor of the
Treasury, rendered his resignation at the
request of Secretary NJ inning. A commit
tee of the Civil Service Reform Association
of Maryland has presented to the Secretary
of the Treasury protest against the selec-
ton OF Eugene Higgins as appointment
clerk.
IT is stated that both President Cleveland
and Secretary Lamar are in favor of APP
| pointing commission at an early date to
| investigate the Oklahoma question. Dis
| patches from Oklahoma report that there is
| imminent danger of a collision. A band of
| settlers is said to have already entered the
| disputed territory.
United States Treasury officials deny that
| the withdrawal of gold has already gone so
| far that one-half the business of the cOun-
| try is being carried on in silver and silver
certificates. There is no treason TO suppose
that the people are boarding gold. 1t is
thought that Secretary Manning will take
| some action to check discrimination
| against silver should 1t occur.
Acknowledgement Garland, is disposing
| of the quantities of bric-a-brac collected by
| his predecessor Mr. Brewster, who fitted
up his quarters with Oriental magniticence.
! Mr. Garland intends to follow in the civil
| service track. lie says that he viii not re-
move any clerk III his department who has
| proved mself efficient. The clerks are
not to be allowed to work Sundays.
The President has nominated and the
Senate has confirmed Edward J. Phelps, a
leading attorney of Vermont, as Minister to
| England; George H Pendleton ex-senator
| N. McLane. Governor of Maryland, as
1 Minister 10 France, and Henry X, Jackson,
a Colonel in the Mexican War and Brga-
dier-General in the Confederate army, as
Minister to Mexico.
1t has been said that the clause in the last
| Pension bill providing that the admission
| of soldier to the army should be regarded
as proof of his previous sound condition
| would cost the Government immense sums
| of money. The apprehension does not,
| however, seem to have been justified, the
| proportion OF this ass of cases being only
| about one in hundred of the pension
i claims not yet allowed.
1t is said that the Administration has de-
| termined to compel all cattle to be removed
| from Oklahoma and all other public lands :;
also TO require the removal of all fencing
| on lands of the Government. 1t is further
stated that all lea of Indian lands will be
annulled, and the lands restored to the In
dams, after which offers will be made to
| purchase such lands as the Indians do not
need, to be added to the public domain.
One of President Cleveland's hobbies is
that he will appoint no manto office who 10
not physically robust, lie always inquiries
! concerning an applicants appearance,
weight, and condition of health. lnvaiids
have little chance of success at the White
House. Yet exceptions have been made,
| notably in favor of Assistant Secretary of
| the Interior Clark, First Assistant Post
| master-GeneraI Malcolm Hay, and Indian
| Commissioner Atkins, who are all in feeble
health.
In the United States Senate Friday the
| resolution for the appointment of an Alas
kan Commission was taken up. During the
debate which followed Mr.. Van Wyck made
a vigorous attack upon the South American
Commission. which he said, consisted OF
two men and boy, the Chairman remain
ing in Albany. 1t cost the Government
$40, 900 before the trio got beyond New Or
leans. Messrs. Vest and Hawley defended
the commission. The Alaska resolution
was referred to the Committee on Terri
tories.
In executive session Friday the Senate
confirmed the following nominations: Mar
tin V. Montgomery, of Michigan, Commits
sioner of Patents; Milton j. Durham, OF
Kentucky, First Controller of the Treasury
, Malcolm Hay, of Pennsylvania, First As
sstant Postmaster-General; Joseph K
RYAN, of Nevada, Conner of the NJ MT a.
Carson City; William Garrard, of Nevada
: Superintendent of the Mint at Carson City
j. d. G.. Atkins of Tennessee, Commission
er of Indian Affa rs; ana James ID. Porter
of Tennessee, Assistant Secretary of State
Walter Evans, late Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, in surrendertng his once
made a report to Secretary Manning show
ing that during a little over eight months o
the current fiscal year SIS, SO, eco has beel
collected, the cost of collection being $500,
600 per annum less than the appropriation
made by Congress and about that much les
; than the expense incurred during the las
fiscal year. Mr. Evans recommends to Con
gress the reduction of the appropriation 70
e his department by 50 0,000. Stamps to tn
4 value of S57 600 900 are turned over to Nh
: Evans successor.
A prominent Democrat who is In close re
latons with President Cleveland is the at
thority for the statement that 1t is the Pres
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