Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-31

WASHINGTON NEWS.
Annual Reports-The President Declines
to Interview O6ce Seekers-Wm. E.
Smith Of New York Appointed As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.

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sistant Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.
In his first annual report to the secretary
of the interior upon the operations of the
labor bureau since its establishment. Com
missioner Carroll d. Wright begins with a
statement Of the organization of the bureau
and q review of the line of policy outlined
for the conduct of its Investigations. The
principal features of that policy were the re-
fusal to recognize parties, that the bureau
should be disconnected with politics and from
dependence on organizations, whether work
ing men or of employers, and from the sup
port OF economic theories, individual views
or class interests. The commissioner be-
lieves that this policy generally has been ap-
proved throughout the country. The inves-
tigatioas outlined relate to questions of in
dustrial depression involving the study of
their character, their causes and whether as
to duration and severity they are alike in the
great producing countries. Such investiga-
tons included the question of influence,
OF the depressions on the cost of living, the
extent to which industries are >involved, the
cost of production As Influenced by the use
of machinery and other kindred questions
Between March IL and June "a. 20 special
agents were appointed and at the end of the
year 10 of these agents were actively en-
ployed in the United States and 5 in Europe
collecting the information required. The
results OF the investigations will be embodied
in the first annual report of the bureau which
will be submitted early in the coming year.
The commissioner says that the appropriation
for the present fiscal year will suffice for the
first full years work of the bureau.
The secretary of the interior has received
the report of Supt. Wear of the Yellowstone
National Park, who took charge July !, last.
Supt. Wear says that he found the stock be-
longing to the government in worn out con
ditiOn and the discipline Of the force was bad.
The services of trusty mounraineer was
secured and his employment soon resulted in
the arrest and punishment of some of the
worst "skin hunters" that had infested the
Park for years. This action and the mainten-
ance of a strict watch day and night has re-
suited in breaking up in measure the whole
sale slaughter of game and the Park 10 now
fall of game of all kinds. Military engineers
have constructed l6 miles of splendid road,
built several bridges and made many repairs.
BY the new roads access to the objects of in
terest is very much facilitated. The super
intendent says that the hotel accommodations
are not what the should be for the price
charged and recommends that someone be au-
thorized to see that there is something like
an equivalent given their patrons. The po-
lice affairs need regulation. 1t is recon-
mended that the force of assistants be in
creased from ten to fifteen as the present
force is not large enough to prevent the CON-
mission of acts of vandalism. In the opinion
of the superintendent the present system of
laws within the Park is entirely inadequate
and he recommends the establishing of a
court with exclusive Jurisdiction over the
Park. The travel in the Park this summer
has been much greater than ever before. The
report closes with the recommendation that
lines of the Park be surveyed at the earliest
possible day. The superintendent estimates
that $3.50, 900 will be required to meet the
expenses of the Park during the next fiscal
year.
Its said at the White House today that the
executive order of the President giviRg notice
that he will hereafter decline to see all per-
sons seeking official appointments or their
advocates, and limiting to certain hours on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the time
when he will grant interviews on other public
matters, does not mean that appointments
are to be lessoned, but its intended to direct
those who desire a personal interview with
the appointing power to the proper heads of
the departments, whose recommendations
guide the President in his appointments.
Their recommendations have in the past been
invariably observed. and interviews with ap-
plicants and their friends have consumed
almost the entire time of the President, and
of no use to them or him.
Hon. VIM. E. Smith of New York has been
appointed assistant secretary of the treasury
in the place of Hon. Chas. Z. Coon, resigned,
to take effect November 10th Smith is a
lawyer about 40 years Of age and resides at
Plstts burgh, Clinton county, N. Y, with an
office in New York city where he is one of
the attorneys for the Delaware & Hudson
Canal Co. He has been leader of what is
known as the young democracy of the state
and has been identified with the Tilden ele-
ment of the party. In 1888 he was leader OF
his party in the New York Assembly and was
one of the most influential champions of Gov
Cleveland's reform measures. He was a
prominent figure in the delegation of you3g
democrats which went to the Chicago con-
vention to urge the nomination of Cleveland
and on his return was selected to manage the
canvass in New York state.
Edward C. Balm, messenger of the National
Metropolitan bank Of this city left that insti.
tuition early Monday morning to make his
usual daily collections from other city banks
In a few hours he returned and informed the
cashier that he had lost the wallet containing
the money he had collected, amounting to
500, 100. Although Balm claims tC
have lost the pocket book the general sup
position is that it was stolen from him By
some clever pickpocket. He claims to have
taken the pocket-book from his inside Goa
pocket and put it in the hip pocket of his
pantsloons while in the city post-office and tC
have missed it after he had gone about one
block. Balm was taken to the police head
quarters and put through severe examina
tion and then allowed to go. Bank official,
offer a reward of s250O for the recovery o
the money.
FROM MONTREAL.