The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-22
WASHINGTON.
appointments by sbe President.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The President ap-
pointed the following board of visitors to the
naval academy today: Rear Admiral O. r. p.
Rodgers, q, s. N; Lieut. Col. Orlando M. Poe,
en-, Conn; John N. A. Griswold, Newport and
New York; VIM. Read of Baltimore, Hon.
James s. Grinuel of Greenfield, Mass, Hon.
A. M. Craig of Alton, Illinois.
The Treasury Department.
The Secretary of the Treasury today appoint
ed ii. A. Whitney, assistant cashier, I. L. De-
land of tho secretary's Office O. f. Lewis Of
the internal revenue bareau, N. M. Ogden OF
the office of comptroller of ths currency, and
w. Q. Joy of the bureau Of engraving and
printing, a committee to examine and to take
account of the obstruction of paper of the q.
S. Notes and all other securities whether part
ly printed or complete in the bureau of en-
craving and printing incident to the transfer
OF the Office of chief of the bureau from Capt.
T. W. Burrill to e. o. Graves, The latter
gentleman will assist the committee in the
work. 1t is stated at the treasury department
that the office of assistant treasurer vacated by
Graves will be filled by promotion and accord
ing TO this programme G. l.. Whelpley the
present cashier will be made assistant treasurer
and Mr.. III A. Whitney. assistant cashier, be
made cashier. These changes will be made
the first proximc.
Naval Matters.
Commodore Schley has received number
OF applications from enlisted men in the navy
VINO are desiroUs Of entering the proposed
naval training school. He has been compelled
TO REJECT number OF them on account of the
age OF applicants. Il is his purpose to make
80 years the limit of age OF those who can se-
cure admission. Up to the present time about
twenty men have been accepted. The first
class will consist of about forty members. The
commodore has under consideration plan for
retiring the men who serve in the navy His
nj ID RI ha Ind
for men to enter for long and continuous SER
vice. AT the next session of Congress he will
endeaVor to secure the enactment of legisla-
tion providing for retiring. His plan is to re-
tire men on three-fourths pay after 80 years un-
interrupted service. He proposes to sell the
naval asylum at Philadelphia which is not of
great use bus which is valuable property worth
nearly S3,0O0,O00 and use of the interest OF
this sum for the pay of retired seamen.
ExUniOn Soldiers.
A delegation representing the Grand Army
OF the Republic department of Pennsylvania,
and veterans from the Union army, called on
the President today and asked that the law
giving preference in appointments to ex Union
soldiers shall be enforced wherever removals
are made and whenever reductions of the force
are made. The President assured the delega-
tlon that he desired to do all that Can be done
for the old soldiers. That as President it is
duty to see that all laws of the United States
are enforced, and that he recognizes the claims
of the old soldiers upon the government. But
he said, it is impossible for him to give atten-
tion to individual caseR. The delegation then
called on Secretary Manning ana Commits
sioner Black with satisfactory results.
Minor Matters.
1t has been decided by Mr.. Roach and Sec
rotary Whitney that the Dolphin shall have
another trial next week.
Secretary Whitney contemplates visiting the
Eastern navy yards next week.
Secretary Bayard issued an order today clos
ing the State Department in memory OF ex-
Secretary Frelinghuysen on the day to be ap-
pointed tor his funeral, and that it be draped
in mourning for ten days.