Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-24
The California Appointments.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The California Appointments.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-It is not
believed that the offices Of Postmaster at
San Francisco, Marshal and Surveyor OF
the Port for California will be filed until
after the meeting of Congress II. W.
Wiley. State Surveyor. called on Post
master General Villas to-day, and made a
strong argument in favor of the appoint
ment of Robert Hastings as Postmaster at
San Francisco Hastings principal oppo-
nent is Clarence Greathouse. Ex-Congress-
man Tullys claims are not considered IA
vorable because he is not resident of San
Francisco. The chances appear to favor
Hastings appointment
The two leading candidates for the office
of Surveyor, Judge Bradford and William
Gwin, are in the city, and each hopes to
get the place Gwin, especially, is conf
| dent OF success.
John C. Maynard Alfred H. Estill and
Joseph Wolfskill are the more prominent
candidates for Marshal, but these seems to
| be no haste about filling this office
f.. e. Bell, the defeated candidate fr
| Surveyor General, says Major Hammond
| has promised him $1,000 office in his de-
| partment.
Fourth-class Postmssters.
WASHINGTON. November 23d-The Post
master-General to-day appointed the fol-
| lowing fourth class Postmasters : California
-Poso, James 7. Wilson; San Benito
Allen Leonard. Wyoming - Bordeaux
| James S. Houser. Washington Territory
Tulalip, James NJ. Quilter: Tolt VIM. f
Brown Etna, Miles f. Allen; Cloverdale
| Nathan C. Travis; Fishers Alma D.
Buchanan Oakville, Patrick J. Fitzgerald
| Port Angeles, David w. Morse.
| Heads Still Dropping.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-Commis-
sioner Sparks commenced this morn
| ing the removal of several chiefs OF
| divisions, who held office in the preceding
| Republican administration. They were
| Presidential appointments under the law
| of 1929, by which the Land Office was
established, and were not supposed to be
subject TO the dismissal of the Commits
sioner. The list included Seth CLARK, re-
| cOrdcr; NJ. Z. n Howell, principal clerk
of public lands; William Walker, of pub
| lie lands and Oscar Henrich of surveys
Howell was transferred to another position
and Parks, of West Virginia, was appoint
ed in his stead. The others will be changed
| in few days. All these men were in theiI
places during the period of land frauds
and are supposed to know something about
| them.
The speakership of the Next House-Re.
vision of the Rules.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-The most
absurd rumor that has been put in circu,
lation for many months past is the one
that Mr. Randall will be a candidate fol
Speaker against Mr.. Carlisle, and that he
| expects to be elected by combination OF
.i / hi ipanG and tha ,r;f
ocrats. 1t is needless to say that Mr.. Ran.
dali Will not be a candidate for Speaker
and it is needless to say that if he was
| candidate he would not receive single
| Republican vote. Mr.. Carlisle's admins
tration of the Office of Speaker of the late
Congress is admitted by the Republicans tC
have been fair and impartial Mr.. Ran
dali Will be appointed Chairman of the
| Appropriations Committee, the only. posi-
ton that he desires.
The subject of revising the rules will
probably be matter of caucus considera
ton early in the session. Thus far a ma
jority of the members who have been in
teryiewed on the subject express a prefer
, ence for a revision. They wish the Appro
, priations Committee relieved of the bulk o.
| It's work, and shorn of a portion of il.
power The fact that Speaker Carlisle
favors the proposed change undoubtedly
has great weight with many of the new
! members. Mr.. Randall will however
have q large number, if not majority
pulling in opposition to the plan, anC
many of the older and more ex
perienced members from the SoutI
will vote against the proposed change
| The Western members, as a rule favol
| the scheme. The opposition will make
its fight upon the ground that a division OF
| the appropriation bills among the different
committees will result in a great increase
| of expenditures. The Democratic party
| has posed before the country for nany
! years as the party of reform and economy
| in the administration of the Government
For the first time in a quarter of a century
1t has obtained control of the Executive
| Department. The opponents of the pro.
| posed changes say to revise the rules. as is
suggested, would give the lie direct to all
the pledges made to the people of economy
| and retrenchment in public expenditures
1t is proposed to give to the Committee on
Naval Affairs the work of preparing the
naval bill 10 the Postoffice Committee the
| post bill; to the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs the army bill. etc
! Everybody familiar with legislation knows
| that these committees, to which ii is pro.
| posed to intrust a portion of the work now
| performed by the Appropriations Commit.
| tee, have always favored larger appropri
atoms than those proposed by the latter
! committee. Said a Representative from
Alabama to-day The Postoffice Commit.
tee, for example, has persistently fought
| for larger appropriations than those con.
| tanned in the Postoffice bill as reported
| from the Appropriations Committee: sc
with the naval affairs, military affairs, pen.
slons and other affairs. | know the diff
| culties that attend legislative work under
| the present system, but to divide the re-
| sponsibility proposed by Mr.. Springer
| would, in my judgment lead to the widest
extravaganza, to log-rolling of every de.
scription, and do the party irreparable
harm before the country"
Preparations for Congress.
| WASHINGTON, November 23d.-All over
the Capitol workmen are busy getting
everything ready for Congress- A bright
new body Brussels carpet has been put
down in the hall of the House Each new
! Congress gets new carpets. This carpet is
of simple pattern, red ground and small
| figures. Small figures were selected be.
| cause they admit of more economy in cut.
thug and matching, so that it has taken 15t
yards less this year than were used two
years ago in carpeting the same floor This
| carpet was made expressly for the House
| of Representatives, and as $40 wards were
ordered it cost 81, ,392 IS. The best CARPET
allowed in the House wing of the Capitol
is in the Speakers room
The Coming American Exhibition I'm
| London.
| WASHINGTON, November 23d.-Jobn r
| Whitley, of London, and John E. Speed
of New York, Director General and Secre-
| tary, respectively, of the American exhibi-
ton to be held at West Kensington, Lon.
don, next year, arrived here TODAY. tc
attend to some details of the work connect
ed with the exhibition. Director General
Whitley called at the White House and
had an interview with the President. He
assured the President that the work Of
preparation was so far advanced that lis
success as a thorough exposition of the arts
inventions, manufactures, produce and re-
sources of the United States was beyond a
doubt. The President listened with evi.
| dent interest, expressed entire sympathy
with the purposes of the exhibition. and
| volunteered TO assist the enterprise in all
| proper WAYS. Mr. Whitley asked the Pros,