New-York tribune., 1886-06-07
MR. SCOTT AND THE TREASURY.
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Ed VETERANS

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ED VETERANS.
npcu rnr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, June G.--SInce the old story
ha Curessman Scott. of Pe nnsy lvana, could. II ne
cared TO- be secretary Mannings successor mas been
r.xved Is said that the President made formal oher
y, the place 20 him before starting for Deer PARK. or at
nv raie before no the ettOr TO Mr. Maunnh ue-
crninc to accept the resignation OF tho latter the
se.oou OF Mr. scott would. doubt. be considered "a
determination on the part OF the Administration 10
nursue policy regarding tue nauohai hhancos
!, has far and 10 tnat extent would no uouoI
Ia hthly dispeasng the silver men. su IL Is not
,oli.yea tnat Mr.. woald accept His health
.r told ny one of his intimate friends, Is
,ot g,od ana he does not feel himself strong
nonb 10 assume such arduous duties as are required Oh
Secretary oi the Treasury. Besides he feels that ne Is
eating vanced years. and though he Is not more
sfxty the recent death OF many of his friends
Vanderbilt Woerishofer and others among theh-Aas
set him thinking. and gwen hin warning 70 Hus'""
his strength
AGoyerulncnt commission without proper quarters
On shicp 10 transact its business ia one OF The mover
sights In these days OF reform ana retrehehhe"' O'
-sa reference |. male here Civ service Com
mission No other commission wOud receive suca step
mo,nery treatment at the hands Of aDemoerauc Admin
is;raton Kicked out OF their rooms In ths As''cu"
,r.l Tcc,rtment the Civil Service Commissioners
wont about town TO quarters elsewhere.
In their search they stumbled across some rooms IN
HIST. Lamar permission that they should %
Inmates to the House Committee on Appropriations,
that economical and Owls ,rVee-ioVlhs eoihmuee re-
fused to appropriate for the purpose Ihey con
si.irr-d what eiguor Manulni woUd nave called the
"demuea total" OF the sum demanded ny me Civ
Service people as beyond all bounds OF drcency. ana
they told that fine olt inliana FOSSIL. mr Co'hnis
sioner Eigrrton. to the "demnition bow-wowS.
Without exactly 40 ng this. good Mr. EdKertOn and bis
brother stn remain without an oihclal
ROOF heads. as It were There is some ialE
now of proydine for them In the stable attachsd
to the Interior Department
Imet the other day william Il Hunt, a son OF Gar
fields Secretary OF the Navy. Very youthful III ap-
pear.nce he Is only twentysevenhe yet holds one OF
the most important Offices in Montana, that OF Attorney
General OF th- Territory. Mr. Hunt, l believe, Is
native O. Louisiana and graduate OF Yale. He gradu-
aed az the law school several years before he was Ola
enough to be entitled to admission to the
which he encountered at his home. determlheI
him to seek that part OF the country where as Hotaee
(,rerey WAS tel "a young friends. the was 10
pyr1,n'e lie mas held various public Offices aud
aV cS - rne s,tisfact,ou of those with wnom lie was
brought INTO contact lie tells me that there Is strong
I'm IN inc Territory N favor of admission to - ite-
Io1d ,-respective of party. The country Is growing
and RAPIDLY increasing its pOpu lie says 'nat 1e
delegate TO Congress will be RepuohcAn-
Hepors OF the queer congs Of Aquila Jones, the In
dlaaapos pos master have reached Washington Even
NJ VUasis believed 10 regret now that he yielded so
readily 10 tas solicitations Oi the late Vice President
Hendricks In this appointments The Grand Army II 'u
are lodging complaints against Jones FOR the wholesae
dsene o. crippled Uaiou soldiers in tae indianapolis
post Office. Jones been in office now
for nttlc than year In ths
time he has discharged about tweDty-hy~
Union soldiers Of them badly wounded and as,
aled Their places nave been dea by Ward Aeelers OF
lie worst SORT NOt sin1lc Ulon soldier hts been aIr
uolLted by Mr.. jones' and not u single Republican hIs
obaned employ In his OH @ under the ClVI ser
wee EXAMINATIONS had from time to time
No city can boast OF rapid growth than WASH
ineton Especially ID tns true with reference to the
northwest portion which ia the fashionable quarter or
the town Heavy real estate transactions early IN the
spr,ng awaken hopes year OF prosperous buudnS
se..on II the eighthonr had not attacked the
captal at least a hundred hle houses w)uld
now in the estimation OF competent Julges
be in course OF construction, wi1h fair
pro specj OF being finished this fall and occupied next
Wi bv new Ihe difficulties between lne
worEmen however and the contractors seem as ia' AZ
ever noin settlement and Duidink Is carried on Ohiy
where have been caught WITH time conFacIs
their hands
The Council OF the Mount Vernon Ladies Ass0cia Ion
has lust conc uded its session. For some unae
counfable reason VIVA done 10 remain secret
In reaching tins determination the ladies have sat them
selves more difficult perhaps, than that OF raising
stand tnat the finances OF tho association are
IN excellent condition. which they ought 10 Oe
In view OF very high price charged
for omission the grounds one OF the incidents OF
tbe meeting WIS the cement that the King or
Siam has named his newborn son George Washing
ton "a characteri.rc instance. certainly, OF the un-
dying veneraon which WashiLgtons name lie held by
a natl