The Portland daily press., 1888-01-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Beginning the Year with Depart
mental Shaking UP.
Why a Republican Clerk Is Removed
and a Democrat Retires.
congressman who Combine LegisIa-
tive Duties and Authorship.
rsnecIal to the Press.1

Ting HOlu Oh Lnc ropes, Dut tno PioOeo uhUNA
them are being filed in various cases with
new.men. Assistant Attorney General Bry-
ant Of the Post Office Department will un-
questionably move across the street into the
Interior Department before long, rejoining
Mr.. Villas in that department. That will
leave new place for Don M. dickinson to
fill. He will have no trouble whatever In
filling 1t. The Michigan Democrats could
furnish him men enough to stock several OF
the departments. let alone taking care OF
few small offices. They are nere-the
Michigan men-in numbers which show their
faith in the ability of Dickinson tohelp them
and those who are not here are writing let
ters for places which suggest themselves to
them.
Lucius Q. c., Jr.
Peopleare wondering how young Lamar
will get on with his new chief. The new
Judge of the Supreme Court had his son as
his private secretary, and now that the
change is made l.. Q. Lamar, Jr.. takes short
hand notes from Mr.. Villas. He doubtless
finds some difference between writing for his
father and Col. Villas, who Is above all things
a live and pashing man Of business. But
Young Lamar has more of the Northern dash
and snap than his ancestor, and VIII PROP
ably keep up even with the wagging OF the
Wisconsin tongue.
Chief Clerk Brown.
In the State Department man who began
work under Hamilton Fish has stepped out
This was Sevillon Brown. Heb grown up
in the service of the department and knew 1t
from top to bottom. But the claim was made
that he was not quite up to the times, and
one of the Lees, from Virginia, James Tan
ner Lee, who had also been in the State De-
partment service for considerable period,
took his place. Brown always has had the
steering Of the details in State Department
work for some time. 1t was he, last sum
mer, who had charge OF the steamboat trip
down the Potomac to Mt Vernon, when
Queen Kapiolani was here.
An Uneasy Democrat.
The Treasury Department, too, is likely to
lose its chief clerk before long, though Mr..
Youmans will not say just when that is. Mr..
Youmans will go because he wants to, for he
is Democrat and jolly one..at that. Buthe
has been growing uneasy the past six months.
Working away in routine employment on
salary, If the Salary is $1,000 and the hours
are short Is nd like making double or triple
the sum at business for ones self. Youmans
has threatened to go several times, and now
he is merely looking for first-class opening:
The statement has been made that he would
join the procession Of treasury officials
which has gone into the Western National
Bank in New York, which Manning lived
long enough to found. but this is denied.
Stupid Duties.
1t is pretty stupid life. indeed, that of a
chief clerk. He has the care and oversight
of all the buildings in the city occupied by
the department and the expenditure OF the
contingent fund. which means that he has to
buy all the supplies of all sorts, which the
department uses. He has the care of all the
horses and wagons used by the department,
and has to see to all the routine correspond
ence that goes out as from the secretary.
Literary Washington.
The literary people of this city are quite
pleased over the arrival here again Of Frank
Stockton, the novelist He wasl here ast
winter and liked 1t all so much that he has
come again, and, it is said, intends to make
this his home. There is a distinct literary
side to Washington, though 1t is smaller
than the social side, and is rather thrown
into the shade during the blaze Of social eff
fulgence here, in the season. The men in
Congress manage to do considerable
amount of literary work at times, as one
notes by watching the magazines. Congress
in the January North American. Mr.. Dawes
has written. of Utah in the same
periodical within month, but in such
a fashion, as. to draw down upon him
Senator ingaiis's novel will be delayed by
the fire which destroyed his thouse In At
Gibson. Kan. One Of the Tennessee con-
gressmen is writing child's history OF his
State besides the volume he is getting up In
the American commonwealth series Gov.
Longis writing paper for the child shistOry
series, to be published in the Globe, as is
Boutwell,. Mr.. Blair was rather disgusted
that the New York Sun should have had the
first chance at the. proof sheets Of his book.
but has sunk back into his customary COM
posure. The advertisements of Lloyd Bryce's
new novel, paradise" confront his brother
congressman on Brentano's walls, as they
stroll down to the Capitol. George Kennan,
the Siberian traveller, author OF the papers
on political exile in Russia in the Century
nowadays, is one of the Associated Press
men, and is in the press list in the directory.
Mr.. DingIey's Bill.
Mr.. Dingleys bill to amend the shipping
acts of 1884 and 1886 was passed by the
House today, after an explanation of its pro-
visions by the author. The bill defines the
effect of the "most favored" clause in treat
ties in its bearings ON the tonnage tax. and
supplies some omissions Of fees in the act OF
1000 dllu piONiuco lOI tllt pay ulCub VI GA
penses Of medical attendance and the nurs-
ing of discharged and destitute American
seamen in foreign ports.Q VAN.
A Diplomats Funeral.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The funeral Of
the late Portuguese minister Nogueira oc-
Cured this morning at st. Matthews Cath
olic Church. A solemn requiem was cele-
brated, all the members of the diplomatic
corps being present. Secretary Bayard and
his Assistant Secretary, General Sheridan,
other officers of the army, and representa-
tives of the navy were also present. The
Third Artillery, from the barracks, preceded
by band, constituted the escort. The re-
mains were taken to Mount Olivet and
placed temporarily in the receiving vault.
The Paris Exposition.
The House committee on foreign affairs
have decided to report favorably Mr.. Bel
mont's bill providing for the participation of
the United States in the Paris exposition
next year. The report reviews the nations
obligations to France for assistance in its
struggles for freedom, and on many occa-
sion since, and says the year 1889 will be the
centennial of events in France, which gave
an impetus to the establishment OF repubii-
can institutions everywhere. 1t Is clearly
the duty of Congress to promptly take ac-
ner its approval Of the important project.
Canadian Malls.
The President today approved the postal
convention recently concluded between the
United States and Canada. By this, articles
of every kind admitted to the domestic mails
of either country, will be admitted at the
same rates of postage and under the same
conditions and classihcations to the mails ex-
changed between the countries, except that
articles other than letters in the usual form,
are excluded from the mails unless so wrap
ped as to permit their contents to be easily
examined by the postmasters or customs Off
GERS.
Notes.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
Of b. w. Pratt to be postmaster at Farming
ton, Me,
q. o. Seavy has been appointed postmas-
ter at Veazie, Me-, and Miss Mary Cutler at
Yarmouth.
President and Mrs. Cleveland gave a re-
ception this evening to the members of Con-
gress and the justices of the District and
United States Courts. Mrs. Cleveland was
assisted kby Mrs. Fairchild. Mrs Whitney
| and Mrs. Don M. Dickinson.
A Chance for Designers.
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