The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-20
Washington EaRs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-POstmaster=
General Dickinson to-day said to an
Associated Press reporter that within
the last few weeks he had received the
designations of a considerable number
of presidential and fourth class post
masters, with the request that republi-
cans whom they have named and
recommended be appointed in their
places. Others have written asking
whether their designations and recon-
mendation of republican successors
would receive favorable action. In re-
ply to an inquiry as to his action in
these cases, the pOstmaster-general said
that no resignation had been or would
be accepted that are made for the pur-
pose of fore-stalling the action of the
incoming administration by the ap-
pointment of republicans.
Attorney-General Garland to-day re-
ceived telegram from United States
District Attorney Sellars at IndianapO-
lis, declining to withdraw his resig-
nation. and insisting on its
acceptance. 1t Is said the
president and the encouragement are
very much dissatisfied with Sell
his Office just at the time
when so many important matters
are pending in his office and it is in
timated ne may be dismissed instead
of being allowed to resign.
Lewis Aldrich, Harley Merry, D..
Louis, Mr.. Sanger, a committee repre-
senting The Actors Order of Friend
ship, appeared before the committee
on investigation of immigration to-day
and asked that the contract labor law
be ammended SO as so include profess
sional actors and musicians from
amongst the classes prohibited
from entering the United States
under a labor contract. At present
the law specially eXempts actors and
musicians from its provision. Under this
exemption, the committee said that
large numbers of foreign actors were
annually brought to this country for
the sole reason that they would work
cheaper than American actors, The
money obtained was not spent here,
but was taken to the countries whence
they came when their engagement was
at an end. They did not, the commit
tee said, object to the presence of stars,
but to the host of minor actors they
brought with them and to the
cheap grade of foreign ac-
tors whom American managers
imported solely D6OItuSO OI buo1I CHEAP
ness. The American actors were the
equals to their foreign brethren in
every respect and MANY of the American
actors had served the country during
the war, and they all contributed to the
prosperity of the country. Their pro-
fession was already over crowded, and
they thought themselves fairly entitled
to protection against the wholesale i'm
portation of cheap foreign actors who
were under no obligation to theatres.
! Mary Anderson. they declared, had
brought her whole company from Eng
land because she could hire them
cheaper than Americans and others
for the same reasons imported all their
ballet girls, actors and stage people.
| The committee complained that the
wardrobes. stage, properties and seem
cry were all imported contrary to law
without the payment of customs duty
| and to the retirement of Americans.
This was done the committee declared
| through the ballet girls and others
| falsely swearing that the wardrobes
and other property were their personal
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