Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-20
HARRISON'S SCHEME
He Inaugurates an Important
 Reform.
PUBLIC BUSINESS EXPEDITED
A Separate Day Given to Each Executive
 Department.

rhe President Tells Ex-Senator John I.
 Henderson that He Is the Only Man
 Who Has Visited the White House in
 Six Weeks, Who Hasn't Wanted
 Ohice-Items of Interest from the
 Rational Capital.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.-President Harrison ill order to systematic considera- tion Of public business originating in the different departments, has inaugurated and put In operation an important reform under which it believed, the business of the diff ferent heads of department including ap pointments, will be despatched more speed fly than heretofore.
 To accomplish this, he has assigned ono day of each week to consider business per taining to each of the six great executive departments, and on the day allotted to one unless the business is of pressing and urgent importance, he will not consider the business of another
 On the day set to consider the business say of the Postoffice department, the Post master-General takes up to the Executive Mansion all matters pertaining to that de- partment which require the Presidents
 
 ence all subjects pertaining to his depart ment, which he wishes to discuss with the l President. This he does once week. The other Cabinet officers, on tho days l assigned to their departments do likewise. | The advantage to the President, to the l heads of departments and to the despatch l of public business under this new system is magnificent. While engaged in the nitric acies of q diplomatic or law question, the Presidents attention will not be diverted to decide between the co nfiictng claims of postoffice; or while discussing the financial policy of the Treasury de- partment with Secretary Windom he will not be called upon to adjudicate the claims of rival army or navy officers for promotion. On given day his mind can dwell upon figures, Indians, postal matters, | etc, and with each day he knows the na- | ture of the business that will engage his most serious attention.
 The business of the Agricultural depart ment and of the Department of Justice re- Quiring the attention of the President is in considerable and these two departments have no days assigned for consideration of | business.
 The assignment of days for the six prin- | cipal executive departments is as follows: | Monday, Navy department; Tuesday, Post office department; Wednesday, Treasury department; Thursday, Interior depart ment; Friday, State departmen t; Saturday, | War department
 Ex-Senator John B. Henderson had q long talk with the President yesterday. He went ill to stay for a couple of minutes and remained nearly an hour. The ex-Senator is at the head of the United States delega- | tion to the All America congress. He was asked by your representative if they had commenced to organize.
 No; haven't done anything about it," he answered. II didn't say word to the | President about it."
 "Trying to provide few Mssourians with oftices:"
 "Didn't say a word about off1ces," replied Mir. Henderson.
 ''Must have had very pleasant timea" asked.
 "Very," said the Missourian. ''The Pres ident said 1 was the only man who had talked to him for three weells-four weeks yes, six weeks, who didn't want an office,"
 Militiamen all over the country arc awdlSening into activity and making great preparations for the summer campaign. The War department is daily in receipt of acquisitions for ordnance and quarterm as ters stores, under the annual S40O, GOO appro- priation, from nearly every state and terri tory, not only from old organizations, but from new ones just coming into existence. Particularly in the territories is the activity noticeable, the folks there being seemingly thoroughly aware of the advantages of a we'll organized and equipped militia force.
 The old organizations in the East arc gradually changing their equipment to con- form to that of the regular army.
 Most all of the acquisitions that come are accompanied by a request to hurry lin order that the troops may be supplied with equipments in time for the New York Cen tennial celebration. Those in charge oi that affair are claiming that there will be fully 5O,OOO militiamen in New York on the 3Oth, but at the War department this esti mate is reduced to about 35, 900. , Before the Armes court-martial yester day number of witnesses were examined as to the expulsion of Armes from the In ; auguration day parade and the assault or Gov. Beaver in the Riggs house. Severa witnesses testified to the good character o1 Armes.
 , Major Carson correspondent of the Phil adelphia Ledger, testified that he had knowr Major Armes for fully ten years. Previou: to the Inauguration he met Gen. Tasting: frequently. Upon one occasion Hastings asked him if he knew a man named Armes
 Witness said that he did know him, and oI
 being asked what kind of a man he was, re
 piled that Armes was a ''crank." Has tings said that Armes had been invited tt . be ono of the aids on Gov. Beavers staff : and that some of the army officers had ob
 jected to him as disaeputable character . Witness told Hastings that having made tn, 5 mistake of putting Armes on the staff h. , would not make blunder by putting hin
 of.
 . "What do you mean by a cranK" asked Judge Hubbel
 'I use the word as it is generally em | .A :-l.A Al~-
 Edison was crank, or Bismarck was
 crank There are two kinds of cranl5s- d general cranks and special cranks." l. The Major did not attempt to classif. s Major Armes. He said that he told Has f tings that the officers of the army had al d intense prejudice against Armes, and h. . explained Armes' record to him far a lolr hi