Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-23
tFrom our regular Correspondent.)
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. c., May l3, 6

Senator Hawley of Connecticut or as
people hereabouts call him, joe Hawley.
is not native down-easter, but this few
people, who know his peculiar faculty for
always getting there" would believe, so
well has he imbibcd the shrewdness which
seems to come natural to most citizens Of
his adopted State. | am reminded of this by
the manner in which Senator Hawley stole
march on all his republican colleagues by
getting invited to accompany the Presi-
dent during a three days'pleasure trip on
the /. S s. Despatch. When the fact is
remembered that great trouble Is constant
ly being undergone by Senators, members
and other influential republicans in order
to get the Presidents ear for few minutes
it can be fully understood what very for
tuuatc man senator Hawley is in being able
may desire for three whole days. The
other members of the Presidential party
which left here Saturday morning
bound for Chesapeake Bay and is scheduled
Harrison. the two Mckee children and
Secretaries Window and Rusk There
are a number of men in Washington who
would have paid big price to have taken
senator Hawley's place.
day the count of the cash in the United
States Treasury begins 1t is expected that it
will take nearly or quite three months to
complete IT, The cou;t is made necessary
ny the change in the office of Treasurer.
rhe count will be made under the personal
~npcrN i>ion of committee Of three two
presenting the Treasury department
aud the third Mr.. Huston the new Trcasur-
cr. he money which is tn be counted is
sln2ii ~ in l'nted States notes Sa,:53s.
80 in National bank notes, sl4S, l99. 52l
standard silver dollars, - ,o92 Gas in frac-
ti"ual silver s25 IA 700 in gold SOP 2iU in
gold certificates and SIS AZ in silver
certificates.
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark
>ia haS gained the good viii Of all the
lady clerks in his Office by issuing an or
der prohibiting smoking by employers
located in rooms where lady cerks are
employed. To most people it would seem
that such mn order should have been IN
necessary. But 1t 1asnt. Hence Mr. Clark
sons order
Nr. Theodore Roosevelt of New York the
newly appointed civil service Commission
er, arrived here to-day and AT once assum-
"a hi~ duties. The new democratic Com
missioner, EX-Gov. Thompson, of South
Carolina .qualihed the day after bis appoint
mcut, which he had been NnXiOusly await
ing ever since the eth Of March. The
Commission Is now full for the first time
IN aiany months, and il j. said that one
dylNur tn get the President to reverse the
dori~I"n of the Interior department put
Ting the appointments in the census bureau
outside If the civil service rules But in
thi> III utter the Commissioner, are almost
certain to be disappointed, a the decision
was made strictly in accordance with the
act ot Congress that created the census
bureau.
The Presidents departure on his lttl,
three days holiday was an entire surprise
to the Office seekers some Of them being
selfish enough to kick" about it in
Wild manner among their personal friends.
The honor Of being the first colorcd
appointee Of the President has fallen to
Rev. Jas. NJ Townsend of Richmond
Indiana. who ha, been appointed Recorder
OF the General Land Drcc Mr. Townsend
was member Of the nifty fourth Ma>>a
chu>ctt> regiment during the rebellion
Since the war he has been member Of the
Indiana legislation, and is at present the
Missionary Secretary of the \. NJ L.
Church. He has been a warm personal
friend OF the President for many years
Postmaster General Wanamakrr does
not believe that the time has quite come
for one cent letter postage 80 he has adopt
ed as hi, motto, Don't reduce the rate,
but improve the service. That is just the
right sort Of idea 10 have Of our postal
service give Us four or five years of i'm
provements at the present rate and then
lets talk about penny postage. OF course
everybody knows that it has got to come in
a few years.
Secretary Tracy in his general order has
carried JOY to a great majority Of the oiii
GERS in the Navy by making it plain that
no favorti>m is in future To be shown in
OBTAINING officers for special duties.
II is said to be about settled that EX-
Senator saunders of Nebraska and Ex-
Lieutenant Governor Robertson, of Indiana,
are to be appointed members of the Utah
Commission. The Commission is to have
i've members but there are only two yet
agreed upon. Robertson's appointment
has been announced
Secretary Tracy has awarded the CON
tract for supply ing boilers and machinery
for the ship Texas, now being built at the
Norfolk Va, Navy YARD, to the Richmond,
Va, Locomotive Works, The price is s634,-
800