The National tribune., 1889-04-25

to the qualification of President Harrison he
| recently received notice from Secretary Proc
! tor that Mrs. Dixon had been notified of the
/ appointment of her grandson. 1t may be adj
/ ded that the boy, who has been attending
school in Quebec, is most highly recommended
| by his teacher and rector. as well meriting the
appointment because Of his accomplishments
and worth.
PHIL sHERIDAN's PRIVATE ROOM.
Just inside the main entrance on the north
/ front Of the War Department the visitor will
/ find doors on each flank leading to rooms.
That one on the west side. every one familiar
at all with the Department knows, is the office
of the Captain of the Watch, aud in which is
kept the book where all Army officers visiting
here must register their names
That door on the east side of the broad yes
tibule opens into a room that is now histories
for il was there that Philip II. Sheridan wrote
the Memoirs that told of his boyhoOd and the
part be took in carving out the war history of
the rebellion.
The room is spacious in square feet, but its
narrow width elOngates to the broad front Of
the north portico, so that three deep windows
give il good light. There Phil Sheridan re-
treated when he could spare hour from the
duty that kept him at the desk Of the General
in-Chief IN the corner room beyond, and there
be took Col. Sheridan, ibis brother Mike, y
who was his faithful amanucnsis rs we'll IS Aid.
present General-in- Chief, makes of that room,
but glimpse at it the other day showed it
looking very much as it did in the time when
the hero of Five Forks was writing out what
be knew about fighting.
A NEW BUSINESS SYSTEM AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
The President, in order to systematic the
! consideration of public business which comes
before the different Departments, has caused to
be put in operation an important reform which
is believed will greatly facilitate matters gem
orally, appointments to various positions being
among the items to be considered, and which it
is thought can be disposed of much more rap
idly.
He has assigned one day of each week to the
consideration Of the business which comes be-
fore each of the Departments, and on the day
allotted to either Secretary, unless the bust
ness of some other Department is very urgent
nothing else with be considered.
On the day set, each of the Secretaries viii
carry his papers to the President and they will
be gone over, discussed, recommendations for
appointments considered and the same made,
and the President will sign all documents from
that particular Department requiring his ap-
proval.
The advantage to the President, the public,
and all concerned under this new system is
manifest. The agricultural Department and
the Department of Justice require but little of
the Presidents time. and these Departments
have no days set for a hearing Of their business,
which can be done at any time when the other
Secretaries are not en- gagged with the President.
The assignment of days for the six principal
Departments is as follows: Monday, Navy De-
partment; Tuesday, Postofice Department;
"Wednesday, Treasury Department; Thursday,
Interior Department.; Friday, State Depart
ment; Saturday, War Department.
One great advantage which will be derived
from this arrangement is, that each Secretary
knows when he Is expected, aud that the Pres
ident viii not consider any other business IN
less 1t is very urgent. They therefore work
up a week batch Of business and take it to him
on the specified day.
THE PRESIDENT
Has been invited to attend the Reunion of the
Army of the Potomac at Orange, n. J., but has
informed the Committee on Invitations that it
viii be impossible for him to go.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
It has been discovered lately that Secretary
Blaine is a fine whistler. His favorite tune is
an old one called White Wings"