Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Reinstatement or the Veterans. The Census Appointments--Sen tor Manderson's Luck.-Washing- ton Gossip.
(From Cur Regular Correspond nt,l

WASHINGTON, June 2l, 1889. The President left Washington to -da, to join Mrs. Harrison and his grand
 children at Cape May. He will remail
 with them until Monday.
 Secretary Proctor has returned to hi duties. He reports his son, who ha
 been very ill, as much better.
 The veterans are very much pleased
 with the action of the President in au
 thorizing a modification of the Civil ser
 vice rules so as 70 allow the reinstate
 ment, without examination, of any vete ran dismissed from the classified service Tlis afeects veterans during the first three years of Clevelsnd's administra- ton. The action of the President in this matter is generally approved of as it will enable hundreds of deserving men to get the places back that the Demo crats unjustly deprived them of. The President took long time to consider this question because he is opposed to the idea of making class of privileged office holders and was somewhat afraid that the precedent so set might at some time be used to the public detriment. But he finally decided that the. men who fought to preserve the Govern ment are entitled to everything in the shape of privileges that can be given them.
 Superintendent Porter of the Census Bureau is opposed to having the ap- pointments made through the civil ser vice commission. He has presented the president with a number of good reasons why. It is not likely that the presi- dent will go against the act of congress providing for the census to say nothing of the opinions of Secretary Noble and Superintendent Porter.
 Public Printer Palmer made a batch of discharges this week in order to keep within his appropriations. The fact that all the men discharged were demo- crats created no surprise.
 Attorney General Miller. to whom was referred the question of whether the Catholic University of this city would violate the alien contract law by bring ing corps of European instructors 10 this country, has refused to give deci- sion in the matter. He takes the ground that it is not his duty to decide ques- tions of this kind, as the department of justice is not bureau of information.
 Senator Manderson of Nebraska left for home this week. He had piece of good luck recently to which his legion of friends throughout the country will rejoice. He has lcny drawn a pension for injuries received during the rebel lion, and not long since his attention was called to the fact that under the law he was entitled to larger amount than he was drawing. Application was made to the pension of flee and he not only got an increase of pension but s4 900 back pension as well.
 Gen. Lucius Fairchield ex-Gov. of Wisconsin and ex commander of the G. 4. R. has been appointed member of Sioux Indian Commission. He has accepted and is daily expected here, when he will meet the other members of the commission.
 Representative Williams, of Ohio who is here says Foraker will be the next governor of that State. He also says that Governor Foraker has only to say the word to be elected to the United States senate to succeed Payne.
 Secretary Blaine has, it is said, tender ed the Chinese mission to Admiral Shu- feldt L. $. N. retired if he should de cline, which, Mir. Kasson, who was a member of the Samoan Commission, which completed its work last week, will it is thought. be the lucky man.
 PoStermasteT General Wanamaker has issu ed an order for all male employees of the Post Office department to make a full statement of their public records. The order was issued by request of the Phil. Sheridan command, Union Veter- ans, of this city who believe that there are quite number of men employed in the deDartments that claim to be veter- ans without having been Tn the Army or Navy and the real vets are determined to bounce the bogus.
 The Office seekers were somewhat scarce last week but they have made up for it by swarming around this week, and after they found that the President WAS going away today to remain until next week they made dead set on the White House as if determined to get their cases settled before the President left. But from the small number of ap- pointments made they evidently got left.
 Senator Chandler is to be serenaded on his return to this city by the John Sherman League and the William k. Chandler Association, colored organiza- tiOns.