Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
The appointment Mill Turns
Out a Big Grist.
Elk SECRETARY BAYARD TO WE'D.
Mr.. Tracy will Curtail the Surplus
Stores, and Save the Pockets
of Uncle Sam.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Carter, of Hawaii, with Justice Bicker-
ton of the Hawain Supreme Court, and
G. w. Smith, OF Honolulu.
WHOLE BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS.
The President has made the following
additional appointments to-day:
William D. Lee, OF New Mexico, As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court OF
New Mexico; John w. Whitcher, OF
Nevada, United States Attorney for the
District OF Nevada; James w. Savage, of
Omaha, Government Director of the
Union Pacific; James Fl. Mills, of Mon
tana, Collector of Revenues for the
District of Montana; John r. Lynch
(colored), of Mississippi, Fourth Auditor
of the Treasury L. w. Habercom, OF
the District OF Columbia, Fifth Auditor OF
the Treasury. The following appoint
ments have been made in the Geological
Survey: William H. Hall, OF California,
and Edwin S. Nettleton, of Colorado,
Supervising Engineers; Arthur D.
Foote, of Idaho, Lyman B'idges, of Cali
fornia, and Alexander o. Brodie, of Ari,
IONA, Enineers of Irrigation Survey; Will
liam D. Johnson, OF the District OF Col
umhia, Photographer; William B. Vas
tey, of Maryland, Photographer.
A BIT OF ECONOMY.
Secretary Tracy has turned his stten-
ton TO the matter of purchasing supplies
for the navy, and has already made an
order inaugurating considerable econom-
ic reform. 1t appears that the practice
of the department is to purchase sup.
plies for the navy by advertisements at
the beginning of each fiscal year, making
list of purchases extensive enough to
cover the probable needs OF the different
bureaus during the entire year. Upon
inquiry, the Secretary learned that, in
making these purchases, regard was not
had for the amount of stores on hand.
This led to the accumulation OF stores,
which, in many cases, rapidly deterio
rated, and caused a loss to the Govern
ment. To satisfy himself upon this
point, Secretary Tracy has just procured
a statement of the amount of supplies
now on hand at shore stations, as the
advertisements for supplies for the next
| fiscal year will soon be issued. This
statement shows that there are now on
hand stores valued at $4,000, 800, and
| the Secretary intends that they shall be
deducted from the value OF the stock to
| be purchased next month. Therefore,
he has issued the following circular to
the Navy Department:
WASHINGTON, May 16, 1889.
The appended table gives the total
valuation of stores on hand at shore
stations at the beginning of the fiscal
year, for the respective classes, compris-
ing supplies Of the ordinary comm ercial
nature, as reported to the Paymastei
General by the general storekeeper, with
the gross amounts of purchases and O
Issues for use, under the same classes
during the first quarter. In view of the
large amount of accumulation shown,
and to prevent the unnecessary expendi.
ture of money, it is hereby ordered that
no purchases be made of supplies per-
tanning to these classes, if the stores re.
CURED can be obtained by transfer from
OF her bureaus at the station where they
are needed, or by shipment from other
stations to this aud all acquisitions for
such supplies shall be examined in the
light of the returns to the Paymaster
proved for purchase if the public inter.
shipment. In cases where stores are
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at certain points, and current
thereof, it is ordered that such shipments
be made to other stations as the needs OF
the service may suggest, and the Pay
cution Of this duty, after consultation
with the chiefs of bureaus concerned.
Whenever it shall be possible to utilize
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from those called for, such substitution
shall be made. 1t is further ordered that
supplies, required under classes other
than those given in the appointed table,
shall, if practicable. be obtained in like
manner by transfer or shipment. Freight
charges shall be borne by the bureau
receiving the supplies, in case of ship
ments from one station to another. Some
of the largest items in the list of stores
on hand are: Lumber and timber, 1927,
Up; metals, brass, copper, tin, etc.,
1896, 429; iron bars, $685. spikes,
$lO4, sos; pipes and fittings, $129,S19 ;
tools, $10l, 1912. Notwithstanding this
accumulation, stores, of the kinds in
excess, were purchased during the last
quarter to the amount of $51 ,544. More
over, at the rate of expenditure INDUCED
in during the last quarter, enough sup
plies to last five years would have been
accumulated, if maintained during the
next fiscal year.
THE COMPLIMENTS OF CHIEF VALUE.
The Treasury Department has decided
that Chinese shoes, some manufactured
of cotton felt and leather, and others
of silk felt and leather, the felt in all
cases being composed, in the greater
part, of the hair of the goat or other ami
mails, are properly classified as manu-
features of which either silk or cotton are
the components of chief value.
BOLIVIA WILL BE THERE.
A dispatch has been received by the
State Department from Carlisle, United
States Minister to Bolivia, stating that
Bolivia will be represented at the confer.
ence of South American nations to be
held here next autumn. 1t is understood
Bolivia will send Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to Washington, and will make the
United States first-class mission.
II. r.. EMPLOYEES TO BE LOOKED AFTER.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has issued circular to the labor organ
izations OF the country, soliciting infor-
nation and discussion upon the question
OF federal regulations of safety appliances
on railroads.
Ex-sECRETARY BAYARD TO WE'D.
Every evening paper to-day confirms
the rumored engagement of ex-Secretary
Bayard to Miss Clymer, daughter of DIR.
Clymer, u S. NJ of Washington The