Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-23
Washington Letter.
Washington, May, IS 1888!


from Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, May, IS 1889.
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, or
IS most people hereabouts call him.
joe Hawley. is not a native down
easter but, this, few people who know
his peculiar faculty for always getting
there, would believe, so well has he
imbibed the shrewdness which seems
to como natural to most citizens Of his
adopted State. | am reminded of this
by the manner in which Senator Haw-
ley stole march on all his republican
colleagues by getting invited to accom-
pany the President during three days
pleasure trip on the U. S. S. Despatch.
When the fact is remembered that great
trouble is constantly being undergone
by Senators, Members and other infu-
entail republicans in order to get the
Presidents ear for q few minutes it can
be fully understood what very for
tunate man Senator HaSley is in being
able to speak to the President at any
time he 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 to return some time tonight
were Mrs. Harrison, the two Mckee
children and Secretaries Window and
Rusk. There are q number of men in
Washington who would have paid q
big price TO have taken Senator Haw-
ley's place.
To-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
count is made necessary by the change
in the office of Treasurer. The count
will be made under the personal super
vision of a committee of three, two
representing the Treasury department
and the third MIR. Huston. the new
Treasurer. The money which is to be
counted is l0,6S5. 157 in United States
notes, $3, 538. 522 in National bank notes,
$148.199,5l1 standard silver dollars,
81, 092, GAS in fractional silver, 1926, 544,
706 in gold, 1902, 24O in gold certificates
and $778.412 in silver certificates.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson mas gained the goodwill Of all
the lady clerks in his Office by issuing
an order prohibiting smoking by en-
ployes located in rooms where lady
clerks are employed. To most people
it would seem that such an order should
have been unnecessary, but it wasn't.
Hence Mr.. Clarkson's order.
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, of New
York, the newly appointed civil service
Commissioner arrived here to-day and
st once assumed his duties. The new
democratic Commissioner. Ex.Gov.
Thompson, of South Carolina qualified
the day after his appointment. which
he had been anxiously awaiting ever
since the 4.h of March. The commits
sion is now full for the first time in
many months, and it is said that one of
the first things it win do will be to en-
deavor to get the President to reverse
the decision of the Interior department
putting the appointments in the Census
bureau outside of the civil service rules.
But in this matter the Commissioners
are almost certain TO be disappointed,
IS the decision was made strictly in
accordance with the act OF Congress
that created the census bureau.
The Presidents departure on his little
three days holiday was an entire sur
prise 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 colored
appointee of the President has fallen to
Rev. JAS. NJ Townsend, of Richmond.
Indiana, who has been appointed Re-
corder OF the General Land Office. Mr..
Townsend was member OF the Indiana
legislation. and is at present the Mis-
sioner Secretary of the A. NJ. Z. church.
he has been warm personal friend of
the President for many years.
Postmaster General Wannamak er
does not believe that the time has quite
come for one cent letter postage, IS he
has adopted as his motto, Don't re-
duce the rate. but improve the service.
That is just the right sort of idea TO
have Of our postal service. Give as
four or five years of improvements at
the present rate, and then let's talk
about penny postage. OF coarse every
body knows that il has got to come in
few years.
Secretary Tracy in his general order
has carried joy to great majority OF
the officers in the Navy by making if
plain that no favoritism is in the future
TO be shown in detailing officers for
special duties.
1t is said that Ex-Senators Saunders.
of Nebraska and Ex-Lieutenant Cover
nor Robertson. OF Indiana. are to be
appointed members ef the Utah Com
mission. The Commission is TO have
five members but there are only two
yet agreed upon. Robertson's appoint
ment has been announced.
Secretary Tracy has awarded the con-
tract for supplying boilers and ma
chinery for the battle ship Texas, now
being built a. the Norfolk, Va. Navy
Yard to the Richmond, Va. Locomotive
works. The price is S634. 800.
BRINGING GlApkESS