St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
BREAKING HIM In.
Col. Byrnes Is Learning the Ropes
Sawyer Got Hicks Through.

...SaWyeP lot HICKS through.
Special to the Globe
WAsHINTGoN, March 27.-Col. Byrnes
was in the room of the appointment
clerk nearly all day, familiarizing him
self with his duties. He received about
fifty calls fran personal acquaintance.
The offensive partisan Perry Smith,
who will continue in the Office until
Monday, was present and pleasantly
explained the various detail duties to
the colonel. The appointment of COM
missioners to negotiate the opening of
the Sioux reservation will not be made
until the letter of instructions is CON-
pleted. This will be done probably to-
morrow. The Indian Office has been
busy all day preparing typewriter
copies, and Secretary Noble will make
the appointments and give out the let
tiers tomorrow. Col. John III. King will
be one of the commissioners. Senator
Davis was in the senate this morning
early, as usual, and at work answering
stack of letters. He is as well as ever,
having remained at home during his
slight illness as matter of precaution.
John Hicks, of the Oshkosh Northwest
ern. was to-day nominated minister to
Peru. He says: "This honor is conferred
on me mainly because Senator Sawyer
is my neighbor and friend" [ am in-
debted, of course, to the entire deIega-
ton, but Senator Sawyer especially
took up my cause. l shall remain here
until confirmed, sworn in. and have re-
ceived the necessary instructions. l
San Francisco, and not return here
again from Oshkosh" William E.
Mansfield has sent in a petition signed
by ST. citizens of Minot, praying for his
appointment as postmaster there. Del
egate Mathews says; 81 do not under
stand how so many signatures could have
been obtained. 1t may be all right, but
understood that there were less than 700
votes cast there last November. Ishall
| look into the matter carefully and
recommend whoever seems to be the
| best man for the place. Mansfield may
| be the mani don't know yet" Hon.
| Mark FL. Dunnell has secured the ap-
| pointnent of several poStmasters, but
| their names were not given out to-day.
The postmaster at Yorktown has re-
| signed, and recommends Gideon MOrry.
| designations are also filed from post
masters at Oberon. Cakes and Oldham,
| OAK, and Mr.. Mathews has recon-
mended b. f. Cords for Oldham. The
| others are hanging fire. Appliea-
tons are on file for nearly every post
ONCE III w Wisconsin ana Minnesota, DuC
| the papers are piled in stacks about the
desks, and it is impossible to get appli-
cations in proper shape for definite ac-
ton for weeks to come. Congressman
Haugen says: 81 am going home to-
morrow, and shall not come here again.
| If do my people ought not to know it,
for they load the mails with letters
which require answers and work
| for nothing, because nothing can
be accomplished here for sew
| eral weeks" Senator Spooner
says: I have gone through an
other fgrist of 200 letters and answered
them. Tomorrow will be a repetition
| of the same work. 1t all goes in the
business. People have right to seek
| office and demand the service of their
senators, but it makes man tired, just
the same" One of the prominent cam
| didates for Office in Dakota has written
the departments here assuring them
that he is innocent of the offense for
which the grand jury has indicted him.
Col. Lounsberry will have foreman here
for ten days longer under instruction,
before entering the field as special
agent of the general land Office. He
called to-day on Senator Davis and Sec
rotary Rusk. Anent the appointment
of Congressman Ryan, of Kansas. to
Mexico, Senator Ingalls, says: sRyan
can tell Gen. Bragg that our people
love him for the enemies he has made
and want him back in Wisconsin,