Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-08
LIONIzING BUFFALO BILL.
The President Gives Him a Special
Reception.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN HIS CABINET
General Harrison Refers ONCE Seek
ers to that Body-The Railway
Mail Service-Entertaining
the Hoosiers.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET, J

row ne VIII make a contract Win Une NOn-
arch Steamship company for a ship to sail in
April TO Paris with his show. Colonel Cody
was shown unusual attention while IN Wash
ington. He was one of General Beavers
staff officers in the parade on Monday, and
was given a special reception by" President
Harrison. He was u prominent figure at the
inaugural ball on Monday night. In the
parade he rode the celebrated Arabian stall
lion, Leopold, presented to General Grant by
the sultan of Turkey, and he was given dis
tinguished recognition by the Kansas and
Colorado cowboys who were in line. The
colcred people of Washington were almost
awe struck with his dashing craftsmanship.
HARRIsoN's METHOD.
President Harrison has adopted an en-
tirely different plan for the distribution Of
Off ces from that followed by his immediate
predecessor. President Cleveland did not
take as final the recommendations of his
cabinet officers in the matter of appoint
ments. In fact a cabinet officers
dat,on did not avail much. The con-
sequence was that one faction in a
neighborhood would go to a cabinet officer
for an appointment, while a congressman or
a senator would go to the president with the
recommendation of another man for the
same place. 1t was a continual crossfire.
Those who went to the president direct
Z llolo thpi NilooO WIN ilotS
their applications to their cabinet officers.
President Harrison is referring Office seek
ers to the men who constitute his cabinet,
and as far as possible he intends that the
cabinet officers shall determine the men to be
appointed to the various positions, This
will take from him an err ormous amount of
care and work. president Arthur, Hays and
Grant left the appointments with the heads
ofeXecutive departments almost absolutely,
and this is to be the policy of the pres ent ad-
mlnistration.
There are humorous incidents transpiring
about. the hotels and around the executive
department among the army of Office seek
ers. Sometimes a politician who sits down
at a table in u hotel to sign the recommends
ton of one applicant, is presented with a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for his signature by as
many aspirants before he leaves his seat.
Some of the applicants go about on the
streets with pen and ink in hand soliciting
the Endorsement of every man OF influence
whom they meet. A large number of asplr-
ants to minor positions who came here to at
tend the inauguration have left the city and
weeks hence for the purpose of pushing their
applications. They have come to the con-
clusion that it is too early to DO any direct
work. Every train bears away to their
homes a large number of office seekers.
Three-fourths of the strangers who linger
about the hotels and departments want
something either for themselves or their
friends. 1t is expected that a large grist of
nominations will go to The senate the first Of
next week. The nominations for Monday
are expected to reach a considerable number.
The senate will remain in extra session for
the purpose of passing upon nominations,
probably two weeks yet.
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
Attorney General Miller broadly intimated
to-day that it was very probable that Presi-
dent Harrison recognized the necessity OF
extending the time when the civil service
law shall cover the railway mail service. He
said that the service was undoubtedly in
great disorder, and until it was placed upon
a new and efficient basis, those in charge of
it should not be hampered with a law which
would keep in the service incompetent men
and keep out those who would be efficient,
but who could not pass the civil service ex-
animation. 1t is probable that instead of the
law going into effect on the 18th INST, as
directed by President Cleveland's proclama-
ton, it will not take effect until the end of
he present fiscal year., June 30.
Postmater General Wanamaker to-
day and presented the name of
Paul Vandervoort, Of Nebraska, for the
position of chief of the railway mail service.
Postmaster General Wanamaker also re-
cognized the necessity of extending the time
for the civil service law to cover the railway
mail service, and the question is to be dis
cussed at the next regular cabinet meeting.
ENTERTAINING THE HOLSTERS.
Tonight President and Mrs. Harrison
RuNS llS thiu uhiS " BNtooiit u
The Indiana people were entertained this
time. Those who stood about the table in
the great corridor on the second floor were
impressed with the informalities of the presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison. While the lunch
was being served the president himself at
tended to the tea and coffee and gave the
ladies SPECIAL personal attention. AS the
guests were departing he assisted the ladies
ana gave them those little pleasant atten-
ions which have characterized the enter
eainment of General and Mrs. Harrison at
their hospitable home in indianapolis. 1t has
been customary for presidents to leave
everything except conversation entirely with
the servants, and 1t amazes the people of
Washington to have a president, who, IN his
personal capacity, takes the part of a private
citizen. 1t begins TO look as though the pres
ident and Mrs. Harrison would have more
social duties than they can attend to. Both
of them have given III every hour OF
daylight to receiving and caring for friends
since the inauguration. The carpet on the
great east parlor of the white mouse has been
half worn out since the incoming OF the new
occupants of the mansion. All of to-day was
given up TO strangers who wanted to see the
president and his wife. Mrs. Harrison is
quite as informal as her husband. When she
receives her friends in the parlors on the
upper floor of the executive mansion there is
no waiting and no preliminary introductions.
The president has refused TO devote himself
TO his usual duties so long as there are peopic
waiting to pay their respects. On Monday
he will begin his official work in earnest.
PERSISTENT OFFICE SEEKERS.
Every hour or two to-day a messenger en-
tered Private Secretary Halford's room, and
throwing his long arms around a great pile
of applications for office, logged them into
an adjoining room where they We're piled
upon a desk for classification and pigeon
holing. Several bundles of these papers
were received between . and q o'clock. The
stream of oficeseektrs was continuous from
the moment the outer doors were oDeEed
until they were closed. Besides the flood Of
written applications delivered TO the private
secretary he is the recipient Of IA large num-
Der of oral and written speeches every day.
IL is very common for one or two men 10 APP
proacl him, and after placing in his hands an
application for an office, 10 address HIM in
the most formal aud serious way. This
morning a duet of colored citizens entered
Colonel Halford's room, and after handing
him a forma application for u position,
one began 10 deliver a speech. Colonel
Halford permitted him 10 proceed for
some minutes when believing the address
was almost intermlnable, he stated that it
would not be necessary for him TO give
further respecting the merits of
the applicant. The address was terminated.
The speaker however, put his hand in his
inside pocket and produced in manuscript
form the speech he was delivering, aud after
placing II IN the private secretary's hands,
departed, seemingly well satisfied. The two
broad tables occupied by the presidents
stenographers were completely covered with