Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-09
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL.
Little Business in the Execu-
 tive Departments.
THE TIME GIVEN UP TO CALLERS.
Applications and Requests of All Kinds Accumulating Everywhere - still the Han,lshaking Goes On-President Har- rison's Time Fully Occupied.

rison's Time Fully Occupied.
 WASHINGTON, March 9.-Postmaster Gen. eral Wanamaker was busy with visitors nearly all day, but he found time in the in- tervals to attend to matters of current busi- ness of the department. The officials of the department who have come in contact with him says he takes hold of business rapidly, and that he shows a disposition to make him. self familiar with the organization of the de partment and its methods of work. He is now receiving large quantities of applications for postoftices which arc being assorted and arranged for his consideration. The vacan. cies ill the department offices are not numer- ous, and comprise that of chief postoffice in- spector, appointment clerk and chief clerk of the first assistants office.
 As soon Nhe postmaster general gets settled down to work he w.u discover n nice legacy left by his predecessor in the shaps of over 800 postinasters to be appointed and commissioned to Gs many vacant offices Of this number 213 were off ccs for which Presi- dent Cleveland had made appointments but the senate failed to confirm. Thirty others were confirmed but failed to fife their bonds In time to receive their commissions from Postmaster General Dickinson. Fifty offices will become vacant before April l by the terms of the postmasters expiring and thir teen fourth class offices will be promote to the presidential class owing to increased re ceipts.
 The remainder of this legacy is about ], ,OOO fourth class offices, of which the incumbents had resigned, and First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson had filled the vacancies by appointments But on Feb. 26 the postmaster general refused to sign any more such com missions, and they failed.
 After looking at several desirable residences Postmaster General Wanamaker has finally determlned upon Secretary Whitneys pleas ant house, No. l131 I street. formerly the residence of the Frelinghuysens, and at one time the residence of Senator Don Cameron Mir. Wanamaker secured MT. Whitney's op- ton to purchase the property. Asimproved by MT. Whitney it is valued at $50, 900. It is in such good condition that the Wanamakers will move in on Monday. Mir. Wanamaker is in Philadelphia today making final arrange ments for moving here.
 The routine of the reception which Gen. Noble, the secretary of the interior continues to hold was broken, rather the seat of op. erations was changed, as he went to the pen sion office and was introduced to the 1,5O0 employees there. He makes good impression on everybody whom he meets He has kindly face and a courteous manner and is disposed to hear everything visitor wishes to say. The line of callers becomes, there fore, a rather slow one, and his waiting room is generally crowded. He has had no time to attend to department business, but he is get ting ready to make some appointments, which will be announced in day or two
 The large number of important bureaus in the interior department offer some attractive places to office seekers, and Secretary Noble has been interviewed exhaustively by the candidates and their friends The head of the general land office is an office of consider able importance, and there is small army of applicants Gen. Stone, of Iowa, and ex- Senator Chilcott, of Colorado, are among those mentioned for the place.
 A strong effort is being made for the re- tention of Indian Commissioner Oberly. The Indian Rights associati ton, the Quakers and others philanthropically interested in the In- dians are said to be strongly backing Mr. Oberly.
 Secretary Windom, at the treasury depart ment, has done little else except sign the days outgoing mail and receive friends and acquaintances who called to pay their re- spects, or congratulate the country and the department on his selection and assignment to the treasury department