Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-09


Monday with its iron-clad rule. shutting out
the anxious ones. During the long rest they
got what slangy athletes term their second
wind" and they tripped up and down the we'll
worn almost too well-worn) stair carpet from
10 o'clock until nearly 1890, and then they
stopped because ''the door was shut"
SENATORIAL CALLERS
Senator Sawyer led the procession and to his
hands Wisconsin had to trust everything for
he was the only representative of the Badger
state at the White House to-day Senator Frye
followed, and after him was Senator Allison
the latter still insisting that ex-Gov Stone, of
Iowa, was by far the best man to be commits
sioner OF the general land office.
Senator Davis also had an interview with the
President, and in it he urged the speedy ap-
polntment of Judge Crowell, of Minnesota, as
sixth auditor of the Treasury
Senator Sherman was intent on having Ohio
recognized. and talked the matter over quite
earnestly with the President, and seemed to be
at least partially satisfied when he departed.
He smiled grimly at number of the waiting
ones as he came out, and so did Senator Stew
art, but that was no evidence that either of
them got what they went for. The Nevada
Senator was looking out for the appointment
OF ex-senator Chilcott commissioner of the
general land office.
Senator Hiscock preceded Senators Beck and
Vance, and, while it is hardly probable that
any of them succeeded in securing any prom
ises, it is more than probable that the good
looking New Yorker went out with more hope
in his breast than did the other two.
Representatives Cannon and Owen ar
rived at about the same time, and they went in
Just ahead of ex-Representative James and a
party of Brooklyn men.
REINSTATEMENT OF EMPLOYEES DISMISSED FOR Po-
LITIoAL REASONS.
Representatives Dunnell, Williams, and
Adams and Justice Harlan with few friends
took but little of the Presidents time,
and then they gave way to Representatives
Houk and Taylor and ex-Representative
Butler, who asked the President to
so amend rule 10 of the civil-service
regulations that clerks discharged for political
reasons by the late administration NAV be re-
instated without having to go through the
grind of another civil service examination.
The President promised to give the matter
careful consideration at the earliest possible
moment. 1t was rumOred in connection with
chief executive not to forget that Mr.. Butler
was still candidate for the position of COM
missioner of Indian affairs.
WANTS TO BE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
Michigan, or rather ex-Representative Lacey,
of Michigan, was present in the persons of
Senators Stockbridge and Mcmillan, who
brought Mr.. Lacey along so that the President
might see what manner of man it was that they
wanted him to appoint controller OF the cur
rency.
Representative Morrow went in with Charles
NJ. Leavy and ]. H. Mahoney, of San Fran
cisco, and Representative w. d. Kelley intro
duced Lieut.. William English. while ex-Repre-
sentative John B. Weber brought with him an
enormous Buffalo delegation. the biggest ag-
gregation of Buffalonians seen here this season.
Senators Teller and Cockrell were the last of
the official callers.
BUFFALO DELEGATION
called on the President this morning. When
the President looked up there were twenty-six
bows and twenty-six smiles, all spread in a
semi-circle about him. The President bowed
and the twenty-six smiles broadened. He put
out his hand and twenty-six right hands were
extended to grasp it. Then twenty-six mouths
opened and twenty-six sounds poured out in
twenty-six gentle murmurs. For there were
assembled in the Presidents private Office
twenty-six men from Buffalo, who had come
from their native city as delegation, and their
business at the White House this morning was
to instruct the President as to certain local APP
pointments at Buffalo. They want Editor w.
F. Morgan made collector of the port; Edward
Gallagher, collector of internal revenue, and
Jerome b. Fisher to be U. s. district attorney.
THE GENERAL cARD-BAsKET
contained but few pasteboards, among them
being those of Marshall c. Woods, of
Indianapolis; John G. Goodloe and
John A. Steele, of Alabama; Judge
Stevenson Burke of. Cleveland. Ohio;
DR.. j. W. V. Il. Plummer, commander of the
Department of Florida, G.. A. R.; James A.
Roberts, DIR. Pierce, and DIR. Slacer, of Buffalo;
DR.. c. ". Arnold, of Georgia; r. Symmes
Thaim, of South Carolina; S. w. Vandivert, of
Kinsley, Kan.
THE CABINET MEETING.
The cabinet met at 1870, all the members
being present with the exception Of Secretary
Blaine
1t is understood that the question of appoint
ment in the departments. of bureau officers,
&C., was discussed at some length at the meet
ing.
There are a great many changes of this
character to be made and innumerable appli-
cations for the Offices on file, but so far the
whole matter is at a stand-still.
In the general rush the heads Of the depart
ments have had their time SO occupied that
they have not had opportunity to select their
subordinate officials.
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUREAU OFFICES
are in the Treasury department. The appoint
ment of these is expected soon to
be taken up. But of the many can
ddates pressing for place Secretary Window
expects soon to appoint a controller of cur
rency, chief of the bureau of engraving and
printing, the first and second controller, and
the auditors.
1t is understood that Capt Meredith, of
Chicago. is settled upon to succeed Mr.. Graves
as head of the bureau of engraving and print
ing. and that ex-Representative John r. Thomas
will be second controller.
Letters have began to arrive at the depart
ment addressed to Second Controller elect"
Thomas.
1t is denied in the most emphatic way at the
White House that the English servants left in
Washington by Lord Sackville have been en-
gagged for service at the executive mansion.
Secretary Rusk was one of the last of the
cabinet officers to leave the White House. The
meeting adjourned at las, but it was after
o'clock when the Secretary of Agriculture
came out of Secretary Halford's room.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
"Do propose to make many changes in the
department." he repeated, after a STAR re-
porter. 'Well, probably shall, after awhile.
Several of the more important places will be
vacant in the course of a week or SO, but they
will not remain vacant long,"
THE PRESIDENT NOT TO LEAVE TOWN UNTIL HE
GOES TO NEW YORK.
Secretary Halford stated, very emphatically,
this afternoon, that the President would not
leave town until he went to New York on the
29th instant unless the newspapers forced
him out. This settles the question of vaca-
The STAR, the adverse and recent de-
cision was only brought about by the
fact that there was neither dispatch
boat nor revenue cutter available for use at the
present time. When q boat is ready, which
will not be the case for at least three weeks,