The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
In The DEPARTMENTS.

the Sl, ,OUU class in the War Department,
has been transferred to the Postoffice De-
partment without change in grade.
The Postmaster General has removed
Joseph NJ. Park of Pennsylvania, $1,000
clerk in the Office of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, and promoted John
II. Prior of Maryland from $1,000 clerk
ship in that Office to 81 200 FER annum.
Colonel H. i. Swords of the Treasury
Department has returned from an extended
official tour through the West and South.
Colonel Swords holds position where the
responsibility is out of all proportion to
the salary he receives. Upon his recon-
mendation large sums of money are an
nually expended for the furniture required
in the hundreds Of buildings throughout
the country under the control Of the Treas
ury Department.
John B. Ward of New Jersey and Benja-
min F. Chase Of Illinois have been pro-
NOTED in the Interior Department, the first
named from 81, 200 to 81, 400 and the last
named from 81 900 to 1900.
Joseph II. Reeve of New York and Will
liam Finn of Missouri, clerks of the 81 900
and 81 200 classes, respectively, in the Post
Office Department, have resigned.
Chief of the Navigation Bureau of the
Navy Department Commodore Ramsey
was quite i'll all last week with heavy
cold.
Thomas II. Sherwood of Pennsylvania
has been promoted from 81 400 clerkship
to the position of medical examiner, with
salary of 81 800, in the Pension Office.
The following promotions in the General
Land Office have been announced: j. A.
Hirth of the District of Columbia, from
$1,000 to $1,S00; @. A. Bristow of Mich
igan and T. / Wood of the District of Co.
lumbia, from 81 400 to $1,000; A. B. Hit
man of New York and William II. Lewis of
Kansas, from 81 200 to 81 400 and S. r.
Jackson of the District of Columbia, from
$1,000 to 81 200.
The Commissioner of Pensions has az
pointed Mr.. w. II. Barker of New Yo
chief of the Record Division in his burean,
with salary of $4,000 per annum. The
former chief, Mr. William T. Ford of the
| District of Columbia, has been designated
as assistant. We do not understand that
this change reflects in any degree upon Mr..
| Ford, who is an old and reliable official.
II. H. Lockwood of Ohio has been ap-
pointed to 81 900 clerkship in the Interior
| Department.
| Miss l.. J. Magee of Minnesota and Miss
| NJ. NJ. Blumenberg of California have re-
| ceived promotions from $720 to 5000 and
from $500 to 1000, respectively, in the
| Postofilce Department.
| Mrs. II. Il. Gray of Nebraska was pro-
NOTED last week from ST. 900 to $1,000 and
| Mrs. L. H. McMaster of Utah from 5000 to
| 81 600 in the Interior Department.
| On the recommendation of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, Mr.. F. A. Alexan-
| der of South Dakota has been appointed to
a $4,000 clerkship.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Geo.
| c.. Tichenor was confined to bed the
| greater portion of last week by severe
attack of rheumatism.
The Secretary of the Treasury last week
| appointed Colonel j. D. Yocum of Nebraska
as a special agent of the customs service.
e. B. Daskam, chief of the Public
Moneys Division Of the Treasury, was act
ing chief clerk of the Department last week
during the absence of Chief Clerk Bracket
Mr.. Thomas d. Winter OF the District Of
Columbia was promoted a few days age
from s., 400 to 1900 in the Office of the
Second Assistant Postmaster-General.
bill was introduced in the House q
short time ago which created a good dea
of fun among the clerks in the Depart
ments. 1t provided that clerks should be
appointed only on the recommendation o1
Congressman, and that they should hold of
fee for stated time. II the Congressman
for the district TO which the clerk belonged
was willing reappointment could be made
for a second term.
The following-named clerks in the Post
Office Department have been promoted: L
NJ. Colford of Illinois, from 81 200 to 81, 400
Miss Annie NJ. Eckbert of Pennsylvania
from 81 900 TO 81 200, and G. L. Roberts o
Virginia, from 5000 to 81 900.
Captain s. A. johnson of Ohio, who wa
transferred last week from clerkship II
the Treasury Department to the custom
house at Georgetown as deputy collector
entered actively upon his new duties ol
Monday.
An examination will be held ON the 25tl
instant at the rooms of the Civil Servic
Commission to I'LL an existing vacancy il
the position of chemist In the lntelna
Revenue Bureau. The salary of the plac
is So, 800 per annum, and the man who
able to stand up before the commission fol
say, three rounds, will probably get it, a
he should.
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