The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
WASHINGTON STUFF /!
The Latest from the Capital in Gen.
erai News.
Something Concerning POstmasters and
Other Things.
THE WILSON DISPATCH A BIG YARN
And Has About as Much Truth as Rob-
inson Crusoe Contains in a
General Way.

inson Crusoe Contains in a
General Way.
WAsHINGToS, d. c., Sept. 16.-[ Especial
to THE GLOBE 1t begins to look as
though the interstate commerce commits
sion would prove man killer. At first
it was said that the commission was
merely sinecure, which would give three
men soft places at $1,000 a year and ex
penses and number of clerks good births.
But there have been more changes on the
commission on account Of the breaking
down of commissioners than in any other
| place here in the same length .of time.
Veasey went out because he said the
work was too exacting. Bragg died.
| C0oIey's health failed and he has re-
| signed. Morrison, Of Illinois, he Of hOri
zontal tariff fame, is the only original
member remaining, and he almost died
some months ago. He is not robust in
health now.
Within the next six months it is prob
able that an entire change will have taken
place on the commission. tits very we'll
known in official circles that Morrison,
who holds the democratic place on the
commission, will be excused when his
term expires next January. The demo
crat to succeed him will likely be from
the South, and will be appointed soon, as
Morrison must be retained to instruct the
other two new commissioners.
Unless ex Congressman Tompson, of
Ohio, is appointed to the vacancy on the
court Of claims he may be given place
on the Interstate commerce commission.
| Ex-Land Commissioner Croft, formerly
of Nebraska, now located in California,
has been strongly recommended for
place On the commission. He is fine
lawyer has had successful experience on
the bench, is recommended by the farm
ing and railroad interests as fair and
Just man. The South has been striving
for place on the commission, or-rather
! to keep the one it has had, and there is
every reason to believe that it will get
new man as soon as the president can
take up the bundle of recommendations
for men.
IMMIGRANTS AS DOMESTICS.
From the managers of the immigration
office in New Y ork the information comes
that there is boom in the demand for
immigrants as domestics. There are hun
dreds Of calls every week at the immigra-
ton office for women arriving from Ger
many, England, Scotland and Norway.
The superintendent Of immigration at the
treasury department says he has great
many requests for women who are wanted
as domestics. Good cooks and house
keepers get from sic to $50 month in this
city, board and living included The i'm
migrants have seldom ever been paid half
this much-generally about one-fourth
these wages.
The employment offices here report
more calls than ever for housekeepers
and cooks. They find that the demand
for help in manufactures and the grow
ing independence of the people dcpreciate
the amount of labor offered for the house.
The effect of the increased depands for
women arriving at the immigration offices
it is feared will have demoralizing effect
upon Americas labor market, as the sue
cessful immigrants are flooding Europe
with glowing accounts Of what women
can do in households here, and the volume
of female immigration will hcnceforth
materially increase.
POsTOFFICE BUSINESS INCREASING.
There probably never were more de-
mands made upon the postotfice depart
ment than at this time by postmasters
throughout the country for increase OF
allowance for clerk hire This grows
out of the enormous increase of business
in the various offices and the fact that
for many years there has been much less
allowed than was necessary to carry on
the work It is stated that there are
thousands of postmasters in all parts Of
the country who are every month pay
ing out Of their own pockets money for
; their clerks, that the allowances Of the
t postOffice department are inadequate TO
the demands of the business, and rather
than give an inferior service the post
masters 60 down in their own pockets
and make up the deficiency. 1t is pro-
bable that 10 per cent OF the salaries Of
? the pOstmasters of the second and third
t classes are paid By the postmasters TO
clerks in their efforts to make good the
latter's salaries. The postmastess in the
large cities-those of first and special
classes-do not meet this trouble because
= there is so much pressure by the patrons
upon congress that ample provision is
a made. 1t is the postmasters in cities OF
) 5000, 10000, or $1,000 population who
have the trouble.
When this congress proposed to in
crease the appropriation for salaries and
onou-aDca Snpne;hiutr like STn1 08;0 the