The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
A Number of Vacancies in the Higher
Offices of the Executive Depart
ments of Government.

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Offices Of the Executive Depart
ments Of Government.
The President has appointed Albert
II. Nash postmaster at Salt Lake CITY,
Utah, vice Irving A. Benton, who 10.
signed to accept the appointment oil
United States Marshal.
Neither General Schofield, who 10 act
ing - Secretary Of War, nor any other
army officer ut the department Is aware
OF any contemplated exchange OF COM
mands between General Howard and
General Milee, a. reported from Chicago.
Little credence is given to the story.
Fifth Auditor Timme in his annual
report to the Secretary oil the Treasury
shows the adjustment during the year Of
accounts aggregating $627 $50. O7 and
representing expenses incurred in the
diplomatic and consular service, internal
revenue service, census office, Smithson-
ian Institution, etc.
There are number OF vacancies in the
higher Offices OF the executive depart
ments OF the government, and the prob
lem OF filling them has been consider
ably complicated by the recruits OF the
recent election. In view of the fact that
4 general change will be made by the
new administration in March, the vacan-
cies are not altogether desirable prizes.
Among them are the First Assistant
Postmaster eneralship Commiss 'oner
Of the General Land Office, and a num-
Der OF diplomatic places, including the
Russian, Portuguese, Italian and Swiss
Missions. The resignation OF Assist
ant Secretary OF the Treasury Nettleton
and MIR. Crounse, who was the Republi-
can candidate for Governor OF Nebraska,
will take effect next month. The Presi-
dent will also have four vacancies on the
bench to fill between now and March 1.
These are life positions and the most al
Turing prizes remaining within the gift
OF the administration.
The probability OF an extra session OF
Congress Immediately following the in
ausuration Of the President-elect is q
ington. A special session OF the Senate
Is always cal ed at the beginning Of a
new administration, to conhrm mem
bers Of the Cabinet and diplomatic rep
resentativee OF the United States abroad.
but the present election, having turned
on q questions OF q domestic policy, it is
said to be obvious to experienced politi-
cal leaders OF all parties that an extra
session OF both Houses OF Congress is an
almost inevitable result. Secretary OF
the Treasury Foster among others ad-
mits this. The country, he says, chal.
lenged the Judgment OF the epublicans
on the Mckinley bill, and the result
must be accepted as the will Of the peo-
pie that different policy must be pat
into effect. Ex-Secretary Bayard writes
to friend here in like effect, adding the
people will expect this TO be done with
out unnecessary delay.
Advices from Samoa are to the eifec.
that the differences between the factions
on the islands. headed by Mataais, the
recognized King. and Malietoa, the
claimant to the throne, have reached an
acute phase. To fully protect the inter
ests OF the United States il has been de-
cided that vessel be sent there at the
earliest practica BILE moment. Besides
this reason, based on expendiency, 1t
appears that under the terms OF the trip
artite treaty the United States 10 under
obligation to keep q naval vessel a.
Samoa. There has been no United
States naval vessel there for many
months, che Iroquois being the last 10
call. The Alliance 10 now at Honolulu.
with the Boston, under orders TO Samoa,
but these orders were countermanded.
probably because OF a critical turn in
Hawaiian politics. IL Is the present in
tention to send in her place the Ranger,
recently Of the Behrinx sea fleet and
now at Mare Island, San Francisco. II
will require about months time to pre-
pare the vessel for the trip, and another
month or six weeks for the passage, 80
she will not BE- able TO reach Samoa be-
fore next year.
frauds in land entries, which were in
vestigated during the administration OF
Land Commissioner Sparks, and the dis,
covery OF which caused a suspension Of
survey works over the public lanis in
New Mexico, Wyoming,
Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Arizona,
are at least TO be brought to trial in the
conrts. Proceedings have been ordered
in the courts OF San Francisco against J.
D. Hall Tor perjury in regard TO the -ur
vey OF pu bile lands. This case is TO ne
followed up by the trial Of J. K. Glover,
J. A. Benson and 6. II. Perrus, expert
surveyors, who, it is charged, in 1880
ormed a syndicate in San Francisco for
he survey OF lands and fraudulently I'M
iertook to control all special deposit
racts on the Pacific slope. Certain
banks, 1t is alleged, supplied the money
'equired for the deposits, the agents OF
he syndicate pocketing the award Of
'oNtrscts at the several offices OF the Sur.