The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-14

quirss vigilance and more than ordinary
legal ability.
The Patent Office is another bureau
Of the Interior Department. and ques-
tions involving millions Of dollars are
constantly being decided by the commits
sioner.
The Director Of the Geological Survey.
United states Commissioner of Railroads
and the United States Commissioner Of
Education are also under the direction
OF the Secretary Of the Interior.
Yesterday the Secretary was not AZ his
Office and II is not thought that he Will
make II a practice of working on Sunday.
or permitting others 10 DO 50.
The Secretary has issued an order an
nouncing that hereafter ne VIII receive
visitors between the hours n ~ \. VI.
and =. NJ. except on Tuesdays and
Fridays. which are Cabinet days. and on
Cabinet days from 10 A. VI. 70 - "
Secretary Herbert has appointed Louis
Finney his private secretary. He will
relieve Mr.. Raymond. who is now acting
this position. about the 18th instant. Mr.
Raymond was private secretary TO Secre-
tary Tracy.
There was a notable decrease to-day IN
the number Of visitors at the PostOfice
Department Postmaster-Genoral Bissell.
however. received all that came. but his
invariable response to appeals. however
urgent action on particular cases. was
to-day as il has been during the last
week. that all applications must take
their usual course.
It is expected that Mr.. Maxwell. who has
been nominated for the position Of
Fourth Assistant POstmaster-General. will
arrive here next Thursday. and that he
Will at once take up the matter OF post
office appointments. These applications
are now coming in at the rate of about
a thousand a day. and il is probable that
I'm short time this number will be in
creased 10 100 per day. \ force Of
clerks from the other branches Of the
department has been detailed for duty
in the Office Of the Fourth Assistant Post
master General. and the entire clerical
force Of that Office IS busily engaged IN
acknowledging the receipts Of applCl-
ti0ns and briefng them for official action
The rule issued at the beginning Of Mr.
Wanamakers term, closing the depart
mcnt TO all employees on Sunday, was
observed yesterday.
The Treasury Department continues 70
receive offers of gold from the West In
exchange for small notes. for which there
are at present an increasing demand. Sev-
eral of the offers Of gold had To be tenn
pOrarilv declined. as IL was found that
those who offered it made up the de
nciency IN weight the Government could
not accept IL.
The Treasury Department is advised
that no gold has been engaged from the
New York Sub-Trcasury for shipment to-
morrow. The next day for gold shipment
IS Friday. and with the high rate Of eN-
change prevailing. and the high rate that
money is now commanding no gold Is
q n b. Cd fn Ia ian
Customs receipts are increasing. and
during the month Of March it is anticipa-
ted that they will foot up $lS.co00D. For
the first ten days OF this month the re-
ceipts at the port Of New York from
customs have aggregated si.42So00 as
against $4,000 for the corresponding
period Of last year
The senate.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Call as to Withholding patents 10 public
lands in Florida was laid before the
Senate. and was. at the suggestion OF
Mr. German. permitted 10 remain on the
table. The resolution heretofore offered
by Mr.. Manderson TO confine the action
OF the Senate al the present session 10
executive business was laid before the
Senate. and was modified 10y Mr.. Mander-
son SO as 10 read:
Resolved. That II is the sense OF the
Senate that ~ this extraordinary session
Of the senate that business transacted
shall be confined 20 uie consideration OF
treaties and other executive matters and
those requiring the action of the Senate
only
Mr. German said he had gone very care
fully over the precedents and that he
had found first considerable debate on
the subject 10 have taken place in lS5l.
on that occasion Senator Seward, of New
York. had offered resolution, which had
boen adopted. and which had been ever
since practically the rule that had gov
erned the Senate That resolution was
that the Senate is not restricted at this
session 10 the consideration of matters
properly executive, but that such con-
sideration may be extended 20 all mat
ters proper TO be transacted by the Sen
ate without the cooperation Of the House
OF Representatives"
Mr. German suggested that the rcsOlu
tion and Mr. Hales substitute for II
should be Withdrawn. and that unanimous
consent should be given that the Senate
will not consider matters requiring the ac-
tiOn of the other house.
objection was made by Mr. George,
and the discussion went on for some time
longer. the resolution finally going over
without action. The Senate al l2.O ad-
fcurno1 fUI Wednesday next