The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-05

WAsnlNdToN. D, G., April 4.-Thcre
was one nomination sent in by the
President yesterday that caused some
criticism among senators. and espe-
ciaIly, it ia said, among the members OF
the finance committee, to whom II was
reiarred. That man ia MI. EckelS, nom
mated to DO comptroller OF tho cur
rcncv. Mr.. Eckels is u we'll known
lawyer, and is highly recommended rs q
man Of attainlnents and legal learning,
but there is q feeling among certain
senators that u nun to hold such u re-
sponalbIe position as comptroller Of the
currency should have had training Us
banker,
1t is probable that tho appointment
OF Mr.. ECkcls was q mistake ana that u
was tho intention to nominate him lor
the position OF secend comptroller.
Section 325 X. Is. says: "The comptroI-
Ter Of tho currency shall bs appointed
BY tho President on the recommends
aiion Of the. secretary ot tho treasury"
This provision Of the statute provid-
ing for tho appointment to be made on
tho recommendation of tho secretary OF
treasury was clearly not complied with,
as it Is asserted on unqucstionable au-
,lority that Secretary Carlisle did not
recommend the appointment and only
knew ot it iGw moments before 1t was
sent to the senate.
Considerable comment is caused in
the treasury department by the fact
that MIR. Eckes, nominated for comp.
trolIcr Of tho currency and MIR. Tucker
appointed deputy comptroller OF the
currency, both occupying positions rc-
0uiring technical knowledge both new
to their duties, should be placed in an
official position at tho same time with.
out having had any previous training,
thus leaving tho work OF this import-
ant bureau practically in the hands ot
under officials.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
As far MS can be ascertainOA tho Rus
sian extradition treaty was not dis
cnsacd in the executive session Of the
senate to-day and the situation remains
unchanged.
ThoA is good reason to believe that
tho senate will soon come 10 an agree
mont upon the organization and soon
us that is done the matter Of final nd.
journment Of this extraordinary session
will be speedily disposed Of. During
tho sitting Of ono Of the committees
this morning, the matter was taken up
and discussed for some time and n
spirit OF mutual concession appeared to
prevail. II is understood that the Re-
publican suggestion that tho Democrats
80 ahead and orgNnize, witt, tho under
standing that the new officials arc not
TO take hold until later, is meeting with
favor among those Democrats who see
in an opposition to this course the indi-
cations oi prolonged struggle. There
is strong probability that an agree
ment will soon be reached, as many
senators are now going out Of town, and
it will not be possible to keep quorum
here much longer. As soon as a plan
Of organization Ia agreed upon and the
President haa signifiod that he has no
further communication to make tho
aenate will adjourn.
iloKE sMiTn's AXE .
Secretary Hoko Smith has already
begun to carry into effect his policy OF
dispensing with tho services OF all in.
competent clerks OF hia department, or
those aDpOinted purelv for politicnl
reasons. Under the direction Of Chief
Clerk Ward tho individual records oil
tho clerical force Of the census office arc
being thoroughly examined, and all
clerks who arc found to be deficient IN
any essential particular will be dis
missed. TwOnty-nine clorks werc drop
pod from tho rolls to-day aud others arc
likely to follow.
1t is understood that the clerical
forco OF tho general land Office will soon
undergo process ot renovation. After
which some attention will be given to
tho pension and other bureaus with the
view Of putting them on q strictly busi-
ross basis.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
Tho senate haa confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Allan g. Morse, Of
Michigan, consul at Glasgow; O. W.
Chancellor, OF Maryland, consul at
Havrc; George I. Parker, Of Now York,
consul at birmingham; Samuel L.
MorHs, Of Indiana, consul general Of the
United States at Paris.