The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-23
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
CONsULTx TION OYER THE FEDERAL
OFFICES IN NEW YORK.
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Draw FriSss-Appneants for the Ohaees 81
Navel Omeer sas Surveyor OF the Fort.

| ONFASHo AN INV AChhs
so-s 90 the Meu n This city wac Nay
Draw Fr1Sss-Appucantsf for the Ohaees OF
Naval OMeer sas Surveyor OF the Fort.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-President Cleveland
and Secretary Lamont have been in frequent
consultation lately over the question Of flllnR
| the vacant Federal offices In New York State.
aud IL lie understood that some Of the more im-
| portant appointms nts will be made during the
holiday recess OF Congress- II Is said here on
Trustworthy authority that ex-senator Nc
| Clelland Of Westchester. John Mcclure OF
Brooklyn. Edward Crosse OF the New York
| S'dats- Zeihino. and possibly Robert @. Munroe
| and Albert Orr will each draw prize OF some
sort in the patronage lottery. There are
many applications on file for appoint
ment as Naval Oflcer. Surveyor and
Internal Revenue and Customs Collector
| throughout the State Among the recorded
applicants for appointment as Naval oflcer
are Aaron Kahn. Col silas W. Burt, I. W. Ba-
con. John MoGinnis, JE. G A. Wills. Charles
{. Carey. James W. Toppin, Isaac Tuck. and
J. f Palmer. Jr. On the Surveyorshlp llst are
DR.. NJ. J. y. MESSENGER. Peter J. lreeder, c Il
fsrrett Joseph FishSr + S Mas Ten% =.
9'3wyer, / s Fosie;, 7. 7: canrbeiII Charlie:
next week while the senate is in recess. the
to draw salary without waiting for their nomi-
PouSRsr e the oe ne Sst 6stSt Attoss d
John Hampton HoRe United States Consul
to Annoy. nled an answer with the Secretary Of
State to-day to the charges affecting his In
teRrity. He called at the White House this
his letter to Secretary Gresham. Col. Hoge de-
mics the charges against HIN. al eginR that
they are the result OF gossip. and that charges
OF DeTlury against some OF tho nprRuna who
father them are pending. As for the charge NJ
trace his journey to san Francisco by compG-
tent Witnesses who will testify to his good
conduct
II was decided at the secret meeting held
by the Democrats OF the Ways and Means
Committee yesterday afternoon. that the next
meeting should be postponed until the night
Of the committee are expected to Assem- BILE at |
the Treasury Department and finally decide |
sentative Breckinridgo Of Arkansas was the
only memter OF the committee who spent any |
several others, including BourGe Cochran.
dropped in for a few minutes. but no confer |
ence OF formal or informal nature lat was neId
committee until alter the recess. said MIR. |
Breckinrdse "some Of the mbers have |
doing 50. so that 1t will be Impossible for the
committee to get together and decide upon
bers who remain in Washington will spend |
soms time on the internal revenue schedules |
rs a preliminary to suggestions to 10 made to |
the full committee at its next meeting"
A prominent Democratic member OF the |
committee IL authority for tho statement TINT |
the committee has practically decided to adopt |
the recommendation OF Secretary Carlisle that |
an additional tax OF ~ cents gallon DO put
ON whiskey.
In the letter from tho state Department, |
sent to the Senate yesterday In response to |
Senator Frye's resolution. concerning the |
alleged issue OF q permit to land q Brazilian |
cable on tho coast of the United States the |
reply OF the Secretary OF state to the company |
was accidentally omitted. Tho letter was sent
to the Secretary Of the Senate this morning.
and will appear with the rest OF tho corrc-
Epondence 1t 10 interesting for the reason
that 1t takes issue with the previous Admins
tration as TO the mower conferred upon tho
Executive Department Mr.. Gresham in his
letter says that there is no Federal legiala-
tion comforting authority upon the President
to grant the permission ed and in the abb
the character asked would have no binding
force
The company now seeking to land it's cable
on the coast OF the United States Is the Gle
frHncalse du TeieRraphs de Paris d New
York. Under Blaine standardization tho same
blaine, because the company held an exclu-
aive cable privilege In Brazil, and permission
could not be granted to land an American
cable on the brazilian coast Mr.. Blaine by
his action assumed that no had the power to
grant tho request, position that Is antago-
niZed by Mr.. Gresham. Tho company then
went to Congress and sought to have their re-
Committee on Commerce OF the Senate re-
fused Ii.