Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-15
WHITE-H0USE NOTES.
THOSE WHO WANT cONsULShlPs
SHOULD BE BUSINESSMEN.
Ex-Copgressman Biount, 1t Is Said. to
Have an Advisory Position Under
tho Secretary OF State.
lBy telegraph to tho DIspa,ca.l

WASHINGTON. d. c., March 14.-The
Cabinet meeting to-day encroached on the
usually allotted time TO callers az the
White House. aud rs consequence the
rush Of visitors was not so great. But the
score or more of congressman who saw Mr..
Cleveland had plenty of applications tor
office to hand in. and he was kept busy
until II O'Clock. when the Cabinet meeting
began.
II is understood that Mr.. Cleveland
wishes il 10 be known that IN the appoint
ment Of consuls. particularly those TO
places in South and Central America, he
will be guided largely by tho adaptability
of candidates for business.
PRACTICAL BUsISEss-ITS.
He wants practical business men-who
shall be Democrats, OF course-who can as
sist in the expansion OF American trade
through their knowledge of business af-
fairs. lie wants these consuls to be per-
sons of experience in all trade matters. go
that they can readily recognize whether
port is capable Of becoming good market
for American goods.
AN APPLICATION.
The application OF S. p. Mayer, Of
Clarkesville Tenn. TO be Recorder OF
Deeds for the District Of Columbia was
filed on request made by Representative
Washington. of tennessee.
Other callers were Senators Gray. Mills,
Irby. Harris, Call. Vance, and JurpIe Re
prosentatives Moses Of Georgia, CaIuth OF
Kentucky, and some ladies'; Mr.. McRae,
of Arkansas. and more ladies': Dir. By
nun. of Indiana. and Mr.. Washington, of
Tennessee. with party OF girls from
Nashville seminary.
wHIJF-UoUsY RULES.
The President and his private secretary
have drawn up the usual set of rules for
the government of the public part OF the
White House. One OF the rules Is as fol
lows: The President intends TO devote
the hours designated for the reception OF
Senators and Representatives exclusively
to that purpose, and ne requests their CO.
operation In avoiding encroachments upon
the time set apart for their benebt."
BLoUNT. OF GEORGIA.
II was reported this afternoon that cx-
Congressman BOunt will be designated 70
perform special duties under the direction
of the Secretary of State. His position
will be permanent one during this adj
mInistration and he will have the relation
TO the State Department that John W.
Foster had during Mr.. BlaIne's incum-
bencv. his salary being PAID out OF the
contingent fund of 100000 which Is pro-
vided by Congress annually.
ONLY TWO DESIGNATIONS.
Collectors of customs, commissioners of
immigration, internal revenue collectors,
and other Treasury officials located
throughout the country are taking the
President at his word-that they are to be
allowed 10 serve out Their terms Of four
wears. Only two designations of this class
have so far been received-those Of Colonel
Weber and Collector Hendricks, both OF
New York city.
Tx-sPEAKER CRISP.
Speaker Crisp was one of the Presidents
callers to-day. and with him was j. W..
Waters, of Albany. Ga. an applicant for
The district attorneyshlp Of the Southern
District of Georgia.
CoMHIsb! ONERsHTP OF PENSIONS.
Western congressman who approached
the President to urge the claims Of q west
ern candidate for the Office of Commission
er Of Pensions are authority for the state
Inent that Mr.. Cleveland Informed them
that he had about determined TO appoint
an eastern man TO this position and that
the Office would have gone 10 General
Siocum, of New York. if his advanced
years had permitted him to undertake its
onerOus duties.