Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-05
WEDDING EN- OUT.
Secretary Smith Looking UP
Records of Clerks.
GRESHAM ALSO ADOPTS THE POLICY

Census Bureau Clerks Already the Vic
Tins of the AK, and More to Follow
Diplomatic Positions Given Out-Mer-
ritt OF Illinois Gets a Consulship-Con-
firmed by the senate-Hospitality Ten
dered, But No Money Provided-Hazel-
ton Invited to Resign.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Secretary Smith
has entered actively on a policy of "weed-
ing" out of the bureaus in his department
all employees who are incompetent or who
have been appointed purely for political
reasons. Such of the latter as get into
office again must do so through the civil
service. Yesterday twenty-nine clerks in
the census office were discharged and 9th
ers will follow them within a few days.
The secretary is determined that the CEN
sus work shall be completed by Dec. 81
next, the time fixed by congress in the last
sundry civil appropriation bill, and that it
shall be accomplished within the limit of
the appropriation made for the purpose.
How 1t Is To BE Done.
Chief Clerk Wardley of the census office,
by direction of the secretary, is having the
individual records of the clerks under him
thoroughly examined and wherever it is
found that any of them are not up to
what is fixed as standard of efficiency
they will be dropped. The secretary be-
lieves that by this weeding-out process and
by requiring the clerks to endeavor to do
their best he will be able to accomplish
his end with reference to the census work.
The general land office will be taken up
shortly and after it has been overhauled
the pension and other bureaus of the de-
partment will receive attention.
Gresham in the Sa me Business.
The assistant secretaries of state have
been directed by Secretary Gresham to ex-
| anime more thoroughly than has been Gus
tomary into the personnel of the state de-
| partment with a view, it is understood, of
| determining the fitness of employees for
| the positions held by them. According to
an official in the department this action
had been taken with a view to "weeding
| out" those in the department who hold
| their places because of IAN amiable tradi-
| tion" and not because of any particular
| ability in the discharge of their duties.
| Whether there are any such persons in the
! department has not yet been determined.
A Lot of Diplomats Nominated.
The nominations sent in yesterday were
| almost entirely confined to diplomatic po-
| sitions. Following is the list: James o.
Broadhead, of Missouri, minister to Swift
zerland; Bartlett Tripp. of South Dakota
miaiseer anadse Of to ss nistsF sn aes s
Greece, Roumani6 and Servia Consuls-
James F. tNeal, of Ohio, at Liverpool
James NJ. Dobbs, of Georgia, al
Valparaiso; Q. o. Eckford, of Mis-
sissippi, at Kingston, Jamaica; David
| NJ Burke of New York, at Pernambuco
| Edgar Whidden, of Maine, at St Stephen
| n. b; Henry +. Merritt, ,lof Illinois, at Bar.
men; Asa ID. Dickinson, of New York, a.
Nottingham; Benjamin Lenthier, of Mas
sachusetts, at Sherbrooke.
Something About the Nominees.
| Broadhead is a lawyer, ex-representativt
| from St. Louis and prominent in Missouri
| politics for years. Trip is a Dakota pio
| neer n brother-in-law of Senator Davis, oi
Minnesota, and As years old. Alexander
| is now Greek professor at the North Caro-
lima university, and about 40 years old
| Neal is leading Ohio Democrat and hi:
appointment was at the personal request
| of Ex-Governor Campbell Merritt is vel
qualified by experience for his post of con-
| sui. He was Chicago business man anC
, was originally appointed by President
Cleveland in his first term to be consul Il
Aixle e-chapelle.
Their Election Made Sure.
Tha senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Allen b. Morse, of Michi
gan, consul at Glasgow; c. w. Chancellor
of Maryland, consul at Havre; George G
Parker, of Now York, consul at Birming
| ham: Samuel f. Morss, of Indiana, consu
general at Paris; George G. billiard, o
Mississippi, consul general at Guyaquil
Seaton Norman, of Indiana. assistant sur
geon in the marine hospital service.
Official Gleanings.
Ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana, the new
minister to Mexico, called on Presiden
Cleveland yesterday. Gray will leave hi
home in Indiana for the city of Mexic,
between the Goth and 25th inst.
Ambassador Bayard ileft for the cit,
yesterday in company with Mrs. Bayart
for Wilmington. Mr.. Bayard has received
his commission. He will not start for Lon
don until early in May.
Secretary Morton appointed Michae
Blenski, of Milwaukee, Wis, executiv
officer of the weather bureau vice w. s
Stanley, of Wisconsin, resigned. The sal
airy of the position is $2,500.
Illinois applications filed in the treasur,
department as follows: F. Rand, for col
lector internal revenue, Eighth district
Max Stern, Chicago, collector interna
revenue, First district; Thomas F. Ferns
Springfield, immigrant inspector alien con
tract law.
The postoffice headsman did lively worl
yesterday and had IA heads in his baske
at quitting time" Four were in Illinois
and the following men replaced the decap
itated: A. Dudenbastel, Campbell Hi.
jackson county: W. Lee, Casey Clr !
county; j. c. Buckler, Isabel, Edgar coun
ty; il Jeffers, Lerna, Coles county: II. A
Deweese, Loami. Sangamon county.