The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-31
FROM WASHINGTON CITY,
Secretary Carlisle Issues New Regulations
Regarding Precautions In Admit
ting Immigrants.

Commissioner OF the general land office.
Attorney-G General 0lney has appointed
Frank Strong Of Arkansas General Agent
Of the Department Of Justice, vice +. O.
Foster resigned.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
Judgment Of the Court Of Claims, dis
missing the petition OF the State Of In
diana to recover from the United States
over 100000 as 8 per cent OF the sales
Of public lands In Indiana.
Authority has been given by President
Cleveland to Secretary Gresham to ex-
change with Minister Grip certificates
Of the ratification of the extradition
treaty between the United States and
Sweden, recently ratified by the Senate.
The results Of the rifle, carbine and
revolver firing Of the army for the target
year OF 1892 received by the Adjutant
shows that Company G OF the Seventh
Infantry, stationed at Pilot Butte, Wyo.,
made the highest general figure Of merit.
Active preparations are about to be
begun by Secretary Smith for the open.
ing Of the Cherokee Strip under the pro-
vision Of the Indian appropriations act
ratifying the agreement with the Ohero.
keea. TIE preliminaries, however, will
consume considerable time.
A hint Of Cleveland's policy Of build
ing up new party is given. Following
the selection Of Judge Gresham for the
Cabinet, it is said, he is going to appeal
to the sentimental Republicans by keep
ing Minister Lincoln at London and
Minister Fred Grant at Vienna.
Postmaster General Bissell states that
whenever there is a contest for any post
Office the person who held the Office un-
der President Cleveland's former admin
istration ia not to be considered. He
further states the full power Of this rule
will be applied to fourth-class postofiices,
and that he, and not the President, is
responsible for it.
Secretary Carlisle has issued new reg
ulations regarding precautions to be OBJ
served in admitting immigrants to the
United States. The regulations contain
seventeen articles. The first ten are
substantially the same as are now In
force. Articles II to 10 inclusive are
practically new, and are made to con-
form To the new laws effecting immiga-
tion passed by the last Congress and ap.
proved March 8.
The Treasury Department continues to
receive offers Of gold from the West in
exchange for small notes, for which there
is at present an increasing demand.
Several offers had to be temporarily de-
clined, .as it was found the gold was Of
lightweight, and until those who offered
it made up the deficiency in weight the
government could not accept 1t. In this
connection ii is interesting to note that
the government requires absolute ae-
curacy before it will receipt for light
weight coin.
Several people who have known how
long Cleveland is obliged to stand on
his feet during the many hours lie is re-
ceiving people, have wondered how II
was that he was able to keep up. He
comes down into the east room and
shakes hands with thousands Of people,
standing on his feet for an hour or hall
an hour, as the case may be. In hif
private Office he feels the necessity o
arising to his feet when he receives visit.
ors who are distinguished enough to b.
admitted to a private interview. 1t L
found, however, that the President has 4
great scheme. His desk is low enough
to admit bis sitting upon it in an ap
parent attitude Of standing, and it il
there he sits, with his feet on the fiool
and his weight resting on the desk, aDC
shakes hands and chats with the visitor
who are admitted 1t has been re
marked by several persons that he doeI
not move around very much. butnobody
knows better than MIR. Cleveland him
self why he does not move around. Hi
Is scheming all the while to save himself
and this attitude he finds very comfort
able.
1t is probable the clerks and somt
other employees in the bureau Of engrav
ing and printing not directly employed
in the production Of greenbacks anC
other government obligations will hav'
to take certificates of Indebtedness In
stead Of cash for their salaries for th'
remainder Of the fiscal year. This is tn.
result OF an error in the enrolment o
the deficiency bill, by which the wore
thousand" was left off after the appro
priation intended to be $37, 600 for def
cheney in the pay Of clerical and othe
help at the bureau Of engraving ant
printing. 1t is presumed the employs
will not be dropped from the rolls for th,
remainder Of this fiscal year, as they ar
necessary to the working Of the bureau
| 1t is likely this will be considered cas-
wherein the government officers are au
thorized to create an indebtedness unde
the statute providing that "no govern
ment officer shall incur indebtedness 70
the government except to save lie an
property" 1t may be held the employ
ment Of these clerks is necessary to saw
property" The clerks will then b
given certificates stating they have rem
dered service to the value named, an,
these they will probably be able to We
discounted for a consideration by loca
money lenders. Several other errors il
enrolment have been discovered. Il
the pension appropriation bill an appro