West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-04-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Our Weekly Letter From the Home Of
Uncle SAM"
Special Correspondents Of tho Argus.

day. or these seventy.one were
appointed to fill vacancies caused
by designations, and forty-nine be-
cause of removals. The largest
number of changes were made in
Indiana and North Carolina, in
which twenty-one postofficcs chang.
ed hands. No changes were made
in Virginia and Maryland, and only
two in West Virginia. These were
K. j. Smith at Clifton to succeed
A. Dyke, resigned, and N. Doug
lass at Ripley Landing, vice s. IL.
Wholesome, resigned.
There is a petition on file in the
Treasury Department, signed by
some Of the best business men IN
Galveston, Texas, requesting the
retention of Collector of Customs
Currey. Mr.. Currey is colored
man, and some of the signers are
Democrats.
With the exception of the action
to be taken on Presidential noml-
nations, the work of the extra sea-
sion may be said to be completed
and the Senate is now awaiting for
the President to announce that he
has no further communication to
make to that body. When Mr..
Cleveland sends this message to the
Capitol the Senate will adjourn
without delay.
IL is not possible that the stories
afoat regarding the Roach inyesti-
CATION will be pushed before ad-
journment.
Among the nominations sent in
during the week by the President
were James s. Ewing, of Illinois,
to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States to Belgium; Thomas
L. Crittenden, of Missouri, to be
Consul General Of the United States
at the City of Mexico; Louis 9.
hughes, of Arizona, to be Governor
of Arizona; VIM. Il. Thornton, of
New Mexico, to be Governor of
New Mexico.
James S. Ewing, of Illinois, who
is nominated to be Minister to
Belgium, Is law partner and
cousin of Vice President Stevenson,
the firm consisting of Stevenson Sc
Ewing. He is about fifty years of
age and lives in Bloomington, III.
Louis @. Hughes, who becomes
Governor of Arizona, is one OF the
political powers in that Territory,
and is a newspaper man, editing u
paper at Phoenix, Arizona.
The of1ice-seekers are fast disap-
pearlng from the city, and III an
other week only those who brought
considerable money with them viii
be left here.
The following comparative state
ment prepared at the Post Office
Department, has been made public:
Total number of fourth class post
masters appointed from March 4,
1893, TO April 3, 1898, inclusive,
S.7S; of which sos were to ell va
cancies caused by designations and
deaths, $40 removals; OF the remov-
ais, 80 served four years and over.
Total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed from March 4,
1889, to April 3, 1889, inclusive,
1928. of which 5O3 were to fill va
cancies caused by designations aud
deaths, and 82J removals. At that
time nc book record was kept of
the term Of service In removal
cases.
Mr.. Edwin G. Fowler, the Chief
Clerk to the First Assistant POST
master General, has been detailed
to assist Mr.. Maxwell, the Fourth
Assistant. During Mr.. Cleveland's
first Administration Mr.. Fowler
was acting First Assistant much of
the time, and as Chief Clerk to Mr..
Stevenson became thoroughly IA
miliar with the duties Of the Office.
Hon. William Lochron, OF Min
nesota, has been appointed Com
missioner Of Pensions.
The Senate is now re. organized
80 far as its Secretary, Sergeant
alarms and Chaplain arc concern
ed. Resolutions electing men Of
the Democratic faith TO these offices
were passed during the week in
rapid succession. The newly elect
ed officers will not assume their
duties until the next meeting OF the
Senate. whether that meeting be y
special session or The regular meet
ing in December. The new officers
are VIM. r. Cox, Of North Carroll
ma, Secretary; Richard j. Bright,
Of Indiana, Sorgeant-at-Arms, and
William Milburne, Chaplain.