The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-12
THE RUSH CONTINUES,
CONGRESSMAN ALEX ANDEk AND
G.. III. BELLAMY CALL.
carlisle Mt Work on ApPOfntme nt.-
He Issues an Order-Several Dele.
cations See the President-
Former Office Holders


Former Office HOidersNot
to be Re-appoInted.
WASHINGTON. March lit is antici
pated at the treasury department that
several important treasury nominations
will be seLt by the President to the Sen
ate Monday.
Secretary Carlisle has been 50 overrun
! with callers since he assumed Office that
| he has not had the time to give the sub
! ject of changes in Office his a tenti)r.
The most pressing subject, that of build
! up the gold reserve, having been accom-
plished, for the present al least, he to
| day turned his attention to the subject
| of offices.
| His first move in this direction was t.
secure privatS fuF.lt iii INC treasury la-
partment, far removed from his Office,
! where he could work without being con
stantly interrupted by office setk kers.
The location was kept secret. Atnoon
today he took possession of this room and
with pile of applications that would
nave discouraged less determined man,
he began their examination. The first
Of this work will blossom forth next
week. probably beginning Monday. The
|
the applicants for office to see the papers
ON file for positions has retarded the
work of the appointment division so
much that Secretary Carlisle has issued
an order on the subject which reads
1. Papers of one candidate cannot be
seen by another candidate.
2. Papers Of any candidate can be seen
by his endorsers.
Members of Congre in who's dis
trict the Office is located, may see all pa
pers in the case.
4. Unfavorable papers are not to be
shown to either candidate or his en-
dorsers, but member OF congress of. that
district may see them. At the postotfice
department there is the usual crowd
} Visiting to see Postmaster General Bis
sell, and here, too, the presidents an
Dounced the determination to permit all
efficient pOstmasters to serve out theil
four years. term. This has produced
,, a depressing effect, but many applicants
/, for places are men of res lurces, and they
| are trying to convince Bissell that post
masters in their respective towns agt
anything but efficient, and richly de
serve summary dismissal in case they re
fuse to resign forthwith Mr. Bssell il
i. deliberative in his methods and he vii
Q carefully look into each individual cas-,
. before be takes any action. He think
9 that regular exprations will take yer.
!, much Of his time, and except in ces9s O
u urgent necessity, he Will pay little atten
ton to others except to keep them t.
their duty 1t is surprising fact tha
a number of papers of endorsement nov
. being received at she pOstoffice depart
< ment is not more than twO-thirds a
q great as they were at this time fou
l. years ago or eight years ago.
ie Congressman Springer, of Illinois, Wa
= one of the earliest callers at the whit
1. house today and he went away with th
id knowledge that President Cleve
to land intended to adhere to hi
q q rule about not about not appointing fol
= rner office holders to their old Offices
,e AS he himself jokingly expressed il
8, my worst suspicious were confirmed
20 This is the second talk Mr. Springer hs
y had with the President on this subj C
L, and in both President Cleveland MAD
I'd no secret OF his determination to adhel
=, to the no re appointment policy. Thel
&c is an understanding that Ptesidel
Cleveland will make exceptions to tn
rule in certain cases and one of thei
instances is said to concern Office holdc
appointed late in the former administr
tion OF President Cleveland, who we
removed by Mr. Harrison before the e
piration of the term for which they we
commissioned. Few such officers m
on obtain re appointment, according to Il
in report, and applications from some
for these thus classified, have already be-
lse received.
,th There has been some curiosity t, asce
or tain President Ceveland's intsntio
in with regard to appointments In teri
sn, tories, and this morning he express
JCe nn himself on the subject to congressma
md 1t will be remembered that during
Ian previous administration. President CleN
tue land appointed to territorial position
large number of men who were not re
dents of the territories in which til
i'm were commissioned to serve and Il
tide policy created dissatisfaction 7
. platform of the Chicago convention
1892 dealt with this question through
plank which pledged the President
nominee to hoIae rule policy. To
nix. congressman who discussed the mat
ana aian with him this morning, the President s.
~ HE q he intended tn carry out IS nesr Y
,nts possible the home rule pledge OF
ut platform He had not given the mat
Dry, much thought, but would take it
nee nee an esrly day. The rush Of pla
hunters was as great, if not greater,
day than it has been at any time dur
the week. From go O'clock until nj
several hundred people called on
Cleveland and his cabinet. The che
I'd, Der used as q waitir room as crow(
most OF the time. Ex Corgressn
= -, Owen Scott, of Illinois, has given up
nm n contest for public printer, and when
tied saw the President to-day it was to
and that he be appointed collect r of inter
nth. 5Inl. revenue for the Springfield district.
the the deferred by the no reappointment r
lded Colonel Childs, ex minister to 81
the asked the President to send him bacl
1iles the Land of the White Elephant.
,ros ,U was with Representative Dockery,
bv Missouri, who put in a good word
him. Representative Alexander,
-. North Carolina. brought G. H. Bella
olll' of his state, who wants to De spe
two agent of the treasury.
aay- The Gold Reserve.
aver The treasury situation contir
RISE, to improve from day to {
pn'e. and from this time on the treas
Raj. department will be in position to
'efore more advantageous offers Of gold o
r.. To day offers OF 800, 600 in gold V
Mrs. received from Pittsburg and 800
'' from Peoria. The demand from Chic
Full, for small notes continues, and this m
II anu ING. when sOma hankpra in Ohio