The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-29
WALLACE HAS
The Administration Accepts
His COunSelS.
HE IS NAMING CANDIDATES,
Sugar Bounties to Ne Cat on By the
Gevernmsnt-Mrs. Cleveland
IL Not HI.

National Committeeman Wallace has been
able to accomplish about what was tele-
graphed to the PosT-INrELLIeExcKR that
he would, two or three days ago, in con-
nection with the distribution of patronage
in Washington state. While the young
Democratic politician has been unable. az
yet, to land any big prizes, he has secured
good many promises from the Demo-
cratic officials who WELD the power under
this administration. and some time in the
future will be able to secure the appoint.
ment of certain candidates that he has
been advocating for office while in Wash.
ington City. 1t is but natural that he
should be able to score a few times with
Headsman Maxwell. There were any
number of fourth-class postmasters in
Washington state who did not care to
serve under this Democratic administra-
ton, and time and again have written the
department. that they would like to be re-
lieved. Many of these letters came to the
department Immediately after the election
last November, but the Republican off,
cials Of the postoffice department
refused to act on the resig-
nations. and the fourth-cass
postmasters who desire to vacate their
places were compelled to remain. Mr..
Wallace has had several interviews with
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell. and has presented any number
Of applications for vacancies that exist in
fourth-class postofiices in his state. Some
of these recommendations have already
been acted upon. and in the future good
many Of those recommended by Wallace
will be appointed to these places. Mr..
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administration is determined, as has been
pointed out in previous dispatches to the
Posr-INTELLIGENCER, not to remove any
efficient Republican officials in the Wash
ington state offices until their terms have
expired. This course will be followed with
but few exceptions. In some instances
there may be reasons why certain Repub-
ican officials should be relieved from
their duties because of the fact that they
are not in sympathy with this administra-
ton, and should be. because it will serve
the purposes Of the present cabinet minis
tiers better to have those serving under
them in positions of this kind of the
same political faith.
No information has been received at the
state department in regard to tho report
from Valparaison that the Chilean minis
ter of foreign affairs had refused to hold
further Official communication with Min
lister Egan on account Of the latter's
course in the recent controversy about the
Chilean refugees.
A plan for suspending the sugar bounty
without waiting for the slow action Of
congress has been suggested to President
Cleveland, and may be adopted. The plan
consists of q simple order from the secre-
tary of the treasury to subordinates to
draw no more warrants and make no pay.
ments on account of sugar bounties. Such
an action would carry the matter to the
courts and secure . decision upon the
naked question whether the payment
gratuitous to private individuals out of
money derived by taxation upon the peo-
pie is within the power Of congress under
the constitution.
E. P. Baldwin, first auditor of the
treasury, has issued an order which will
prevent favoritism in the examination Of
accounts. Under the new order each &C.
count will be taken up in the order in
which 1t was received and on no account
made special. except by order Of the head
of tho department.
The statement that Mrs. Cleveland de-
cided to return here from New York yes
terday on account of illness was incorrect
1t was not her. intention to go West with
the president. and she returned here ac-
cording to programme. The postponement
of the naval review prevented her from
returning to the hotel before going to the
train.
VALPARAIso. April 2s.-To counteract
the effect of the message sent by Minister
Egan to Washington City. the guard
which had been maintained near the lega-
ton of the United States at Santiago has
been Withdrawn. 1t is held here that the
message which Egan sent was disrespect-
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