The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-06
APPLY TO CABINET OFFICERS.
MI. Cleveland will Hear no More Applica-
tions For Places Himself.

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A Washington special to the New York
Sun says:
The President has made a radical
change in the matter of Federal appoint
ments. He proposes hereafter to accept
the recommendations made by the
heads Of departments to which the APP
pointments relate, instead Of undertake
ing to pass personally on the merits OF
the applicants. In this he adopts the
policy of President Harrison and nearly
all of his predecessors in the White
House.
Senators and Representatives in Con-
-gress and politicians generally have been
informed of the new order of things, and
now, instead of making personal appeals
to the President, they direct their best
energies to securing the endorsement of
the mem bers of the Cabinet. This plan
divides the work among eight men and
gives the President more time to devote
to the consideration of general buoiness.
Although it adds to the official burden
of the Cabinet Ministers, it is said to be
a responsibility they are perfectly will
hing to assume.
It is said at the White House that
there is no truth in the report that the
President has curtailed the visiting
privileges of members of Congress, and
that they can readily secure an audi.
ence with him on public business not
pertaining to Office.
At the Capitol several Senators and
Congressman were discussing the Presi-
dents recent order, which requires all
visitors at the White House to explain
the object of their business to Private
Secretary Thurber, in order that the
President may devote himself to the
public service. A Senator from one of
cised the new ORDER related an anec-
dote which Buffalo Bill tells of call
he once made to the White House with
Sitting Bull.
Col Cody was in Washington with Sit
ting Bull one day during MIR. Cleveland's
first Administration, and the chief ex-
pressed a wish to see and talk to the
made, and the chieftain and the scout
made their appearance at the White
House promptly. The visitors were
shown into the Cabinet room, and Sit
ting Bull at once took possession of
the chair at the head of the Cabinet
table, which the President usually oc-
cupied. The big Indian was arrayed in
ali his warlike decorations and wore a
flaming red blanket. He spread the
blanket over the back of the chair, placed
his "pipe Of peace" on the table before
him, and seemed to be very comfortable
when the President entered.
After greeting his guests Mr.. Cleveland
looked at his watch and announced that
he was very busy that day, and suggested
that the Indian should be brief IN what
he might say to the Great Father. !"
Sitting Bull shrewdly grasped the situa-
ton from the remarks of the interpreter,
and Immediately assumed q sarcastic
tone. Instead of going directly at the
business which called him to the White
House, he talked all around it, greatly
to the annoyance of the President. He
even turned the conversation into social
topics, and then made many inquiries
as to the routine duties of the 'Great
Father The latter endeavoring to con-
ceal his impatience, explained briefly his
system for conducting the affairs of the
nation. Said he: "The Secretary of
State attends to all matters relating to
foreign affairs, the Secretary of the
Treasury looks after the finances. The
Postmaster-Gene has jurisdiction over
the duties of the various cabinet officers,
including the Secretaryssof the. Interior,
who he said had charge of all matters
connected with the Indians. The Presi-
dent, in commencing the thoroughness
of the system, ""added that the Cabinet
officers were responsible for the admins
tration of their respective offices.
Sitting Bull, without. any in
clination to move from his comfortable
seat, looked at the President sinquiringly
a d. said: If ssthe members of the Cabi-
net attend to all the public business
there seems to be but little left for the
Great Father to do" A dead silence
ensued and the interview soon ended.