The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-06

WASHINGTON, ID. u, April o.-Ihe
nomination OF Mr.. Eckels to be comp
tronOr Of tho currency, has not been re-
ported to the senate, but is still in the
hands OF q sub committee OF the COM
mi,tee on finances, In view of the
fact that Mr.. Eckels has not had any
preyions experience in the management
OF financial affairs, the committee is in
clIned to believe that the prevailing
rumor as to his selection for this posi-
tion being an inadvertence is well
founded, and it is understood that the
attention OF tho President will be
brought to this particular case by mem-
bers OF the sub committee through
representations made to tho head OF
the treasury department II Is stated
on good authority that Secretary Car
Isle did not recommend tho appoint
ment OF ECkeIs, as required under the
provisions OF the revised stDtutes.
noKE's HOSPITALITY"
Secretary Hoko Smith announced
that tomorrow he would be glad to see
at the department oil persons who are
interested in tho selection OF suitable
persons TO ill vacancies now existing or
which will exist within the next 80
days in the offices OF tho registers aud
receivers OF land offices and also in the
offices OF surveyors general. lie also
requests those who intend to present
charges upon which removals are asked
either for registers, receivers, or sur
veyors general TO at once tilc their
charges in full with tho commissioners
Of the general land Office.
Tho secretary directed the removal OF
twenty-five pension examiners now in
tho field. In making the selection for
dismissal it is said the politics Of the
examiners has not been considered, but
that the only question taken into ac-
count was that OF proficiency.
ENTIRELY TOO SENSITIVE
The postoaice department yielded II
genuine sensation to-day. 1t was all
due to the order issued by the postmas-
ter general to the chief appointment
division OF tho fourth assistants Office
directing him to give out no informa-
tion in regard to the appointments Of
postmastors Of the fourth class. Hero
toiore complete lists OF the changes
made daily have been furnished to the
public, or, what is tho same thing, the
press, and the sudden change in what
has been tho custom for years naturally
excited remark. 1t was learned on in
quiry that tho order had been issued
because Of misstatements and exaggera-
tions that it was alleged had been made
in the newspapers relative to the
changes In fact, it was said that the
President was beginning to dislike see-
ing so much in public prints relative to
"cutting OIL heads" "the guillotine,"
and other terms more or less sportive
that have been used to characterize the
work Of Maxwell, tho fourth assistant.
So IL was resolved to cut of the source
OF information. Later in the day, how.
ever, Mr.. Bissell decided not to apply
tho order to the list Of appointments
made to-day and so those were given
out. 1t Is probable that this quasi.
suspension Of the order will be con-
linued and that the list will be given
out as usual.
THE IAMs CASE.
Mr.. Frank p. Iams, an elder brother
Of Private Iams, OF Pittsburgh, who was
strung up by the thumbs and afterward
driven out OF the militia by General
snowden, arrived here this morning
He is candidate for the district attor.
neyship Of Pittsburgh, and is accom-.
panied by Congressman William A.
SipO. While speaking Of his brother
this morning Mr.. Iams said that he had
already expressed his opinion on the
matter, but that the case had not yot
been concluded. The family intended
to take the matter into tho United
States courts,
COMBINATIONS.
Tho senate has confirmed tho follow.
ing nominations; Felix A. Roovos, Of
Tennessee, solicitor OF tho treasury;
Herman Stump. OF Maryland, supcrin.
tondcnt Of immigration. Frank D.
Hoy, postmaster at Point Pleasant,
West Virginia.
TIE LAKE SHORE CASE.
Officials OF the supreme court do not
look for any proceedings hero before
Monday at the earliest in tho case oil
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