The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-30

| aIter Withdrew.
/ Couid The Bureau of Engraving and
! tllntlng, one OF the largest and most
! important OF the Government. be restored
! TO the condition IL was i'm before the en-
actment OF the civil Service act the ap-
/ pointment at itS head Of any Nirgnian
/ ought well be hailed with delight by
the solicitors of ~ oils" especially of'thc
! hind IT dispcnses. The bureau is. an .ld-
)Irct of the Treasury Department. and
/ under control of the Secretary OF that
| department Before the passage OF the
| act referred TO there was at one time, as
/ shown by the records, LOO persons en-
! ploycd there without authority cf law.
/ All these were put on aud of the rolls
| At the pleasure OF the Secretary. who
! paid them out OF funds that had not by
/ law been appropriated for the payment Of
! such employees At that time, the report
! OF the civil Service Com mission shows.
| that OF a force Of $50 persons employed
! in the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
| 539. with annual sal1rics amounting to
| $4,000. were, upon an investigation OF that
| bureau. found 20 be supernuous. For
years under Republican administrations
/ this outrage had existed. In Que division
/ II is officially stated there was sort OF
] platform built underneath the iron rccf,
about seven feet above the floor, 10 ac-
! commOdate supertiuOus employees.
! In another division twenty messengers
! were employed TO do the work of one.
! Although much Improvement has taken
| place in late years in these outrageous
| methods of reWarding partisan henchmen
| through this bureau. still a good deal re-
! mains Of the spoils system, and quite
! enough TO make this appointment an OBJ
! leCt Of interest 10 the average politician.
! The President has as yet Indicated no
! choice for the place but this much is
/ known, he is resolved 10 have II con-
| Quoted hereafter on business principles.
Mrs. Cleveland at 2:30 o'clock received
! the ladies of the diplomatic corps. This
/ was by special arrangement. because
/ when the members of the corps were
received Mrs Cleveland was not with
| the President, and consequently the ladies
| di I not call. The notice for the reception
! to-day was sent out through the State
/ Department. and nearly all Of the ladies'
| took occasion TO pay their respects to the
/ Presidents wife.
Among the callers at the White House
this morning were Senators Hunton ard
| Daniel who went up to press the claims
| Of Colonel Thomas Smith, of Warrentcn.
! for appointment as one Of the Judges 10
| the rew court Of appeals Of the District
| Of Columbia and of Captain Ham Srtp-
! para for collector Of internal revenue for
/ the Western district The Presi lent gave
! no sign as to his intentions In either case.
| Representative-elect Swanson called
with Judge d. NJ. Bolen, Of Hillsville,
! Carroll county, to urge the appointment
/ Of Mr.. w T. Townes Of Danviile, who
| accompanied them, for :he position of
| Consul at Rio.
CAPTAIN Wyndham r. Mayo, ex-Collector
Of customs at Norfolk, who wants the
| same place again, and for which ne is
strongly backed, was at the White House.
but DID not try TO see the President. He
said that he did rot intend TO abandon the
race Notwithstanding what the President
had been quoted as saying in regard 10
Mr. Shields, his opponent.
Notwithstanding the rush for Office from
Virginia. the Old Dominion has also repre-
sentatiVes from far away States. Two
former Virginians, who were at the White
House to-day looking for office, were Mr.
William u. McMechen and Mr.. John
Mason. formerly Of Fairfax county Both
Of these gentlemen live in Denver. Col,
at present and Mr.. McMechen wants to
be postmaster at his new home They
came by II emselves because Colorado
has no Democratic representative in the
House or Serate to press their claims.
Senator Wolcott. however. during the
fight against the Force bill" formed a
combination with the Democratic silver
senators and worked to defeat the bill.
Among the applications filed at the
Treasury Department to-day from Nir-
gria were:
NJ. NJ Rogers. Of Roanoke. for col
lector Of internal revenue for the Western
district.
c. r. Fontaine. Of Roanoke, for the
same position.
From North Carolina the applications
filed to-day in the Treasury Department
were:
W. T. Nowland, OF Beaufort, for col
lector Of customs at that port. Presented
BY friends
Austin c. Maury, of Saluda, for special
agent Of the Treasury.
The meeting of the Virginia congress
men here on Friday Will have the effect
Of bringing back TO Washington all Of
the candidates who were here TO attend
the meeting last week, and. owing 10
recent complications brought about by the
Presidents utterances on the applications
Of ex-office- holders, there will be many
new candidates in the field. The COM
mittee appointed to wait on the President
has not yet performed that duty, though
it will probably go up tomorrow. For
some reason the purposed call to-day
was postponed.
Messrs. Louis p. Samanni and John
Burfoot. the successful and popular man
ayers Of the Eutaw House, in Baltimore,
were in this city yesterday arranging for
the reception Of a large delegation from
men are Richmonders, and their friends
will be glad to learn Of their increasing
popularity.
The postofice at Ava, IN Dickinson
county. will be discontinued April 18th,
and the mail will go to Clntwood
The following changes have been made
in Virginia star route schedules:
Stickleyville to Van: Leave Suckley-
Vile Monday and Friday at a. NJ;
leave Van Monday and Friday at ! Z. NJ.
from July Is.
Crouch 10 CumnOr: Leave Crouch Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday at 10 a. NJ;
leave Cumnor Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday AT 1870 A. NJ, from July LIST.
Winchester 10 Rock Enon Springs, from
June LIST to September 30th: Leave Win
chester daily at 4 4. NJ, and daily, except
Sunday. at $3.50 p. NJ; leave Rock Enon
Springs daily at 3 p. NJ. ,2and daily. except
Sunday. at p. NJ From october 1st to
Nav 31st: Leave Winchester daily. ex-
cept Sunday, at A. NJ; leave Rock Enon
SPRINGS daily except Sunday at p. NJ.
Bee to Sand Lick: Leave Bee Tuesday
and Saturday at A. M; leave Sand
Lick Tuesday and Saturday at l T. VI.
Martins Store to Stovall: Leave Mar
tins Store Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
,rday at u NJ. leave Stoyal Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday AZ p. NJ.
The following pensions have been
granted:
Virginia-Original. James Norman. Sup
Increase.