The sun., 1893-03-12
At TIE DEPARTMENTS.
Hoke smith sets Not Pace for uis susor.
dinste.-Crosvds Of Once SEEKERS.

nlnntes-Sr0~os OF Ohce Seckert.
WASHINGTON. March 11.-secretary Hoke
Smith Ia early at his desk In the Interior De-
partment. and he has set hot pace for his
subordinates In the amount OF hard work he
does each day with comparative ease. He
does not. however. roach his office moment
too early to suit the crowd OF oflicc seekers.
many OF whom he finds when he arrives. wait
ing around the doors OF the department until
the hour OF o. when they arc admitted to the
building. Secretary Smith sees oil who como
and listens to what they have to say with
courteous attention. but he Is making few
promises.
At tho Post ONCE Department there Ia tho
usual crowd waiting to see Postmaster Gen.
eral Bissell. and hero the Presidents an
nounced determination to permit all efficient
Postmasters to servo out their terms has pro-
duced n depressing effect. But many OF tho
applicants for places are men Of resources.
and they try to convince Mr.. Bissell that tho
Pcstmasters In their respective towns
are anything but efficient, and richly
deserve summary dismissal in case
they refuse to resign forthwith Mr.. Bis
sell is deliberativo in his methods, and he will
carefully look into each individual case before
he takes any action. He thinks that tho regu-
lar expirntions will take very much OF his
time. and. except in cases Of urgent necessity.
he VIII pay little attention en- 10 to the others ex-
d dorsement mt now now being received at the POST
as as es ms ehsr foas
G9 ssaf z Ss
that several important nominations will be
day: Secretary Carlisle has been 80 oyerrun
jsct s Of changes IN the ofiees hi Intention sum a1
"a a,s II liz q sq a. Pr
without being constantly interrupted by
kept se secret II o'clock to-day he took o pos IS
session Of this room. and with pile OF aDpli.
a less determined man he began their exami-
The pt % ss %Hs will Se
The desire of members OF Congress and appli-
cants for office to the papers on flle has re-
tardsd ths work Of the arEointment division
order on the subject which reads:
l. The papers OF one candidate cannot bo seen by
= The papers of any candidate can bs seen by his
b T6e member of Congress in whose district the Of
fee 70 located may see all the papers in the case.
or hs but The 90 member 20 co
greSs OF the district may Zee them.
Secretary Carlisle has received the resirna-
toms at bridgeport. Conn.,. and Henry Stock
bridge. Commissioner OF immigration at tho
port or ItAltlmOr0.
Among the new applications filed in the
Temple Of Pennsylvania. to be Com Con missioner iss
sioners OF Internal Revenue: David II. Patton
,!on: si%''S z MeMifs9 2! Ss% Yorp Hiex'fE Hiqson
M.1s be o vlsna to be the sxtb darseSy AayyGr
Arshites.: CHARLES Go1nss q, TcH"s. Tns.,'s'ps e
Tsxss and + To 6s b,
Fourth Auditor: and I. |. Porter Of Illinois. to
be ehe Of tHe ses1e ssrS
aay bee%n a's @ nm:sIf sR' Win fG
the details Of the office. The Secretary plain.
regard to their politics: When changes be:
any hi n Sbnso the claims ha %
ilciency OF the candidate ia equal. II not supe-
ror. to that Of the incumbent. Donald Mac
of the department. assumed the duties OF his
Office to-day.
ber Of at the sas toda1
ssnatOrs ,.nn and and VIZ their
Tor aeon con, ,erense With fresident cisveiand be.
persons to places in the diplomatic service is
eXrectsd on Monday.
M o nse hfs mis-
Secretary q state. to take effect at the pleas
tary Gresham he will continue In Office until
his successor shall have been selected. Mr.
Grinnei hns arranged to enter the banking
house of Morton: Bliss Co: Of New York.
ment Of Justice looking after the marshal
ships and the various judicial appointments
ms put in order Tor the Attorney General to
take UP some Of these cases next week. There
is a very hard fight being made for the Circuit
Ju'i!geship made vacant by the promotion Of
Judge Jackson to the Supreme bench.
The appointment is claimed by Michigan.
from that state. besides those from
other States in the circuit Judge Mont
bench OF, the District, OF Columbia. Is one
Judge Allen Morse. who resigned from the
bench in Michigan to run for Governor on the
Democratic ticket. and was a candidate for the
ously pressed for, this place and the other
candidates 9re F; F. Uhl and l. 7. Griffin. who
was Don NJ. Dickinson's law partner. 1t is un-
derstood that John W; Kenrn q Indianapolis
Indiana district and Hawkins as marshal