The sun., 1893-06-09
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
TBE PROSPECTS FOR THE REPEAL or
THE SIBERIAN sILVEIs LAW.


Cartons Complications that Arose from
Two Meu orthe Same Name Applying for
,h. same Omce-Now Torkers Applying
for once Under the Trc nsury Department
WARRINGTON June 9.-Representative Tracey
a, Albany. who has had frequent consulta-
tons with President Cleveland during tho
mast two days, holds some very decided opln-
ions as to the probable action Of Congress on
the subject OF the repeal OF the Sherman silver
purchasing law. Tho Generals statements
are important, not only because he Is supposed
N be rejecting tho Presidents views at this
fine. but for the further reason that he will
no doubt be ono OF the Administration leaders
on the floor in the next House.
Gen. Tracey says that the Sherman law
will DO repealed ut the coming session
without tho passage OF any compromises
with the free silver men. The substitute
measure or tho adoption OF any simple
proposition to repeal this law will have
A large majority. he says. in tho House. and
there are forty y-fve votes for 1t in the Senate.
he believes that there VIII be strength enough
e vote down any atteTps aS ON thS Pnre 81 the
And he also gave It rs his. opinion that the
81 state woud a ot
passage.
His statement suggests that tnorough can
made by Administration leaders and that q
radical change OF sentiment has been found,
d1snt vSM e ssd law
can never he repealed IN the Senate unless
some other measure looking to the coinage Of
Sherman law and spoke and voted against It.
nut would not vote for its repeal unless some
YER. / would be willing to have the old Bland
act resnacted, or some m easure like 1t. and
With HfIt that supSi peonpromise attachsd" ''n' iA"
Congressman James p Reilley OF Pottsvtlle.
Pa Sho at the RAnda SnIsd
thorough tho AdministratIon Democrat: He said
that he felt sure that the Sherman law would
sion"
The total number OF fourth class Post
masters appointed to-day was 81, OF which 20
were to All vacancies caused by designations
The following: IN New York state-Cold Spring
seiz t1or Union Church. @ ]. % Y D. H. Bradt Upper
Nyack. H. II. Perry.
TIN sho% sSs O rhe rs
june 8, tho tota! number q fourth. class Post 5
were to all vacancles caused by resiGnations
and death. and l.S;3 5y REMOVALS. During The
ota nnmcr M Aas
s.22G, or 1853 more than were appointed dur,
ing the la last three months; or these 2;659
and death. and 5.567 by removals The num-
ber Of appointments made on resiGnations
quarter Of the present Administration than
poyais was 3, 702 less during the last Quarter
than during the corresponding quarter under
Mr.. Harrison's Administration.
aEass YgS ans sGss Of
make up pi the most Sseai citizen of the United
must si not sdss Exceed 5000 words in length. Com
petition is open to all the world.
Oficial changes were made In the Treasury
Department to- day as follows:
InGi, special
mFsns
o
Wsitsr. bisbar.ns Agent ;.ms bmidins; .fstst D:
sesn gonn osrsn Ma:.a
ehusssts Assi.tsnI in;peesor OF Boilers o steam Yes
Local Board OF Inspectors Of steam vesses Now YORK
.R:ign.sons called for.A: D: shaw. Indiana Deputy
ce q
ssx
Gaist OF division. Second Haditor. once ''a'''
~ Jr Collector Of Internal Revenue for the district Of
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed WORTH
inGton Ford of BROOKLYN. n. Y. chief OF the
Bureau OF Statistics. Treasury Department
the last Cleveland Administraiion served as
ehef Of the Bureau Of Statistics. Department
state M Eo5d is to h
flnson and David 4. Wells. He is said to be
worth nearly Sl.O0o,O0O. Inherited recently
from his fathers estate.
This afternoon Secretary Gresham pre-
sented to President Cleveland at the White
House Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga. the new
Minister from Guatemala. He presented his
received By him with the usual Hd ~ eNehance of
expressions Of esteem and good will. !Subse-
SSrsn,tdy Secretary Gresham , presented to the
the 81 ,he saz nsa S'sses
tins kegubIie. baron de kio Brsneo
reer Of Brazii's Oldest diplomat. The Commls- |
sioners from the Argentine Repu bic have not |
been heard from them officially indicating the |
aate % their Tfs treaty
toversy Sy the arhitratiSn R Of the President n Of
sion Of the case within twelve months after
arbitrator. That period expires on July2.
Since the appointment OF Postmaster Dayton
ct New York there has been gradual In |
crease In the number OF applications for ap-
pointment IN the Treasury filed by New
iorEers; Many OF them have not yet been re-
corded, but they are being booked as fast as
sGe sL clerical forge In tho appointment division
WI permit. There are SO many appointments
ppeng made and so many designations called |
ior that APPOINTMENT Clerk Kretz 10 kept
Ssus[ lar bey0nd the usual departmental work.
lng hours. The New York applications re-
Charles V. Mckeown Of Brooklyn to be Clerk
ID the office Of the Inspector OF Steamboats:
John i. Ryan Of New York City to be ohief In
spector Of Boilers; W. y. Nearpass OF Port
JerVis. to he Collector OF Internal Keyenunin
the Fourteenth district: H. J. McCleliand ~
ior the First district. and Ambrose c. Dunn Of
New iork city to be Shipping Commissioner
t Is understood that the President In pop-
derinC over the paners in the contest Tor The
internal reyenuo col llectorships In the Twantv..
eighth and Twenty first districts and thai tSa
vacancies caused BY tho forced resignations% % of
Collectors Fitch and Won LaudberR are liksIy
to be filled at an early day.
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