The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-03
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
xoT EyoUoH PLACES nv THE ARMY
FOR AID THE WEST POINT CADE7a


yaeaneies-senator Mecieiiards Poll ut
che Treasury Dep.rtment-New York APP
,,,,eapt. for omce-Intrrnai Revenue Col
,,etor. To He Appreciated When the rresi-
dent Returns from, HIS visit to Hog Isi.od
v,sg1ScToN, June 2.-The War Department
nae been struggling with the problem lately
s,hov to rroyide for this years. graduating
s,.ss Of cadets at West Point The result OF
~ Investigation into the number OF vacancies
NOW actually existing In all branches OF tho
.orylco shows that by July i. when the class
lii he commissioned Lieutonants. there will
rrobably be lack OF places for three or four
sncn. unless tho rule OF previous years 10 fol-
,ored and some Of the cadets are made add
.IonoI lieut. enants towait untilvacancies occur.
Tho class graduating on tho 18th has fifty-
onemembers. one OF which lie foreigner. tax
loo the course by the courtesy OF this Govern
r,ept. and who will return to his country after
r,oduatinr This leaves nifty members to be
nroyided with commissions, unless some OF
tbe cadets fail on tho annual examination.
There are now forty; hye vacancies In the ar
hilary. cavalry and infantry. and none in the
ths isual number, and already there arc thirty
ps tS prospects Tor two more The artii lery
viii claim three and the cavalry twelve.
There sss FROM rom last years class and the
seiope waiting for vacancies in the engineer
c cerp and two more will DO added from the
Saye recently passed examinations for second
Mathematics. one the son OF an army officer.
Hna at s least ten yaeancies to be created by
July in order to take In the whole class. A
mum Der OF Officers will soon, soon be ordered to ap;;
D DnnSs II Sr the West Pointers to
neSbb srs Is NO fear that any Of the cadets who
complete the course will be relocated to pri.
S 3 a. Sy those Whe s Tor
room T,' 81 is made for them: The assignm ents 70
oo%RS@ n md snlDa q the Hssdems Board.
sons them az he elects. Pressure
81 cadets to- aye by
tt iIhlery branch. on account Of the advantages
s sDt" c S Of always being stationed at
some Of the large cities rv where most Of the
cadets ca, in the four branches Of the service ac
Ssns to es Sa s snd .wS esssss In
t tSs En- sineer Corps, and those following 10
try. as there may be vaean cies a each, arm:
There are FIVE regiments Of artillery; ton OF
so5s eli HSs Being about
cadets who stand high in their Glasses, and
Ike cavalry. where prom ot!on is quicker than
9srSis y the sloWest q all there Being several
Instances on the rsgster Whers so ias scons
| Lieutenant In some other regiment
Tho Kentucky delegation In Congress and
Influential blue Grass Democrats who are not
In Congress arc waginR an interesting contest
ever t the stst bs e; ni
pontments in Kentucky. and on them turns
Tss l eScics 81 the next Senator may depend
largely upon these appointments. not to
~ to this time there has heen only ono col
S sd nsses T 70 20 fH sd the hs
t Sat Under each colfeeter there i very large
tns sp
pointments being made right at home; they
H Ths Post ofioes and the Outside patronage
ete nothing alonesde Of this: There is 3 fignt
and ia csr rn G district caruis has man Tor
tho place, claiming that the appointpent
nails snIp ~ the louisville man Mont
geometry also has q man for the place. and the
sSsted w nis ntsrss honsht tha
g Montgomery and the Senators Will win.
State Senator Charles 2. McClelland. In ad-
dItion to being a candidate for the Now York
Collsctorship appears to have pull" with
the. Secretary of the Treasury. To-day sew
eral appointments were announced. among
them an Inspector q Gnstons at New Yo r.:
sponsor was State Senator McC2elland. In the
same list OF appointments the namo of Peter
81 Bosrs in New
the endorsement OF Representatives Magner.
a%oSs the New ork q
sSas ILL., t. 8:
aatHn Robert GanH S 81 a
q Gusto1 n Talbot ROO Of New YORK. to b
at at feT SsEt Ian ssm
missioner at New YORK: James A.. Hsnlon Of
Medina to be Collector OF. Internal Revenue
CURE OF New York, to be Assistant Appraiser:
IhSmas E Lafiin. 70 be Collector OF Cp M,,3
st sps saa Ss% eSs
tom House.
First Comptroller Rowler OF tho Treasury
Department has knotty legal question under
consideration. When the last Congress ex-
mIttee was alive. Recently he died. and the
former Chairman appointed new man to the
place The disbursing officer OF the House
refused to pay the new man, on the ground
that, Congress having expired. there were no
committees In existence. and consequently no
chairmen, SO that no one had the power Of ap-
Pointmsnt. This is the first time the question
hasever come UP for legal decision.
When the President returns from his fish,
Ing trip to Hog Island. Va. he will take up the
papers In the casos Of between fifteen and
twenty collectors OF internal revenue. which
now await his action. Commissioner Miller
Spent week in considering them. and made
s als tre sann secretary Carlisle
xhom he wants Ia each case. He will 20 over
Cleveland not been absent from the city this
before now. In the mean time hppontment
Clerk Kretz ia getting to tho names OF the old
collectors lwho have rendered their resiena
lions; and those whose places are wanted. but
DO at once
The following pamed psrsons b.v. h..n -.