The sun., 1893-05-12
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
SOME DISAPPOINTED CALLERS At TIE
VHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY

Dui.cy BossinE the Consular Appoist-
ments-New York AppIicsnt. for Places.
WASHINGTON. May 11.-It was nearly 4
o'clock this afternoon whom the President loft
his office to go for drive. Up to that hour he
had been continually In his office listening to
the tales OF politicians except for the half
hour he took for luncheon. There was no per-
ceptibe falling of in the number Of Callers.
for in addition to about twenty Ave Congress-
men, fully that number OF other visitors shook
Mr. Cleyeland's hand. 1t was observed that
several OF tho oCongressmen were ornpanied
BY constituents. but 1t was explained that the
latter were present by special invitation.
The first callers to occupy the attention OF
the President to-day were Chairman Harrity
Of the Dem ocratic National Committee. As
sistsnt Secretary OF State Josiah Quincy. and
Mr. Sewel member OF the National Com nit
tee from Maine. This trio were with tho Presi-
dent for fully an hour. much to the ANNOYANCE
OF other Callers. who were kept waiting in the
Cabinet room. Mr.. Hsrrity Is silent with re-
gard to the business that was discussed. 1t
has been rumored. however. that a part
OF the discussion was reative to the rewardinR
Of active Cleveland workers in last falls cam
paign. Mr.. Harrity declared that Pennsylva-
mia patronage had nothing to do with his visit.
Nevertheless he called at the Treasury and
have ascertained the status OF mum Der OF
minor appointments expected BY him. The
appointment OF an Assistant Appraiser In
Philadelphia and q revenue collector at Pitts
burgh are now due. as are also several Presi-
dental Postmasters. When Mr.. Harrity was
asked to-day with regard to the rule recurring
masters before removals would be made. he
merely smiled and said the Administration
was attending to those affairs. and he had
RI
several ms@ssrs Of vhs. has been known Town
sai the Visit Tits ssd ,Ss s
city and rapidity with which he got around
q very Disappointing day for these Congress-
men. who are principally exercised over the
Ss, a.ss Of tss facts %,S lc
to. these Offices. but they did not accept the
s s.e4 hs51f s' ns;s men
n' can postmasters " % would be removed at The
very H q n,ph4tisaiiy that the policy q this Ad.
cheney are made and proved. The four years.
would be held in ofllce as long as nothing
could b brought against them. Another
oral BY thes. PENNSYLVANIA Congressmen was
II regard to their seeommsndations eco n Of fourth
class Postm aaterships In thelr own districts.
tions would be considered with petitions and
iEnormstion gathered from ether a srurees
the @ visitors. and there is quite a show Of in.
diGnation in the ranks Of the Pennsylvania
AT Ht II. State Department It is said that Sec.
retary Gresham has not reco ommenled single
senp sps. Mr. 9uSsy
1 %snts a.. ireau.ntly mads ana % tRs seeretsry
for his signature Mr.; Quincy does not conf,ne
Sa he o.
other departments day after day; .....
wso the sot whe %sn to hs
Gnf yap to the about
.ss ss
nsnt that he viii look Into the case further
result ssS such Sue e an .nneunes%.ns @ M ' Is % not very
sncouraglng to ConRressmen who are looked
GtS se isd a have
@s~ eee' .ns: iay ssf the
4 snd t., try 70 b sonsent;:Sh It, II They ~ think 4
Adm inistraton I to pay OF bis indiyidnai poiti.
ca. debts There are gentlemen IN Congress.
they think. who have no personal favnrs to ask
oithe President or any member Of his Cabi;;
net. but thes. same gentlemen are respected
Washington to look after their interests. It
appears. however. that such talk has no effect
upon the President.
One Of the most distinguished Of the Prssi-
dents visitors to-day was Mrs. Akers OF Nash
ville Tenr.. the daughter OF Mrs. James X.
Polk. the wife OF President Polk. When q
W. mi nd In n
portrait Of Mrs. Polk in the Executive Man
sion. Mrs. Akers was selected to sit tor the
at ths time she was mistress OF the White
House. Mrs Akers was accompanied by a
sa and th.y hsG merry sne esS
Daring the original with the portrait OF Mrs.
EG Ma s. Esh now hanSs il TN green psTS
o. the latters reception this afternoon.
Secretary Lamont made the War Depart
msnt clerks happy to-day by issuing a circular
announcing that collectors will not hereafter
Isre with the transaction Of public business"
Tho circular declares that the depart spt will
private debts. but at the same time it says
that II an employee psrsistently neglects or
neGs Pc w be
This new order will have tendency to make
trraade.people more chary in trusting en-
creditor had only to threaten to report his Dad
customers to the Secretary in order to get q |
settlement on the installment plan. One |
coIors coI9rsd Shyock whose prey consisted Of the
Ia,e OF interest was 10 per cent. per m onth, or
hup hhso per cent Esrannum. has. BY special order.
sion s.ra IN the corridors Of the War Department
The number OF applications for places in the
treasury DEPARTMENT is growing day by day. |
and New York is supplying fair proportion Of |
sne aspirants Tor office. Among the new names |
rTsetoprrn 'p,uaY were the following: T. W. |
tAyior o. BrooSlyn. to be assistant apDraissr |
70 be sorcor f%fT Gs,orSe = Weed ot Tattsbure
Berland OF Care ST. Vincent T." ~ i,n n, ~, -
Hoh ~ IN pector; Thoma: Murphy Of New York.
G1 Sp9: 81 TSswas Ssw sprS to b" 1Sx; o. a.. Treas.
collector OF internal revenue ior IN 'Thi9 ~ rs
district John H2miler OF Brooklyn To- he rnfi
A'''o' VI Internal revenue OF the First district.
Among the New York arrivals here TODAY
we're mayor Charles f. Bishop. George BIOL.
stein. John McManus. and Hubert Bissell all
Of Buffalo. the latter a nephew OF postmast.r