The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-23
.SNUBBING THE West.
The President Gives Fat Offices
to Eastern Favo-ites,
TRIPP AND FINCH UNHAPPY.
Ever Alert Ohlce Seekers Thrusting
Themselves Upon Cleveland.

ssnatsr Allen ssrsnely Avasts ths Issue
Of the Seating Contest-Pestmasss
General Bisssll Scatters Crambs Of
Comfort t. the Faithful,
WARRINGTON CrTY, March c2-{special NPres.
fdsnt Cleveland gave the great West the ego BY"
30 to speak, again today. In the large batch of
nominations sent to the senate today Wisconsin
was the only state that can be considered r.
motely In the West that drew prize
LAmeroux, Senator vilas' candidate for land
commissioner. can hardly bs classed - West
ern man aud for this reason ID hardly able to
fairly judge what the country west OF the Mis-
sissippi river desires from man filling this
position. Then there 10 . rumor in circulation
hero that he Is, or has been, connected with
some Of the questionable pine land transactions
IN that state. Villas, with Col Knight, Wis
consin lumber king. 10 said to be largely inter-
ested In pine land deals in Wisconsin, and for
this reason Lameroux's appointment is looked
upon with Suspicion: so much so that the sen.
ate committee of public lands will look into his
record before he il confirmed.
The drst assistant secretary OF the interior.
william H. Sims. II taken from the South, whom
- "&sOA0 m20 ooOuAQ 70 An tOlU place JuORO
Chandless the present drst assistant, IL Kansas
man. and has been very friendly to the entire
Western country. Even the assistant commits
eionef OF the general land ONCE Edward A.
Bowers, 10 appointed from the District of Co
lumbia, though he formerly resided in south
Dakota for a brief period. Finch, the Seattle
candidate for this position, 10 not feeling happy
today. On the whole. todays appointments arc
entirely unsatisfactory to Democratic Western
senators and representatives
Senator Allen is rs yet unwilling to make any
predictions regarding the senates probable
action with reference to the senators from,
Washington. Montana and wyoming. When
seen BY PosT-INrELLIaENcKR correspondent
today Mr.. Allen said he was not disposed to
worry about tho matter. He regarded it 40 q
constitutional question. and It was his desire to
have the senate take action on this ground, He
did not propose to try to influence senator to
vote In his own behalf, but was perfectly viii.
ling that they act a. their Judgment dictates to
finally settle what seems to be . vexatious con.
stitutional question. No one seems TO have anv
idea how the vote will stand when it 70 reached
Some are OF the opinion that there will bs . long
drawn-out debate when the case 10 taken up for
consideration.
One of the most interesting developments OF
the day at the White House was the fact that
the commissionship Of pensions offered ex-Con.
gressman Wheeler, Of Michigan, had been de-.
clined. Wheeler had long talk with the presi.
dent Yesterday upon the subject, and at the con.
ference the offer was made. Wheeler told
Cleveland that he did not feel himself capable
physically OF assuming the laborious duties in
VOWED In this important position, although he
appreciated highly the compliment Among
the callers at the White House today were:
representative Washington. Of Tennessee, with
six OF HE constituents. whom he presented to
Cleveland. b ~ Hoard, ex-commissionsr Of
~ TnfvS
of his own candidacy for assistant Commissioners
OF agriculture. Walter Cain and Thomas gpof.
ford came in behalf of Ernest Pillow.
a relative OF the noted Confederate gen.
erai, who desires . position a. assistant
atfornsy-general for the interior department.
Congressman Hall, Represen tative-eiect Bald
win ana Dan Lawler, all of Minnesota. pre.
sented the name of Lewis Baker, editor of the
st Paul Globe, for minister to Brazil; Harry
Hawkins. of Duluth, for governor of Alaska and
Z. I. Mcdonald, receiver Of the land Office At st.
Cloud A committee of non-union EMPLOYING
printers OF this city called on President Cleve.
land and presented q petition signed by non.
union men In regard to his selection of public
printer ana protesting against the effort made
by the delegation OF union printers to induce
Cleveland not to appoint C. W. Edwards. of
delaware, 70 the ONCE on the ground that he IN
not . union man. NJ II. Peters. of Seattle
wants to be appointed Chinese fnspector. His
application was fled at the treasury department
today.
Chairman Springer OF the ways and mean.
committee today emphstically denied the story
to the effect that Cleveland had settled the cues.
non whether or not there is to be an extra ses.
sion by announcing to him (springsr) that he
would call congress together not later than Sen.
tember. Representative Holman, OF Indiana,
who called at the White House today, il suthor.
itv for the statement that there will not he An
IN n nnnN raaAv vy,rla
not now existing and unforeseen arises.
Several friends OF free silver coinage In the
senate claim to have positive assurance from
President Cleveland that he will send q deleea.
ton to Brussels in May to represent the United
states at the international monetary conference
and that he has already taken steps to notify
the various nations taking part that our govern.
ment will be pleased to have them again repre-.
sented. Allison and Teller are reported To havs
received these assurances, and 1t 10 not improb-
able that Teller will take the place of Jones. of
Nevada. Is representative Of the free silver Re.
pubicans on the delegation from this country.
Allison has refused positively to return TO Brus.
sels and Jones does not desire to 20 The presi.
dent will designate Democrat ia accord with
his views on the silver question take the place
OF Allison. Among the names suyRea,ed a. nj.
possible choice are Edward simmons, q promi.
nent New York banker; ex-Comptroller w. L
Trenholm and sx Secretary Fairchild.
Five members of the Missouri delegation in
congress called at the posioffce department to-
day ana held q conference with General Bissell
a. 70 what weight would be given to the recon-.
mendatons of members OF congress in thu An,
pointmeut OF postmas;ers II had been repeat.
edly stated in the newspaper they said. that
congressional influence was to go for nothing
Bistell listened attentively TO ali that was said
bat did not think no could Justly be held re-
s,,onsible for what had been published In the
Newspapers. and be called attention 10 the fact
that thus far not . single postmaster had bsen
appointed who had not the endorsement Of hi.
member of congress. He thought, however. ,hs
question o! candidates should, In measure at
least. be decided by the people in the locality.
What he most desired Was that he should have
the beuefi, OF the advice of the people N wall
as that of their representatives in coupreaa No
one would in any sense be ignored. and IL was
folly to suppose that the assistance ndvica ana
recommendations Of men of such high charac.
ter a. representatives of the people in congress
would not earnestly Be desired BlsseIl saia he
undefstood that the statement had been puh
lished tina, no woman was TO be appointed 10 q
postmastership and that newspaper men also
were TO Le Disseminated against Neither of
these stories was true, and he regretted their
publication. He bsde the Delegation GOOD dav
and hoped they would come and see him vhen.
ever they had anything TO ssy ia regard to an.
pointments in his dep rtmenL
Secretary Carlisle has replied to certain In.
ouiries a. TO whether DC vii! enforce ,he ,,royis.
ions OF the Chinese exclusion act a. follows:
AZ the set OF May S, Is9a, entitled "An act u
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