The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS
Secretary Lamont Tries TO Have n Confer.
enco with His bureau Chief.

WASHINGTON. March 1-Secretary Lamont
| got down to the War Department the other
morning promptly at o'clock. and. after
devoting half an hour or SO to an in
spection OF his mail concluded he would
have a conference with some OF his chiefs
Messengers sent out to put this purpose
into effect returned with the information
that none OF the men sought had yet reached
the office Tho usual daily stream OF Senators
and Representatives. each with an axe to
grind. set In about this time. and kept the Sec
rotary engaged until $3.50. He then required
to his original Intention. and sent out his
messengers again. This time they returned
with the statement that each OF the men
sought had donned his overcoat and
n"mea. Dictated 9enslS order ssitnr forth Sf
that Office hours were from % A. NJ. to +. NJ.
and that 1t was expected these hours will be
This he directed should be shown to each OF
the derelict officials, and it was done. Did the
MOI, at all Calmly overlooking its, personal
application. each OF tho chiefs sat down and
ing that any man or woman one minute late
In arrival at the offlce should be reported.
and the clerks. quoting Sheridan. say: when
knife boy"
Mr. Henry A. Brown. the well-known sugar
and tarifr expert OF Massachusetts,. is in WASH
ington for the purpose OF comforting with
members OF Congress in relation TO the status
article; Mr. Brown believes that sugar should
eordhr to ths Of pa5 snd
S5aS, and arg WI be T:s
American interest. Mr. Brown however says
that his Ilan OF refining imported sugar in
perfect and simple system for collecting reye-
nue. from sugar than the system of leyylpg a
whether refined or unrenned. When import
ed. he Is satisfied that revenue from sugar Ia
imperatiyely necessary.
The total number OF fourth-elass Postmas-
terR appointed to-day was ffty-ons. OF which
thirty-hve were to I'LL vacancies caused by
resignation and death. Among the appoint
q. I. Schmey, New bremen. vice c. r. Searles.
Iemoyed Isaiah White, North Pharsalln vice
Knapp Willow Brook. vice +. Il Wing, re-
New Jersey Cornelius Lawrence. Fayyills.
vice Henry AsAy, resigned; T.. T., Stewart, CO.
hansey. vice + I. Cook. resigned.
Col Montgomery Bryant. Thirteenth In
fAntry. was placed on the retired list to-day in
accordance with the thirty years service Law.
The vacancy created will result IN the promo
70 be Colonel Thirteenth Infantry; Major q.
N, Randall Fourth Infantry, to be Lieutenant
ter, Fourteenth Infantry, 10 be MAJOR Fourth
Infantry; First Lieut.. W. 7. Goodwin. Four
teenth Infantry. to be Captain in the same
regiment; Second Lieut.. @: ,. French. Fourth
Infantry. to be First Lieutenant Fourteenth
Infantry; Second Lieut.. Frank Owen. Eighth
Infantry. to be First Lieutenant Fourteenth
Infantry.
Collector Kllbreth OF New York spent to-day
at the Treasury DEPARTMENT In consultation
with Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secre-
tares Hamlin aud Curtis.
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed Mont
gomeTy Cumming Of Georgia principal clerk
In the Life Saving Service Treasury DEPART
ment vice Jones. deceased. MIR. Cumming is
at present 81 400 clerk in the Third Auditors
office. The salary Of the new place il $1,000
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations:
Granville stuart OF Montana. Envoy Extraordinary
aud Minister lIsnipO;snuATy 70 Paraguay and UEu-
quay.
TIppAhAnnoek. Va; Martin ). Russell Collector Of
tomA district btcag0. III james ". Hunter Col
scor OF Internal Revenue for the Ffth dslret Of ~
hnolE
PosimAsisrs-DanIsI Reed At LudIoE. VI. J. r.
Burke a. quincy, Mass b Jonss a. Cortland \. 4.