Evening star., 1894-03-06
AWAITING ACTION
The Presidents Work Basket Filled
With Important Affairs.
MANY QUESTIONS TO DECIDE
Plenty to Engage the Executives
Attention on His Return.
ARMY AND NAVY WANTS

| Now that the President has returned to
the capital, refreshed and reinvigoratad by
his free and unmolested sojourn in the quiet
retreats Of the water fowl, in Dismal
Swamp and the sounds OF North Carolina,
far from the scheming politician and the
importunate office seeker, he will find that
the wheels of government have been re-
volving usual during his absence and
| that public business demanding his per-
sonal attention has been accommodating with
relentless persistency. The ordinary rou-
| tine duties Of the President are considera-
bly, increased by the fact that he has Con
gress on his hands, Work Of this charac-
| ter is sufficiently abundant to keep the
chief executive constantly employed dur
Ing the usual hours of labor in the Day
| time. Consequently, he is compelled to de-
vote extra hours at night to the considera-
ton or more important questions Of state.
Hawaiian Papers.
There are number of important matters
awaiting his early attention, and he will
have hard work In disposing of the busi-
| ness that has steadily accumulated on his
desk during his short holiday The Ha-
waiian mail arrived during his absence
and undoubtedly contains Interesting dis
patches from Minister Willis concerning re-
cent occurrences in Honolulu since the last
publlshed exchange of compliments he
tween the minister and President Dole
Ihese have been prepared for the Presi-
uent 8 consideration with a view TO their
| early transmission to Congress, provided it
| snail not be considered Incompatible with
| the public interests" So far as known
Minister Willis reports no startling changes
IN the situation. His treatment Of the
subject will undoubtedly oe Interesting
| however. as tending to show whether his
| relations with the provisional government
| counts.
| TfAe British occupation Of the Mosquito
| country near Bluefields, Nicaragu with its
menace or American rights in the Nicara-
qua qua Ganal, Is another important interna-
uonai question requiring the prompt atten-
tion or the President. Very little informa-
| ton on this subject has reached the stare
] department. as yet. but no doubt is enter
| tanned there of the correctness Of the re-
port that British troops have been landed
ana British protectorate established
Moving the Navy.
| The pressing necessity for war shins at
home and in the waters Of the Pacific
suggests the prompt consideration of the
| expediency of disbanding the large feet
at Rio. There are six ships on the Brazil
ian station at present and with the pres
ent indications of a settlement of the reyo-
luton in the near future 1t is believed
that two vessels will be ample to fully
protect the interests of the United States
Tor months to come. At least one ship ts
imperatively needed for service on tho
west coast Of Central America. and the
patrol or Bering sea can scarcely be made
| effective with the few ships I'm the Pacific
available for that service. The plan of the
| Navy Department is to reorganize the
| fleet at Rio 80 that the New York and the
| San Francisco can be brought home for
whatever service may be required of them,
| ana the Charleston and the Detroit can he
sent around the horn to San Francisco to
| assist In the enforcement of the sealing
| regulations. This would leave the New ark
end the Yantic as the representatives of
| the United States on the South Atlantic
station. The squadron could be reinforced
in few months by some Of the new ves-
sells nearing completion by some under
going repairs; The Alliance. now on her
| way from Callao, Peru. =. New York will
| soon reach Rio and she can be detained
| there II her services are needed Then,
| as Admiral Benham retires next month
| 1t will be necessary to select his successor
| in command of the Brazilian fleet at once
| In order that he may get there in time
| 1t is predicted that Admiral Stanton will
| be assigned to this duty and that Com
| modore Meade will succeed him in COM
| n and Of the North Atlantic station. These
| matters require prompt action on the part
of the President.
Another naval matter that requires i'm
| mediate attention is the appointment of
| chief of the bureau of yards and docks, vice
| Commodore Farquhar, whose term expired
| today. One of the matters that will be first
brought to the Presidents attention is the
| alleged completely Of the United States in
| the reported conspiracy against the Car
| negie Steel Company in the matter of steel
| plates supplied for the use of the navy
Secretary Herbert has prepared a full his
| tory of the case for publication. with
| view to the correction of recent sensa tional
statements on the subject, but will not
give 1t out except upon the approval Of the
President
Army Questions.
There are no questions Of special impor-
tance pending in the War Department that
require the immediate attention of the Pres
| ident. The matter of brevet commissions
| for distinguished service in Indian cam
| paigns has been prepared for his action and
will probably be disposed of within a few
weeks. In case Of approval, the officers to
| be brevetted will be nominated to the Sem
| ate. There are 145 in the list approved by
| the War Department. The President will
| also be called upon to act in the cases of
Maj. Throckmorton and, Capt. Lyon. The
| first named is under suspension and has
asked to be retired under the thirty years
service law. Capt. Lyon has had trouble in
the settlement of his accounts and he has
rendered his resignation. The question to be
| determined in his case is whether he shall
be court-martialed or whether his resigna-
| ton shall be accepted.
"a1t1n8 Action.
In addition to the paramount questions
| Of finance and tariff, the Secretary of the
Treasury has large number of changes In
| federal offices under the Treasury Depart
ment ready for the Presidents action. Sc
| lections have been made for vacant Offices,
and several offices are mentioned where
changes are desirable. The only offices of
| local interest reported to be Secretary
| Carlisle's list are the Georgetown COLLECTOR
ship and the assistant registership. The
| latter was recently vacated by Mr.. Henry
| H. Smith, and is said to have been promised
| to Mr.. Reid of Alexandria. There is con-
siderable more uncertainty in regard to the
Georgetown Office, although the friends of
Mr.. Manogue and Mr.. Hutchins profess
more confidence of success than the sup
porters of the numerous other applicants
All the other executive departments are
prolific with business for the Presidents
consideration, and his desk contains a big
batch of pardon cases. so II is clear that ne
will find plenty to do when he resumes his
official duties. The Bering sea question has
| occupied good deal of his time and atten-
| ton of late but there is nothing further for
| him to do in that matter until Congress
| adopts some measure for the practical en-
| forcement Of the regulations Of the Paris
| tribunal.
| Navy Department Appointments.
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