The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-20
CLERKS TURNED DOWN.
Hen Taking the Places Of Women in
the High Salaried Grades.


Washington, Sept lg-The large num-
Der of women clerks dismissed outright
in the treasury department during the
past few days has attracted considerable
attention here. 10 is said TO mark a new
policy for treasury appointments in the
future. OF the clerks so far discharged
fully tive-slNths have been women clerks
OF tho high salaried grades. The vacan-
cics created by the discharges Of women
Will be filled by appointing or promoting
men TO the places.
The food tide of women clerks in the
treasury has been reached and hence
forth, it is said that men viii usually be
appointed to the higher places Some
divisions arc said 10 be seriously cropped
from the heavy preponderauce Of women
clerks, and in some rooms where the
ledeers are very heavy they have to be
lifted into place and shifted as occasion
requires 10y the men in the ohce. As a
rule, it is said, the women clerks are
absent on account Of sickness much more
than men clerks, which has had potent
influence in causing the change Of policy as
to appointments now being inaugurated.
WORK on THE DETROIT.
Orders have been issued to hurry the
work on the Detroit at Norfolk so that
she may sail for China in compliance
with Secretary Herbert's directions as
soon us possible She will go into the
dry dock to-day and receive a new coat Of
paint. 1t will take at least ten days to
put in the necessary stores for the long
cruise. Secretary Herbert is deter
mined that the Detroit shall sail
from Norfolk for Gibraltar, her
first stopping place, by Oct l.
The Machias will probably not leave New
York until several days later. and as she
is TO stop short time at Cadiz and Rome,
in order 10 return the Columbian relics,
the Detroit will not wait for her, as was
at first intended, but will push on with
all possible speed through the Mediter-
ranean and the Indian Ocean and make a
record voyage to China.
QUARANTINE AND MARINE HOSPITAL
Surgeon General Wyman Of the marine
hospital service has appointed Past AS
sistant Surgeon j. A. White Lieut..
Robertson of the revenue cutter service,
and DR.. G.. G. Thomas of Wilmington, N.
O., board to select site for quaran-
tine and marine hospital station al or
near Southport, N. G. Congress made an
appropriation Of S25, 900 for this station,
and as soon as the board selects the site
work on the building will begin The
construction Of the ship island gulf quar-
antine station will soon be completed.
This station will take the place of the
Chandelier Island station which was de
strOyed by the hurricane of August. 1898
The new station is about ten or twelve
miles from Biloxi, Miss.
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
ORourke to-day formally resigned his
Office and Secretary Carlisle will to-mor-
row accept the resignation.
TIE DATE IN DISPUTE.
Solicitor Reeves OF the treasury de-
partment, in an elaborate opinion, decided
that the new tariff act becomes operative
from Aug. rs, Notwithstanding that the
enacting clause named Aug. | as the date
upon which it took effect The views Of
| Solicitor Reeves are concurred in by all
treasury officials and they have been act
ing under this construction of the law
since Aug. 2S last Quite a number Of ap-
Teals from this date, Aug. 49, have been
filed with the collector at New York and
the question will doubtless be- taken To
the courts for final settlement.