The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-12
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
PRESIDENT oLErhLAAD TIKES CARE
or Two MORE PERSONAL FRIENDS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE President has
Just taken care OF two more personal friends
by providing them with $1,000 places. one is
Somerville +. Tuck OF New York and the other
IL Walker Fearn NJ Alabama The advice or
consent Of tho Senate was not considered in
the appointments, for the simple reason oddly
enough. that the Khedlve Of Egypt alone has
the confirming power. In 1875, us the result
OF negotiations between the ottoman and
Egyptian Governm ents and the Great Powers
having representatives at Cairo. certain
courts wore established for the trial OF
mixed civil causes arising between persons
OF different nntionnities and OF foreigners
against natives or the Government. These
mixed tribunals. consisting OF i've Judges
each. three OF whom are foreigners and two
natives. superseded the Consular courts. Tho
foreign Judges are appointed by the Khedive
on the recommendation OF tho great powers.
each Of which IL represented BY from one to
three Judges There nre several ~ these tri
bunais OF original jurisdiction and n Court OF
Appeals Mt Alexandria. and the United States
has always been represented on tho three
most i'm portant courts.
President Grant appointed Victor T. Bar
ringer OF North Carolina en- the Alexandria
Court OF Appeals as soon as tho courts were
organized. and no vacancy has occurred on
this post until two months ago whom Judge
Darringer Voluntarily resigned. At about the
same tino Ernest II. Crosby. son Of Dr. How
ard Crosby. got tired Of his place on tho Court
OF First Instance Mt Alexandria. TO which he
had been appoiated by President Cleveland In
1889 and sent in his resignation. Gen. Zach
eller Of New York was Crosby's predecessor.
The President has now promotcd,A. II. Kelley
OF Virginia to the vacancy caused by Judge
BRrringers retirement. Judge Kelley may TO
renemher nR hcing persona non EratR as
Minister to Austria under Cleveland eight
years ago. having been subsequently taken
care Of ~ being male a member Of the Court
Of First Instance ut Cairo.
Mr' luck; who is lawyer 81 New YORK and
so1erisnerSl at The Paris EsposIionS in iss
Will take Mr.. Croshy's place. and Walker
fearn. who was Clevelanl's Minister to Greece
eight years ago. will succeed Judge Kelley.
A ;he khedivc novcr fails to confirm such APP
pointmcnts and the courts are understood to
Iointees Will leave for their places at once.
These appointments are virtually for life and
with the social conditions existing in Cairo
and AleNantria, are considered. they are about
rs desirable as any offices within the gift .,
the President. not to mention the fact that tho
senate has nothing to say In the matter.
Col. David d. Henderson the well.known
Congressman from the Third district OF Iowa.
who lost leg at Corinth, has been I'm intense
sufferer for several months pas. from the
growth In the natureo! an absccss near tho
line OF Rmputation. II was finally decided that
nothing , short OF the ,emSyal OF this iorma-
gical operation was performed by DR.. J. Ford
Thompson yesterday afternoon at Col Hem
present and the gall veteran submitted 10
It not only without an9sthetics but without
erniun snccsss soG eops MANY yhS STs
elarso the patient will resume his seat In Con-
gress.
The fur!ouGhing OF en- ployees 10 the Gov
eminent printing Office continues and the in
dicatlons are that there will be no abatement
80 long as President Cleveland permits Repuh-
Since the Presidential election Mr.. Palmer has |
made nearly 900 appointments, the greater |
portion Of whom are democrats althoqG not !
u single Republican has been removed. This !
crowded condition OF the office has necessi- |
ttted almost continuous IurloughinG, Of
Even with the temporary displacement o, !
such large numbers there is not suili- |
the ONCE. The most the forces in the depart !
lnents known ms the first division" nnd tho |
One force works in the daytime and receives
s& 20 per man for eight hours: those at night !
receiy. stSi.. The amount 81 money this s"rt /
can be imagined from the fact that ,herc are /
about 300 PERSONS constantly cmployed in .
This is only one illustration Of the many /
Instances OF The gross extravaganza now being /
with one exception is a Republican, aud |
nearly all the other places aboye tn" ordinary /
arc held by RepuDiicans. Mr.. Palmer per
sistenty declines to make any renewals in
order tnat places may I've created for Demo-
,rqts, but. on the other hand, he, recently an
from a clerkship in the der artmeat
presided over by Secretary Hoke Smith. The
ests at the manner in which they are being
raated 10y the Kepnhlican head OF this inpor-
ant department OF the Government
Secretary Carlisle's trip down the Potomac
River. while taken for ws,l-earned rest. will
lot be entirely devoted to that purpose. With
assistant Secretary Hamlin, who accompanies
lin, he will 60 over the sections In the admin;
" the House with the view u making such
as actual and practical enforce
Irns will submit his observations TO the senate
finance Committee having the Wilson iill in
barge. While the Tarilf bill was in the House
Nays and Means Commuter. Assistant Secre-
AIRY Hamlin. In charge OF customs EubJects in
lie aiminisfrative features OF the new Tnrlff
i'll as reported TO the House. Many improve
len'S have suggested themselves to him
uuIect will again ho gone over at the request
u the senate committee.
Treasury officials are much exercised over n
ecent decision OF a Kansas local judge who
u Chnaman. The case has been
allied to the attention OF Attorney General
.lnsy who viii make thorough Investigation.
ndec tho law VI iSN! Cinnamon are pro-
Tilted from being naturniZeG ~ either state
4 Federal courts and the act lon OF the
ausas Judge In REGARDED as ineXplicah.e.
Representative Seth W. Cobb OF st. Louis.
fter "a visit TO tho White House. represents
he President as still complaining earnestly OF
le demands II AIDE upon his time by the Office
eekers. At seems says DIR. CoUU. that
10 Presidents days are taken u 10y callers
nd his evenings by social functions, whose
observance Is forced upon hun by TeH SON Oi his !
fiicial position. In Ills conversation with me ,
y reIoicod that lie could look forward to "a
accession OF sundays and evenings with lei |
uTo for the transaction Of business. lie talked
me as though he would Willingly make ap-
Ointmsnts more rapidly II sunicPnt Leisure
as ~ GHte,I MIN to consider the papers tnat
70 laid before hun"
The twenty-sixth annual Convention Of the
ational American Wonan's Suffrage Associ-
ton will commence here on Thursday next
nd last till the following Tuesday. Miss
usgn Is. Anthony viii preside. as she has Tor
10 past twenty i've years, ami AMONG tho
Tiers in attendance will 10 liaehrl Roster
very, Julia NATd howe, Alice stone BLACK ,
ell. Harriet Taylor lptpn. Laura Clay. tho ,
eN Anna II. shaW. Carrie Lane Chapman. ,
r. la.a I.Fa nI.aut