The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-07
The Assistant Controllcrsbip Gives
to CarIisIe's Friend Push.
Az OFFENSIVE DEMOCRAT
CAUSE OF MR. MORTONs SUMMARY
DISMISSAL FROM OFFICE.
Another Pension Ruling by Assistant
Secretary Reynolds That Affects
Soldiers Who Enlisted In 1865.
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WASHINGTON. June 6-Jhe sensation
which ii was stated in these dispatches
would be sprung I'm the Treasury Depart
neat, having been successfully accom-
plished in the ignominious dismissal OF
Auditor Morton, there was a vacancy for
Mr.. Carlisle's friend, William II. Pugh, OF
Ohio, and the President to-day appointed
him Auditor of the Treasury for the Navy
Department. Ex-Congressman Coopers
chances for Office were knocked out to-day
The President followed MIR. Pughs appoint-
ment by the nomination OF Edward n.
Bowers OF the District of Columbia, now As
sistant Commissioner OF the General Land
Office, to be Assistant Controller OF the
Treasury. to succeed. Mansur. Of Missouri.
deceased.
Among other appointments by the Presi-
dent to-day were: William j. Coombs. OF
New York. to be government director of
the Union Paci@c railroad, vice Don Nj.
Dickinson, declined. Mr.. Coombs is an eA-
member of Congress. and for two terms
represented one OF the Brooklyn districts.
Marine service: To be second lieutenants.
Alex. b. Hasson, Colon S. Craig, Claude 5.
Cochran. Samuel B. Wilson, jr.. James q.
Ballfinger. Charles Il. Johnston. Edwin V.
IL. johnson, SaInuel t<ONdIuSs JOilh ".
Berry and Francis A. Lewis.
To be chief engineers: David McFrench.
Frank A. Randall. Horace G. Whitcomo.
Wesley J. Phillips. Charles w. Monroe and
10 be iirst assistant engineers: Charles
A McAllister, John Il. Coyle, George b.
Maher and Dennis +. Brown
Auditor Morton'sl removal was made be-
cause he had made himself offensive by
personal criticisms of the President. and
had. by his decisions, disturbed the Navy
Department. Morton, IL seems, had been
writing disagreeable letters for some time
This oIfense extended not only through tins
administration, but during the former
Cleveland administration. when Morton was
first commissioner of navigation and then
auditor Morton is a citizen OF Maine. ana
was the man who. during the campaign or
1881. was the autnor o, tne ulSaSreeaois ~, aa,s
OF the birth of his first child Morton, un-
der the first Cleveland administration. was
a candidate for postmaster at Augusta,
Me, but MIR. Cleveland was informed that
such an appointment would be personally
offensive to Mr.. Blaine, and appointed
Morton commissioner Of navigation. The
authorship from which Morton was deposed
pays 5000 year, and is considered salts
factory Office. :, -, a..
The President Is devoting all his time
TO closing up the business before him that
must be attended TO before he leaves
Washington. so that he may have rev
weeks for recreation when he goes 70 Gray
Gables The business now chieny en-
crossing his attention is the f1lling OF CaD-
met and other official vacancies ana the
examination of charges against oincehold-
ers IL is the desire OF the President 10
iii ali the larger offices now vacant before
he goes away To-day he received a num-
her of callers. Among the first was Attor-
nev-general Olney. who remained snort
time Shortly afterward acting Secretary
Irhl presented some business or the stare
Department and remained with the Presl-
dent for some time. Several Congres smen
no