The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


house il will be with considerable irrer
hands than any of his predecessors. tie
will. however, have 3S,tCJ less oihceS 10
distribute than President Cleveland hau.
Mr., Mckinley will have 1t in his power To
appoint to government positions, sub1ect
to confirmation by the senate less thai
1000 Individuals. including 300 hrst, sec,
ond and third class postmasters. ne WI
have less than 80 positions to I'LL in W asIi-
ington, the largest number, ~, going 10
the treasury department.; the interior de-
partmcnt next, with 22 Here Is a com
plete list of offices, including salaries, IN
the more important cases, TO Whlch MT.
Mckinley may make appointments:
Treasury-Sccretary, 5000: first comp
troller, 5000: second comptroller, SoWly'
first auditor, $1,000: second auditor. SSoOo,
third auditor, $1,000: fourth auditor, S56w;
fifth auditor. $500; fourth auditor S5hVJ'
treasur $1,000; assistant treasurer, S35'o;
register, $4,000: cashier, S3,6ov; COMMISSION IL
er of bureau of navigation, S6Vpo; chiet OF
bureau of statistics, $500; superintendent
of bureau of immigration. $1,000; supervis-
ing architect, $i.50O; supervising inspector
general of steamboats,. S3.JV' superIntenn-
ent of coast and geodetic survey, S'oU''
director of the mint $1,000: commissioner
of customs, $500; commissioner OF inter
nal revenue, $4,000; general superintendent
of life saving service, $i,cT: supeTFlsilt'
surgeon general of marine hospital ser
vice. $1,000 There will be %3 collectors,
special agents, appraisers and assistant
trpaSurerS.
Interior Secretary. 5000: assistant Sec
rctary, $i5O0; commissioner of patents,
si.jOo; commissioner of patents, $3.50; as
.istant commissioner. $1,000: three eNam!h-
crs-in-chicf $1,000; commissioner or pen
s!ons, 5000: first department commissions
cr $1,000; second department commission,
er, $500; commissioner OF gentrai i!mu an
Office 5000; assistant commissioner, 5000;
commissioner of Indian affairs. I,OO: as
sistant commissioner. $1,000: Bureau OF ed
ucation commissioner, 5000; coninisSlohSc
cr of railroads. $1,000, superintendent oi
census Office, $1,000; director of general
survey, 5000: architect of the United
States capitol A.5co: supcrintendent OF
government hospital for insane, register
of the United States land offices, receiv-
crs of public moneys at the United states
land offices, Indian agents and board OF
Indian commissioners.
For the war department. in Washing
ton, there are--SeCretary 5000; assistant
secretary. $500; one major general, three
hrigadier generals and several staff ap-
puntments. including an adjutant gen.
cral. uuartermaster general, chief of en-
encers, paymaster general and comm!s-
Sary general.
Navy depar.ment-Secreta 5000; as
siStant secretary, S.JOO.
Post Office partment-Postmaster gem
eral, 5000; first assistant. $1,000; second
assistant $1,000; third assistant, $1,000.
with 5000 first second and third class post
masters.
Department of Justice-Attorney gen.
cral. 5000: solicitor general, SI,Uo: Tour
assistant attorneys generals, three at
ton there are 125 United States judges, %
United States district attorneys, 16 United
states marshals and 10 justices of the
peace.
Agricultural department - Secretary.
5000: assistant secretary, Si,JVO; chief
weather bureau. $1,000.
Department of Labor-Commissioner Of
labor, 5000.
ivl,
State, in shington-Srcretary, $1,000:
first assistant secretary, Si.50O; second as
sistant secretary, $500: third assistant
secretary, $500: solicitor of state, $500.
outslde-Fitty-nine diplomatic offices. 2ss
consular service.
The others include n civil service COM
mission, three commissioners and one
chief examiner; secretary of National
museum. Sl,WO: Interstate Commerce com
mission. five commissioners at $1,000 each /;
District of Columbia, three commlssion-
"rs. $500: recorder of deeds ana registrar
of wills; government printing office, pun
lie printer. $500.
Some weeks ago, according to William
T.. Curtis, the Russian ambassador, by
instructions from his government. made
an informal proposition to the secretary
of state that the United States join with
Russia. Austria. the Argentine republic,
India and Australia-whiCh are the great
wheat growing countries of the world-in
IL
ing some method of fixing permanent
price for wheat in the markets of the
world. The great advantages of such an
arrangement as suggested by the Rus
slams would he to prevent lluctuation. and
consequently speculation, IN the chief food
supply of the civilized nations; to main
tain Il uniform price through seasons Of
ov"rpro.tuction and short crops. and make
the great staple as unchanreahle in value
as gold itself. Its producers. in whatever
part of the world in the event of 4 large
crop. would be enabled TO store their wheat
and obtain loans upon it that would tide
them over until there was q demand,
when they could sell at the price to be
fixed 10y universal agreement The Rus.
sian minister also pointed out the aivan-
ta2es TO consumers and explained to See
cretary Olney in detail the views of Mig
government. For example. last year there
was an enormous crop everywhere, and
the wheat farmers Of the world were not
fairly paid for their labor. This year there
is Il short crop in nearly CVCy country ex-
ccpt the United States. and those who had
wheat Will receive an excessive price. 10
the disadvantage Of the consumer. If
there had been Il fixed value established
and maintained by the nations of the earth
! the Russians, argue, the farmers would
not have sold their wheat at a sacrifice
last year. but would have stored il. as
they used to do in Egypt in the time of
Moses. to await demand. AT the request
Of the secretary of state the Russian min
containing the chief points Of his prop
osition. which was referred to Secretary
Morton That gentleman, with his we'll
known aversion to everything that tends
to socialism, populism or paternalism,
was pleased TO treat the proposition sar-
castica!ly. and prepared u reply which
Secretary Oinoy handed TO the Russian
minister. 1t is of such character AZ to
permit Of no further correspondence on
this subject. Neither the minister nor
Mr.. Morton is willing TO furnish n copy
for publication. but its contents have been
whispered about through diplomatic cir,
cl"s and some of the more punctlious Of
the dsplomatists think Secretary Morton
treated tn" subject with more ridiculc
than II deserved. His reply. in short, was
that the people of the United States had
Just d'termincd by NOR than l.Nw.HH'
majority not to permit this government
tr place permanent fixed value upon one
of our products. aud he dil not believe
tho, would favor such action regarding
another. H" also made illusions to rhdr-
ah. Joseph and the famine IN Egypt.
1t is reported that the Lodge immera
tion bill VIII hav" early attention at the
coming short session. ani Is expected to
pass finally within u few days after the
session gets to work Thesi.oige bin ,x-
rliideS from entrance to the country all
persons above II years of ag. who cannot
read or write the language of their na
tive country or some other LANGUAGE blit
cXccp,s all aged persons not so able to
read o. write who are parents or grand
parents of an admissible immigrant, and
allows them 10 accompany or De sent for
by the qualified immigrant. II proposes
! test which Mr.. Lodge thinks most pra"-
ticable and efficient in excluding fraud IT
gives the following directions to insper-
tors: 'Fnr the purpose of testing the abil-
ty of the Immigrant to read ana writ.
th" inspection Officers shall he furnishpi pi
with copies OF the Constitution of the
United States printed on numbered uni
form pastehuard slips. each containing
five lines of said constitution IN the vari-
Gus languages of the immigrants. These
slips shall be kept in boxes made for tho
purpose and SO constructed a. to con-
ceal the slips from view, each box to CON-
tain slips of but one language, and the
immigrant may designate the language
in which he prefers the test shall he made
Each immigrant shall h" required to draw
one of said slips from the box, and read
aud afterWard write ont in full view of