The morning times., 1897-03-10
An Army of Office hunters Con-
tinueS to HaraSS Them.
THE FIRST CABINET MEETING
There VIII Be No Change of Assist
ant Secretaries for Several Days.
Distinguished Callers ON the Cab
met Officers-The Patronage of
the Interior Depa rtment.

| liSheu far and wide that the positions 10
be given out are few, and the date Of
| distribution uncertain, if not remote.
The first Cabineo meeting nnder the new
! Administration drew the Secretaries to the
! White House yesterday. 1t was a quiet aud
| brief session, and upon the return OF the
Secretaries 10 the departments it began to
! be limited through various channels that
| appointments must wait.
The assistant secretaryships, constitut-
| ing the chief patronage, are expected TO re-
main as now for several days, it was
| stated--poSsibiy until April L.
Among the many who called upon Secre-
| tary sherman was ex-Congressrnau L. +.
Mchinney now United States minister to
Colombia. His call was to advise with
Secretary sherman upon affairs in the
republic After brief interview he
| left to call again.
Mr.. Mckinney is now serving gra-
tuitously, having been in this country
on leave for ID period longer than sixty
| days His resignation is on file ready
! for acceptance, and he viii not return
to Boguta.
| Another caller at the state Department
was Congressman Hull, chairman of the
4
| Congress He wished to see Private Sec
retary Babcock only to file some papers.
Mr.. Hull says the Iowa delegation
in both houses of Congress is "a unit for
/ the appointment OF Hon L. II Conger
as minister to brazil. he formerly served
| in the same mission. Mr. Congers friends
| are confident of his success.
DR.. Charles W. Zaxamba OF Chicago was
| amt her caIip-- at 10 i,pt.a rlrftnr1t
| The doctor is a Russian by birth, but
| an enthusiastic supporter Of his adopted
country. nevertheless. He is a grand
] nephew of Count Pulaski, who was killed
! at savannah while Fighting in defense of
| the American Republic.
| Secretary Alger appeared to he weary
last evening Il s he greeted The Times rep
resentatiyc. He had been kept busy all
| day. He had no news To give out, eX-
! cept an item Of routine, the award of a
contract for dredging in the harbor at
| Duluth. His callers were OF all classes
OF political friends, many of them calling
| to pay respects.
Secretary Gage is rapidly acquiring a
| knowledge OF the business of his depart
ment, ami begins his career by arriving
at his office early, paying great attention
promptly.
The members Of the Ways and Means
| Committee, with Chairman Dingley at
| their head. were among Secretary Cages
! distinguished callers yesterday.
| The published statement to the effect
that Secretary Long prefers for his as
| siStant secretary a man who has never
| held a commission in the Navy, as noted
| in haS inf Ion,
in the repet tition OF the rurnor, and it is
causing some disappointment in certain
circles This rule, if adhered TO, viii
cut out Admiral Walker, who is lndorsed
by Senator Allison and others, and also
| bars the Indiana candidate, William Henry
! Elliott
| Secretary Bliss OF the Interior Depart
ment. left Washington yeste rday morning
to he gone until Friday. He went to Bos-
! ton n the afternoon and expects TO be in
| New York again on Thursday.
Il have made no appointments he said
TO a Times reporter, ''and shall not make
any until 1 return TO Washin gton. 1
| spent two days a the department, and
| find Il is like q great business establish
| ment. Every place in the department,
chiefs of bureaus and commissioners, is
| DlO5fsIbth ny Cth ii htI WIZ anu 1eilLtlcO
make many changes If wanted 10. The
business of the department is such that
chan ges cannot be made very rapidly
There are more places in the Interior
| Department 10 which appointments can be
made without examination than in any
ogher, except the Treasury. The following
| list gives the principal OF these, States
from which appointed, and date of ap-
pointment:
Commissioner Of Patents, $1,000, John
| S. Seymour, Connecticut, March 81, 1888;
| Commissioner of Pensions, S5, 900, Dominic
| 1. Murphy, District of Columbia, May 2S.
| 1895; Director Of Geological Survey, So
900, Charles d. Walcott, New York, June
8, 1894; Commissioner of Land Office, So
900, Silas w Lamoreux, Wisconsin, March
| %, 1898; Commissioner of Railroads, $4,-
| 600, Wade Hampton South Carolina: March
| 1.1S93: First Assistant Secretary. S4 800,
! William II. Sims, Alabama, March 81,
1898; Assistant Secretary, $4,000, John
NJ Reynolds, Pennsylvania, April 0, 1898;
| Pension Agent. $4,000; Sidney L. Will
son, District of Columbia, February !, 1898;
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs. 81 ,00o,
| Daniel NJ. Browning. Illinois. April II, 1913;
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
| So,fOU, lnOlndS T. SiHlin- new 1OFk,
January 19, 1895; Assistant Commission
er of Patents. So 900, Samuel T. Fish
| er, Massachusetts, April 13, 1893;
chief examiners Patent Office, $4,000
each; John H. Frickenstein, Pennsylvania,
since October, 1894: Arthur =. Truley,
| New Hampshire, since o ctober, 1891;
| Tolon w. Stocking, New Y York, January 8,
1890: First Deputy Commissioner of Pen
| sions. $4,000, Napoleon J. I. Dana, New
Hampshire, May %, 1896; Second Deputy
| Commissioner OF Patents, $4,000, Henry
G. Bell, Illinois. March 81, 1893; Com
missioner of Indian Schools. $500, W.
/ ID. Hartman, Indiana, January I l. 1894;
Commissioner of Education, William r
| Harris, Massachusetts, January 8, 1890;
| Assistant Commissioner OF Land Office
| 81. 500. Emory F. Best, Georgia, June / 8,
! 1895
The above officers are all located in
| Washington. There are a number in the
| department outside the city, which are
| filled without examination.
| Postmaster General Gary attended the
| Cabinet meeting and received only a few
| callers. No appointment was made for the
| position of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
| General. although Mr Maxwell's time ex-
| .,ired yesterday.
| Very many applications are coming in
| for the postoffices. There are about $500
! postnasters TO be appointed by the Presi-
| dent. and only few Of these are named at
one time. OF the fourth-elass offices from
| ten TO twenty are appointed in a day, but
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