The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-04


| $45OO each, six deputy auditors at s.. .50f
each' one treasurer at Sc. 900, and also
an assistant treasurer, controller of
treasury, controller of the currency
commissioner of internal revenue gem
eral superintendent of life-savine serv-
ice, commissioner of navigation director
OF the mint supervising surgeon gen.
eraI marine hospital, supervising in
SpectOr general of steam vessels COM
missioner general of immigration sr-
perintendent coast survey, private sec
retary to the secretary of the treasury
250 laborerS actually employed as such
from $40 to $500; 120 collectors of Gus
toms, at varioustahordluetao
toms at varying salaries, 43 surveyors
of customs, naval officers, 9 general
appraisers of customs, 5 commissioners
or immigration, Is appraisers of Gus
toms, 1S assistant appraisers of Gus
toms, examiners of drugs, 63 collectors
OF internal revenue, assistant treasur-
ers OF the United States and 10 super
Vlslng inspectors of steam vessels.
Connected with the United States
nlnts there are four superintendents,
hVe meters and refipers, three cOiners,
five aSSayers, one engraver
In the United States assay office there
are one superintendent, two assayers
in charge, two assayers, one melter and
refner, one melter and one assayer and
melter.
Connected with the department of
Justice there are 1 solicitor general,
assistant attorneys general, 1 solicitor
of the treasury, 1 assistant solicitor of
the treasury, 1 solicitor internal reve-
nue., IA territorial judges, 3 judges in
the Indian Territory, 5 judges court Of
private land claims. 1 attorney for court
of private land claims, rs United States
attorneys, IS United States marsha1s.
There are also in the District of Colum-
bia judges of police court, Is justices
of the peace, about $50 notaries public
and commissioners of deeds. 8 trustees
of the reform school for boys and 9
trustees of the girls reform school.
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Mckinley also will have q number of
life appointments at his disposal, in
Guiding places on the supreme court,
the federal bench and in the army and
navy, of which class of officers are al
lowed to retire on full pay.
No field embraces more positions over
which contests will be made by aSpir-
ing candidates than the postal service.
There are just 7O,612 postoffices in the
country, and most of these change
hands with every administration. OF
these over 66,500 are fourth class post
offices, and 10000 of these sc, 500 are
money order offices or ones that pay
well. The retiring administration is the
first one to fix a four year tenure OF
office, but this, of course, is not bind
ing These fourth class appointments
will be made all through the four years
of the coming administration. OF the
presidential poStoffices, about $50 will
be at the disposal of Mr.. Mckinley dur
ing his first month in office. There are
forty cases of presidential postmasters'
commissions already expired, not act
ed on by the postoffice departments,
and thirty-eight more will expire dur
ing March.
There are 129 nominations of presi-
Dental postmasters upon which the
senate has so far taken no action, and
probably 100 of these will be returned
to the postoffice department without
senatorial action, and thus be left to
Mckinley men. The remaining ones
about 50-are offices where the removal
be Immediately demanded and acceded
to. The principal presidential offices
where the postmaSters' terms will ex-
pire next month are Meadville, Pa, on
the 23d; Stamford, Conn, 3oth; Angus
ia, Ga, 29th; Lansing, Mich, 23d; Ca
diz, O., 9th, and Pendleton, Ore, 29th.
There will be 40 more expirations Of
commissions in April.
In the department proper the only Of
fees outside of the civil service are the
four assistant postmasters general, the
assistant attorney general for the post
office department, the private secretary
and stenographer and the corps of la
borers. Semi attached to the depart
ment are the two commissioners to In
vestigate the overtime claims OF letter
carriers, now A B. Hurt, eX-doorkeeper
of the house, and Judge LOrenZ. The
former draws not only the IS per diem
paid as commissioner, but also $4,000
per annum as assistant superintendent
of the free delivery system of the de-
partment. Both of these offices prob
ably will be vacated early. Assistant
Attorney General Thomas is a strong
gold man, who has made great rec
ord, and may stay
In the outside postal service the ex-
cepted offices include one assistant
postmaster and cashier.
In the interior department the offices
not in the civil service embrace the fol-
lowing:
First assistant secretary, assistant
secretary, assistant attorney general Tor
the interior department, private secre-
tary and confidential clerk, commits
sioner of pensions and two deputy COM
missiOnerS, commissioner OF the gen
eral land office and one assistant com
missioner of patents, and one assistant
commissioner of Indian affairs and one
assistant, the Indian inspectors ana al
most two score Indian agents, 1nd1anS
employed in the Indian service at large
except superintendent, teachers ana
teacher of industries, kindergarten
teachers and physicians, members or
Indian commissions appointed Dy tne
president, commissioner of railroads.
director of the geological survey COM
missioner of education.
In the agricultural department. there
are few plums to be picked I'he only
offices now outside of the civil service
are the assistant secretary OF agrtcul-
ture the chief of the weather bureau,
private secretary and conf1dent1al cIerk
to the secretary, and q corps OF idDor
ers There is likely to De 10 cnaHSS
at the weather bureau, as Chiet MOORE
Who was brought on from the Chicago
station is a Republican, appointed on
the strength of having the finest rec
ord in the service.
Outside of the regular departmental
sarxTico there are a number of independ-
ent branches of the government service
to some of which considerable patron
age attaches. The chief OF these placeS
are the commissioner of labor, pupIlc
printer. three civil service commission
ers. a librarian of congress ana a su-
perintendent of the library, a coInIns
sioner of fish and fisheries, ano cnieA "a
+oa bureau of American republics.
Dangers of the Grip
The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting in pneumonia II