The Owosso times., 1897-04-16
cORLISS' RESOLUTION
20 Revoke Civil Service Orders of
Cleveland.
HAS TOUCHED A POPULAR CHORD.

Apparently All the Members of tils Re-
publican Party i'm Congress Are Ready
To Vote for Any Resolution Which
Would Give the Onices To Republicans
Professor Angel for Minister to Turkey
The Tariff ON Lumber.
Washington, April 13.-Congressman
Corliss of Detroit has introduced a
Joint resolution which has elected num-
erous encomiums from his colleagues
on the Republican side of the house Of
representatives. The resolution pro-
poses to revoke the civil service orders
of President Cleveland. The intention
of the resolution is to open the gates,
so that all Republican aspirants for
federal position may line up to the pie
counter and secure their pastry with
out the intervening barrier of civil SER
vice examinations.
Congressman Corliss has touched a
popular chord, and has made as much
of a partisan kind as though he had
played on harp of thousand strings
Just at this juncture it seems that all
of the members of the Republican party
in congress are ready to vote for a re-
peal of the civil service law, or for any
resolution which has for its purport
the humiliation of the system which
prevents the realization of the dream
of Secretary Marcy, that ito the VIC
tors belong the spoils."
Linton's Name Frequently Mentioned.
EX-Congressman Linton has called
upon the president a number of times
recently. but nobody knows what office
he now seeks. His name has been men,
toned for a number Of choice plums,
and has been constantly withdrawn. tits
unfortunate for Mr.. Linton at the present
time that he was in congress an A. p.
A. leader His Republicanism is with
out blemish, but he took up that par
ticular religiousism and made hobby
of it, so that, If the president would Sc
lect him for any prominent position
now, his appointment would be gen.
orally regarded by large class of in
fluential religionists as a blow or slap
at them. Therefore, Mr.. Lintons pros
poets do not seem to be very bright.
Congressman William Alden Smith OF
Grand Rapids has formally presented
to the president the protest of the Mich
igan congressional delegation against
the removal of the pension agency from
Detroit to Indianapolis, as proposed in
President Clevelands celebrated or
tions are working together in this mat
ter, because the people of Iowa do not
want the Des Moines pension agency
removed to st. Louis. President Nc
Kinley is giving time and thought to
the consideration of this subject, but
has not yet indicated what he will do
in the matter
King Wants to Go to Athens.
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the interests of Professor Hamilton
King of Oivet college who is a candi-
date for the position of minister, en-
voy and consul general to Athens,
Greece.
Hon. A. o. Wheeler of Manistee, and
J. S. Sterns of Bennett Lake are here
in the interests of the lumber tariff OF
81. Mr.. Sterns is the largest manufac-
turer Of lumber in the state of ofMichigan.
President Mckinley wants to ap-
point, and probably will appoint Pro-
fessor James b. Angel to the impor-
tant position of minister to Turkey.
This inclination on the part of the pres
ident came as q great surprise to the
Michigan delegation only a few days
ago. Senator Burrows was talking with
the president about other appointments,
and the name of Professor Angel was
not mentioned, nor had it ever been
considered by Senator Burrows or any
of the Michigan delegation. 1t was the
presidents own suggestion that Profess
sor Angel would be a splendid man for
that position, and he said that he would
like to have the Michigan delegation
indorse him. Whether that will be
done or not remains to be seen.
John J. Coon OF Flint is here and Is
a candidate for the position of consul
general to Mexico.
The regent appointment of Fenton r.
McCreery TO be secretary of the lega-
tion at Mexico renders il somewhat i'm
probable that Mr.. Coon will be sent
from the same state 10 the same mis-
sion.
spauiiing Takes Possession.
o. Palmer has been appointed and
confirmed as register: ana Jay Allen
has been confirmed as receiver; Of the
land office at Grayling.
General o. l.. Spaulding he's taken
possession Of the office of ASST ant sec
retary of the treasury, to v .llch posi-
tion he was nominated and promptly
confirmed by the senate.
Henry A. Haigh H. here on q VISIT to
Senator Mcmillan. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Haigh wants to be collector of Gus
toms for the port Of Detroit.
The Michigan delegation recently
called upon the president in a body
and recommended the appointment Of
EX-Congressman Linton to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs The president
informed the delegation that that par
ticular position has already been prom
ised to another.
Captain John Langley of St. Joseph
has been appointed local supervising
inspector Of hulls for the port of Grand
Haven. He is SO years of age, and
therefore eligible. All of the other can
dldates were more than 50 years of age,
and were, therefore, Ineligible Captain
Langley is one of the oldest and most
successful river and lake men in the
entire northwest
In regard to the lumber tariff the
men who are here i'm the interests of
western Michigan say that there is not
a man from Mackinac straits to Mich
igan City, in any manner engaged in
or sale of lumber that IA
vors anything less than n 50 duty, on
lumber.