The times., 1897-03-16
THE CRUMBS Of PATRONAGE
Mckinley Reserves the Right to
Dictate Minor Appointments.
NEWS OF THE DEPARTMENTS
A Number OF Changes Made in the
Assignments of Naval Officers.
More Applications for Offices
Filed-Callers Upon the Secre-
taries Were Not Numerous.

The assembling of the extra session o
Congress, yesterday,iseryed TO keep man
callers away from 2the departments. I
| seems to be taken for granted that an ap
| piicant has but astie chance. of obtainin,
all audience with asdepartiaept chief lules.
he is accompanied by4a Senator or a Repre-
| sentative and these functionaries had 4
/ pressing engagement at the Capitol
There is nothing to Indicate that early
| appointments may beilooked for, although,
it is confidently expected that several
| nominations Of the higaer class of DIPLOMAT,
VIII go in today,
SpeHking oil the afnbassadorsiips it is
stated az positive fact that promise
has been exacted ~ every man whose name
! is slated for a foreign appointment of
! prominence that he IS To permit the Prrsl-
dent to have tine selection OF the men to
| fill tie minor positions in The legation
| II is post ely necessary, SO the story goes
that Mr. Mckinley shall nave this pat
roaagc "a lever to help the tariff bill
along but whether this be the object or
not, the promise has been made, and the
legation understudies viii be parceied out
The rule has been 20 permit the ambassa-
doris TO select their own aides
Secretary Long issued an order yester-
day, making number of changes in the
assignments of naval Officers. one dozen
being affected By st. Among these is
Lieut.. W. II. Schuetze, for four years
naval aide, on duty at the office OF the
Assistant Secretary, who is transferred
The order detaching him from duty here
head, March 81.
BY the same general orders Capt. W 3
Hoff WAS placed OH the retired list On
the 18th instant. He has had a total
sea service Of twelve Years and seven
months under his captains Commission.
Lieut.. " c. Cowles, who has been on duty
with the Marblehead since April =, 1891,
is detached from that service, and has
received a leave Of three months The
other nine are mostly transferred from
one vessel to another, or from one naval
station to another as follows:
Lieut. j F Parker, TO New York harbor:
Passed Assistant Engineer G. Leonard
to the Cincinnati; Lieut. Commander u
Deiehanty, to the Columbia; Lieut. Com
niander c O AIlitone. given three months
leave; Assistant Engineer l.. 4 Pollock
to the Minneapolis; Capt. j. B. CoughlaH
10 the Amphitrite; Capt w c. Wise, to
the Texas; Pay Director w. W Williams.
to Puget Sound Station; Passed A ssiStaut
Paymaster Fl. r. Sullivan, home and wait
ing orders.
Among the applicants for appointment
at the State Department, whose papers
were filed yesterday, was Major Charles
b. Peck of Houston, Texas, who asks to
be made consul general at, Montreal, II
place that pays $4,000 annually. and
now held 10y Wendell a . Anderson, OF
Wisconsin, His papers are Endorsed by
Mr.. f. H r. Green, chairman of the Re
publican State executive committee OF
Texas, and by Hon. K. b Hawiey
j. n. Scott, of Port Townsend. Wash
ington State, flied at the Treasury, yes
terday, an applicatiot for a departmental
position and he was the only one to ask
for place of higher grade than collector.
Mr.. Scott, who is a hrother-in.Iaw OF ex-
President Harrison, by his first marriage.
asks to he made Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury.
d. C. Bealy, of Jamestown Tenn, APP
piled for the post OF collector of customs a (
Knoxville, Tenn. aud eight applications
were on file for appointment as collector
OF internal revenue, as follows:
Il. A Miller, of HoagIand Ind, for col
lector at Lawrencehurg. Ind: Frank Do
renus, OF Ell Reno. Okla, at Leaven worth.
Kans,; H. NJ. Middough, OF Staffordsville,
Ky, at Lexington, KY; r. ID. Lightfoot,
KY, at Owensboro, KY; a
NJ. Jess, of Grants 2 ass. Greg at Portland,
Greg; w. 6 Merrck, OF Glendover, Va, at
LynchburG, Va; j. J. Mclaughlin. of Jump
ing Branch, w. Va, at Parkersburg, ".
Va.
There is a rule in force at the Depart
ment OF Justice that prohibits the giving
out of the names OF applicants for posi-
ions. 1t is said to be for the good Of |
he service that such informa tion shall be |
kept out OF the papers.
Secretary Long has adopted the rule |
enforced by his predecessor in respect to |
the departmental hours for receiving calls. !
The Secretary's office is to be closed to |
he public on Tuesday and Friday OF each |
week
Among the callers upon Secretary Bliss |
1t the Interior Department yesterday were |
,X-Secretary of State John W. Foster and |
Senators Allison and Gear. A. c. Turner,
'ormer appointment clerk in the depart |
nent, who has been prominently mentioned
'or the position of First Assistant Secre- |
AIRY, was also received by Mr.. Bliss.
Vice President Hobart, accompanied by |
MS new private secretary, was an early |
visitor at the Postoffice Department
Others who called upon Postmaster Gen |
master Gary were Representatives E. j.
Hin OF Connecticut, V. Warner of Illinois, |
ind Thomas S. Butler of Pennsylvania.
Everything remains quiet at the Depart
nent of Agriculture. The only change an
icipated is in the Assistant Secretary S |
,ffice, and Col. Brigham is generally ac-
,epted as the choice of both President
Mckinley and Secretary Wilson. He is
cen daily in the department, in company
With the present Assistant Secretary, c.
v. Dabney, who is coaching him in the
lutiess of the office
The results of the civil service exam
nations, recently held to fill the office
II editor of the "Horticulturist, and sew
raj other Agricultural Department posi-
ions, which have been delayed for some
ime on accoupt Of the change Of admin
stration, will be announced today or to-
morrow.
BOTH MUST DIE.