Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-03

THE Treasury Department next offers
/ the greatest Inducements. salary and
honor taken into consideration. These
( include three assistant secretaryships at
$500 each. six auditors at &oc0 each. six
deputy auditors at $3.50 each. one treas
urer 10 SG.Co0 and also an assistant treas
urer. controller Of treasury. assistant con-
trolier of treasury. register Of the treas
NY. controller Of the currency commits
sioner of internal revenue, general super
intendent OF life-saving service, commits
sioner Of navigation. director Of the mint
. supervising surgeon general marine hos
pital. supervising inspector general Of
steam vessels. commissioner general OF
immigration. superintendent coast survey
private secretary TO the Secretary OF the
/ Treasury. $50 laborers actually employed
as such. from $40 20 $500; 30 collectors OF
customs ~ varyinug salaries. AZ survey
. ors of customs. SIX naval officers nine gem
eral appraisers OF customs, I'VE commits
.iouors of immigration, fifteen appraisers
I of customs. eighteen assistant appraisers
/ Of customs four examiners Of drugs. %
collectors Of internal revenue, nine assist
amt treasurers Of the United States. and
ten supervising inspectors of steam yes
slis
Connected with the United States minis
+ there are four superintendent. five melt
erS and refners. three coiners, five as
sayers. one engraver.
In the United States assay office there
/ ere one superintendent, two assayers in
. charge. two assayers. one meter and re-
finer. one melter, and one assayer and
meter.
Connected with the Department OF JUS
4 tice there are one solicitor general. six as
sistant attorneys general, one solicitor OF
the treasury. one solicitor internal reve-
nue.. fourteen territorial judges, three
iudges i'm the Indian Territory. five judges
court of private land Gains. one attorney
s for court Of private land claims. 70 United
States attorneys. 20 United States mar
+ Shals. There are also IN the District of
+ Columbia two judges Of police court 10
I justices of the peace. about $50 notaries
+ public and commissioners of deeds. eight
+ trustees of the reform school for boys and
nine trustees Of the girls reform school.
/ During the administration President Nc
kinney also will have a number of life
appointments at his disposal including
places on the Supreme Court. the federal
.
/ class Of officers are allowed 10 retire on
I fun pay.
! No field embraces more positions over
which contests will be made by aspiring
candidates than the postal service. There
are just 70612 postofiices in the country.
and most of these change hands with every
1 administration. OF these. over $500 are
I fourth-class postoffices. and 10000 Of these
/ &C. so 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 binding.
/ These fOurth-class appointments will be
made all through the four years OF the
I incoming administration. OF the Presi-
/ Dental postOfiices about 250 will be at the
} disposal of Mr.. Mckinley during his first
month in office. There are forty cases Of
I Presidential postmasters' commissions al
ready expired not acted on by the Post
| office Department, and thirty-eight more
I Will expire during March.
There are 129 nominations Of Presidential
postmasters upon which the Senate has
so far taken no action, and probably 100 of
these will be returned 10 the Postoffice
Department without Senatorial action. and
thus be left to Mckinley men. The re-
manning ones-about jQ-are offices where
the removal Of the present postmaster
I doubtless will be Immediately demanded
and accceded to. The principal Presiden-
tial offices where the pOstmasters terms
will expire next month are Meadville, Pa,
on the 23d; Stamford, Conn., SOth; Au-
gusta Ga, 29th Lansing, Mich, 23d;
Cadiz. O.. 9th: and Pendleton. Ore. 18th.
r,gv.Y.t F,,.r Of.
missions 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 10 the department
are the two commissioners to investigate
| the overtime claims Of letter carriers,
now A. r. Hurst. eX-doOrkeeper of the
House. and Judge Lorenz. The former
| draws not only $ per diem paid as COM
missioner. but also $2.O0O per annum as as
sistaut superintendent of the free deliv-
/ cry department Both Of these offices
probably viii be vacated early. Assistant
Attorney General Thomas is "A strong gold
man who has made a great record and may
stay.
I'm the outside postal service the excepted
offices include one assistant postmaster
and cashier.
In the Interior Department the offices
not I'm the civil service embrace the FOL-
lowing;
First assistant secretary, assistant sec
rotary. assistant attorney general for the
| Interior DeDartment private secretary
and confidential clerk. commissioner Of
pensions and two deputy commissioners,
/ commissioner of the general land Office
and one assistant commissioner Of pat
ents. and one assistant commissioner Of
Indian affairs and one assistant. the In
dian inspectors and almost two score Of
Indian agents. Indians employed in the
[ Indian service at large except superinter4d-
er.s. teacher and teachers of industries
kindergarten teachers and Physicians,
members Of Indian commissions appoint
ed by the President. commissioner of rail-
roads. director Of the geological survey,
commissioner Of education.
In the Agricultural Department there
are few plums TO be picked. The only Of
fees now outside OF the civil service are
tho assistant secretary of agriculture
the chief OF the weather bureau. private
secretary and confidential clerk to the
Secretary. and corps OF laborers There
is likely TO be no change at the weather
bureau. as Chief Moore who was brought
on from the Chicago station. is a Repub-
[ ucan. appointed on the strength OF having
/ the finest record in the service.
Outside OF the regular departmental SER