The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-03

there are one solicitor general, six assist
ant attorneys general one solicitor Of the
treasury, one assistant solicitor of internal
revenue. fourteen Territorial judges. three
judges in the Indian Territory, five Judges
court of private land claims, one attorney
for court Of private land claims. seventy five
United States attorneys, seventy five United
States marshals. There are also in the
District Of Columbia two judges of police
court. fifteen justices Of the peace, and
ehout $50 notaries public and commissioners
Of deeds, eight trustees OF the reform school
for bows and nine trustees Of the girls re-
form school.
During his administration President Nc
| kinlev also Will have q number of life APP
pointments at his disposal, including places
on the supreme bench. the Federal bench
| and In the army and navy. OF which class
of officers are allowed to retire on full pay
NO Held embraces more positions over
which contests will be made by aspiring
candidates than the postal service There
are Just i0,6l2 postoffces in the country.
ana ost OF these change hands with every
administration. OF these over 6s 500 ore
fourth class postoffices, and 10000 of these
pay well. The retiring administration is the
| irst one to fix fouryear tenure of Office
| but this. OF course, is not binding These
| fourth class appointments will be made all
through the four years of the incoming ad-
| Aiihistia tiOhs III tHe pItSluefltlAl n0StOftces
about $50 will be at the disposal OF Mr.
Mckinley during his first month in office.
| mere ara forty cases of presidential post
masters commissioners already expired. not
| acted on by the postoflicc department and
thirty-eght moro Will epre during
March.
There arc 129 nominations OF presidential
posunasters upon which tho senate has SO
tar taken no action. and probably 100 Of
\ THESE VIII b0 returned ba IL,
partment without senatorial action and
| thus BIO left to Mckinley men, The remain
Ing ones-about fifty-are offices where the
removal OF the present postmaster doubt
less Will be Immediately demanded and ac-
ceeded to. Thu principal presidential offices
Mnuro tno postmasters terms will expire
next month ara Meadville. Pa, on thu 2sd:
stamford. Conn. S0th; Augusta. Ga, 2sth;
Lansing, Mich, 23d: Cadiz. Ohio, eth. and
fendleton. Ore, goth. There will be fort,-
nine more explorations of commissions in
April. ~
IN tho department proper tho only Offices
ou'b'ue OF tho civil service are tho four
assistant postmasters general tho assist
ant attorney general for tho postoffice de-
partinent, tho private secretary and stcno-
brdpher ana the corps OF laborers Semi
attached to the department ara the two
commissioners to investigate tho ever
,lno claims o. letter carriers, now A. n.
t'"i'' eN-uoorkeeper or the house and
judge Loren2. Tho former draws not crlv
mo 20 per diem paid as commissioner. but
also S-ooo per annum as assistant suparin-
tehdent OF the free delivery system OF the
department. Both OF these Offices rroh.
ably will DO vacated early Assistant A.
torncy General Thomas is a strong rold
man, who has made great record and
may stay. ''''N'
In tho outside postal service tho excentod
| OUlrpJ ilClndN ui=
and cashier
~ ths interior department tho offices no,
IN tina civil service embraces the followinr.
flrs' assistant secretary. assistant score
tary, assistant attorney general for the in
terlof department, private secretary and
oorhaehtiai clerk commissioner of pen-
slont and two deputy commissioner. co,r
missioner OF tho general land of;ioo ana
one assistant commissioner OF Indian az
tairs and ono assistant, tho Indian Ia
spcctors and almost two scoro Indian
agents. Indians employed in thu Insion
service at large. except superintendents
teachera and teacher OF Industries. kinder
e.r,en teachers and physicians, members
OF lnulan commissions appointed bv ina
president, commissioner OF railroads a.,
rector OF tho geological survey. commits.
sioner OF education. N'''''''''
IN ina agricultural department thera ara
lew puma TO be- picked. Tho only offices
now OUTSIDE OF tho civil service are the
a:slstah' secretary OF agriculture. tho chief
OF inc weather bureau, private secretary
ana conhdential clerk 10 the secretary, ana
corps OF laooFers. There is likely "a he
no ohange at tile weather bureau. as Chic,
moore, who was brought on from the Chi
.sso staten is a republican. appointed on
thu service. 'N'o'u III
outside o. tho regular departmental sery-
,oo tnora arc number Of independ,n,
oranchs o. tho government service. 10
soma OF which considerable PATRONAGE nt,
techeo. Tho chief NJ thesa ,,t.... -