The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-12
REORGlNllNG THE SENATE
Nay Provide New once for Ser
gesnt-at-Arnas Brisht. with .
Good salary-Postofhce CHANCES
Made IN the state Of Waahington.

Special dispatch to the Post-Intelllee
WASHINGTON, Dec 11.--1f the slate for
senate reorganization already decided up
on by some OF tho Republican leaders goes
through. historic ''Dick" Bright viii DIS
appear from the office OF sergeant-at-arms
and a new man viii sit at the secretarys
desk. Tho slate con.emplates the election
OF J. 8. Garrison for secretary. A. 7. Stew
art for sergeant-at-arms. and some Pacific
coast man, probably Californian. to be
named by Senator Perkins. will be made
clerk.
Stewart lives In Iowa. and his name is
TO be presented by Senator Allison. Clark
son formerly was Republican national COM
mltteeman from Iowa. and achieved fame
In the Harrison campaign. He has been
q resident OF New York for q number OF
years. however, and he will be supported
for secretary by Senators Plat and De-
pew. the former OF whom will present
Clarksons name to the senate.
Both Cox and Bright have held their
present positions in the senate since the
retirement OF Arson McCook. in the Fifty
third congress- Bright has enjoyed espe-
cially close relations with many Of the
leading members Of the upper branch. and
It Is intimated that an effort may be madc
to create new ONCE for him In case ne
fails of reelection Z. sergeant-at-arns.
This new ONCE would probably be SUPER
insendent OF the capitol. and would be ac-
companied with salary and emoluments
equal to those COL Bright now enjoys.
John @. Anderson has been appointed q
substitute and Samuel p. Sherwood an adj
ditional letter carrier at Walla Walla. W.
G.. Alice letter carrier In the same office,
has been promoted from $500 to $3.50 year.
A civil service examination for postofiice
clerk and letter carrier viii be held at
New Whatcom, January 8. Applications
must be filed at the poetoftice In that city
on or before December S
The postofiices at Roslyn and Shelton
will become presidential on January I. Tho
salary OF the postmaster at Roslyn will be-
$500 and at Shelton $l.10o.
The postoffice at Hay. Whitman county.
has been re-estabshed at the old site. and
Lafayette r. Buff has been commissioned
postmaster.
The once at Paradise, Spokane county.
has been discontinued. mail hereafter GO
ing to Marshall. The postoffice at Vincent
has also been discontinued.
Tho following postmasters have been APP
pointed: Ephraim d. Finch, Douglas,
Douglas county, vice James L. Kelly, re-
signed; Charles Conway. Kennewick, Yak
lima colunty, vice Charles F. Beach, re-
signed; Robert Cummins, Touchet. Walla
Walla county, vice Delbert ]. Hughes, re-
moved; Charles w. Geiger, Eagleton. Lew
Is county, vice Henry A. Banker. resikned;
Hugh M Delanty Port Crescent, Clal-
lam county. vice Eugent f. Donahue, re-
signed; Matthias Munson, Redmond. King
is county vice Henry A. Banker. resigned;
Francis G. Yeomans, camas. Clarke coun-
ty, vice James T. Self. resigned; Calvin E.
FOX. Mineral. Lewis county. vice Fred
crick o. James, resigned: Albion F. Bow
den, Beach. Whatcom county. vice c. r.
Norman. resigned
Postmasters commissioned - Frederick
Berud. Pasco: William d. Gibbon. Maple
Valley: James A. Beck, Nile Minot s.
Gardner, Deep Creek.
Star Route Schedules.
Changes N Star schedules: Kerns to
Etna--I4eave Kerns Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, on the arrival Of mail from
Caples, but not later than 1890 p. M. ar
irving at Etna in three hours. Leave
Etna Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
at 1855 p. M. arriving at Kerns 6:55 p. m.
Kerns to Caples-Leave Kerns daily ex-
cept Sunday at IL M. arriving at Caples
by 1870 p. m. Leave Caples daily. except
Sunday, on arrival of mall from Portland.
but not later than II a. M. arriving at
Kerns in one and one-half hours.
Star schedule changes: Skagit to Mount
yernon-Leave Skagit daily. except SUM-
day, at 0 a. M, arriving at Mount YER
non by 10 q. m Leave Mount Vernon daily.
except Sunday. on arrival Of northbound
train. not later than 4 p. M, arriving at
Skagit in one hour.
Arlington to Farr.ngton-Leave Airing
ton Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
Oso at II a. m. Leave Oso Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at IL M,
arriving at Darlington by 6 D. m.
Leave Darlington Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at p. M. arriving at Oso
by p. m Leave Oso Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday at p. M, arriving at
Arlington by p. m.
New Whatcom to Blaine-Leave New
Whatcom Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at 5 a. M, arriving at Blaine by IL :l5
a. m. Leave Blaine Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at p. M, arriving at New
Whatcom by Sis p. m.
Pacific Coast Notes.
w. p. Gorham, Of Seattle, Wash has
been admitted to practice before the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Comptroller Dawes has approved the Sc
lection Of the First National bank of San
Francisco as reserve agent for the Capital
National bank of Olympia. Wash.
w. r. Young and r. v. Jones have
been appointed inspectors Of customs at
Astoria. Ore.
Patents have been granted to residents
of Washington as follows: Joseph Her
fert, Yucker, animal trap; Hans Paulson,
Sumner assgnor of one-half to H.
Klaber, Tacoma, bicycle brake; Theodore
Bootsman, Attic, miter-box; David NJ.
Ellsworth. Camas, fruit evaporator; Harry
T. Hutchinson Mount Vernon display