Evening star., 1899-03-08
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Two Appointments Made by the
President Today.
ARMY REORGANIZATION DISCUSSED
Representative Banows Declines to
Be Librarian.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

President Mckinley today appointed Hen
ry s. Hill Of New York appraiser of
merchandise at Buffalo, N. Y.
The President has also reappointed Frank
Simmons Of Alabama as marshal for the
southern district Of Alabama. Mr.. Sim
mons was one of the appointments not con-
firmed by the Senate.
Army Reorganization.
Secretary Alger had talk with the
President this afternoon about the reorgan-
ization OF the army. They fixed upon to-
morrow afternoon to have long confer
ence on the matter and settle upon details.
If on,y the regular army of $1,000 is
reorganzed it is said that the President
will not be able to offer positions of major
generals to Gems. Wheeler and Lee. They
will, however, be offered places as brigadier
generals. In the present regular army there
are ten brigadier generals. Under the new
bill there will be sixteen. 1t is said that
the President has been desirous of having
Gen. Wheeler continued as major gem
eral, but cannot do SO without putting him
oVersGe1. Shafter.
The who,e question of officers of the army
will be settled tomorrow afternoon by the
President and Secretary of War, and moth
ing will be definitely known until then.
The Buffalo Postmnstership.
Representative Alexander of New York
conferred with the President today. Mr..
Alexander and other Buffalo people have
been interested for some time in the seec-
ton of postmaster for that city. 1t is
said that the appointment of DR.. Samuel
G. DcIr has been agreed upon and Will
be made.
Will Not he Librarian.
Ex-Representative S. J. Barrows of Mas
sachusetts saw the President today and
declined reappointment as librarian of
the Congressional Library. Mr. Barrows
ha 4 tl,a Fn1l
Permit me to express my sincere thanks
to you for again rendering me the appoint
ment of librarian of Congress, and thus
reneWfng your expression of confidence in
my ability to fill the office. | feel, however.
that it would be Impossible for me to meet
your expectations or to do justice to your
wise and enlightened policy concerning the
library without the hearty support which
the Senate, by its failure to act on my pre-
Nious nomination, has not given.
Thanking you for this evidence of your
very kind consideration | feel constrained
TO decline the honor"
1t is generally believed that the Presi-
dent will again tender the place to Herbert
Putnam of Boston.
Today's Callers.
Senators Davis, Allison, Baker, Spooner,
Sullivan, Shoup, Morgan, Frye, Thurston
ana Fairbanks were among the numerous
visitors to the President today. The House
OF the last Congress was also well repre-
serted. the visitors including such well
known democrats as Dockery, Bankhead
and Berry Besides the official list there
We're many other men of note Joaquin Mil
Ter and James Whitcomb Reilly being the
most prominent. Mr. Miller said he had
not been in Washington in fifteen years
and wanted to look over old hunting
grounds Mr.. Miller has with him an
enormous gold nugget secured in the Klon-
dixie country when he was there. From The
White House Messrs. Miller and Riley went
to the State Department to talk with Sec
retary Hay, their personal friend and ad-
nlirer.
Army Appointments.
Senator Shoup was with Ex-Governor Nc
Ccnnell of Idaho. Senator Sullivan was
accompanied by Colonel d. Shields of the
state militia of Mississippi. Senator Sulli-
van said he wanted a place in the army
for Colonel Shields. He also said he is
satisfied the President will have to organ
ize part of the provisional army of 900
provided by Congress.
Senator Morgan was also talking with the
President about army appointments. Sena-
tor Morgan, when asked about canal mat
ters, said he satisfied the Nicaragua
canal will be built.
Places in the Census Work.
The President is already receiving ra-
quests for places in the census work, and
the promise Is that the White House will
be deluged with applications. These will be
forwarded without comment to ex-Gov-
ernor Merriam, who will make all of the
appointments. The President will probably
not see any of the papers sent to the White