The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
signing oAiciaI Documents-chines
smusgIed From Cannda--Tried
1t the Ofher way.


scrawl traced so hurriedly upon them.
THE president devotes specified
time daily to affixing his signature to
papers Of state and the commissions of
army, navy and other officers bearing
presidential appointments and presi-
de-tial postmasters, of whom there
are about $500, changing with each
administration or Reconnaissance if
reappointed Mr.. Lincoln evidently
found that it consumed too much time
to write his name in full, and this Is
the reason no doubt why he abbreyiat-
ed 1t.
1T cannot be said with exactness
which Of the cabinet officers signs his
name the most frequently. / believe,
however, that it is the postmaster gen
eral. Not only does he affix his sigma
ture to the countless official papers of
the department in common with his
.confreres, but he signs the commits
sions of all of the postmasters of he
fourth class, and they approximate
10000 Sometimes one postoffice VIA
be commissioned several times during
the term of the incumbent postmaster
general, and 1t would not be far a of
the way to say that he signs from 80,
600 to 100000 fourth class postmasters
commissions during his term.
cabinet officers acquire great rapid
ity IN making these formal signatures,
and they hurry through with it, as it is
task and blocks other more impor-
tant work. Messengers stand by the
Gle of the chief presenting the conf
missions or papers with one hand while
they quickly blot each signature as
made with the other"
Chinese Struggled From Canada.
The collector of customs at Buffalo
has been called upon by the treasury
department for a report on the subject
Of The smuggling of Cinnamon across
the Niagara river.
The commissioner general Of immi-
grafton, Mr.. Powderly, has directed
Inspector De Barry to inform the bu-
reau of immigration Of illegal entry Of
Cinnamon in the Buffalo district, and
as the immigration bureau now has the
administration of the Chinese exclu-
sion act as part of its duties an order
will be given for strict watch to be
maintained.
Just at this time the news that great
numbers of Cinnamon are getting into
the country Illegally has stirred the
immigration bureau into prompt ac-
ton. Congress placed the powers of
Chinese exclusion among the duties of
the commissioner general of immigra-
ton, and Mr.. Powderly wants his men
to understand that the vigilance which
has characterized the service hereto
fore must from now on apply to de-
tecting the many ways in which the
AIongolians manage to elude the law.
Immigrant Inspector John Thomas
at Clifton, Ont, has been ordered to
Queenston, Ont, for the purpose Of In
speeding aliens who arrive on boats
that ply between Toronto and Lewis
ton.
| Tried 1t the other Way.
| A certain young congressman has
gone back to Tennessee with the repu-
tation of having made himself quite
conspicuous in the house with the help
of ready tongue, much persistence
and a series of brilliant neckties. In
the cloakroom one day two or three Of
the older members were commenting
on the career of the Tennesseean. One
Of them told story. When the young
man was nominated for congress, a
hard headed old Democratic farmer, a
leader of the party in his locality, came
to Nashville to demonstrate. why"
said he, you don't mean to say you
are going to send that boy to congressf
He's a darn fool" Yes" was the an
swer; 1--WE know he is darn fool, I'm
Gle John. But, you see, It's like this:
We've been sending smart fellows to
congress from this district, and they've
come back regularly darn fools. So we
thought we'd send a darn fool to CON
gress and see If it wouldn't work the
other way"
bailey OF Texas.
Somebody was inquiring for pic
ture of Bailey of Texas. $50 and ask
him for it," was suggested But l
don't know him." was the reply. go
and buy one, then" was the second
suggestion. II have tried and find the
photographers have sold all they had
printed" was explained. The truth is
that the picture Of Bailey of Texas Is
more sought after than that of any
other representative in congress. To
pulchritude of a striking character the
Texan adds a most interesting person
atty. His picture Is sought after by
visitors in Washington and especially
by ladies whose admiration is aroused
by the big figure, the smooth, mobile
face, the laughing eyes and the well
kept appearance, from the Byronic hair
to the patent feathers. Bailey's picture
is so much in demand that the usual
stock of portraits of public men carried
by local photographers fails to meet It.
The District commissioners have an
nounced the appointment Of the fol
lowing persons as members of the
board Of education, which board, pur-
suant to the provision of the District
appropriation act approved June 8,
1900, succeeds July the board of trus-
! tees of public schools: Charles J. Bell,
J. Holdsworth Gordon, DR.. Richard
Kingsman, George H. Harries, Mrs
Henry Litchteld West, James f. Bun
dy and Mrs, .. r. Francis, the two last
named being the colored members of
! the board. CARL ScHoFIELD.
Vacation song.
When study and school are over,
How Jolly it is to be free,
Away in the fields OF clover