Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Commissions Of Three Brigadier Gen.
erals Signed,
CONFERENCES WITH CABINEFOFFICERS
Talk With a Committee on Civil
Service Reform.
DELAWARE OFFICIALS CALI

President Mckinley has made the follow
ing appointments:
Justice-wnliam H Ii. Clayton OF Indian
territory. to be Judge of the United States
court of the central district of the Indian
territory: Benjamin F. Hackett of the In
dian territory, to be marshal OF the United
States for the United States court OF the
central district of the Indian territory.
war-Loyd Wheaton. to be major gem
eral; Jacob II. Smith to be hrigadier gen.
eral; Frederick Funston, to be brigadier
general
The commissions of Generals Wheaton.
Smith and Funston were signed by Pres
ident Mckinley today. The commissions OF
Generals Wheaton and Smith are dated
from March 80, while that OF Funston
bears date April I. General Smith will
therefore rank General Funston by two
days In seniority of commission.
Conferences with Cabinet Officers.
President Mckinley had conferences with
two cabinet officers, Secretaries Hay and
Root this morning. Secretary Hay Was
the first caller. and remained some time
He stated that neither the Manchnrian
agreement nor the case OF Minister Loomis
of Venezuela was under discussion.
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador.
was received by the President in the blue
room. 1t is said that he presented some
! formal papers in connection with the deatn
of Queen Victoria. His call was by sp-
pointment, and dld not lnNolNe any Wauer
of Importance.
Talking Over the Civil Service.
John Joy Edison of this city, Richard
Dana of Massachusetts, and W. ID. Foulke
of New Jersey a committee representing
the National Civil Service Reform League.
called on the President by appointment ana
talked more than an hour with him about
| civil service matters. The violation OF the
law. the Irregularities and many other fea-
lures Were under discussion lons tiHle.
/ The committee by direction OF the league.
| is investigating a number OF reports oi
| violations of the law, and VIII report the
| result of their investigations TO the Pres
| ident and later to the league. Inc COM
mittee has gone far enough in It's work 10
be able to report some facts to the Pres
| ident Mr.. Edison, by reason OF his hlgn
| positiou here and thorough knowledge or
! the civil service in the departments. was
/ able to tell the President OF matters con-
nected with Tho operations OF the law That
have come under HIS obsOutfon
| II Is understood that the committee gave
the President some information as TO the
case CT Postmaster Hicks OF philadelphia.
who some time ago discharged a number of
clerks in violation Of every principle OF
! civil service law 1t is said. Ii is alleged
that local political reasons aetuated the
discharges.
| The President was much interested. and
kept the committee in consultation with
him so long that number of callers, In
cluding Senator Cullom and ex-senator
| Carter, went away without staying 10
| transact business with the President Ex-
Senator Carter was with Maj. AaSinnis OK
Montana.
Talking with Delaware officials
Gov HUM DIR. C. r. Layton, secretary
| Of state and State Senator j. Frank Alice
! of Delaware had an extended talk with the
| President today. Delaware matters were
| undoubtedly discussed. There have been
! suggestions that Gov. Hum might call an
extra session Of the legislature TO again at
! tempt to elect two United States senators.
but when this suggestion was repeated TO
| Gov. HUM he said: There is no truth in
such a report at this time. The conditions
| that caused a deadlock in the last legtsla-
| ture In regard to electing senators still ex-
| ist and to call an extra session would be
| useless"
All three Of the men with the President
are friends of j. Edward Addicks. State
Senator Alice Is one of the Addicks lead
| ers. In well-posted political circles IL has
been we'll understood that I'm case the anti
| Addicks legislators could be induced to
change their views an extra session of the
legislature would be called. There is no
| prospect, however that this viii be done
so long as these legislators remain deter
| mined.
In the meantime the distribution OF fed
eral patronage in the state is IN a tangle.
| and the three Delaware officials came on
| here to talk over this with the President.
The terms of Office Of some OF the office
holders are about to expire. They were
| recommended to Office by the faction hos
tile to Addicks If they can be left out
and Addicks men appointed II is prophesied
that the opposition to Addcks can be
crushed.
An Illinois Appointment.
1t is expected that the President will
soon appoint Isaac r. Mills OF Decatur, H.,
as collector OF internal revenue at Spring
field to I'll the vacancy caused by the ele-
walton of Richard Yates as governor The
appointment will settle a fight for the
place. 1t is alleged that Governor Yates
was hopeful of being able to name his sue
cessor, but Senator Cullom has insisted
on Mills who will be appointed.
Senator Daniel, Governor Tyler and Prof.
Johnson Of Richmond were visitors to the
| White House today.
COMMANDER KELLEY'S CAREER.