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Show LAST MIGHT'S DISPATCHES. in indlYldaal Scramble For Offices Under (he Hew Raits. THOUflUr TO llEJAtKTIlKllli'1'KIU Ilia Kansss llrlbcrj Inmlleallon A .Inline AITiclliip Orcanlcil Uta. California tluoili. WABmNOTOi 1J. o., Mtoi :i. The ikcmiiio ixotteJ by congrcssmeu lit the Wlilto House lor appointment lias deTeloieel Into an Individual scramble-. Tlio I'rtjlelcnt Lm irtu. llr ellilntcsralei. ' dulcgatlou en. dotsemeut sjiUoi and now e-scH man It coins! lu for ulmielf ind peislilnir. inJlTlelual rtlcuda. Patronage hereto- I (oro conilderid the sacreet properly of Sftialors for Instance, msrslisls and ellstrlrt Mtorneji li now declared treu for all and liumblo luemliera of tho I Jowt r houw or even croups of private cltlsrns may present tlio naum of candidates wltlisom. degree, of liopo I It hasjuit leaked out that President CloTslaiid lias notlllxJ tho members or his cabinet that Ihej mult male- no 01 polntmentsuntll the nanus oftboae scltctod to assume oillcearei submitted to and approved by hlin. Tho rule Is In apply wen to clerks In deparliueuti. Another Interesting fact also became known today. At the first csblnet mectlm; the question of allowing Its-publicans Its-publicans In tho dlplomatlo aod consular service, toierve out tho terms for which they were appointed, was dlicuncd. Tho sentiment e-xprtssed was generally In favor of not removing any ltepubllcans held over except for cause. Secretary of Hlalo Ureiham alone la said to have oljccted to this plan. nroiuiANIZATIo.v. The Democrats of tlio Henato met at noon today to consider the sublect of reoriranlsatlon of the elective olllces of tliutienate. At n previous caucus thu whole matter was loft to tbu "steering cnminltUe,"of which Mr. (lorniau Is chairman. The caucus adjourned at 1 o'clock, having come to n determination determina-tion to nominate all executtvo ofllcors. Tho ticket S3 nominated Is composed of Wra.lt. Cox of North Carolina, an ex.reprerentatlve, for secretary of the I Henale; Ilhlnbard J. Urlgtil.or Indians, 1 t'X-aerxenul-at-ariiis, for sergeant-at armi; and llev.W. II. Milium, present clispiulnof thellouie of itepre-soiitu line, for chaplain of the Heoa' . Tho result was not ttached without a pro. traded debsle, for there was n con ( sldcrablo element In the parly that opposed the Idea of doing anything that would bo a violation of precedent and give cause for opposition on tbe part of the llepubllcans. I 1'IHACY. No Information has been received at Ilia state department regarding tho tailing of tho steamer AlexauJcr for Hiring set sealing ground as reported from Hon l'ranclico. Thu statement says It Is MlieveJ thu Alexander will trade llfjuor for skins along the shorts of listing sea, aud that before the patrol fleet Marts north sho will overpower over-power tbe small guard on the Islands uud then skip south with u lull cargo of skins. If true, llio vessel will on-gage on-gage lu a scheme of robbery on the high seas which conns dangerously near what International law deflnis as piracy and punishes with death, TJIU ClIlleOKEU STllir. When the Bsnate ratllleil the treaty for thu cession to the United Mates of thu Cherokee strip It Inserted there! n n clauio which provides lhat the com pensslloii for the land Is to bo made In time payments. This has not been accepted ac-cepted by the Indians, but will be considered by their legislative body, the Uherokto council to meet next Monday. The curly opening of the strip will bo entirely depeudtnt upon tho action of tho council, for should It reject tlio modification of tho treaty made by the Henate, then It will be necessary for tho mslter to be ogaln brought boforu Control!. |