The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Tho rush of Office seekers at WASH
ington continues without abatement.
Every hotel In the city is full from
cellar to roof, and 80 are the boarding
houses. There are incredible numbers
after every appointment. For one
particular Clerkship there were some
days ago no lesa than hundred and
fifty applicants. Every appointment
made sends home car load of disap-
pointed men; but appointments are
almost at IL stand still; and so the mum.
Der of hungry expectants grows apace
and the cry is still they come. One
member who had been sick in bed for
two days, and was put under the in
tluence of chlorOfOrm, asserts positive
ly that when he became conscious there
were several of his constituents wait
ing in his room with recommendations
for him to sign.
Grant is using this tremendous pres
sure for Office AS lever to Overturn the
tenure Of office law in the Senate. lie
tells applicants he will make no remov-
ais till it is repealed. and therefore the
HOluo kNAIACO lAc Bull
necked Senators who refuse to repeal
A Republican Senator called upon the
President Thursday TO urge tho remov-
nj of n collector appointed by Mr.. John
son. The President asked the Senator
if the man was good officer, to which
an affirmative reply was given. Mr..
Grant then inquired if there was any
thing against the collector except that
he had been a Johnson man. The
Senator said nothing, and Grant then
asked il that would be considered good
cause for removal under the tenure-of-
Office law. The Senator said, ''NO."
The President then said no removal
could be made, as he should proceed
under that law now the same as If the
Senate was not in session.
Under this pressure it is beginning to
be thought the repeal will be accom-
plished; yet some Senators think the
movement i'll this direction has lost
strength by the manner in which the
repeal party has attempted to force
things. One shrewd Senator who can
vassed the situation n week ago, and
figured up nine majority for repeal,
looked over the ground again couple
OF days ago, and says he can't find more
than four or five majority that way
now, Mt the most. Tho discusslonson
this measure is still going on in the
Senate, and is bringing out all the abili-
ty OF that body.
The first bills signed by the new
| President were the bill to strengthen
the public credit and that striking the
word 'white" out of the laws govern
ing tho District of Columbia. They
| were signed Thursday afternoon.
| Gen. Thomas is not going to CnlifOr-
min till he has finished tho Dyer ord
nance inquiry. The proceedings in
this court are very slow, and there
seems no probability they can be fin
HoratiO Ames, of ChicOpee, Mass, the
inventor and fHbriCRtOr of tho Ames
steel gun, has been on tho witness
stand some days.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan has gone to st.
Louis. Vin Chicago, to take charge OF
the division of the West.
The House Military Committee in
structed General Logan to report bill
abolishing the office of Chief of Staff to
the General of the army. This IS done
in accordance with the wishes of Gem
eraI Sherman, who says there IS no ne
cessitY for such an office. The office IL
now vacant, General Rawlins having
resigned.
The friends of Moses Fl. Grinnell say
Grant has promised him the Collector
ship OF New York. William Leland, OF
the Metropolitan Hotel, expects to be
Naval Officer, and John II. Young, OF
the Tribune, is looking for an appoint
ment as Minister to either Japan or
China.
Ex.CouEressman Williams, of Pitts
hurgh, and impeachment memory,
wants the mission to Switzerland.
other applicants, and Williams chances
are only fair to middling.
Everything just now in Washington ,
is of minor importance, as compared
with the Tenure OF Office matter. The
interest in Congress, in departments,
at the White House, on the street ana
at the hotels, which are overrun with
people. centers on the discussion daily
going on in the Senate, on the proOn-
bililities of the repeal OF the law. Ihe
legion of office-seekers no longer press
their claims for appointment, but en-,
Il deayOr to strengthen their cases until
the moment the law is repealed, for re-
pealed they think it will surely be,
when a general charge will be made at
the White House and tho several de-
partments. These places are by no
means destitute of visitors, for they are
daily CEOWueUt DuL lho SAO"No 80
months 10 come will be something un-
heard of should the Senate agree to re-
peal the bill. No other subject IS al
iuded to in conversation, and the gar
leries OF the Senate are crowded during
the entire day by visitors who desire
; to listen to the debates.
The case of General Longstreet, noml-
mated as Surveyor of the Port AT New
Orleans. was under consideration
Thursday, by the Senate Commerce
Committee. 1t is understood that Il
majority of the committee were oppos-
! ed to his confirmation-note especlaliy
!, because General Longstreet was lead
Il ing rebel during the rebellion, put on
/ the ground that there are abundance OF
= = men who were loyal and true to the
Government, from the breaking out oi
[ the rebellion to the close, and VINO
;. ought to be provided for in preference
to the class to which General Longstreei
belongs. The committee, however, de-
cided to report his name to the Senate
without recommendation, and let il
take such action as that BODY may
,. think proper. There are many Sena.
2 tors who are in favor of confirming all
of President Grants nominations, on
general principles. 1t is expected thai
me Southern Senators will make 8
sharp fight against Longstreets con-
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that it will
not render decision at thi
term on the four cases pend
ing before it, involving the con con
sTitutionality OF the laws making
g United States notes lega! tender
n These important cases were all arBu@s' ~
y last December, and there has been sum