The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-15
Il WASHINGTON.
The Business of the Senate Prac-
tlcally Completed.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT TO FOLLOW.
Office-Seekers Abandoning
the Unequal Contest.
PATRONAGE ESCHEWED BY SENATORS.
The Expenses Of the Army in the Alb
sence of an Appropriation
Opinion Of Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Dunn.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
PATRONAGE ESCHEWED BY SENATORS.
The Expenses Of the Army in the Alb
sence of an Appropriation
Opinion Of Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Dunn.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

wAsmIsGroy, March II, 1877.
THE SENATE READY TO ADJoURN-THE BUsI-
NESS OF PUSHING CLAIMS FOR OFFICE GONE
OUT.
Tho Senate is In an unprecedented haste to adjourn
aud 60 home. Senator Sargent opened the
this morning with motion to adjourn sine die, which
no desired TO Ito tho table in readiness to be called
up as soon the President should give that he
has NO further business to submit Two Senators
werc then sent to tho President to notify him
that tho Senate was ready to go home soon as no
would lot II CO. and after little further conversation
and the confirmation Of a few appointments, the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow the President hav
ing meantime given notice tina, he would be ready In
few days 1t is probable tonight that the final I'D.
tournment will DO had on Saturday.
Meantime tho office holders bavo gone homo, There
are so far US can BIO ascertaincd scarcely any appli
cants for places In the departments anywhere elsc
and many Senators already say that they will here
alter refuse TO make applications for Offices Tor their
constituents, and will not act In such matters
except In reply TO questions by tho President.
From present appearances this will turn out
to DO the best course tor the President docs
reive with favor any direct applications, and to
DO totally that there has been such thing
Senatorial patronage and distribution aud redstrbu
hon Of offices according to the demands Of Senators
representatives.
II looks just now good deal us though the President
and his Cabinet gong to have time attend to
the affairs Of the country hereafter and give
thought to other matters than filing and cmptying
Offices The Baltimore Post Office has been the
place which has SO tar been forced perssenty on the
Presidents attention, and he has settled that mo-
mcntous Other vacancies are filed after inquiry
Into the fitness OF persons made of their superiors
IL Is understood tonight that changes of
quence will be made in the foreign missions
suates at this time, and that fact appointments
will be made at all, except TO ill vacancies reap.
point officers whose terms have expired, where they
are proper men. That Is to say, the whole enormous
business Of pushing clams has suddenly disappeared.
II anybody wants a place he has learned to be TOO
wisc TO ask for it., and the new administration
goes ahead as though there such thing pol
tics. 1.-THE hay at the end Of the pole,' which has
Always been supposed necessary TO make the party
hacks draw in tho traces, has been taken away, aud
Washington, with admin Istration only ten days
DID, Is as peaceful as country churchyard All Is
quiet on the Potomac.
RUMORs OF CUBAN ORIGIN CONCERNING TROUBLE
WITH SPAIN.
The people here Interested Cuban bonds setting
ahoat rumors that the appointment OF Mr. Evarts as
Secretary Of State. and his OF Mr.. Fred.
erick Seward Assistant Secretary, means trouble
for Spain and renewed demands about Cuba. There
Is not the least to believe anything
Of the kind The President abhors and thoroughly
believes in the American policy OF mnding your
own business In his message he spoke with especial
emphasis Of the dcsirabcness OF settling
all internal ona disputes by arbitration and
no his known to believe IN this fully 1t
very probable that no will seek some Of our
commercial treaties with foreign nations, working TO
revival OF foreign trade, but tho country will
under his administration such 'Cuban hurres'' us
II has IN the last few years