Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-13
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the approaching session, should not limit It's
duration to the few days required io pass a siu-
gle bill nor do We believe IL will do 80, The
demand for required legislation Is 40 pressing
that twill be respected. Several measures
shodld be acted upon I Congress give heed 10
the wishes " the people We predict lively
and Interesting scssi N. The ncwslapet press
will be supplied with intelligence which viii
be anxiously looked for by all who give ai'en.
tion to whit transpires at the Capital. Even
In advance of the session tho inauguration If q
new administration, bringing with il new med
aud new measures, attracts public attention To
the political metropolis. This Interest viii IN
crease day by day as the pnliey Of President
Hayes develops itself. ..ts..
SPRING AT LAST.
The ,lmy days of Spring are upon us after
having passed through the most rugged winter
known in the oil lest inhabitant. The Influence
of the SHOWS in tho North and West upun our
climate has recently been noticed by our peo
pie more particularly than in fOrmer years.
The signal service, giving Us daily "iadiea
TONS" aud news Of distant snow stprmi fur
nislcd by telegraph, prepared us for the sud
den changes in temperature which We have
realized. We have, in times past, had trees in
blossom at ih's perioi. Now, no bud has yet
expanded, but The joyous season is fast APP
proacbing. We hail it with delight.
ExPECTtp PROCLAMATION.
We are in daily expectation Of the Presi-
dents proclamation couveuing Cong rss in rS =
t,, Il, 81. .;.t. ,s.
prehcnd that senator's aud Members, particu-
lhrly the newly elected, will honor the call
with more al Icriiy than they would tie paw
meni of note uf hand At thirty days. ThenId
lawmakers know how it is, for they have been
here; but the fresh nnes will hasten 10 get their
hands ami arms in I've do not mean the ucas
uryJ to the clbnw.
DgMDCGATiC BULL. D1ZING.'
or an ", with her ten thUustnd tongues, I"
says the Southern Democratic members ui
Congress threaten TINT unless the NicIr rs
state Gnvernmcnt in Louisiana be upheld 10y
the strong arm Of the National Administration
they will stand Solid" with the Northern De
mocracy IN opposition to President Hayes
Well, if that is not "bull d. ziug" We do not
understand the import of that now popular
compound. We remember hearing similar
threats, emanatirg from the same quarter,
little more than sixteen years ago, and VIC ap.
preLeud the southern democracy have a real
izDg sense Of the result. We will see to what
extent tho Prosid mt will be influenced by tLis
sort Of intimidation.
C!vGL SERVICE RULES. '
The civil service rules adopted by the Sec
retary OF the Interior, which apply only to pro-
motions from grade to grade and reductions in
the working force Of the bureaus Of the depart
ment, have been promulgated. In So far as
the examinations are to apply to incumbents
the rules will meet with approval. The eurjtcts
Ia view seem to be the rewarding of merit and
The dispensing with incompetents. There can.
not be doubt that the interests Of the civil
service will be subservrd by making, from
time to time, new appointments. 1t has been
found by experiment that the worn out human
system may be revivifed by the infusion of
new blood from healthy person inin the cir
eulatiou Of an exhausted body. We take
it that this simile applies to The civil ice
in many instances.
Experience has shown that il is not good pol
icy to ad' pt life-tenure in nny branch Of the
civil service. ltis almost generally admitted
that the President should be limited IN a single
term OF six years. BY parity Of reasoning we
cannot comprehend why, if in the m IRE import
ant pnd immeasurablv higher positions there
are good reasons for adopting the principle nt
rotation, the same rule Shnud not be applied To
the subordinate officers. Popular opinion will
exact the recognition by the appointing power
Of this republican view nf what is proper in
republican civil SCI vcu in cnntralistnctlnn IN
that which obtains in monarchical govern.
meuts.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
The shum economy which Influenced lie
action of the Dem IcrAtic House oi x .presenta-
uTes to cut down appropriations for running
the several departments nf the Grvernmrut
has as was predicted. resulted in deficiencies
which must be provided for at the extra ses
sion. The Democratic members had no idea
that the amounts appropriated would be snfFi-
clent 20 Keep the Government machi merry in
motion, but they hoped to obtain prestige as
conservaturs pr eeeelience OF the interests Of
the renT lie. who, they anticipated, wouId give
their party fu II control in the adninisiratunOf Of
public affairs. How near the results have met
expectations Is shown by the dw milling of a
majority of eighty in the House to very small
plumber, and ths retention of the executive
branch int"thc handsof the Republican party,
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ta
The successive changes in kind Of pavement
for Penns ylvanis Avenue in this cilv, are mat /
tors Of local history. Prior to the rear ISl5 we |
had McAda mised rnad-bed from the Capitol \
to Georgetown. This gave wav o. cnbble- |
stone pavement, which lasted. with slight re- |
pairs, for twenty five years. Next in order the /
pavement was adnited whicllis (
now replaced by the mndeTn asnhilt. The new
pavement On the snutlI side of the Avenue was |
left in nm unfinished state during the winter
but we now see that operations for cumpletiun |
have commenced. aud in few weeks WASH.
ngton can boast Of the grandest street of any
city in the world. ..
APPOINTMENT OF GOV EHNoR N M'cOEMCK.
The appointment of werner Mccormick as
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury meets with !
general favor. The new A Assistant Secretary .
takes the place Of Mr.. Cunant, whc,i = transfer /
red to another position in the public servirs.
Mr. Mccormick game M little credit as Secre-
tary of the N,tinnal Republican CommitttT
during the Presilsntial campaign. lie Is Re-
publican N principle, Who has given his hest
ehurts To the pruinHiion IT the interests of the /
party aud its candidates. he was strnngly |
recommended for place in President H4ves'
Ca6inst. His valuable politicnl services del
serve recognition, and we are right glad that IN /
the hour Of triumph he was not furgulien. rhe |
new Assistant Secretary is the son in-ldw uf 4
that prominent war-hOrse, Sen ttor Thurman, I
of Ohio. SuRe ardent poi'lcAl friend or the /
Senator requested his Influence to secure an 4
official favor from Mr.. Mccormick rrqnestint /
an introduction and word in his behalf. ITO .
this the SeuatnT replied that the husband of his /
daughter was Etannch Rrpublicaa, aud it wBs /
useless to ask him in-dispcnse flY0rs in the in !
letest Of the d 'mncraev. In thus answering
he request Of his friend Senator Thurman paid
a high tribute to the consistency AMI party iu-
tegrity OF his SOn-in.law. Iihe same e,uLl be /
4 IrnN fall L