New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-20
TIE NETWORK NOMINATIONS.
THE DELAY on ACCOUNT OF PREPARING A NEW
nIANK-FREsH APPLICATIONS.
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BIANK-FREs8 APPLICATIONS.
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WAsH1NGToN, oct 19.-The Cabinet, today, for
malv agreed upon what had been substantially nc
termined before, to nominate the three gentlemen
whose names have repeatedly been tclegraphed to
THE TRIBUNE. to the positions respectively OF Col
lector. Surveyor and Naval Officer Of the Port of
New-York The names Of Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt,
General E. A. Merritt and L. Bradford Prince would
have accordingly been sent to the Senate to-day, eX
cept for the fact that 1t is necessary to pre-
mare new blank upon which to submit nOmina-
lions The Senate in executive session, day before
Yesterday passed resolution requesting the Tresl-
dent hearafter 10 designate the residences OF All can
didates whose names he submitted for continuation
This requires change in the blank form which has
been used for a of years. or more; and rs the
resolution was not received until yesterday ana
was presented to the Cabinet to-day 1t was neces-
sary to return to the Secretaries all nominations
which had been left with tine President for sigma
lure, by the heads Of the different departments, III
order that they might be made out on the new
blanks to be prepared
This change will cause some delay in sending to
The Senate a considerable number of nominations.
In the Post Office Department. for instance, it has
ALWAYS been taken for granted that candidate for
enthusiastically resides in the town where he Is TO
exercise the duties of his office, and no inquiry has
generally been made by the Senate OF the President
on tins point 1t will now be necessary for the
Unconstitutional, by correspondence or other
wise to ascertain definitely where every candidate
actually does reside order that it may be entered
in the form of the nomination to be sent to
the Senate Similar Investigations will also have to
H. rnade BY the Secretarys Of War and Navy, as
there is no record in either of these departments of
the residences of many of the army aud navy OIL
GERS OF course it VIII require no time to ascertain
the residences Of the three gentlemen who are to be
Amounted to places IN the NewYOrk Custom House,
but il does require a day to make up the new form
Of the blank and to obtain printed copies OF it. The
president and all the members of his Cabinet, how
ever. consider the New-York appointments as fully
determined upon, and it is understood Will give no
more consideration TO recommendations and su egcs-
tons having for their object the substitution of
some other candidates for those named
This fact was not fully understood in Washington
today When ascertaInedO the street that the
New-York nominations were not going to the Senate
until next week several gentlemen surprising that
the further delay was due to failure of the Cabinet
70 agree in regard 10 one or the other OF he appoint
ments. called upon the President this afternoon TO
present new letters of recommendation and to
urge upon his consideration the names OF Others OF
the numerous candidates whose applications have
been filed at the Executive Office Promi-
ncnt New-lOrk Republicans and others are
greatly disappointed that the New-York Custom
House nominations were not made to-day, as they
believe that every days delay causes unnecessary
criticism Of the Administration for its failure to act
promptly on important subjects. IL was SAID at the
White House this afternoon IN reply 10 suggestions
of this kind that the subject was as much disposed
Of as though the papers had actually been sent to
the Capitol, and there was no probability that IT
would be reopened for further consideration.
IL has been announced that the President had de-
termined TO appoint Collector Arthur to the Consul
General,hip al Paris 1t is now reported that in a
letter acknowledging the tender of this office, Cen
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meat and hs regret that his private interests are IN
such condition that he must decline to accept 1t.