The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-08
Feeling Over the New York
Appointments.
SPECULATIONS OF THE QUIDNUNCS
Rumors Of Conflicting Inter
ests Reconciled.
THE CHANCES FOR A CONFIRMATION.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Z. is
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec I, 1915
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.
The question "what is to become Of the New York
Custom House appointments 2? has great attraction
for the political gossips here. They were sent in
some days ago, and were referred to the Committee
on Commerce. Of which Senator Conklng is chair
man. Mr.. Conklng arrived here yesterday. and Mr..
Cornell has also been here. There has been no
meeting SO far of the Committee on Commerce,
has any been called. The regular meeting
day of the committee is Wednesday. These all
the facts Of the case far they publicly known
here. and good deal Of curiosity is felt about what
Mr.. Conkling is going to do. His friends profess alb
solute ignorance of his purposes and the admins
tration republicans ignorant as Mr.. Conkng's
friends pretend to be.
The gossip of political circles here in different
veins. Some of the quidnuDcs pretend to know that
Mr.. Conkling has settled upon Mr.. Cornell the
republican candidate for Governor next year, and
from this they guess that fight against the Pres
dents nominations will be made; but persons who
pretend to have taken some pains to ascertain the
facts and who in position to know assert
quietly but positively that if Mr. Conkling chooses
to oppose the nominations he defeat them again
Is certainly he did before: that he can count on
pretty much every vote he had before, and perhaps
on some new ones. 1t is probably true however.
that no movement against the confr mation has yet
begun.
The Committee on Commerce usually has one or
two meetings each week. If it should meet on We'd
nesday. the 18th, and then adjourn for a week. its
second meeting would be held just a day
before the day on which it is pretty
well settled that Congress will adjourn for the
Christmas holidays and unless Mr.. Conkng,
other Senator, should theoretically press the
nominations they would in that case go over until
ton until after Mr.. Conklng is reelected to the
Senate.
1t is asserted here in quarters that under the
jectcd by the Senate the President could keep him in
Office until the expiration of the present Congress-
the 4th Of March, and that while General Arthur
would then his place Collector, tho Presi-
dent could and would at suspend him again.
But section 176s Of the Revised Statutes does not
tirely support this view. 1t is in these words
During any recess Of the Senate the President is
officer appointed by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate. except judges Of the courts OF tho
United States until tho end OF the next session Of the
5ect to be removed in his discretion, by the dcsigna
ton Of another. TO perform the duties Of
the person so designated shall take the
oath and give the bond required by law to be taken
and given by the suspended Officer and shall during
be entitled to the salary and emoluments of the
once. part Of which shall belong to the officer
days sitter the commencement Of each SEES
sion OF the Senate. except for any Office
nate persons to fill all vacancies in ONCE which ex-
listed at the meeting Of the Senate. whether tempo
rarily filed or not. and also in the place Of all OFF,
GERS suspended, and IL the Senate during such
sion shall refuse to advise and consent to appoint
ment in the place Of any suspended officer, then.
and not otherwise the President shall nominate
another practicable. to the
session of the Senate for the office.
1t will be from the last sentence in this section
that the nomination being rejected the President
required to nominate another person to the
sion Of the Senate. Moreover. other persons point to
section 1889, which provides that
If no appointment by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate is made to Office vacant.
temporarily filed. during such next session of the
Senate the Office shall remain in allegiance without
any salary fees emoluments attached thereto until
it is filed by appointment thereto by and with
the advice and consent OF tho Senate. and
during such time all the powers and duties
belonging to such oficc shall be exercised by
such other officer as may by law exercise such powers
and duties in case Of vacancy in such offce
Under this section is held that the Collectorshp
will become vacant after the 4th of March unless
other person is confirmed. and that if one is con-
drmcd the President cannot lawfully place
any in the ONCE after the 4th Of March until
such person is actually confirmed. On this
account 1t is guessed in quarters that Mr.. Conk
ling may prefer to prevent the confirmation OF Gen
cral Merritt. delaying action il long he can
with the purpose Of compelling the President either
to nominate some one unobjectionablc TO Mr.. Conk-
ing 10 vacancy in the Office after the 4th OF
March.
But now come still others who believe that Mr.
Conkling will make objection at all to the conrma
tion but the contrary report it favorably himself
and ask the Senate to vote 1t. These persons in
the unexpectedly prolonged absence OF ex-senator
Fenton in Europe evidence that he and Mr. Conkling
have to mutual friendly understanding that it
s part of this understanding that Mr.. Conklng shall
support General Merritt and Governor Fcnton friends
shall make no trouble for Mr.. Conkling and give no
help Governor Morgan or any other rival aspirant
for the Senate.
Finally, IL must be said that there appears to he
but little feeling in the Senate on the question at
this time and unless there comes about very great
change the Senate will adopt with but few dissent
ing voices whatever report Mr. Conkling may choose
to bring it from his committee. while IL is quite GER
tain that the committee will report whateyer Mr.
Conkling desires IL to.
CRUISE OF COMMODORE sHUFELDT IN THE TIcoN-
DERoGA.
Commodore Shufeldt. who sailed to-day on the
Ticondcroga from Norfolk bound in the first instance
to Madeira. goes on long and important voyage
From Madeira he will sail by way Of the Cape Verde
Islands TO Sierra Leone. where he is to meet
the British and tho Libcrian Commissioners for the
purpose of settling the northwest boundary line be-
tween Sierra Leone and Liberia The Liberians re-
qucsted the United states govern 10 act arbi
traitor in this dispute, and Commodore Shufedt has
been appointed by the state Department to act for
this government. From Sierra Leone he will sail to
Liberia, where he will remain couple of
months to aid the government there in its
difficulties with the native tribes Thence he goes
to the Gaboon and next he will ascend tho
Congo River with his ship as far as he can safely
take her. and then make n further exploration in
steam launch his desire being to go as far as the
lower falls and TO show the American flag in
those remote waters. After leaving the Congo
he will proceed TO Ioando, Cape Town. Della
goa Bay. Madagascar. Zanzibar. the Comn,oro
Isles. Alden, and possibly up the Persian QUIZ and