Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-14
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The Senate sOrificcs.''
Some OF the rural gentlemen who are here
looking for places, pronounce Office, ''orifice,"
and they are not much out of the way in the
dictionary definition Of the word as an aperture,
or opening to be filled. The reported discovery
that the Senate offices cannot be converted INTO
.'orifces' to be filled except upon the Wrltteh
approval OF Vice President Wheeler. carrieu
CONSERVATION at first to the famished noroe Oh
applicants, but they now take courage WIN the
assurance that the Senate Will promptly reSclhu
this rule giving the Vice PRESIDENT theSe
troublesome restrictive powers. But Will TINS
be done? The Senate is conservative body,
with a liking to have things comfortable,
orderly and dignifed. The awful mess into
which the last House put itself by turning out
the old experienced employs to give place to
greedy crowd OF 0ffce-seekers, is warning
that quite likely will not be lost upon the Sen
ate Moreover, that body is not In the habit
of making sweeping changes In its official corps.
Mr. Bassett, the white-headed old doorkeeper,
has been In the place since the days OF Daniel
webster and has had the friendship OF all the
long Lire of statesmen who have filled the Sem
atorial arm-chairs down to the present time.
The Senator who would turn him out to make
an opening for some Office hunting "galoot,"
would strike his own grandfather. Then. there
Is DOorkeeper Christie who, like Figaro here
Figaro there" has been an Indispensable officer
OF the Senate;-a green hand would have a
sorry time Of 1t undertaking to till his place.
SO, too, OF Chief Clerk Spencer, Executive Clerk
Young, Enrolling Clerk Simpson, and the other
employees who, by their intelligence and expe-
rienee, are able to afford so much aid to the
credftable performance of Senatorial work,-a
sweeping change In these capable employees for
lot OF raw, seedy place hunters, would make
life miserable for the Senators, for awhile at
least. No doubt Secretary Gorham and Ser
geant-at-Arms French expect to CO. as these
appointments are reckoned as political, but the
subordinate employees ought not to feel that
they must inevitably be displaced to make room
for the hungry crew Of Office seekers. Besides,
the swarm OF applicants Is so great that the
Senate cannot possibly give place to one out
OF thousand. and will offend 999 In any event.
suffering Parent, has some remarks to the
school children. In fact neither parents or chill
dren should be required to give up their even
fngs to school text books. The children get
quite as much mental examining as Is good for
them In the regular school hours, and their time
out OF school should be given to their physical
growth and cultivation
Some OF the southern papers seem to think
that Congress and the President may be able to
harm0piye oil of no
Richmond State says concerning the report that
: the President win approve the repeal of the
Jurors test oath and the law authorizing the
use OF troops at the polls, but that he will veto
the repeal OF the superviSors:-"Now nobody
cares particularly about the supervisors 1t is
the meddlesome deputy marshals we are after
Rid us OF these, and the supervisors or two
OF each party to witness a fair count-will not
Dc greatly objected to, We suppose, by any
body
According to the interviewer of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, GOV. st. John, OF Kansas, and
majority of the republican members OF the leg
islature want Grant for $780, Blaine is how
ever, very popular with the Kansas republicans
Thurman has the preference with the Kansas
democrats, though they are not hostile to TIL
den. In Arkansas the democrats are for Hen
bricks, and the republicans there is OF
them-are for Grant.
The problem what to do With the silver coin
Is pulling one, and promises TO grow more
Involved month By month. Our business men
ind 1t accommodating upon their hands already
In cumbrous quantities; the banks will not take
1t on deposit except to be returned In kind, and
though it has been In circulation but few
months everybody has come to regard 1t In the
light OF a nuisance. For the reason that it Is
also a drug In other countries, there is little
prospect of demand for 1t from abroad to give
it q home value. Germany has some So, 0O0, 900
OF silver yet on hand for sale, in addition to the
quantity with which she has deluged the mar
Eets OF the world. The Bank OF France has an
unavailable stock of silver to the amount Of
100000 francs. and the Bank OF Austria
Is at It's wits end to know what to do
with its silver elephant. 1t has endeavored
to get rid of its surplus by paying out silver In
stead Of the national paper, but the coin is re-
turned quite as fast as IL goes out. As further
attempt to get rid Of 1t, administrative expenses
and the dividends to stockholders are to be
paid In silver, the notes o. five florins and
under are to be called In, and the mint coinage
Of silver hor1ns has been reduced from $500, OOO
per month to 100000. 1t Is apparent that our
government VIII have to follow the Austrian
example In the matter Of reducing the amount OF
silver coinage as one measure of relief, but this
WIN by no means solve the problem what TO dc
with the surplus silver.
Chairman Clymer has issued a call, IL will be
seen, for a caucus OF the House democrats
Monday evening.
Randall seems to bold the upper hand.
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