The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-21
POLITICAL POINTS.

Mr.. Christiancy, Senator of the United
States from Michigan. formally rendered his
resignation on the 10th inst
Gen. Garfield positively declines to
be the Republican candidate for Governor Of
Ohio. This, it il claimed enhances the chances
of Judge Taft, of. Cincinnati.
1t was resolved, at a caucus of Repub-
lican Senator'S in Washington, on the 18th inst
that Mr.. Edmunds' constitutional amendment
prohibiting the payment of disloyal claims,
shall be pushed to final action at this session.
At the recent special election in the
First district OF Georgia, to fill the vacancy in
Congress caused by the death OF Hon. Julian
Hartridge W. b. Fleming, Democrat, had no
opposition, and was returned as Representa-
tive.
At caucus of the Republican mem
bers CT the Michigan Legislature, held on the
18th inst. Zachariah Chandler was nominated
ON the first ballot for United States Senator to
succeed Mr. Christancy, receiving 80 votes to
10 for Gov. Bagley.
At caucus of the Republican SEN
ators, held at Washington on Feb 10, il was de-
cided that the Appropriation bills should be
given the right-of way in the order of business,
and, in the intervals that the following meas
ures should be considered in the order named;
Edmunds' resolutions proposing an amendment
to the constitution prohibiting the payment OF
claims to disloyal persons; second, the Geneva
Award bill; third, day for the consideration
of bills reported from the Committee on the
District of Columbia; fourth, the consideration
of bill TO render effective the laws against
polygamy, and to disqualify polygamists from
performing jury duty; fifth, the Internal Rev
enue bill, including the reduction of the tax
upon tobacco.
The Democratic Senators, at u caucus
held on the l4th inst, decided that it would moi
be expedient to do more than to attach to the
appropriation bills the clause repeating the
! jurors test oath, and al to the other matters
that they can BIS postponed until the regulai
session. The Chairman of the caucus, Senator
Wallace, was directed to notify the House Dem
ocratic caucus of this decision. This removes
all danger of an extra session.
The President has addressed the fol
| lowing letter to Gen. Edwin s. Merritt, the
new Collector of Customs at New York:
| My DEAR GENERAL: j congratulate you on YOU
confirm alton. II Is great qualification to me, yer,
honorable TO you, and will prove, believe, of sig
nal service to the country. My desire is that thu
Office BE- conducted on strictly business principles
| and according 10 the rules for the civil servic
| which were recommended by the Civil Service Com
mission in the administration of Gen. Grant.
want you TO be perfectly independent of mere inhu
ence from any quarter. Neither my recommends
ton or that of Secretary Sherman, or of any mem
| Der OF Congress or other influential person, mus
be specially regarded. Let appointments and ~
| movals be made on business principles and &c
| cording to the rules. There must, 1 assume. be
few confidential places filled by those you person
ally know to be trustworthy, but restrict the are
! of patronage 10 the narrowest limits. Let no maj
! be put out merely because he IL friend TO Mr.
Arthur, and no man put in merely because he II
our friend. The good of the service should be thu
sole end in view. The best means presented, 4
seems TO me, are the rules recommended by thu
Civil Service Commission. L shall issue no new
order on the subject at present. L am glad you ap
| prove of the message and wish you TO zee tina
all that is expressed OF implied in 1t is faithful!
carried out Again congratulating you and assur
ing you of my entire confidence. remain, sin
cerely, X. Il. HAYES.
To GRs. +. A. MpRRIrr.