Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-16
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. Senate Committees. The Democrats Wrestling
 With the Problem. DlFFlCUL TIES 0F THEIR SCHEME. The Republican Policy of Delay
 Successful. A Constitutional Question Raised. The Vice Presidents Right
 fo Vote Denied.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Office Hunters-Outside Offices I'm De- mand-The Democrats i'm Stew-Their Organization Scheme Likely to Fall Through-A Constitutional Question to be Raised.
 WASHINGTON, March 15.-A noticeable fea- I ture in the raid of office seekers is less de- l mand than usual for bureau appointments. ! The great anxiety is for offices outside of
 the departments at Washington. In regard to the marshalship of the District of Colum-
 bia it is now stated that Fred Douglass will be provided for elsewhere and be suc-
 ceeded by General Sheldon, personal friend of the President. General Sheldon is now a
 member of the White House family, and if appointed marshal will probably be master
 of ceremonies at the Executive Mansion.
 On Thursday evening President and Mrs. Garfield will give a reception to members of the old and new Cabinets, justices of the Su- preme Court and members of both branches of the last and new Congress and their fam ilies
 During the last four days about $1, 500, GOO of new circulation has been issued to national
 banks which reduced their circulation during
 the pendency of the funding bill Upward
 of $3, 900, 900 of bonds have been deposited
 HOoO
 of taking out new circulation.
 The Democrats had troubled time in the
 Senate caucus this afternoon. Those who
 had openly recognized the Republican ma
 jority failed to see the sense in obstructing
 organization further, and did not attend or
 left soon after the caucus opened. Differ
 ences of opinion were loudly exp pressed, but
 it was finally decided to refuse to pair off.
 but insist on the Democratic resolution of
 organization until the Republicans have 8
 majority to overpower it. The Republicans
 will delay tomorrow as to-day, and on Thurs
 day when the Senate is full present their com mittees. The list is not yet full and there may
 be some changes, but the chairmanships as now arranged are as follows: Finance, Nor Till; Appropriations, Allison; Commerce, Conkling; Judiciary, Edmunds; Privileges and Elections, Hoar; Foreign Relations, Burnside Military Affairs Logan; Naval Affairs Cameron of Pennsylvania; Agricul- Ferry; Public Lands, Plumb Indian Affairs, Dawes; Pensions, Kellogg Claims, Cameron of Wisconsin Manufactures, Conger; Dis trict of Columbia Ingalls,; Patents, Plattssof Connecticut; Public Buildings and Grounds, Rollins; Territories, Saunders Railroads, Teller; Mines and Mining, Hill of Colorado; Revision of the Laws, McMillan Education and Labor, Blair Civil Service and Retrench- ment, Hawley Printing, Anthony Library, Sherman Rules, Frye Contingent expenses, Jones of Nevada; Enrolled Bills, Sawyer Improvement of the Mississippi River and it's Tributaries, Mitchell Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Harrison.
 The President stated to several Senators to- day that he did not propose to make appoint ments except to fill existing vacancies for at least thirty days, and perhaps sixty, and that when he was ready to overhaul the record of the federal service he would accept the ad- vice of Senators, members and prominent Re- ,.ks 1f 11o GAaka 4<~t the qualifications of persons to be appointed, and that it was his desire to elevate the civil service to the highest possible standard.
 The Cabinet session to-day was the longest held under the present administration. The session devoted mainly to consideration of the financial condition of the Treasury and country generally. The Secretary of the Treasury presented statement from the Treasurer, which was accepted as most satis- factory. The administration has under con- sideration the question of selling one hundred million per cent. bonds and redeeming a like number of 6's. Nothing definite was decided It will probably be decided in time to commence operations by April list.
 Minister Dichman at Bogota and Christi ancy at Lima will be recalled at an early day Paymaster General Brown will be retired shortly. Applications have been filed for nearly every internal revenue collector ship in the country, in fact applications hA AAAOoo O1A1SSo the gift of the government, applicants taking it for granted that the new administration is making clean sweep. On the contrary the President has distinctly asserted that re- movals only to be made for cause.
 It is not improbable that the final settle l ment of the question of the organization of the Senate will be postponed for some days l Malone voting with the Republicans divides | the Senate equally between the two parties. l Some Democratic Senators claim that the | Vice President cannot vote on the organiza- l ton of the Senate and quote the Constitution | to sustain their point. The Constitution 1 says the Vice President shall be president of the Senate, but shall have no vote unless l the Senate be equally divided, also that the Senate shall choose their other officers etc. 1 The Vice President not being a member of the Senate, the Democrats claim that he has no right to cast the deciding vote on the question of organization. On the other hand the Republicans claim that the Consti- tuition places no limitations on the privileges or rights of the Vice President to vote. The question may be amicably settled and with out partisan debate, but from present indica- tions there will be a struggle.