Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-06
.sSenatorial Courtesy,
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We find in a COnkllDg organ an explanation
of what is meant by the phrase senatorial
Courtesy" II a President wishes to make an
appointment to any Federal Office within the
state the Senator represents, it is Senatorial
Courtesy TOR him to consult the Senator'S be-
ftfe sending In the nomination. II the Sen
Courtesy for the President.to withhold IL, and
substitute less object1onal name. IL, after
consultations: and objection By the Senators,
senatorial Courtesy for the Senator's TO cluo
together and defeat the nomination. In plain
words senatorial Courtesy" has come to mean
that the President must make no nomination
mat does not nTst have the approval OF the
Senator's OF the State where the Office Is to be
flled. Senatorial Courtesy means.the subordi-
nation OF The EXECUTIVE to the Senatorial Will.
and the practical surrender OF prerogative
WHICH the Constitution vests In the Pro5l-
Geht.
The time is now favorable to test the value
OF this senatorial pretenSion. When it CONES
to pass that Senatorial committee may stran-
gle nomination by refusing to report 1t TO the
Senate for action. or defeat It because Senators
have; have not been consulted about It, and Their
announced, there is every reason an iS5Ia
should be made and the right and power OF the
PRESIDENT to nominate upon his own judgment
determined. We have had a sufficiently offen.
sive parade OF this Senatorial assumption, and
the time has come to put limits upon 1T.
on the floor OF the Senate to-day, that Sen
ator had received a dispath from Judge Robert
son, of New York, setting forth that he would
not, under any circumstances, consent to the
Withdrawal OF his name as collector of the
Port OF New York, unless the President re-
quested his withdrawal.
PROHIBIToRY LEGIsLATIOE.-In the lower
night the bill proposing an amendment to The
constitution prohibiting the manufacture and
sale OF intoxicating liquors In the state was
passed finally by a vote OF 109 to SO. after an
amendment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale OF liquors for mechanical, medicinal and
scientific purposes had been voted DOWN by a
vote OF III nays to 40 yeas There is no doubt
house. II the amendment should be made a
part OF the constitution 1t would deprive the
state OF a revenue OF about $s0O,O year. In
loan for the redemption Of the maturing bonds
or the commonwealth. Which permits thu
funding OF $4,000, 900 OF bonds at per cent,
was passed finally by almost unanimous vote
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILEoAD.-At the
meeting OF the board OF directors ana OF the
road, held at Luray. Va. yesterday, Hon. WGl.
Mines, president, on account OF the demands
Of his Increasing private business offered his
mated Mir. F. j. Kimball OF Philadelphia for
president, and he was elected unanimously. c.
GsIk ans OF m was eee1ed director
m1ttee from Lynchburg made a proposition
Offering Inducements for the road to 60 to that
city, but the board determined to build the road
at once on the route selected under its Charter
In the direction OF Salem, Roanoke county.
At the stockholders meeting the settlement
OF the board Of directors with the Shenandoah
Valley Construction Company was approved
The latter company goes out OF existence. The
railroad company Will itself build the road
from Waynesboro' to or near Salem. The
stockholders authorized a new mortgage at
six per cent, consolidating the present seven
per cert mortgages, and giving mortgage
ror0'.