St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-12
The President to Make no More Appoint
ments Until He Sees the Senates
Next Move.
Silver to Be an Interesting Subject for
Discussion-M Members Who Catch the
Eyes of Visitors.
Republican Senators Caucus, but no
Plan of Opposition to Appoint
ments Formulated.
Officers of the Steamer Junlata salo
to Be Guilty of an Attempt
to Smuggle.
Wants No Quarrel.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE depart
ment officials have been having a pretty
hard week of it. Congress has been doing
nothing since Wednesday, and the result
has been that the members and senators
have been turned loose upon the heads of
departments and the president. They have
been besieging them by day and by night
for appointments. They have been far
from successful, however. The president
has determined, so these officials inform
their visitors, to make no more removals at
present. While the senate was not in SeS-
sion it is an easy thing to suspend man
from his office and appoint his successor.
Now, however, it is not so easy, for the
nomination of successor goes direct to
the senate committee, which is liable to in
quire for the reasons for the removal, and
if they are not satisfactory to it, it refuses
to report in favor of confirming the ap-
pointee. The result is that the president
has determined to move very slowly in the
way Of making removals. Where the term
of an officer expires he will appoint DEM
ocrat III his place. but he is not inclined to
court a quarrel with the senate by making
removals on partisan grounds only.
No Formulated Opposition.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Republi-
can senators met in caucus at II O'Clock to-
day Senator Sherman resigned his posi-
tion as chairman of the caucus and Senator
Edmunds was elected to that place. This
action was due to the fact that no senator
has ever been chairman Of the caucus and
presiding officer of the senate at the same
time, and Senator Sherman felt it incum-
bent on him not to depart from the line of
precedents The action of the caucus COM
mittee in the arrangement of charmanShipS
OF senate committees, namely, i'll deciding
to tender to Senator SeWell that of the
joint committee on the library and to Sena-
tor Logan his old place on military affairs,
was ratified. Nearly all the time was de-
voted to a discussion of the line of policy to
be adopted towards presidential appoint
ments No formal action was taken and
none was proposed. Senators expressed
their views freely and were found to be
nearly unanimous against any general pol
icy of opposition, but were agreed upon the
adviSability of treating each nomination on
its merits. Opinions were expressed and
generally aSSented to that good men ap-
pointed to office because they were Demo-
Gratis should be confirmed, except in cases
where their predecessors were removed
upon unfOlnded charges brought for the
purpose of making preteXtS for the vacan-
cieS. In such cases. it was urged that the
nominations should be held up to give the
removed officials an opportunity for vindica-
tlon. Senators who were present express
the opinion that this plan for the present
Will govern the course of the Republicans.
SILVER GROWING INTERESTING
a Or ua
Question Expected.
Specialize the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Every day in
creaseS the belief that the fight over the sill
yer question is going to be a very hot one
Just what steps the silver people will take
in answer to the presidents statement of
views, they have not decided. They are
seriously discussing the question, however,
and contemplate issuing some sort of a
manifesto in response. The presidents ut
terance on the silver question pleaseS peo-
pie of great cities especially those Of the
East. but seems to he far from pleasing to
the masses, especially Ill the West and
South. The representatives from districts
outside the large cities are generally found,
especially in the West and South, to favor
the silver dollar. Some of the most con-
serNatlNe OF them would De willing 10 con-
sent to
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
of coinage, but there will be a very strong
part that will object even to this. The
only hope seems to be in a compromise
measure, but whether any compromise can
be agreed upon is seriously doubted. One
plan that has been suggested is to make sill
yer. either in coin or bullion, or both, q
L i
ing it for the government bonds as they are
taken up. 1t is doubtful, however, if this
plan would prove at all satisfactory to the
banking interests, for it Is understood that
the chief value of the present system lies
in the fact that the bankers get interest on
their bonds deposited to secure circulation,
and also get profit out of the circulation
itself. The fight over the silver question is
evidently going to be a very hot one.
SEEN FROM TEIE GALLERIES.