Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-12
AN END TO TIE SESSION.
CLEVELAND TO FORCE
SPEEDY ADJOURNMENT.

Several Important Places In the De-
partments to be FIued--The Treaties
to be Recalled and the Members then
to be Dismissed-Ofice-S Seekers Some
what Puzzled.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Presi-
dent does not propose to keep the Senate
here after next week. He will nominate
such officials as are necessary to com-
plete the staff of his Cabinet Ministers.
and to fill such offices as must be at once
filled by reason of some compelling me-
cessity, and he will notify the Senate that
he has no further communication to make
to 1t. Probably no more important nomi-
nations Will go in until after the Cabinet
meeting of Friday, when the Cabinet
are expected to hand in their lists of as
sistants. The President does not wish
the Senatea to act or any of the
pending treaties at this session, and in
Difference to his wish the Senate will re-
turn the treaties to him without further
action. He wants time to consider the
treaties. He will devote a good deal of
time to their consideration with the as
sistance of the Secretary of State between
now and next December, so as to be pre-
pared to take intelligent action respecting
them. His present intention, so far as he
can be said to have any, Is TO withhold
the Nlcaraguan treaty altogether as COM
mitting US to an ''entanglIng alliance
with foreign power, and TO return the
Spanish treaty to the Senate after amend
ment. Minister Foster, who negotiated
the Spanish treaty on behalf of the United
States, will probably be asked to conduct
the negotiations for the purpose of
amending Ii so as to meet the views OF
the present administration.
OFFICE SEEKERS DISAPPOINTED.
The office seekers begin to understand
that the President does not propose to
make any appointments not strictly ne
cessdry for the present. They have re-
laXed their efforts. Some of them have
gone sadly home, very much puzzled, first
filing their applications and recommen-
dations as matter OF precautiOn. The
attendance in the ante rooms of the Cabi-
net officers was much smaller to-day than
on yesterday, still up to II O'Clock the
general public, ard after II O'Clock the
Congressman, kept Postmaster General
Villas and Secretary Lamar quite busy.
The most formidable delegation of
the day was that which called on
Secretary Lamar to recommend ex-
Congressman David r. Paige.
of Ohio, for Commissioner of Indian At
fairs. 1t comprised all the Democrats in
ehC OulO uCicSdtlohs lucy nave HUI
united before on any one man for any
Office for years. Mr.. Paige thought yester-
day that Col. Theodore Lyman would get
this appointment, and so prepared to ask
for something else, but learning that Col.
Lyman would not take the place he has
returned to the charge. The Presidents
callers were numerous, but they came
simply to pay their respects, except a
delegation of Washington people, who
called to propose young lawyer for
United States Marshal of the District.
The President said that he proposed to
select this officer very carefully. 1t is
not improbable that he may select Wood
bury Blair, the eldest son OF the late
Montgomery Blair, for this place. Mr..
Blair is a lawyer of excellent reputation,
and his social standing is unexception-
able.
Eugene Higgins, who was to-day ap-
pointed Appointment Clerk of the Treas
ury Department, is a well known Balti-
more contractor and politician who was
recommended by Senator German.