New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The new administration has passed
another week without anything to dis
! tinguish it in work or sensation. The
Senate awaits with patience the expect
| ed nominations, anxious to finish
and 90 home. President Cleveland
has said he would prefer for
it to continue in session until he
could consider the subject Of filling for
eign missions. He wants the Senate to
pass upon his selections for Diplomatic
posts, so that the question of confrma-
ton may be settled before the appoint
ees go abroad.
In lieu of Presidential nominations
| for discussion, the Senate talks on trea-
ty subjects, and is much exercised
about preventing the publication of its
executive secrets. Yesterday a stall
wart messenger was stationed outside
Of each gallery door, all of which were
securely locked, to keep newspaper men
from listening.
It is amusing these days to observe
the efforts of Democratic Senators to
avoid office seekers at the Capitol.
Every morning, an hour before the Sen
ate convenes applicants for Senatorial
influence collect in the chamber and
watch for their men. They ply the
pages with questions in regard to Sena-
tor So and So. When does he usually
come, at what door does he enter9 etc.,
and as the hour of noon draws nearer
the Impotence of the hungry constitu-
ent manifests itself Five minutes be-
fore noon the floor Of the Senate is
cleared of intruders, and the Demo-
cratic Senators are careful not to make
an appearance until after the body has
been called to order. At the falling of
the gavel they are protected by the
rules Of the Senate, and they file in five
minutes after the crowd of office seek
ers has filed out.
Just now there is great deal of
talk among place hunting patriots
about the ingratitude Of republics They
thought after the election of Mr.. Cleve-
land, that there was to be a new deal
all around. Everything that had been
done was to be undone. Now they are
sorely tried. The more eager they are
for office, and the stronger their sup
port, and the longer their petitions, the
further they are left by the new admin
istration. An Office seeker in making
a calculation as to how long it will
take, at the present rate of progress, to
turn the Government over to the Demo-
Gratis, reached result bordering close
ly on two thousands years. There are
963 applicants for the place he wants.
The appointment offices of the differ
ent executive departments continue to
be rushed with work owing to the large
number of applications pouring in. At
the Treasury Department Clerk Hig-
gins of recent offensive fame finds him.
self the recipient Of about 200 requests
daily. At the Department of Justice,
the number of applications for office
averages 800 daily, and at the Navy
Department Secretary Whitney is,food-
ed with the same kind of papers.
There are several places in this city
where people make a good living by
preparing others for civil service ex-
aminations. Just before and after the
inauguration they had but little bust
ness. People in Office were uneasy and
the Democrats did not believe they
would have to undergo examinations
to get them. Now the business is good
again. According to the statement of
one of the instructors, it takes about
forty lessons of an hour each to finish
one in the common branches. After
such a course a person is expected to
be able to pass examination for $1,000
or $1,000 position.
Several of the new Sc majors were
sworn into Office this week, and the
Senate will have but few vacancies up
on the adjournment of the present
special session. The biennial change
of one-third of its number introduces
but few faces. The Senator from New
York is probably the best known to the
country, having been twice Cabinet
minister. Mr.. Evarts has distinguished
himself by silence. He has not spok-
Ell word except to vote. Senator
Blackburn is not new in Congressional
experience. He has served eight years
in the House from the old Henry Clay
district of Kentucky. Senator Walt
hall, the successor of Secretary Lamar,
is straight athletic looking man with
a keen face and thick long hair. Sens
tor Spooner from Wisconsin is new to
public life. He has red hair and looks