The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15

two, and adjourned Thursday sine die,
/ leaving thirteen Enacted upon.
The Senate spent its last hours in
secret session, and various views are en-
/ tertained by Senators as to the meaning
of THURSDAYS events. regarding the fail
ure to confirm certain Presidential APP
pointments. The issue that arose was
tenure of office under civil service law,
Republican Senators holding that certain
officers were not liable to removal. Still
a number of them insist that there is no
policy of antagonism against the Admin
istration, and that the nominations will
be confirmed when the Senate recon
venes. 1t is understood that commits
sions will be issued to all those whose
nominations were not confirmed, and
that they will at once enter upon the
duties of the offices for which they were
named Should the Senate fail to sane
ton these incumbents when it convenes
next winter, they will be displaced by
other appointees.
The fourth of April was the first pay
day OF the new regime To the President
it brought the sum of $4,166. 1t costs
good deal to live in the White House, but
in view of the Jeffersonian simplicity that
is to mark this administration, it is
though Mr.. Cleveland will not spend
more than one-half his wages. This re-
minds me that some one asked the
other day how the president was paid. l
mean from what official of the Govern
ment, and in what manner he receives
his salary, whether by check or in hard
cash, as most of the suborJlinates of Tn
Gle Sam The President is paid by the
United States Treasurer's draft, issued
IN he ONT of tho ofo1-x 90 ho
Treasury The draft is based on an ac-
count audited by the First Auditor and
First Comptroller of the Treasury.
The record of the extra session now
ended shows that, with respect to Office
holding, the policy of the new admins
tration is conservative and moderate
Relatively the changes have been few
There would have been quite as many
had Mr.. Blaine been elected. OF course
many others will follow, but the statis-
tics presented, as we'll as the character
of the selections, proves THAT Mr.. Cleve-
land incl6nes toward conservatism. The
new officials, as class, are men of con-
sentative tendencies and are not identi-
fed with active machine politics. 1t is a
common complaint that the workers
have been left out, and one has only to
refer to the files of newspapers of the
dates following the fourth of March, and
read the columns of hopes and claims in
the political gossip of hour, to see how
much ground there is for these lamenta-
tons. In scarcely az single instance
has man who was fprominetly mem
tioned," "well backed or ''strongly
pushe@' for place got it.
The most signifcantpOlitical incident
of the week was the denomination of Mr..
Pearson as Postmaster at New York.
This eonfounded politicians of both par
ties and temporarily called forth much
indignation and excited language from
the Democratic Senators. The act prob
ably meets with the approval of those
elements in the voting population With
which Mr.. Cleveland was identified. The
Senate confirmed MIR. Pearson with0nt
contest or division, even those voting
for him had been lo0dest in their de4Rtan-
citation of his appointment.
Owing to the critical condition or Gen.
Grant, President Cleveland has post
poned the reception to the public, which
was to have been given this evening
The White House where the dying man
| lived for eight years, could not appropri-
ately be the scene of a reception or large
gatherings while his life hangs by so
slight thread His approaching death
is deeply felt in many households here,
and all intended movements in official
society wait on that inevitable event.
The size of the congregation at the now
so called presidents Church" on the
last two Sunday mornings has demon
strated the fact that something besides
revival can fill every pew in the church
and leave the vestibule full OF eager
faces Many strangers were in attend
ance and they all wanted the ushers to
seat them near the Presidents pew.
This kind of magnetism is very distastful
to man of Mr.. Cleveland's pnostenta-
tiopss Ways, ant be must pay the penalty
OF greatness in the peoples own ws'y
curing the next four wears. Doubtless he
realizes this fact and is resigned,
Washington, d. G., April6 8, 1885,