St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-11
Reorganization of the Judiciary and a
Shaking Up Of the SpOils
Demanded.
Only Bona Eide Residents of the Ter.
fitOries to be Given the
Positions.
Moorhead Postmaster Appointed General
Villas Asks for designations in His Depart
ment to Reduce Expenditures.
How the Democrats May Secure the Next
Senate-HOurs of Labor Increased
Two Important Appointments

officials of several of the territories. There
are here now a number of Democrats from
the different territories and they are zealously
seeking the removal of numb Der of officials,
who were commissioned under the Republi-
can administration. 1t is alleged that the
policy which obtained in the past of giving
out territorial offices as reward for partisan
service has placed some very incompetent
and unsavory men in power in the terrific
ries. AS general thing it is claimed that
the Judiciary of the territories
| NEEDS REORGANIZING.
The laws relating to the appointment OF
officers for the territories provide that they
shall hold office for four years and until their
respective successors are appointed and
| qualified, ''unless sooner removed by the
president" Under this clause it is claimed
that the presidents authority to make re-
moEals whenever he sees fit cannot be called
into question. In some cases definite
charges have been made against territorial
officials. The president and members
of his cabinet have been advised of numer-
Gus instances in which the incompetency of a
territorial official was made manifest So
far as the administration has indicated any
policy with regard to the selection of officers
for territories, it has been that
BONA FIDE RESIDENTS
will be given the preference over outsiders,
and that strangers will not be sent to govern
the people OF the territories. 1t is understood
to be the intention of the president to give
these people voice in the selection of their
officials. The clause of the statute fixing the
tenure OF territorial offices at four years unless
sooner removed by the president does not
apply to judicial appointments. All other
officials practically hold their places subject
to the will of the president. But in cases
where incompetency is shown, or where
charges are sustained, the president can, ii
is asserted, suspend the incumbent and ap-
point somebody to the place.
The crowd of Office seekers which waited
for the senate to adjourn, under the impress
sion that when the Republican senators got
out OF the way Cleveland would begin
| SWEEPING THE STABLES,
are now calling at the White house in
swarms. 1t is the smaller office seekers that
are focking in now and their disappointment
on learning the situation of affairs is pic
turesque iu its bitterness. Many of those
who have been here some time are now
without means and are borrowing money to
get home on, while others have used up
their credit and can't get taway. Democratic
congressman and others interested in the
appointment of postmasters are getting
! clamorous for some action from the office of
| first assistant postmaster general There
are hundreds of vacancies for which recon-
| mendations have been filed. but
CoNGREssMEN COMPLAIN
| that nothing is being done towards filing
| these. Mr.. Hay is still absent and his state
of health, it is said, will not permit an early
return to duty. The refusal or neglect of the
senate to act upon some of the pending
nominations at the recent special session has
| created in the minds of the Democrats gen.
orally suspicion that the majority of that
body is disposed to use its power to keep Re-
publican incumbents in office. In view of
possible conflict between the admin
| istration and senate over the appoint
ments, the question of Democratic
control of that body, two years hence, be-
comes very important to the party. On the
| Sd day of March, 1887, the terms of 25 sena-
tors, 16 Republicans and Democrats
WILL EXPIRE.
| The Republicans who 90 out then are !:
Messrs. Miller of California, Hawley, Har-
rison, Hale, Dawes, Conger, Mcmillan. Van
Wyck, Sewell, Miller of New York, Sher-
man, Mitchell, Aldrich, Edmunds, Malone
and Sawyer. The outgoing Democratic
senators two years hence are {:
Messrs Gray, Jones of Florida,
| German, George, Cockrell, Fair, Jackson,
Maxey and Camden. There are at present
two vacancies in the senate, both on the Re-
publican side. One of these will be filled by
the appointment of the Republican governor
of Oregon The other vacancy, growing out
Of the deadlock in Illinois, may be filed
either by Republican or a Democrat, but,
assuming that Republicans are sent from
Illinois and Oregon, and counting Sen
ator Riddleberger as Repub-
lican, the senate will stand next
winter forty-tTo Republicans to thirty-four
Democrats. In order to get control Of the
senate the Democrats would have to carry
fourteen of the twenty-five seats to be filed
by election for 1887. That is,they would have
to hold the nine seats which are
TO BE VACATED
by Democrats and gain five from others be-
sides. There is only one state on the Dem
ocratic list which is doubtful. That is Nevada.
The other eight, viz: Delaware, Florida,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Ten
nessee, Texas and West Virginia,
are almost sure TO elect Democratic senators,
and in political circles it Is generally believed
that Fair has very sure thing in his re-
election.
The Democrats are confident Of electing
successors to Malone and Harrison. Vir-
ginia is now Democratic and the Democrats
have big advantage in the number OF their
state senators, who hold over for the senator
ial election in Indiana two years hence. Be-
sides they have redistricted the state to their
advantage. According these two seats TO the
Democrats, they would have to gain but three
| more and they would have
FIGHTING CHANCES
| in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New
York and Ohio. OF the outgoing Republi-
cans in 1887 the states Of Maine, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska, Penn
srlvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wis
consin are counted upon as safe to return
| Republicans, but the Democrats claim that
they will have good prospects for senator
| IN Wisconsin.
The secretary OF the navy has increased the
hours Of labor for clerks in his department
one hour day, in order that the current
business each day may be disposed Of.
OF the changes made in the presidential
postoffices since the adjournment Of the SEN
ate are Nelson Bennett, who was appointe
postmaster at Jefferson, Wis, vice Forsyth,
resigned, and B. T. Macall at Marshall,
Mimi, in place Of Douglass, resigned.
It is announced that ex-Presidept Arthur
win resume the practice Of law in New York
on the 10th inst.
| Assistant Commissioner Of Patents Dyren-
forth has resigned and ex-Congressman
Vance Of North Carolina viii be his sue
cessor.
Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The president
has appointed postmasters at the following