The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11
Things At Tho Capital.


MI. cleveland mas now Deen III lne
helm for one month. His exceedingly
industrious habits, and his accessibility
to common as well as uncommon people
has been commented upon favorably
everywhere. Since his Inauguration he
has made one hundred and seventy four
nominations to Office The Senate con-
firmed one hundred and fifty three of
them, rejected two, and adjourned on
Thursday sine die, leaving thirteen UNI
acted upon.
The Senate spent its last hours in Sc
cret session, and various views are enter
tanned by Senators as to the meaning of
Thursdays events, regarding the failure
to confirm certain Presidential appoint
ments. The issue that arose was tenure
of office under the civil service law, Rep
ublican 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-
yenes. 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 those 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 Presi-
dent it brought the sum of $4,l66. 1t
costs good deal to live in the White
House, but in view of the Jefiersonian
simplicity that is to mark this admins
tration, it is thought Mr.. Cleveland will
not spend more than one half his wages.
This reminds me that some one asked
the other day how the President was
paid. / mean from what official of the
Government, and in what manner he
receives his salary, whether by check or
in hard cash, rs most of the subordinates
of Uncle Sam. The President is paid by
the United States Treasurer's draft, issue
ed on the warrant of the Secretary of the
Treasury. The draft is based on an ac-
count audited by the first Auditor and
First Controller 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 rs many.
had Mr.. Blaine been elected. OF course
many others will follow, but the statistic
presented as well as the character of the
selections, prove that Mr.. Cleveland in
clines towards conservatism. The new
officials, as Il class, are men of conserva-
tive tendencies and are not Unidentified
with active machine politics. 1t is a
common complaint that the workers"
have been left ont, and one has only to
dates following the fourth of March, and
read the columns of hopes and claims in
the political gossip of the hour, to see
how much ground there is for these lam
citations. In scarcely a single instance
has man who was prom inently mem
toned well backed or strongly pushed
for place, got it.
The most significant political incident
| of the week was the denomination of Mr..
Pearson as Postmaster ut New York.
This COMPOUNDED politicians of both par
ties and temporarily called for much in
dignation and excited language from the
Democratic Senators. The act probably
meets with the approval of these ele-
ments in the voting population with
which Mr.. Cleveland was identified. The
Senate confirmed Mr.. Pearson without
contest or division, even those voting
for him who had been loudest in theil
denunciation of his appointment.
Owing to the critical condition OF
Gen. Grant, President Cleveland has pos
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 Il reception or large
gathering, 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
new so-called Presidents church on last
two sunday mornings, has demonstrated
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 attendance, and
they all wanted the ushers to seat
them near the Presidents pew. This
kind of magnetism is very distateful to 6
man of Mr. Cleveland's transformations
ways, but he must pay the penalty o.
greatness in the peoples own ways, dur
ing the next four years. Doubtless he
ro,1igas thie fact and is reSiuned