Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-03-26
WASHINGTON WEEPS.
The Senate Wants to go Home and Will Adjourn About the
 First of March.
But Few Appointments Being Made
 By the President!
the Departments.-B Vs. Blondes.
From our Special CorrespOndent.l

WASHINGTON, March 19, 1SS5.
 ED. HERALD Since my last letter to the HERALD Washington has had tune to get her breath freely after the rush consequent on Inauguration and now the situation is more clear ly apprehended.
 The new administration is a source of continued surprise to the Repub> lican senators. So few nominations have been sent in by President Cleveland for confirmation that the dignified and easy going legislators are actually weary of doing nothing and wish to go home. Hence it is about decided that final adjourn mcnt will be taken by the last of this month, The Republicans no less than the Democrats expected that at least 200 nominations would be passed upon during the extra ses- slon, and, while the former are as- tonished, the latter are dissatisfied at the small number of changes made in the lucrative offices. Both alike desired the credit of confirm> ing a great number of new officers but will end their labers with feel ing of but little accomplished. s'However, it will make no differ> ence," said a Democratic senator to- day, "the rush of appointments will not occur until we adjourn and the list of new office holders will swell rapidly during the eight months which will intervene before the next session of Congress. The host of new arpointees during the recess will be inducted 10 office without opposition and the senate can con. firm them next December in the us- ual course of business.
 The hosts of office seekers, who remained here after the inauguration are disappearing rapidly, it being found that the new administration is determined to take things easy in making changes in office. The 5000 applicants who have recently visited Washington are returning home sad eyed and more or less dIsheartened the party managers nave decided that all Republicans must go, but | PresIde lent Cleveland dictates the or der of going, and, under the circum' stances four years will be required fo make a clean sweep.
 The discovery has been made thai the number of female clerks employ" ed in the departments has largely decreased during the past as com pared with previous years. This i; attributed some say, to the working l of the civil service law. The Bureau Chiefs, when called upen to decide ! between q male and female appli. cant, invariably prefer the man, ant so it happens the number of female clerks is diminishing. This is al effect certainly not anticipated by the author of the law. But it i:
 possibly not he law that is so mucf to blame as the administration of it What sort of men are these Bureau Chiefs that they should "invariably'
 prefer male 10 female clerks: Blu this is not the whole of the disheart-
 ening story. When it comes to { decision between female applicants the chiefs favor the brunettes at tn, expense of the blondes. The excus, l given for this is that the blondes ar, too quick tempered and do not mak' as efficient clerks as the brunettes This has driven the blondes to des-
 perate and dark devices. An incl dent is given of lady recently ap' pointed to position ID the Treas ury Department. who during th' trying ordeal preceding her appoint ment, disguised herself in a darl wig, only showed in her true color as a blonde of the blondes wher, her position was made sure and sec cure **@