The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-07
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WASHINGTON Noy. 3. 1896

Washington NOV 3, 1885.
The Presidents dietum to Office seek
ers is the latest important official order.
Tor some time past Mr.. Cleveland has
been seriously annoyed by ca lers whose
business Vas trivial in the least degree.
Applicants for little postoilicer5 and
for subordinate positions in the depart
ments have gene TO the White House
on the days when audiences were gran
ted to visitors, and on gaining access
to the President, have sbutton-holed
him, and poured into ms a the.r long
stories. A friend asked Mr.. Cleveland
why he allowed his valu tble time to be
engrossed by such minor matters. 81
do not know lie replied, II do not re-
member half these people say TO me. "
The nuisance has grown alarmingly III
the past few weeks, the crowd Of call
ers growing larger every day. In view
of the enormous business hemust trans
act before the meeting Of Congress, to-
getlier with his, as yet, untouched mes
sage. which must be ready for Congress
The President has felt compelled to in
stitute Il reform.
After the first day Of Noveelbar he
viii grantnu interview to those seek
ing Office on to their advocates. On
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Of
that month, from 10 to II O'Clock in
the morning, he will receive such other
persons us call on strictly public bust
ness. Ontlie same days at l.30 in the
afternoon, he will meet those who
merely desire to shake hands with him.
On all other days and times during the
the month he Will receive only Cabinet
officers and Chiefs OF Bureaus. The
President takes the position that, While
tll9sq seeking public Offices seem very
! numerous when massed in Washington
they are but a very small portion of
the American people. He says that
tic greater part of the people whose
agent he Is, are those interests in the
Government are entirely disconnected
from Office Holding.
The probable complexion of the re-
organized Ciyil-Seryice Commission, is
now q sahjeet Of specnlatien- 1t has
been suggested that if Mr.. Coon should
be appointed as a Republican, Profess
sor Smart, Of Indiana, as q Democrat
and educator, with a partical turn, and
a southern Democrat and lawyer be the
third man, a fairly satisfactory conn
mission might be evolved. Judge
Thoman's resignation, which was ac-
cepted without any etfnssion on the part
OF the President, is to take effect at
once. As Mr.. Eaion's place becomes
vacant ia q few days, and as DR.. Gre
CORY viii also leave the office. the conf
mission has to be recognized at an
early date. II has been said that the
President VIII have difficulty in getting
these positions, which are among the
most honorable in the public service.
Glled; but such a statement is probably
born Of u desire to see the failure Of
the commission.
The chief point OF interest in the
Capitol during the winter will be the
Senate. 1t ispgclicted by Republicans
tAat there will he as much friction be-
tween Democratic Senators and the
President as between the President and
the Republicans. 1t is true that many
of the Democratic Senators do not
aglee with Mr.. Cleveland in matters of
policy, hut how wide OF how narrow
their differences may become isa ques-
ton which only the future can deter
mine. The Republican Senators will
he largely guided in their course to-
wards the Administration by the results
in the YirginiaaEdNew York elections.
Ifboth OF them so against The Admin
istration, it viii naturally make them
more aggressive. The Republicans are
saying that the fight Of the Democratic
factions in Congress will relieve them
from tile necessity OF doing anything in
the way Of amusement. Congressman
Nell of s.. 1ou's, is spoken of as
The man who is expected to furnish fun
for the Forty-ninth Congress. But rs
he Spends tut little time on the floor of
the House, he will not fill the vacan-
eMneies left hy Cox, who has gone to
Turkey, and by uorrof Michigan, and
helforl OF Colorado, who are politically
no more. Corwin, Tiiaddeus Stevens
and Senator Nesmith We're some Of the
old hunorists who have enlivened many
q day at the Capitol. But new men
are coming TO Tho new Congress and as
each session IN Gsa PAST has been pro-
With funny men, no rsneed he
fels but tAat the future viii take cafe
Of that need.
On every Sunday marning. large
crowds stij gather at the so-called
pccsi1en' caurcil, attracted by enrl-
city te9 'hs Chicf Magistrate at his