St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-04
No Disposition On the Part of Republi-
can Senators to Antagonize
the President.
Land Office Decision Affecting North
western nterests-frouble Antici-
pated with Winnebago Settlers.
A PENNSYLVANIA Man Appointed Commissioner
of Customs and Virginia Gets the Deputy
Comptroller Of Currency.
Click Leaves the Scene of Flesh Pots Much
Disappointed Better-Swaim
Bobs Up Serenely.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April Sit comes to be
generally agreed among senators that be-
cause certain nominations have been lett
over without action it does not signify that
there is any disposition among the minority
to antagonize the president. Senator Dawes,
a prominent and recognized Republican
leader. said to-day that the tenure-of-o office
act does not apply to either revenue or con-
sular appointments. The question OF the
terms of Office of such officials, he said, had
not been raised for a quarter of century,
because Republicans during that time had
controlled the administration, and appoint
ments were putting one party man in to sue
ceed another. This being the condition OF
affairs there had not been
RIGID SCRUTINY
In the senate in the question Of appoint
ments, but now he thought there was dis
position in the senate 10 assert its full power
in the matter of appointment.
''Forinstance," " he said, ''during the recess
of the senate the president can suspend an
official for cause and appoint another in his
stead, but should the senate at the next ses-
sion refuse to confirm the appointee then the
incumbent would retain the Office
require the president TO submit his reasons
for suspension." was asked.
ION, yes," replied the senator. ''That
would have to be done" Upon being remind
ed that such had not been the custom in the
past. when the senate was Democratic, Mr..
Dawes said that it was chiefly because the
appointing power was in the Republican
party and there was
N-O 11crocrTTON
among men of the controlling party to make
very close inquiry about appointments An
other prominent Republican senator, who
represents one of the staunchest Republican
states, saws that there is no disposition
among Republicans to antagonize the presi-
dent ''We feel,'' he said, that the action
of the Democratic president impresses upon
that party the responsibility Of the selection
for offices and unless there should be pal
pable violation of their services, law or pub
lie proprietv, we are not inclined tointerfere.
Now, should Il man noted as Union soldier
te displaced to make room for a Confederate
we would no doubt oppose it, but ordinarily
we are willing to confirm the presidents Sc
lections." This senator asserted that the
non-action of the senate upon a number Of
the nominations did not in any sense sig
Nifty antagonism to the president in making
removals. Said he: "In some Of the cases
which had just been reported back under our
lrues,
A SINGLE OBJECTION
could and did carry the nomination over for
oIie day Some senator of either side OF the
chamber might see tit to object. From the
best information there is no reason to be-
lieve that anything which occurred in the
1oct hours o1 tha sDpcial pssiOn indicates anV
purpose of the Republicans to fight the presi-
dent in the matter of official appointments.
On the contrary, there is good reason to say
that the disposition Of the Republicans is to
accord to the president all the power, all the
authority which his party can claim in the
matter Of his selection for office"