Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-02
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its enactment into law.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the influence OF
the executive over the senate and sena-
tors on account OF the possession OF vast
patronage was so great that the president
practically now had the power to appoint
to al, those Offices which are not among
the exceptions named In the bill, and II
was only in extreme instances Of the dis.
covery Of bad conduct and bad character,
such that u they had come 20 the
knowledge u any honest president
himself, he would have refused to make
the appointment, that the senate rejected
nomination. Therefore n.r Ednunds
thought II was az object OF public inter-
est To diminish the power OF presidential
patronage as connected with It's influence
on the two houses Of congress, and par
ticularly the senate. think,
therefore, said Mr.. Edmunds, on that
urench OF the subject, that
the senate in giving him the sole power
OF appointments Of these officers IS not
giving up function that Is now OF any
substantial Practical value AZ 70 tho
active part OF The bill which fxes the
tenure of these offices, Mr. l. tmuuds said
the same considerations OF diminishing
the power OF executive patronage aud
promoting the interests OF the civil
service in which an officer shall be
servant of law which fixed, regulated
and prescribed his duty and not a
heuchmen OF the president OF the United
States holding his official life at tle pleas
ure of the president, would be also great
public advantage. Under the present
tenure OF oflices continued Edmunds, the
president exercises the power Of suspen-
| al rpanmnivaA In Ia, -.
| tional just as freely as before he exercised
the power Of removal, aud as that
power OF suspension is capable OF
continuous repetition after every
adjournment of the senate, IL
furnishes security against the exercise
OF executive Influence and patronage to
control political opinions, and the con-
duct of this great body Of officers. Now
II this bill should become a law, each one
OF all this body Of officers nceuppointed,
would be like the president hhnSelf, aud
like all officers Ia all state 90, ernments
of the Union, an officer for deilats pc
Rod Of time, subject to no mans
caprice, and bound to obey no
mans request or direction further
than that Official request and direction
which the president az head OF depart
ment might give in the performance of
his official duties But Ia order that
mlsconductlng officials shah not continue
in Office the bill provides ready and
summary means OF public inquiry and
judicial removal, and by such system
and under such securities that while jus.
tice and falr-play must be exercised toward
the Official no injury can come
to the public service IN respect OF
continuing an improper person in place
believe, continued Mr.. Edmunds, that
If this law were now passed and II
publican successor of Mr.. Cleveland
should find MI the offices filled with Dem
ocrats the whole taing would adjust it.
self, because during each four years al
, these offices would hive become va
cant aud hske been relied AMI
, conse quently there need not be at the In
coming OF any administration, or the out
going OF one, any scramble or hurryine
on to Washington by thousands to secure
places. Vacancies would occur from day
to day, week to week and month tc
month, and would be filled In the regular
way.
The president has approved the joint
resolution extending appropriations for
fifteen days.
INVITED TO ST. LOUIS.
WARRINGTON, July is. w. Cobb and
G. G. Rainwater, accompanied by the en-.
tire Missouri congressional delegation,
called upon the president to-day and
formally invited MIN 60 attend the state
fair, to be held at st. Louis in October.
The president said he would consider the
matter and would notify them Of his con-
clusion in writing.
APPROVED ny THE PRESIDENT.
! pVgcfHaV1t
has approved the act to reduce the fees
on domestic money orders for sums moi
exceeding 50; the act making allowance
for clerk hire to postmasters Of the first
and second class postofllces; the military
appropriation bill; the postofice appro
priation bill; the agricultural eppropria
tion bill; the army appropriation bill
the act granting leave of absence to en-
ployes OF the government printing Office
the act providing tor the completion Of
the public building at III Paso; the act
providing for the completion OF the pub
lie building at Hannibal, Mo the act
providing for the publ &c building at Sa
wanna, Ca; the act relating to public
building at Peoria, Ill. the act relating Ia
the public building at Des Moines, la :.
the act for the relief Of the Kansas City
Fort Scott Gulf Railroad company.
NO APPROPRIATIONS.
WAsHNGToN, July Acting Score
tary Fairchild this morning prepared q
circular calling the attention Of govern
ment employees to the failure of congress-
to provide for them compensation aitel
June 80, and notifying them that con
tinuance at work after that date must be
at their own risk subject to the future
act of congress. The matter was con
sidered at the cabinet meeting to-day and
it was decided to defer the issuance Of
the circular until tomorrow In aniicipa.
ton Of the passage by congress
to-day of a joiut resolution ex
tending the appropriation of the last
fiscal year. Youmans, chief clerk of the
treasury, prepared telegram to all Gus
todians of public buildings, about one
hundred aud thirty in number, as follows
''No appropriations. Can't direct pur-
chase. ADVISE purchases at Est years
prices subject TO appropriations by con
aregs - These telegrams will not be sent