The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-08-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. c. Aug, l6, 'SG

Now that Congress has takena
recess to recuperate for the re.
sponsibilities of next fall, the
President is perfeeting arrange
ments to have romp IN the Adj
rondacks for a month or more. 1t
is probable that he will leave
Washington next week, and will
not return before October LIST. He
is now engaged in the considera-
ton of matters which he wishes to
dispose of before leaving the city,
The principal question is in regard
to filling vacancies existing in the
Civil Service, many of which are
due to the failure of the Senate to
act upon nominations submitted
to it. In a large number of such
cases the the President has com
missi0ned the persons nominated
/ to serve during the recess of Con
kgress, and it is believed that this
n will be followed III all cases.
Local politicians are much sur
Eprised aud indignant. -
A preminent, Ex- United States
Senator, who was interviewed by a
reporter of the Washington Critic,
made the statement that "Whenev-
er the Senate of the United States
rejects the nomination of per-
son whose name has been sent in.
by the President for appointment
to, certain office, such rejection
is advising the Executive that the
Senates does not consent to the
appointment; and by this official
act of that body the person whose
name. was rejected is constitution
ALLY disqualified from performing
the duties and receiving the trusts
of that certain office while the re-
corded Judgment of the Senatere
mains unreversed That is the
Whole case i'll nut she'll, and there
is no law or precedent to gainsay
it. The President must have act
ed in these matters without con-
sideration OF consultations =
There are still some forty men,
bers OF Congress in the city and
few Senators. These are mostly
members who have been renomi-
mated and have remained to en-
deavor to obtain the Offices prom
ised for support in the canvass for
denomination. Some of the mem
bers, however, are from the Dist
tricts in which appointments had
been made and either rejected by
the Senate or not acted ON at all,
and these nice plums" the mem
bers are looking after for faithful
constituents. Some of the most
astute politicians suffered the Off
ces to be filed by Republicans
until the adjournmentof Congress,
and then asked to have such Off
Gals suspended and Democrats
appointed in their places. Such
q policy gives the place to the new
appointees for at least five months
without danger of being deprived
of them by the Republican Sen
ate in less than that. 1t is sup
posed too that when a removed
official has been out for six months
he will lose some of his thirst
for revenge by the time Congress
reassembles, and will not then
trouble himself to have the new
man rejected. He will become
used to being out of office and not
care SO much for it nor feel SO sore
over his removal.
The Cutting case continues to
be the leading topic of discussion.
1t is understood that the question
was discussed thoroughly at the
last Cabinet meeting, but nothing
of Importance regarding the mat
ter has been given to the public.
The State Department officials are
more than ordinarily reticent on
the subject and nothing can he
learned at the War Department
1t is believed, however, that altuo
Mr.. Bayard has made no further
demand upon Mexico that he is
still firm in the position that he
has taken, and that it has been de-
.ei, led ~ await the decision OF the
Supreme C2urt of Mexico, to
Lou Hoo, I,1-o,,