New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
WILL REASONS FOR REMOVALS BE GIVEN
personal NOTES.


personal NOTES.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBrSR
WAsH:NGroN, Jan. 1.-THE Cabinet meeting Thus
day said to have been than usually erestug
The question whether the President should state, il
called II! on by the Senate his for guspendng
officials was discussed in all its bearings There ia good
for believing that the o the discussion
was determination 10 wait until the Senate should
make such demand upon the President Up to the
present time ii has not done co. Its inquiries have
solely been directed to heads of Department. The
latter have answered the inquiries in thre in
stances, but hereafter they will n general form
agreed upon at Fridays cabinet meeting, which in sub
stance tells the Senate to go to the President If it
wants to know the why an officer removed
At the time. the heads OF departments will not
refuse to transmit any papers file which may throw
light on the appointment under consideration. What
the President will do he should be called upon
to state his for making certain removals re-
mains 10 be Ii is believed that he would decline
to give them AID that in this position he Is sustained by
his entire Cabinet On the other hand it pretty
certain that the Senate in few only will send
such request to the President There is a lack Of
concerted action the part Of the Senate in the mat
ter of the appointments. No definite plan or policy
to have been adopted. The involving dis
puted points have Teen set aside for the present
considered. Republican Senators say that each
will be considered upon it's merits. Bat this is only
another way OF stating that the majority is unable to
agree upon general principle which to deal with
the appointments The truth to That ST hators
afraid OF entering into open opposition to the Pres
dent. venture to say said an experienced pOiti
elan. that the Senate will re,cct ten out
OF the 1000 nominations sent in by the President"
" Reject blank said a Republican Senator in deep
disgust TO the other day after he had spoken
An
can't get a0yOody rejected here" While this may
have beeen outburst Ouly of temporary dsaI point
exists to-day. The power Whch the President wields
in the dispensaon OF the Federal patronage makes it,
self felt upon Republican and Democratic Senators
alike. With few exceptions, they all dread to provoke
IA conflict
Colonel Lamont told me that be never re
ecived letter from Collector Armstrong Of Utica, as
stated in "Tbe Sun" in which that officer
asked to nave the Presidents attention drawn 10 tho
TACT that he Armstrong had rendered great service to
the DemucIa party during the Presidential campaign
and that his retention in office n nominal kepubcan
would enable him TO perform valuable service for the
Democratic party. Colonel Lamont said tat he had
received letter from Nr. Armstrong hut IL simply
stated that the writer had appointed deputy after
consulting the leading Democrats of his District re-
ga ding The appointment; That was all Of valuable
services rendered TO the Democratic party etc. there
was not word
j. Randolph Tucker, has written a letter to his
situents which he declines TO be candidate tor
election lie does state his for taking this
but il il well understood that he recognizes the
TACT that he could not secure denomination without
severe struggle There several men III Ills district
who would like his place and there many people
who think that he has been N Congress long cuJngh.
There has grown uD moreover, a strong protection
scntin ent within Mr.. fuckers district which is OPP
posed TO Mr.. fuckers ree-trade views. Mr.. Tucker.
u the of twelve years sery ee in the House
has never done anything rcmarkablc. lie has the
reputation of being an excellent lawyer acquired no
doubt while he Attome v-General OF the State OF
Virginia but he has laid done anything the
House to justify this reputation He isOo of the most
popular MEMBERS however, hne story teller and
great diner out. The late President fairfield always
had strong hiking for him. 1t is TINS which made LIS
widow ask for the appointment OF Mr. Tucker as
guardian OF property LII Virginia in which her
husband was interested.
Dorman b. Eaton, told. is engaged in the
preparation of reply TO g all Hamiltons Civil Service
article which has recently appeared. 1t will be
published in one Of the monthly magazines.
An amusing incident. " The Critic " says, occurred
at the office OF the Public Printer the other day Mr..
Rounds the father of the Public Printer who is here
visiting his SON sitting III the office when Senator
Brown of Georgia, cam in and introduced 10 him.
warmly. - remember meeinG you at the Republican
National Convention in 1865, when nominated
General Grant Tor President. ! remember that you
made very good speech at the convention, telling
them why YOU thought Grant ought 10 he nominated.
Ii was n good speech sir good Republican speech 1
hope Won are still ardent d Republican. Senator as
YOU then" The Senator was somewhat taken
aback by Mr.. Rounds sally. and after spending hour
ia trying 20 explain TO Mr.. Rounds why be not
Republican STILL went away with some apparent doubt
TO whether he had succeeded in making his eXplaua
ton satisfactory TO the Illinois gentleman.