New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-22
THE GOSSIP or THE CAPITAL.
WILL MATTHEWS BE REJECTED AGAIN.

WILL MATTHEWS BE REJECTED AGAIN.
COLLECTOR MAGONE's UNFORTUNATE DENIAL-HIs
LETTER on FILE IN THE TREASURY.
IRON 1IH REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRrBuSE.i
WASH sGroS, Dec. 21.-lhe President screwed up
courage enough to-day TO send in the nomination
OF !. c. Matthews Recorder of Deeds for the Dis
uct OF Columbia. don't suppose that Mr. Matthew'S
ircds have any expectation of his being confirmed.
Sun the vacares OF the Senate behind closed doors
are such as to make hs ultimate fate trine uncer
Ia perhaps. This of Matthews illustrates the
frivolous manner In which nominations some
unes treated by the Senate. He rejected on the
soe ground that he a resident Of the
District. few PEOPLE here asserted-and no one
con rairted them at the tme-that inasmuch the
Office o. Recorder was supported by fees paid out OF
the poke OF residents IL should therefore be given
to resident and not to "carpet- bagger.' This,
venture TO say, Is gross misstatement of
facts have taken some pal TO ascertain just
what proportion of the fees collected by the Recorder
annually comes directly from bona ide residents OF
the District 1t Is impossible. Of course, to give
the exact figures but approximately should say that
out Of every 800 collected in fees $50 is contributed
by non resident investors. capitalists spectators.
The heavy operators in real estate are all outsiders
Why should they not be represented. The people who
buy houses an come to live here during tho winter
months. and who have built up tho Northwestern
section Of the city, where real estate Is most
re'a nearly all OF them their legal residence outside
the District. It l. they that contribute the main
To reject Matthews, THEREFOR, upon the ground that
the Oilce should ~ resident because 1t 10 sup
ported by the money Of residents, seems unjust
IL Is strange to how the cOlored people them
selves divided on this question of Matthews's
hrmatiOn. "Ihe Dee" the ollest and most inhuen-
tial organ Of the colorcd in the District, calls
loudly upon the Senate to confirm Mr. Matthew'S ct
Advloate" on the other hand, though sympathizlng
with Matthews, denounces those colOred Republicans
lacking in self respect who "gnOrng the iic,
the hating opposition OF the District Democracy
when controlled the action OF majority OF their party
lin the -euate asked Republican Senators TO confirm
bourbon Mr.. Matthe vs. has proven hlmsef 10
be- 1 may add that Mr. Matthews, since he has been
In office. has given universal satisfaction. rhe work IL
performed with dispatch aud and much or the
clamOr which his rejection by The senate was due has
died away. The OF Of the President reap
pointing him after having been rejected by the sepat-,
Is quite anOh her thing II Is defiance Of the renate.
ard by also believed be in clear violation ~ the
law. Without appearing to he inconsistent, do not
senate cOufiraI Matthew'S. But then,
consistency Is OF the Seuate's Jewels
New-YOrk men here puzzled to know what could
have induced Collector MagOUe TO deny hitiy that ne
signed letter appointing Liam Pet rs,Of Ogdens-
vision OF the New-York Cns,ou House The letter is
hle in the appointment Division OF the Treasury De-
parment II IL dated OctObet &c, was eceIVed on the
81 approved rhe % In II he Collector recon-
mends that Mr. Peterss appointment ne dated nscA 10
septeuber 30 he hsd been performing tie duties or
be paid for IT, Colonel Lamont rays that ollector
MagOne explained to him this appointment ny saying
It a temper .ry one, ana thaV an"ther
pOlnfment should be made "a soon aa sulaDle nan
could be found. This seems TO nave Dcen Zone now
The Treasury Department nteriered 10 no way ID the