Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-09
THE DESERTED CAPITOL.
Nominations Left Over-Putting the
Halls of Congress in Order.

NOnltnaLtOnS DCIb ONcf-E Lnc
Halls of Congress in Order.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-The capitol
presents a dreary appearance. Nearly all
the Congressman have gone. A few are
to be seen about the departments looking
after matters for their constituents. The
majority of them have gone home. but
some have gone to the different seaside or
mountain resorts for little rest and
pleasure before the work of the campaign
preliminary to the elections begins.
The work Of clearing up the halls of
Congress has already begun. Ladders
aud scaffoldlng are being placed in posi-
ton around the upper part of the dome
and the statue of the goddts to facilitate
cleaning and scrubbing and painting.
The reUulating apparatus Is to be
thoroughly 0yerhauled.
The appropriations Tor repair and care
4 Of the capitol contain no unusual items,
y and the work will be Of the customary
character in most respects. Operations
a on the terraces will be carried on without
s Interruption, and considerable progress
q made before Congress reassembles. In
tB two halls of Congress carpets and
furniture will be removed and the usual
81 midsummer arrangements made. A
number CT committees and investigations
a will 20 on during the recess, but no calls
for such meetings have yet been issued,
# and there will be rest before any recess
Work is begun.
NOMINATIONS LEFT OVER.
Out Of the 2,450 nominations sent to
The Senate by the President, about 150
were withdrawn for various reasons,
manly clerical errors, or to change the
eDarscter OF the nomination; thirty were
IH1EOfD1 N..I
concerning these ignored nominations
no dehnite policy has been adopted by
lae PRESIDENT, but there is little doubt
!uat unless some special reasons exist in
INDIVIDUAL cases for the contrary action
.le nominees hung up will all be re-
appointed.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
III is expected that the President will
9Ppolnt successor to Public Printer
cation.
mere seems to he no doubt that the Of
IIe III De given 10 Gen. Rogers, of Buf.
@ aD' otall, the Indiana applicant, who
was the most formidable competitor of
SeI, hoIers, is abandoned by his friends,
~. p.Q NO lurther appeals will be made to the
%luent IN his behalf. Congressman
STs"el' OF Indiana, said that the report
VI I. OIl ueAtment to the Indiana delega
.uu, w. ast week, when they called to urge
s's'.aPpolntment s''. Of Stall, is true, notwth-
sTIuung the denial made by some OF the
STsa1'lon. The President practically
,'a5u ,oia.I Us down stairs, and that settled it
nat,es, ,I' as our doing anything further in the
DUE. said Mr.. Klainer.
,ouuihg the change in the head of the
spn','nent there are many rumors
ie9 ie",qs .lN 10 the surface, causing the be-
EwasS Sa' Mr. Rounds should not be al
Ind d'u l1 W resign, but instead be suspended
Il is 'n Il, omeal investigation be ordered.
"rcss a. iaAeled that he had increased the
,peds ,ne ottca far beyond the actual
strsIio pelore the change IN the admin
nhHoooN ne had accommodated his Re-
l,cs. l'u lHends by providing them with
5tlNu since the change he has been
rit6,ta same thing for the Democrats,
d u"pe OF being retained in office.
hors "uiaJed there are at least 600
Ire dl.UpIe employed in the office than
Ar Gor..''afy TO carry on the work. Sena-
lysr goi 'u alone has secured places for
NINA =, OF nis Maryland constituency.
lreste. business Of the office is no
We c5st ,DlS year than in former years,
EOOu oI lhh alone has increased over
lr. mnlch has been purchased from
.nicago ''o'uer-ln-law, Kane OF