Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Now that Congress has taken re-
cess to recuperate for the responsible
tiles of next fall, the President Is
perfccting arrangements to have
romp in the Adirondacks fora month
or more. 1t is probable that he will
leave Washington next week, and
will not return before Oct. LIST. lie
is now engaged in the consideration
of matters which he wishes 10 dispose
of before leaving the city. The prin-
cipal question is in regard TO filling
vacancies existing in the Civil Ser
vice, 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 Prcsi-
dent has commissioned the persons
nominated to serve during the recess
of Congress, and it is believed that
this rule will be followed in all cases.
Local politicians are much surprised
and indignant at the action of the
President in Observation-Disclosures
as Recorder of Deeds for the District,
in defiance of the Senatc's rejection.
After all that has been said and done
10 outwit Matthews, it does seem
hard for the District Democracy to
get the cold shoulder from the Presi-
dent who has expressed himself in
favor of home men for home offices.
A large number of rejected nominees
have already been nominated and
commissioned by the President, and
in consequence the air is full of ru-
mors of what the Senate will do next
FIJI.
There are still some forty members
of Congress in the city and few Sem
ators. These are mostly members
who have been renominated and have
remained to endeavor to obtain the
offices promised for support in the
canvass for denomination. Some of
the members, however, are from the
Districts in which appointments had
been made and either rejected by the
Senate or not acted on at all, and
these "nice plums" the members are
looking after for faithful constituents.
Some of the most astute politicians
suffered the offices to be filled by
Republicans until the adjournment
of Congress, and then asked to have
such officials suspended and Demo-
Gratis appointed in their places. Such
a policy gives the places to the new
appointees for at least five months
without danger of being deprived OF
them by the Republican Senate in
less time than that. 1t is supposed
too that when 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.
heard a member of Congress say
In a street car one day this week that
: the day before he had a plain talk
f with the President, and told him that
0 he had received denomination bu
t could not be elected unless the Prcsi
, dent would at once give him the Fed
1 eral appointments in his district. IL
t lose the district would be to lose ;
q Democratic member and the Presi
: dent should not permit loss to hi
t party when it was in his power t,
: prevent it. The member said tina
e the argument was a "knock dow
one" and the President told him l.
It make out his list and send itwith tn
n papers in support of each applican
is and he would make the appointment:
S. Plain talk is the most effective afte
If all, and as many members are usin
t, the same argument, appointments j
r, large numbers may be looked for be
l. fore the President leaves for his va
Y. cation. The offices belong to til
n Democrats by right of conquest, al
e que the petitioners, and the evil
. not in appointing men of your ow
1, party, but in not selecting the bes
G. men of the party to fill them.
l. The work of remodeling the Pres
If dents country house on the outskiri
Of of Washington is advancing rapid!
W and day by day it begins to loo
q. more picturesque and less antique.
s, is expected that the work will l
completed about October LIST, and III
M house placed in condition for imm,
N diatc occupancy when the Presidel
M and his wife return from their sun
M mer vacation. Meanwhile the grount
M have been placed in charge of a lant
M scape gardener, who consults Mr.
M Cleveland as to what she would iii
M and then plans to please her. Mr.
M Cleveland spends some time of ever
M day at the cottage, watching ii
M workmen as they gradually transforI
~ the somber old mansion into plea
M ant, comfortable and attractive subj
w ban villa. The features of the ext,
&c rior are the broad and pleasant pit
", zas surrounding the house and Il
III high and picturesque roof of tiles.
a. Two very interesting additions hay
been made to the National Museu
q, lately. Mrs. Lila May Pavy, the wit
re ow of the late DIR. Octave Pavy, ma
III uralist and surgeon of the Greedy Ar,
" tic Expedition, has donated to I'll
Oh Museum the articles collected by hi
10 husband on his trip to the Arctic II
Us gions. Among the articles thus d.
"a mated are two suits ofeiderduck wor
nc by the Esquimaux women, fur sui
le paper knives made from walrus tusk
Oh footstool made of the skin of blac
OF and white polar bears, model of ii
a. sled used by DR.. Pavy in the south {
~ Greenland, whist counters made frol
i; walrus tusk and piece of the flag {
- the Polaris, carried by DR.. Pavy
ID latitude SO degrees. The Grant re
10 les, accepted in The last hours Of Coz