The Daily Tombstone., 1886-08-21
WASHINGTON LEIrEEEs.
wAgnNeroN. Aus. 16, 1886.


 prise in political circles here. It is -aid at the State Department that MT. Keiley's appointment was decided up- on immediately after the resignation of Judge Batchelur, the former in- cumbent of the office. The salary at ,ached to ile office is about $S,O00, and is paid by the Egyptian govern ment.
 The Cutting case contir-u ues to he he leading topic of discussion. It is understood that the question was very thoroughly discussed at the last Cabinet meeting, hut nothing of lnj- portanCe regjrding the matter has been given to the public. The State EepIrtment officials are more than ordinarily reticent on the su' ject and nothing can be learned at the Wal Department. l. is believed, however. that although MT. BHyarti has made no further demard upon Mexico, that he is still firm in the position that Il, has taken, and thai f ha> hern de- ciIed tu await the decision of the Su- preme Court of Mexico, tn which an appeal has leen taken, hefore taking further steps in h. premises. Iii secretary of War left upon his sun,- mer vacation on Thursday last, and Is one of tl,e officials rsmarked. That doesn't look much like Wal. l0rs it?"
 Pending the setllrmen, of the Gu = ing matter orders have been given ' the Mexican Government posipnmn,
 he commencement "f work upon the new legation building here. the plans # which were recently approved, and work Was to have teen com .nemced at once
 Tn" rcappointment of Mr James c. Matthews, the new Recorder of Feeds fJr the District, after his nama had be rejected by the Senate, Was d surprise to every one. As by the terms of Mr. Fred. Douglass resigns ton he was to hold the office uh,il , Is succes: or had qualified, he has continued to draw the salary regularly until "Wednesday ]. st, when inc office Was formally transferred to nr. Mat thews.
 A prominent exUnited State. Sen ator. who was interviewed by rt- porier of the Washington Critic, made he statt ment that "wheneyer the Senate of the United Stat,e-whirh hi, equal and CD Gfdinate power with he President ir the matter of al - intment If fficers- rel c's the = HlnatiGn of Il person Hhu,e nan has heen sent in by the President for al = puintment to $ certain off 5e, such r, . ice ion is advising the Executive that
 he Senate does not consent to the app intmcni and ny this oticial act of that hody ihe person whose name was rejected h cunstitu;ionally dis qu Iited fIrm performing the duties ani receiving ihe trusts and profits of that certain C6ite while the recorded judgment of the Senate remains un- reversed. That is the whole ca in d nat shell, and there Is no law oI precedent to gainsay t. The Presi- dent must have acied in these mat- teis without consideration or consulta- tion."
 The statue of Ghcrd Rawlins, which was formerly l.eed upon a re- servation at the intersection of New York Avenue and 18th street, is about to be removed to the small triangle at the southeast corner O Pennsylvania Avenue and 9th street. The transfer of the statue was brought about ny the Army of the Tennessee, as it was thought that the memorial to so dis ,inguishtd an office~ should have a more prominent site than had been afforded it.
 The President and Mrs. Cleveland haze All of their plans arranged, and will leave for the Adirondack wilder ness, in Northern New York, early next week. They have engaged rooms at the celebrated summer Lotel of Paul Smiths, upon the Upper Saranac T,6a ,n,I x,,;Il ,,rob,il,, .DapJ fo,r o-