Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-20
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Disa ppointmens said to be In Store for
Presidential Nominees, Whom the Sem
ate Will Fail Co Confirm-Chagriu Among
Appaintees TO Coveted STAFF Positions in
the Army Some of the Victims.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Republican
Senators have, it is understood, decided
not to confirm any. of the nominations
sent in by the President Tuesday. These
include all the appointments made since
Congress adjourned In October last. 1t is
| possible that the army nominations may
be made an exception, but this is not like
ly. Under the law the commission given
by the President to an appointee expires
with the presidential term, SO on March 4
all officials whose nominations have not
been confirmed retire, and the Offices re-
main vacant until the incoming President
makes new appointments. The Senators
have practically decided upon this plan
for the reason that it is unwise to add any
more Democrats to the list of Federal Of
ficiais, many of whom were appointed
simply as a means of promoting them be-
fore the Democrats go out of power.
Should the Senate confirm these new NOM
nations, the new officials would remain
in Office until their successors were APP
pointed and confirmed. Should they be
rejected it would be necessary for Presi-
dent Cleveland to send in new names for
consideration. To avoid mixing up mat
tiers, therefore, and to save themselves
trouble and annoyance, the Senators will,
it is said, hang up the nominations now
pending and allow the new officials to re-
main in Office until March 3.
Only those who were appointed before
the Senate convened have taken possess
sion of their offices. The others will be
compelled to try their luck again with
President Harrison and the Republican
Cabinet.
The knowledge of the decision of the
Senate will give great surprise and disap-
pOintment to the nominees to the army
staff places. There was great rivalry for
these desirable berths, and loud COM
plants of fayoritism and injustice have
been made since the nominations were
sent in. 1t is said that special and polit-
ical influence outweighed all considera-
ton of merit and fitness, and the disap-
pointed candidates will be pleased to hear
that their successful rivals are not to have
All easy road to confirmation. Outside the
army places, the list of nominations to re-
main Enacted upon includes about a dozen
postmasters, two internal revenue COL
lectors, a number of judges of probate of
Utah, three receivers of public moneys,
three land Office registers, two Indian
agents and also the nomination of John
j. Enrich, of Michigan, to be assistant
Indian Commissioners; Samuel H. Albro,
of New York, to be superintendent of
Indian scSools, and James C. Saunders
Qate a member of the White House cler-
ical force) to be an Indian Inspector. All
of these latter appointees were commits
stoned during the recess of the Senate,
and are therefore now in possession of
their offices.
Among the postnasters who will not be
confirmed is General Newberry at Chica-
go. He was appointed during the last
session of the Senate. The nomination
was left over Enacted upon, and General
Newberry was again appointed during the
recess. The law provides that in the case
of postmasters, special agents shall take
charge of the Office when the commissions
of unconfrmed postmasters expire by rea-
son of an outgoing Administration, and
special provision is made with regard to a |
few other classes of officials. But in the
great majority of cases the Offices are sim
ply declared vacant. 1t is possible that in !
a few particular instances where the /
necessities of the public service are con.
cerned, the Senate will act upon nominal |
tons, but as a rule they will be allowed to |
die upon the calendar.
The Senate yesterday held a brief ex.
ecutive session at which these nomina-
lions were referred to the appropriate
committee.