Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-02
Washington Letter.
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Washington. April u. 1889.

Senator Quay has said farewell TO
the President and gone to his Pennsyl-
yauia home. determined to take long
rest He and the President are on the
very best of terms, few long-tongued
gossips to the contrary notwithstanding
And what is more. they are likely to
continue so. They thoroughly under
stand each other, and there is not the
slightest danger that the President viii
refuse any favor asked for BY the Sena-
tor. hneanse the Senator will ask moth
inc that il would not benefit the adj
ministration to grant
1t is thought tina! the Ohio Republi-
cans have lost one or two very good
appointments owing to the lack Of har-
mony in the Congressional delegation
the President preferring TO select Il man
from some other state rather than to
decide between two Ohio men, each
backed by part Of the Congressional
delegation.
Charges have been filed with the Pres
ident against ex-Congressman Smalls,
of South Carolina, who is n candidate
for prominent Federal position in his
State. One of the charges against him
is that he secretly worked and voted
for the Democratic Presidential and
congressional ticket last November.
The President is believer in the ben
efts to be derived from doing business
in a thoroughly systematic manner.
For instance, he assigned one day Of
each week for the consideration OF bnsi-
ness pertaining to each one of
the executive Departments of the
Government, and unless the business is
unusually important it will not be con
sidered on any other day than that
assigned TO the Department under
which it properly comes. This rule
will work advantageously all around;
it will enable the Cabinet officer to so
arrange the work Of his department
that on the day assigned to it he can
have all matters requiring the attention
of the President ready for presentation
to him, and il will enable the President
to rapidly dispose of the business thus
brought before him.
The Department of Agriculture and
the Department OF Justice having very
little business requiring the attention Of
the President, have no particular time
assigned 10 them The days Of the
week are assigned as follows Monday
Navy Department, Tuesday Post
Office Department, Wednesday Treas
ury Department, Thursday Interior
Department, Fridav-State Department,
Saturday War Department
This rule will also give the President
some relief from the oflice-seekers For
instance, it man is seeking an appoint
ment under the Postotiice Department
he will know that Tuesday is the only
day upon which the President considers
business relating to that Department.
and will not, as he has been doing.
make daily visits TO the White House.
In fact it is a good rule anyway. and
one wonders why it, or n similar one
had MOI been adopted long ago
Attorney General Miller has been
called upon to decide the much discussed
question As to whether the four years
commission Of Federal officers shall he
dated from the appointment or from tie
tune of confirmation by the Senate
The date of confirmation has generally
been taken but many people believe
that the time of the original appoint
ment is toe proper date. 1t will make
quite difference to large number of
Democratic official. rs there is in many
eases difference of year between the
date OF appointment and that of con
firmation
tx. Congressman F. w Palmer, for
merly of Iowa, but now of Chicago. has
jumped into sudden prominence as a
, candidate for public printer, and many
people think his chances for getting the
appointment are excellent.
The President has appointed Henry
I NJ. Dixon. of Mississippi cadet-at-
large to West Point. The father of this
young man was killed by MOB at his
( home in vazoo City, Mississippi, in
/ 1879 for the heinous crime of having
opposed the Democratic ticket.
The beginning of tue taking of the
new census was inaugurated by the
opening of the census bureau in this
city. which is in charge of Mr. Robert
Porter, the newly appointed superinten
dent
Tha Oklahoma boomers carry their