The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-31
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from our regular eorrespondent.t

the little group of the faithful that has
clustered about the hotels ever since inaug-
uration waiting for the distribution is TAX
ing heart. Every dag new arrivals swell
the ranks and hope beats high. The can
didates are of all classes. There are Jews
and Gentiles; down-east Yankees and people
who cannot speak English; ward-heelers
and students: editors. lawyers and preach
ers. Preachers lead the van 50 far as num-
bers are concerned, and of the candidates
who are not in the city, the large majority
are -superanpuated ministers. All the can
didates have filed voluminous papers, in
GLIDING the most lavish endorsements by
| all sorts of people. One member of the
Kentucky Legislature, indorsing another
for a consular appointment, writes: His
| appointment would be the rite man in the
| rite place When he adds that the car
didate is very 'literery'' one feels assured
that this is the verdict Of an expert in such
matters.
As there are only 800 ~eonsulstes 10 be
distributed among 1000 applicants. several
gentlemen viii be disappointed. The ap-
p~lieants for the Paris consulate sEe said
not to be 50 numerous as under Mr.. CleTe-
lands administration. when they reached
GOO. Il Is understood that thu present IN
| eumbent viii be retained Until ne15 fail.
In tie possession Of the First Assistant
| Secretary Of State is N alphabetical list OF
| consulates, with = blue check against the
name OF every place for which somebody .
has been decided upon by the State depart
ment, subject to the endorsement of the
President. It is the frequent failure of the
President to approve OF the blue marks
that AVE thus far delayed the appointment
of the entire selection of consuls. The list
is occasionally flashed or a too importu-
nate candidate to show him that the place
is already ~''mortgaged'', but inasmuch as
the candidate generally expresses his will
ingness to accept any other consulate the
remedy has no efficacy.
In the speculation concerning the ap-
pointment of this or that candidate to the
vacancy in the Supreme Court, the unwrit-
ten Law Of custom seems to be disregarded.
Vacancies have, by this law generally been
filled by appointment of a judge of the cir
cult from which the last incumbent was
chosen. In that way the Supreme Court
becomes representative OF the several cir
cults and where State and National laws
conflict some one can always be found on
the bench to expand them from an intimate
knowledge. The only exceptions to this
rule grew out of the civil war and the reor-
ganization period. Therefore to appoint
Attorney General Miller or Circuit Judge
Gresham or District Judge Woods will be
a violation of a reasonable custom. If
President Harrison follows precedent, he
will look for Justice Matthew's successor
in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee or Michi-
gan.
Pension Commissioner Tanner has deci-
ded that under the law pensioners who
ave lost both an arm and leg are entitled
to So per month, the same as If both arms
or legs were gone. The number, so far as
known affected by this decision is 81.
While it is manifestly a wilful miscon-
struction of the law, which unfortunately
admits of no such reading, the rating is
just and equitable. It was suggested to
COMMISSIONS Tanner that he wait until
next winter and let Congress pass a law
allowing the rate, but he preferred to do
his own legislating.
Local society is on delightful tip-toe of
expectancy oyer semi-ofiicial announce
ments and rumors of marriages to be.
face and the renowned hatred for his court
brother Lamar, on June 9th, will wed the
daughter Of his recently deceased colleague
Justice Matthews. Owing to the fact that
Justice Matthews has been dead so short q
time the fulfllment of the VOWS thai were
pledged during his illness will be rigidly
ceremonial and the witnesses confined to the
immediate relatives. The groom is a bach
elor of sixty-two years, over six feet four
inches tall and an unusually handsome
man. Indeed, he is deemed the handsomest
member Of the Supreme Court. lie is of
old Massachusetts, stock, his ancestors hav-
ing burned witches and sit into the Revo-
luton in true orthodox style. The bride,
Miss Jean Matthews is also of Revolution
airy lineage, and is a lady of fine abilities.
The honeymoon will be passed in Europe
and IN their return the couple will occupy
the JUSTICES fine residence here, a brick re-
production of the New England architec-
ture Of the colonial period.
The President has decided that hereafter
the list Of eligibles for appointment to the
public services. together with their stand
ing shall be made public. Under the idea
that if it were made public, politicians
would bring pressure to bearfor the appoint
ment of a certain man, the lists have been
up to this time kept secret. WESTON.