The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-04-26

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. April u. I~sJ.


Senator John sherman and The other Repub-
leans of the Ohio Congressional delegation
are AZ dagger points. The Senator. with his
usual .reedinrss wants The other f,'llnws to
aiinW hlm 10 name the OHIO men who shall
have Federal patronage. This onesid'd way
II eiyin. the prizes i strongly objected Ia hy
Congressman Mckinley. Buticrworth. Barton
and others who have friends they wish Ia pro-
vide for. and the result Is that ohio i getting
leit in the distribution of official pap.
Anon. the dissr>tei Ohio Republicans i
Aphnuse Hart. who came here prepared 10 "a
10 work rs Solicitor Of Internal Revenue, a po
s!lion which he SANS Attorney General Miller
rendered him and which he accepted several
weeks ago. Bat mr has hot gone To work.
owing 10 he objection q. a man greater tLau
me too Miller Boss Quay has man
whom he wishes TO put III that position, bat
nothing has yet been done. and aS Quay Is
SAID 10 have gone home II 4 pet last week.
perhaps Hart may get ia after ali.
The new Republican oil .as are very
proIup; i'll getting sworn in. To let their
salaries begin. Then they Lake their own
time about beginning "a work. ! was iorcibly
remined of this when Robert 7. Porter. editor
of the New York Press. turned mp here two
days after he was appointed Superintendent; Of
the Census. was sworft in, rushed down.
caught on al afternoon train and returned. Ia
his private business in New York city. By
The way. Porter, who is one oil the most rabid
advocates OF / protective tariff. is All English
man. and is said 70 have written Just rs r.bd-
IS in favor Of free irade until he was bought
over by the pro.ectiouisls. II Mr.. Cleveland
had appointed an Engishman to rs important
position this all the Republican, papers in
the country would have been yelpiug AT him
and charm. him with all sorts Of crimes But
then you see II makes great difference Whose
OK is gofed.
The I."tuiiou, cnio-rd cx-Cou.rc>siIen
Smalls, of South Carolina, came very near he.
in. the first Negro appointed /" office by Prcsi-
dent Harrison, and he may We, bc the first
He is al applicant for the position of Collector
of Customs AZ Beaufort. South Carolina. and
IL had been about decided Ia appoint him
when 4 telegram WIS received from his State
asking that the matter he held up until certain
charges against Mr.. smal.s could be- submit
ted TO the President. Ii the latter thinks TO
strengthen his party in the South by appoint
ing such men as Smalls - Office he is sadly
misiiiforned Is TO The status of public opinion
in that section.
Representative Henry Cabot l. edge. of Mas
sachuseits. is a very Fortunate man. He says:
Il am not overDu rdened 10y oilce-seekers.-
The people of my State do not seem TO be anX-
oils for much. In my district there has not
set been u single endravor To- remove even L
POSTMASTER
All the arrangements have been completed
for the trip of the President and Cabinet 70
New York next Monday. to take part II Tn +.
Centennial Celebration. They leave here AT a
very early hour, arriving at Elizabeth. y. J.
IN time to take breakfast with the Governor
Of New Jersey. They then 60 to Elizabeth
port where they take boats which are TO take
Il.
Washington vent just one hundred years ago.
Assistan' Secretary of the Treasury Tichen-
,r S mad, he is fact very mad, aud does not Gaze
who knows il. He had a candidate for the
position Of appraiser OF the port Of New \ ork,
and the President appointed another fellow
The only consolation that Mr.. TIcheuor has is
The fact that the appointment; does not please
the New York Senator's any ha.t"r Than it
dos himself.
For years il has been the cIstDm - IA sid
Il the four years commissions vi Federal
officials as beginning from the date OF their
confirmation. Now, in order TO make vIcan-
lies. the Republican Congressman are bring
Ing pressure TO bear on President Harrison 10
nave All order issued 10 consider these COM
missions as dating from the original appoint
tnciIt. The President las referred the ques-
ion 10 ''me too" Miller for an opinion, and
he chances are that all those official appoint
I'd by Mr.. Cleveland i'll the Spring and Sum
Iuer of 1885 will find out that their commis-
sons are considered as having expired. not
outstanding that il WAS in some cases Il year
aiter appointment before the Senate confirmed
them. The Republicans want lie offices and
not having any good excuse for removing the
incumhenIs they have hit upon tins scheme.
The Inter State Commerce Commission has
notified the officers of all The railroads in the
middle and Eastern States to appear before
ne Commission May :'gl. land set forth the
re sons and classes of persons. If any, TO
whom each of them has Issued free passes or
Tree transportation - persons other than lis
own officers or employees and the officers and
employees Of other railroad companies, and all
tle conditions ana Limitations connected there
with in each instance, aul hog they do this
branch of business.