Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-28
MANY APPOINTMENTS.
President Cleveland Made More Thai
Any Of His Predecessors.


A comparison of the work and duration cl
the extra session which has just closed wi1n
corresponding extra sessions called at tne p9,
Ginning of the late administration ana a' 'nF
commencement of Mr.. Cleyeland's first presi'
DENTAL torn shows that, contrary to INT
generally prevailing opinion, Mr.. Cleveland
in the session which has just closed nus
broken the record and made more appoin1
ments to Office than any Of his predecessors
exceeding the appointments OF Mr.. Harrl'
son during the same time by more tnan 20.
The extra sessions of 1885 and 1889 adjourned
on the I'd of April, while the recent session
continued until the 18th Of April. In the mat
ter Of appointment OF United States minis
ters to foreign ports. Mr.. Harrison TOOK tne
lead, appointing % out Of total OF 3d. wnile
Mr. CLEVELAND nominated at lis first term II,
and Withdrew l. and at his second term. 10.
n ia noticeable that two OF the lmportant
nlaceg-Russia and Italy-have not Deen
filled, nor did Mr. Cleveland M .ne ioa oaes aaaes
during his first term, until alter the recess
had begun. ,.I.,,,etors
to the following powers Denmark, Netner'
Ia Ionds VI Peru. Turkey, Japan, Mexico, Brazil
TtoIv Russia. Portugal, France, Hawaii,
sweden and Norway, Great Britain, Germany
ond Chill. His nominee to Russia was Dir.
p Tawton. but his name was Withdrawn
from the Senate and not returned. Inls lsI'
sixteen nominations for places of TINS ranA'
and II is an incident worthy OF notlce tIat e4,
actly that same number have oeen niieu tnis
time hut not to the same powers. during
tha session iIIst ended Mr.. Cleveland nomi'
mated and the Senate confirmed ministers 70
the following countries Austria Hungary,
Belgium. Chill, Denmark, France, Germany
| Creat Britain. Guatemala and HonduraS,
Greece Roumania and Servia, Japan, Mexico,
Nicsraoua Costa Rica and salvador, Peru,
Switzerland, Spain and Turkey.
Mr. Harrison nominated and the Senate
confirmed the ministers to the iolloWing
countries Brazil, Colombia, Corea, Ue1-
mark, Chill, Austria-H Hungary, Peru forsusal'
Great Britain. Central American States, SPAN
ItoIv France, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Vene-
zueia. Sweden, and Norway, Netnerlanos,
ReIoi'Im and Switzerland. He also nomi-
mated Mr.. Murat Halstead, OF OHIO, 10 pe
minister to Germany, but the Senate reJecteO
the nomination. This made total OF twenty
one nominations bonhrmed.
During his first term Mr.. Cleyelano SEM ~
the extraordinary session OF the SENATE tn'
names of ten of his nominees tor consuls an'
consuls general Mr.. Harrison 1our, anu q
tba lost session Mr.. Cleveland got rid 0
tventv-tbree such appointments. Aitnougi
Mr.. Cleveland leaped away ahead OF ms pre-
vious record In the appointment OF postmaS
ters he did not come up with the recol'
made bv his predecessor, and that, TOO, no.
withstanding there have been large mum
her of offices recently raised to the dignIy
presidential offices. In 1885, Mr. Oleveian
named sixty-fve such postmasters, ana tnl
year 113 Mr.. Harrison FOUND tllne W in'''
156 before the Senate got away.
Tn the other departments Of the govern
nent the nominations acted upon by. u
Senate In extra session were as here lno
Treasury-Mr. Cleveland, first term, j
second term, 48 Mr.. Harrison, l9. Hea1
of departments and assistant secretaries
Mr.. Cleveland, first term, 10, secona terl
10. MIR. Harrison, 16. Military and war
Mr.. Cleveland, first term, ", second Ieln
Is; Mr.. Harrison, l.. Navy ana Nay Depar Oeor
ment-Mr. Cleveland, first term, 10, secol
term. IA; Mr.. Harrison, A. Judicial-M
cleveland, first term, 6, second term, "a M
Harrison. 28. Mr.. Harrison appointed
men to Office In the Interior Department, y
cludinp the governors and secretaries OF u
territories. some of which became states du
inc his administration, and from the sta
Department sent in the names OF 10 omcial
the majority being delegates to the AmerlGi g
Republics Congress. From the Interior u |,
partment Mr.. Cleveland this time sent IN y y
names Of 13 officials, and from the Stete @ - y
nartnent but 8. In Mr.. Cleveland's g hrst Ter
he had nine nominations unacted upon, wit
drew one and had two rejected. This time
withdrew one and had seven left over Wit
out action by the Senate. Mr. Harrison wit
drew three Of his nominees, had two relecte
and the Senate adjourned without acting
nine others.