The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-03-23

the committee on Privileges and
Election, makes reports on the creden-
tails of Senators Mantle, Of Montana,
and Beckwith, Of Wyoming, appoint
ed BY the governors Of their respect
i've states because OF the failure OF
the legislatures to elect Senators
Senator Allen, Of Washington, also
appointed by the governor OF his state
under similar circumstances, has not
presented his credentials yet. The
whole thing will turn upon what CON
stitutes constitutional vacancy in
the Senate, and there will be great
opportunity for the numerous constl-
tntional lawyers OF the Senate to add
to their reputation, and, fortunately,
partisan politics will have nothing to
do with the final decision, which, IS
expected to make precedent Tor fu-
ture ages, as the politics of the ma
;ority cannot be changed whatever
the result. Away back in 1928,
James Lanman, was appointed by the
Governor of Connecticut to fill new
term and was refused his seat by the
Senate, which decided that the con-
stitutiou conferred, upon the legisla
ture alone the authority TO appoint a
:enator for a new term; but in 1917
this precedent was overturned and
Mr.. Bell, appointed Senator for a
new term by the Governor Of New
Hampshire, was given his seat, by a
majority vote of the Senate against
the majority report ofthc committee on
Privileges and Elections. The clause
of the Constitution bearing on the
subject reads: 'lf vacancies happen
by resignation or otherwise during
the recess Of the legislature, of any
state the executive thereof may make
temporary appointments until the
| next meeting of the legislature, which
shall then fill such vacancies"
President Cleveland is said to have
firmly impressed it upon the minds
of the members of his cabinet, and
partic1arly the Postmaster General
that no populiSt shall be appointed to
even the most insignificant office
He rescnts their financial opinoions,
and vet, he made Gresham the head
of his cabinet. What queer game
is politics.
Representative Breckenridge, OF
kentucky, still believes that he has
chance, as the administration can
didatc, to be Speaker of the House
and he loses no opportunity to ascer-
tain whcthcra new member has com
mitted himself on the subject. MIR
Breckenridge is either the victim OF a
lelusion or the poSseSsor of knowl-
edge denied to everyone else, for it
has been generally accepted by the
public since Mr.. CriSp's memorial
visit to New York, last winter, that
the next Speakers would be Crisp.
There is well defined rumor float
ing around town to the effect that
President Cleveland wants the Sen
ate to adjourn, and that he is holding
back big pile of appointments be-
cause he does not care just at this
time to take the chances of having a
fight made upon some of them by
Senators of his own party. Mean
while, the Senate certainly gives no
indication of being in the slightest
hurry to get away, nor to act upon
the few nominations that have been
already sent in. In fact at this writ
ing the Senators are apparently more
concerned over the few officers con
nected with the Senate, most of whom
will be changed, than anything else.
For some years it has been custom
airy in making certain appointments
under the government to give weight
to the recommendations of organized
labor, but Secretary Carlisle has in
formed the President of a prominent
labor organization that the custom
would be abolished in the Treasury
department, which will only deal
with individuals. as long as he re-
mains at it's head.
The committee appointed BY joint
resolutions of last Congress to inves-
tigate the methods of doing business
in the government departments, with
a view to a reduction in the quantity