The Portland daily press., 1893-03-22
Endeayoring to Reorganize the Sen
ate at Once.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND MAKING
MORE TROUBLE FOR
APPLICANTS.

ana faGGuGS-nITSs Dldlu6'b EldnS IOr
the Summer.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Demo-
Gratis of the Senate met in caucus today
to consider the subject of reorganization
of elective officers of the Senate. At a
previous caucus the whole matter of
whether the party should attempt reor-
ganization at this time was left to
a steering committee" which reported,
but made no recommendations. The
committee had a number of conferences
but was unable to agree upon report
positive in character.
The caucus adjourned at o'clock.
having come to the determination to
nominate elective officers. The tickes
so nominated is composed of Vim. B.
Cox, North Carolina, ex-represent~tive,
for secretary of the Senate; Richard j.
Bri ght, Indiana, sergeant-at-arms, FOR
sergeant-at-arms; Rev. w. Ell Milburn.
present chaplain of t g House Of Repre-
sentatives, for chaplain of the Sen to.
Hoke Holds tho Fort.
1t is expected that within the next few
days the resident will send to the SEN
ate name of Commissioner of Pensions
and any changes in policy as to pensions
and questions of eorganizatio will be
deferred until Gen. Raum' successor has
had an opportunity 10 familiarize him
self with the duties and needs of the
office. In the meantime Secretary Hoke
Smith will continue to sign all pension
certificates as they are presented to him.
The daily issue of pension certificates
has fallen off very lite, if any, during
the present month, and no materia re-
duction is anticipated. 1t is stated to be
Secretary Smiths firm purpose to faith
fully administer the pension laws as they
exist, and no one who furnishes evidence
proving his right to a pension under the
law will be denied full justice. 1t is also
stated, however, that questionable cases
will be thoroughly investigated, so that
fraudulent and improper claims may ba
redcued to a minimum.
Cleveland on Nepotism.
President Cleveland definc d his views
on nepotism today to a western Con-
gressman who came to secure the ap-
pointment of constituent to Office. He
told Cleveland the applicant was good
Democrat, and furthermore relative of
the President himself. tThat settles it,,
Mr.. Cleveland is reported as saying, "his
name cannot be considered,' and then
the President is scid to have read the
Congressman a lecture on the danger of
appointing relatives to office in which he
placed himself on record as against nepo-
tism in all it's shades of meaning and ap-
plication.
NTrs EIaipoys pJauc
Mrs. Blaine has decided to lease her
Washington home on Lafayette square.
The house will be leased, furnished,
probably for term of years. Mrs.
Blaine, Miss Blaine and Miss Dodge will
leave Washington on May for Augusta,
where they will open the Blaine house.
On June Mrs. Blainei Miss Blaine and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch will sail
for Europe and spend the summer
abroad. Miss Dodge will not go with
them. She will devote herself to writing
the life of Mr.. Blaine. 1t was to Miss
Dodge that Mr.. Blaine gave all his pri-
vate letters and papers-in themselves
legacy of rare value. 1t is Mrs. Blaine's
desire that her cousin should write the
life of her husband, and she has author
lied Miss Dodge to do the work.
The following Maine pensions were
granted today:
ORIGINAL.
Samuel Knight, Charles FL. G. Otis,
George L. Miller, John S. Laffarque,
VIM. B. Frost.
ADDITIONAL.
Patrick Toomey.
ORIGINAL WIDOWS. ETC.
Josephine Banco, Susan Hackett,
Catharine Chapman, Eliza j. Tracy,
Mary A. Whitney, MaryN. Head, mother
Maine Inventors.
Patents have been granted to Stephen
L. Goodale, ,Saco, treating hydrated phos-
pilates of alumina; Edward T. Burrowes,
Portland, attachment to fractional hold
ing mechanism for spring actuated
shades; Frank L. Bartlett, Portland, fur
mace for burning coal screening.