Omaha daily bee., 1893-03-31
WHEN MORTON WILL BEGIN
Nebraska Appointments TO Be Made in Ear
nest During April.
HOW THE MATTER WILL BE WORKED
Secretary of Agriculture Explains that In
Making Changes He Is Confined
Wholly to His own Depart
mcnt Mt All Times.
WAsHiNGToN BUREAU OF THE BEE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,

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AS soon as the senate adjourns Secretary
Morton will begin the work of dong" the
Nebraska appointments in great earnest
He will not begin before that time. 1t is be-
lieved that the extra session of the senate
VIII adjourn sine die about week from next
Monday.
Francis McGivoring of Fremont has APP
piled for the position Of disbursing officer for
the federal building at Fremont
Among the other new entries in the pat
ronage derby made today was the name of
Hon. b. j. Hall of Burlington, Ia, cx-com-
missioner of patents, fora place on the new
district court of appeals. Mr. Hall was en-
dorscd by Representative Hayes of Iowa, who
also presented MIR. ID. II. Richmond of Mus
catine to be minister to Greece, and Prof
Reque of Iowa to be consul at Copenhagen.
Confined to Ills Department.
MIR. a. Campbell of Omaha is an applicant
for the position of superintendent of mails in
the Omaha postotlice, the place created origin
ally for one Nandervoort. Campbell formerly
lived in Nebraska City and was the first
Nebraskan togct postal clerkship under
Cleveland's first term. He wrote to Sccrc-
tary Morton and also to McCuaig, the secrc-
tarys confidential clerk, last week request
ing their endorsements tor the position in
Omaha | learned of prominent Nebraskan
here that Secretary Morton replied to
Campbell that there was rule in force pre-
venting him from interfering in appoint
ments in any department other than
his own. McCuaig also wrote
Campbell that because of this
rule Morton thought best that none of his
clerks should interfere. McCuaig advised
the young man to get other endorsements
A local newspaper here claims that at cabi-
net meeting last week Mr.. Cleveland in
formed his ca abinet officers that Interference
in the matter of appointments in other de-
partments than their own was not desired
This is construed to mean that Secretary
Morton will have very little to say about the
distribution of patronage i'll Nebraska.
Gresham Causing Many Dlsmissals.
1t is stated in high democratic circles
today that Secretary Gresham was in a
large measure responsible for the early re-
moval Of so many republicans in the consular
and diplomatic service and the appointment
of democrats to take their places There is
every evidence now that Walter O. Gresham
is determined to prove himself one of the
most ultra democrats in the country. All
democratic eyes are, of course, upon him. and
any lenlency which might De shown repub-
licans and which would be tolerated at the
hands of time-worn democrats would be
charged against Secretary Gresham with
compound interest.
1t is intimated by his IL innate personal
friends that under the circumstances he in
tends to lean backward and bear down heav-
lily upon all republicans under the Depart
ment of State There are to be swift and
sweeping changes in the consular and
diplomatic service 1t is stated that only
few commercial agents who are paid small
fees will be retained. The men who were
appointed by President Cleveland eight
years ago and were retained by President
Harrison upon their merits are To be re-
moved If they do not resign, with the single
exception of Mrs. Cleveland's cousin, Ben
Folsom, consul at Sheffield, England, who is
enjoying emoluments worth about 81 900 or
IS, 900 year. 1t is the intention not to dis
turb the nepotism record being made by this
administration.
All VIII BE Seated.
There will be five or six more days of the
debate upon the question of seating the ap-
pointed senators from Montana, Wyoming
and Washington and then vote is expected
to give all of them their seats. The debate,
however, is being conducted upon nonparGi-
san lines and the intention is to determine
an important question of doubt that is,
whether a senatorial term shall end on
March irrespective of action or non
action upon the part of the legislature
in electing a successor to the senator serv-
ing, and the governor can on that day ap-
point n successor in the absence of an cleo
tion, irrespective of the fact that the legis-
lature has not adjourned and may elect
senator on the day following the appoint
| ment of one. In other words it is the pur-
pose to determine whether there is any con-
nection between the appointive power of the
governor and the elective power of the legis-
lature, and whether the one must have any
respect for the other.
1t Is believed also that the resolution to
elect secretary, sergeant-at-arms and
chaplain of the senate will after
little brush on the part of the
democrats, go over until the senate
comes together next fall or winter
The program is to refer the resolutions
proposing an investigation into the charac-
ter OF Senators Roach of North Dakota, and
Mantle of Montana to the committee on
privileges and elections for considerations
with the understanding that they will not be
reported. When these steps have been