Huntsville gazette., 1893-04-22
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
Cleveland Takes the Lead in Ap,
pointing Men to Office.
HIS WORK SINCE MARCH 4.
Contrary to Prevailing Opinion, He Ha
Made More Appointments Than
Any of His Predecessors.
Records Compared.

son of the work and duration of the ex-
ira session called at the beginning o.
the late administration and at the com.
mencement Of Mr. Cleveland first presi-
Dental term is interesting. Contrary
to the general prevailing opinion 1t is
found that Mr.. Cleveland in the session
which has just closed has broken the
record and made more appointments to
office than aLy of his predecessors, ex-
ceeding the appointments of Mr.. Harri-
son during the same time, by more than
%. The extra session of 1880 and 1889
adjourned on the I'd Of April while the
recent session continued until the 18th
of April.
In the matter of appointments OF
United States ministers to foreign pow
ers, Mr.. Harrison took the lead, ap
pointing % out of the total of 30. while
Mr.. Cleveland nominated at his first
term II and Withdrew one; and at his
last term 16. 1t is noticeable that two
of the important places-RGss and
Italy-have not been filled, nor did M.
Cleveland fill the former during his
first term until after the recess had
begun.
In 1885, Mr.. Cleveland appointed the
ministers to the following powers: Den
mark, Netherlands, Peru, Turkey, Ja-
pan, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Russia, Por
tugal, France, Hawaii. Sweden and
Norway, Great Britain, Germany and
Chill His nominee TO Russia was MIR.
A. R. Lawton, but his name was with
drawn from the senate and not return
ed. This left 16 nominations for places
of this rank and it is an incident worthy
of notice that exactly that same num-
Der have been filled this time, but not
to the same powers.
During the session just ended MIR.
Cleveland nominated, and the senate
confirmed, ministers to the following
countries: Austria Hungary, Belgium.
Chill. Denmark, France. Germany,
Great Britain, Guatemala ana EOltsu
ras, Greece, Roumania ana Servia, ia
pan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rlca
and Salvador; Peru, Switzerland, Spain
and Turkey.
Mr.. Harrison nominated and the SEN
ate confirmed the ministers to the fol-
lowing counties: Brazil, Colombia,
Corea, Denmark, Chill, Austria-Hun-
gary, Peru, Portugal, Great Britain.
Central American States, Spain, Italy,
France, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Ven
ezuela, Sweden and Norway, Neither
lands, Belgium and Switzerland. He
also nominated Mr. Murat Halstead, of
Ohio. to be minister to Germany. but
the senate rejected the nomination.
This made total of q nominations
confirmed.
During his first Term Mr.. Cleveland
sent to the extraordinary session of the
senate the names Of 10 of his nominees
for consuls and consuls general. Mr..
Harrison sent in only four. At the last
session Mr.. Cleveland got rid of 90 such
appointments. Although Mr.. Cleveland
leaped away ahead Of his previous rec
ord in the appointment of postmasters,
he did not come up with the record
made by his predecessor, and that, too,
notwithstanding there have been a
large number of offices raised to the
dignity of presidential offices. In 1885
Mr.. Cleveland named 65 such postmas-
ters, and this year 49, Mr.. Harrison
found time to install 156 Republicans
before the senate got away. In the
other departments of the government
the nominations acted upon by the SEN
ate in extra session were as here indi-
Gated:
Treasury-Mr Cleveland's first term,
IS; second term, 48; Mr. Harrison, 19.
Heads of departm and assistant sec
retaries-Mr. Cleveland's first term, Is;
second term, 19; Mr. Harrison, 49, Mil
itary and war-Mr. Clevelands first
term, 90; second term, Is; Mr. Harri-
son, /. Navy and navy department
Mr. Cleveland's first term, IS; second
| term, IA; Mr.. Harrison, 4. Judicial
| Mr.. Cleveland's first term, 6; second
| term, "a; Mr.. Harrison, %.
Mr.. Harrison appointed IS men to Of
fee in the interior department, includ-
ing the governors and secretaries of the
territories, some of which became states
| during his administration, and from
| the state department sent in the names
| of 13 officials, the majority being dele
gates to the American Republics con-
| gress.
| From the interior department Mr..
| Cleveland this time sent in the names
| of 13 officials, and from the state de-
partment but three. In Mr.. Cleveland S
first term he had nine nominations un-
acted upon. withdrew one and had two
rejected This time he withdrew one
and had seven left over without action
by the senate Mr. Harrison withdrew
three of his nominees, had two rejected,
and the senate adjourned without act
ing on nine others.