Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-24

James Lanman was appointed by the
Governor of Connecticut to fill a new
term and was refused his seat by the
Senate, which decided that the COnstitu-
ton conferred upon the Legislature alone
the authority to appoint Senator for
new term 4; but in 1879 this precedent was
overturned and Mr.. Bell, appointed Sena-
tor for new term by the Governor OF
New Hampshire, was gwen his majority
vote of the Senate, against the majority
report of the committee on Privileges and
Elections. The clause of the Constitution
bearing on the subject reads: "lf vacancies
happen by resignation or otherwise dur
ing 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 ell such vacancies"
President CleYeland is said to have
firmly impressed it upon the minds OF the
members of his cabinet, aud particularly
the Postmaster General, that no popul!st
shall be appointed to even the most in
significant office. He resents their fnan
cial opinions, and yet, be made Gresham
the head Of bis cabinet. What a queer
game is politics.
Representative BreckInridge of Ken
lucky, still believes that he has chance,
as the administration candidate, to be
Sneaker of the House, and he loses no OPP
portunity to ascertain whether a new
member has committed himself on the
subject. Mr.. Breckenridge is either the
victim Of delusion or the possessor Of
knowledge denied TO everyone else, for II
has been generally accepted by the public
since Mr. Crisp's memorable visit to New
York, last winter, that the next Speakers
name would be Crisp.
There IS we'll defined rumor boating
around town to the effect that Presl'
dent Cleveland wants the Senate 10
adjourn and that he is holding back
big pile of appointments because
he does not care just at this time
to take the chances of having a fight
made upon some of them by Senators Of
bis own party. Meanwhile, the Senate
certainly gives no indication of belAg ID
the slightest hurry to get away, nor to
act upon the few nominations that have
been already sent In. In fact at this
writing the Senators are apparently more
concerned over the few officers connected
with the Senate, most of whom will be
changed, than anything else.
For some years it has been customary in
making certain appointments under the
government to give weight to the rec
concentrations of organized labor, but
Secretary Carlisle has informed the Prssl-
dent of a prominent labor organization
that the custom would be abolished in
the Treasury department, which will only
deal with individuals, as long as be re-
mains at its head.
The committee appointed by joint reso-
luton of the last Congress to Investigate
the methods of doing business in the
government departments, with view to
a reduction IN the quantity of red tape
used, will organize this week. The COM
mittee has promising field to work, and
if 1t will lay aside personal considerations
and go at the matter just as Its memb'rS
would at their own business the result is
bound to be beneficial. Two years are to
be devoted to the investigation and bust
ness experts are to be employed by the
committee,
u. S. Senators seem to be thoroughly
alive to the advantages accruing to the
family exchequer from an additional
salary, if it be fair to judge by the num-
Der of them who have appointed their
sons clerks to the committees of which
they are chairmen. This disease is con-
tayious aud in spite of the terrible ex-
amples OF the past it may become cpl
demic. 1t will never be entirely eradi-
Gated from the body polite until there is
law absolutely prohibiting the appoint
ment to a subordinate position by any
Official of any member Of his immediate
family.
President Cleveland is understood to be
of the opinion that it will be useless
proceeding to send commissioners to the
proposed reasssmbling of the inter
national Monetary Conference in May
but the Senate proposes trying a little
moral .uasion on him, to see fit can
make him change his mind.