The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-22
At THE WHITE HOUSE DOORS.
VISITORS CROWD To SEE THE
PRESIDENT---HE MEETS MANY.
Live Washington TOpics--- Hotel Cos
sfp---The Omces---R ReOrga aniZation
of the senate, Etc

Live Washington TOpics---HoteI Cos
sip---The Omces---ReOrganizat
of the senate, Etc
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Congress-
man Sprin ger learned something more
about the new rules of appointment thi
morning. He spoke to Mr. Cleveland
about the application of former office
holder for reappointment to the postmas
tership at Petersburg illinois, and after
explaining the facts in the case, received
an answer favorable to the application.
The explanation was this: The candidate
is woman and dem crat, who was ap
pointed postmaster at Petersburg by
President Arthur just prior to Cleveland's
first term, She was reappointtd by
| Cleveland after General Harris0n's elec
ton, but the republican Senate refused
to confirm the nomination, and repub
lican of Harrison's selection secured the
place Cleveland, after hearing this
statement OF the Case, with the additional
information that the applicant is almost
unanimously endorsed, gave Mr., Springer
to understand that he would reappoint
the lady His reason for making an ex-
ception to the no re appointment rule IL
this case having the strength which gen
eral commendation gives the lady's case,
is that she failed to serve the term for
which she had been appointed by Mr.
Cleveland after his defeat in 1888, and
is therefore quite as much entitled to
serve now as then Mr. Cleveland has
made several like statements In connec
tion with similar cases to other congress
men and his language on these occasions
and this morning indicates that former
appolntees who were prevented from
serving their terms through lack of con
firmation by the senate, will bs
gwen preference in applications
for the Office for which they were
selected under Mr. Cleveand's frs,
incumbency. The cabinet meeting
which began at II O'Clock curtalled the
time for eceiving callers 70 one hour.
Among those who SAW Mr. Cleveland Ia
the foIen on WAS ex-Speaker Thomas B
Reed, who had 81 pleasant interview
with the Presd3nt Ii he did more than
pay his respects he had to say so when
ne came out. Ot0er callers were Con
gressman Merjdlth of Virginia, who
presented the name of Judge Tom
Smith, of Warreuton, for appointment
as Judge of the new court of appeals fol
the District Of Columbia, and that OF
Col. Gibson, OF Culpepper, for the dis
trict attorneyshlp for the eastern distric
of Virginia A deieg gation from Norfolk
headed by Col George w. Johnston,
President of the H lam pton R ads Naval
Rendezvous Association, ana Editor
Kent Murray. of the Norfolk Landmark
called in the afternoon to invite tht
President to Norfolk to witness the
naval display at tie rendezvou
aud become the guest Of the above asso
cia,ion and of Virginia generally. Ih
delegation was introduced by Secretar,
Herbert, and feel very good over th.si
rec ption, although they don't say the,
received any promise from the President
Ant ther of the afternoon callers wa
Patrick Walsh, Of the Augusta GA
hronicle, who was promptly admitte'
d had a pleasant interview with Ia
President.
The democrats of The Senate met j
caucus at noon to consider the subjec
of reorganization of the elective fiji er
J., of the Senate There was q large attend
ance, every democratic senator with tn
single exc' ption OF Senator WaiJha
being present, as at the preceding COZ
!, ferences Messrs. PETER, Kyle ana Aller
,s despite the fact that they have bee
c given committee on chair manshlps b
i the majority, were not recognize
8 being democrats and were not invite
to attend at the previous cauf III
!. The whole matter Of whether or not th
- party should attempt reorganization
this time was left to lhe steering com
mittee," Of which Mr.. German IS chai
man. The report was made and to II
surprise of the junior senators at leas
contained no recommendations II
committee held a numoer Of confe' enc
but were unable to agree upon 20
that should be positive in It's chai cLe
Some of the members we're for reOrgan
zation while others opposed 1t IS bel,
'e in violation of the precedents, Amor
the latter, rumor places both CORN
and Cockrell, two very powerful movil
s, spirits on the democratic side of t
chamber. While the committee submi
ted report that was decidedly negati
and non-committal, it has prepared
es. any contingency that might arise I
list of employees of the senate and t
annual pay roll had been gone over We
es thoroughly, and the condition of the r
as II exists today compared with
roll of the Forty sixth Congress, VII
the democrats controlled this branch
Congress Since that time there has be
an increase In the force of men, esOecl
ly under the Sergeant at Arms 1t
ee' been the custom to permit certain nu
ber of employees to remain at the d
posal of the minority, aud this Gust
will not be departed from at the propos
reorganization by the democrats.
the purpose of facilitating the work
l'es the caucus should determine to prosec
it at the present time, the commit
have prepared plan of reorganizat
VIII ch they think will effect a just dis
,v button of the patronage of the Sens
Its report, however, simply contained
r. tai,n of the precedcnts of the Ser
. in the ma ter of reorganizing, and Y
4, replete with references to the reco
n showing what had been done in the p
sN The caucus adjourned at 4 oclo
~ hqving, during the four hours OF Its s
sion, come 10 The determination to nc
~ mate the el. ctive officers. The ticke
y nominated is composed of William
"A Cox, Of fNorthCarollla, ex representa-
'EN for secretary of the senate; Rlcharf
ga Bright, Of Indiana, ex sergeant at al
M Tor sergeant at arms; Rev. w. d.
n burn, present chaplain of the hous
~ representatives, for chaplain OF the
oOSl ate. This result was not received "
~ cut protracted debate, for there was
siderable element of the party that
and | DOSed the idpa of 1oin,, ol;lxo O tfipo