The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-16
AT THE CAPITAL
What Is Going on and Some Talk
Of Things.
Cleveland Seems to Be the Gentleman
i'm the Saddle.
oFFIcE-sEEkeRs GIVEN A POINTER
Bissell Makes q Little Talk and 1t All
Seems In This Particular Case
to Be Oficial.

Bissell Makes a Little Talk and 1t All
Seems In This Particular Case
to BE OficiaI.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-lSpecial J.
The coming week promises to determine
the policy of the Cleveland administra-
ton toward the annexation of Hawaii.
The United States flag is still flying over
the government buildings of Hawaii, not
w~ithstanding the fact that President
Cleveland has withdrawn the treaty and
has brought the negotiations to a halt.
If the flag continues to fly it will amount
to an endorsement on the part Of Secre
tary Gresham of the course pursued by
Minister Stevens. 1t is believed, there
fore, that the policy of the new admins
tration will soon be made manifest by
the orders issued to Minister Stevens a.
to continuing or abandoning his tenn
porary protectorate of the island. 1t is
generally believed that Mr.. Cleveland de-
sires to proceed slowly and that he pre-
fers to have a commission visit Hawaii
and make a full report before further &C
tiOn is taken. 1t was stated to day that
Don NJ. Dickinson wished to head the
commission, as he looked upon the acqui-
sition of this island as one of the most
important acts of the new administration
The president may have further sur
prises in store for the office seekers. He
told a prominent member of congress,
who asked him in regard to the declara-
ton that he would not %reappoint men
who held office under him before; that
his idea was not to perpetuate an office
holding dynasty. He said he disliked to
see offices kept in one family or handed
down from father to son, and he did not
believe that 1t was for the best interests
of the nation that this should be the
case. He then went on to explain that
he not only would not reappoint ex-
Office holders, but he would not, unless
there was some particularly good reason
for 1t, appoint any other member of the
same family. This opinion is said to be
expressed in regard to an application
made for the brother of a man who held
a prominent office under Mr.. Cleveland |
during his first term AS the ex office
holder himself is ruled out he is now
trying to get the place for his brother,
and Mr.. Cleveland declared that he
should not appoint a relative merely to
please the man who held office before.
Hughes East, who was register of the
United States land office at Yankton, S |
D., under Cleveland four years ago, is
here and claims to have suggested to
President Cleveland the idea of turning
the old rascals out" by refusing to reap
point the men who once held office four
years ago. 1t appears, however, hat
Hughes did not intend to bring about
the rule which has been established and
which bars himself out of office. He
wrote Mr.. Cleveland shortly after the
election explaining that while he was
against him in the campaign for nomina
ton he was glad that be (Cleveland) was
to be president and it was to be hoped
that there would ''be a new deal all
around" Mr.. Cleveland took him at his
word and so Hughes presses brick in
Washington without hope of reward
East will soon be enjoying the air of
Yankton.
Senator Beckwith, of Wyoming, has
taken quarters with 4. L. New, chairman
Of the democratic committee of Wyoming
and they will look after the office seekers(
here.
Secretary Morton says he will retain
the efficient officers of the agricultural
department.
Give you pet dogs or cats Simmons
Liver Regulator, when sick-it will cure
them.
As we 1ROW.