The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

The Senate. l find. had Informed the
President that he could communicate
with them in official matters either per-
sonally or In writing. lie concluded TO
adopt the former method when he deemed
IL advisable. and. as "a matter of fact,
hc sat with the Senate In executive ses-
sion ON three different occasions The
last time, however, bee got into row
with the senators because they were not
OF his way OF thinking. lie became am
gcrcd. and left tie chamber and never
returned 10 il for purposes OF dehbera-
ton. No subsequent President had the
temcrity TO beard the senatorial lions in
their den.
The brief message read TO you. while
10 was the first in the collection referred
TO. was not. OF course. Washington s
first communication 10 the Senate. Nor
do the printed records Of executive ses-
siOns show what the first message Was.
They have only been compiled from the
time Of the adoption Of the Constitution
down 10 the year 1879. They show the
first Presidential appointment OF rec
ord TO be that Of William Short 20 I'M
the vacancy at the Court Of 81. James.
caused 10y leave Of absence having been
granted Minister Thomas jefferson. This
b. followed hy Washington appointment.
September q. 1ls9. of the members OF the
first supreme Court, consisting of John
JAY. of New York. Chief Justice, and
John Rutledge. of South Carolina; James
Wilson. of Pennsylvania. William Cush-
ing Of Massachusetts; Robert If. liar-
rison. OF Maryland. and John Blair. Of
Virginia.
The messages Of President John Adams.
contained i'm the collection of originals.
are an autographs. he scOrning the in
g. diary af q
first message thus preserved, reads as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate:
/ nominate John Quincy Adams. OF
Massachusetts, 10 be- Minister PlenipOton-
tiary from the United States to the King
OF Prussia.
JOHN ADAMS
United States. 20 May. 1891.
The next Of his messages preserved in
the original, and which is also AN au-
tograph one. reads as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Senate:
nominate George Washington. Of
Mount Vernon. 20 be Lieutenant-G General
and commandments of the Armies
raised or 10 be raised I'm the United
states. JOHN ADAMS.
United States, July ?. 1898.
Observe that It IS not George Washing
ton Of Virginia. but Of Mount YER
non. President Adams. you will also
notice. dated his messages from the coun-
try-at-laree. His handwriting is large
and angular In fact, IT is easy to trace
the educational progress OF our country
ln the chirography of our chief rulers or
that or their secretaries. As the narra-
tor turned over message after MESSAGE he
could readily see where the school-mas-
tiers art was making its impression until
from Adams rugged lettering. we have
e'oiutionized 10 the beautiful conner
plate curves OF the amanuenses OF Ar
thur ana Cleveland and Harrison.
Jcncrson's economical spirit is clearly
betrayed in his handwriting. IL is small
and very closely run together. On lam
uary g. 1902. after the expiration OF n
congress ional recess. hc sent 10 the SEN
ate message containing three hundred
ana fourteen appointments. giving the
names Of tho appointees whence they
hailed and thc positions they were nam
cd Tor, ana the entire message was writ
ten on one sheet of ordinary note paper.
This IS not citing hcarray evidence. mind
YOU The narrator saw the original man
uscrigt.
Ihi- Is certainly economy with a ven
geance.-Philadelphia Times.