The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-08-05
WASHINGTON.
..Arn nnr Regular Correspondent.

II would be difficult to hnd more
disappo nted and disgruntled gang
than those republicans who hoped for
some sort of appointment up to the
hour of Mr.. McKinley's departure on
an extended vacation. They had ex-
pected that a large number of APP
nointments would be made as soon as
Congress was out of the way, but only
a few were made and some of them
we're those whose nominations had
failed to be acted upon by the Senate.
He added to their disgruntlement by
amending tie civil service rules SO
that no office holder in the classified
service can be removed except for
cause and upon written charges, and
then only after failure to make a salts
factory defense. He pleased some of
the republican Congressman by ex-
cep,ing from the civil service rules
some of the confidential employees IN
each of fthe internal revenue and Gus
toms districts, but offended others by
extending those rules to the smaller
Custom Houses that were left out by
Mr.. Cleveland
Boss Hanna and Mr. Mckinley are
said to be son the OUTS" and the
big boss left Washington without say
ing good bye to the man he made
President and whom he has been
bossing. There are different stories
as to the cause of the strained rela-
tons, but it is safe to say that they
will be patched up by the time Mr..
Mckinley gets to Ohio, where he ex-
poets to be during the latter part of
August AS soon as he takes time to
think, Boss Hanna will realize that he
will need Mr.. Mckinley in his busi-
ness before that Ohio campaign is
ended, and if necessary will pocket a
snub or two to get his active assist
ance.
Mr.. Mckinley appointed +. V.
Powderly to be Commissioner Gen
eral of immigration before he left on
his vacation. This appointment was
made necessary by the failure of the
Senate to act upon Powderly's noml-
nation for this position, and bargain
made before Mr.. McKinley's election
1t has been hinted by personal friends
Of Mr.. Mckinley that he will be
rather glad than otherwise should the
Senate reject Powdery's nomination
next winter. In giving him the re
cess appointment the bargain that pu,
Powderly on the stump for Mckinley
has been lived up to. If the Senate
declines to let him stay there, MIR
Mckinley will have another good ap
pointment at his disposal.
Representative Prince, Of ILL.,, ma!
find it difficult to square himself will
the editor of the republican organ a
Moline. He had endorsed the edlto
for the postmastershlp of the town
and, according to the rule in vogue a
the Post Office department, that en-
dorsements should have been equiva
lent to appointment. But this wee
Mr.. Prince changed his endorsement
from the republican editor to Georg
H. Mckinley, a nephew OF Mr. Nc
Kinley. He says he was virtual
compelled to change his endorsement
and gives the following as the conve
sation that took place at the Whit
House between himself and Mr.. Nj
Kinley Mr.. Nick 81 wis
you would endorse my nephew for tn
place, Mr.. Prince" :" Mr.. P
'sBut, Mr.. President, l have alreac
endorsed Eastman Uhe editor), and
go back on him now will be he
responsible politically" Mr.. McF
- "Well, say to them that you e
dorsed him at my request" M
Prince says there was nothing else f
him to do after that but to endor
Mr.. McKinley's nephew, but he mi
find that the editor thinks different
and if he cannot satisfy him in son
way he may also find that he has
pay big price for having obliged Il
President.
A study of Gar Reeds commltte
of the House, announced just betc
adjournment, shows that Pennsylvar
and New York, with nine chalrms
ships each, got one-third of the FIT
four chairmen of House COMMITTEE
while twenty-three states got no cha
men at all. The Eastern States
twenty-eight chairmanships. When
is remembered that the legislation
the House is practically in the har
of the chairmen of committees t
division is significant of the controls
power.
If proof were needed that Mr.. \
Klnley was virtually compelled
Campaign promises to send t
currency commission special mess
to Congress it is easily furnished
the positive statement OF promln