Year: 1878

net, to whose department the appointment be-


longs, in that case, takes memorandum to


his office when the meeting is over and directs


the making out of the nomination" This


is blank form of the simplest kind. 1t


reads "To the Senate / nominate rname


at the appointed to be name of the office


filed, in place of james name of last hold


erl resigned or removed" These blanks be-


ing filled ont are sent by messenger to the


White House, where they receive the Pres-
dents signature and are then carried by one
of the Presidents secretaries to the SENATE, If
that body is in session.


The President of the United States. during
a session Of Congress, can never find much
time to spend i'll reading newspapers. The


White House is liberally supplied with news
papers, only a,few Of which are kent on file


President Grant used to have one of his sec
retares cut out the leading editorials on DO
ltical topics in the New York daily papers,
and occasionally from papers published in
other cities, which cuttings were handed TO
him in Il bunch, for his peI1sal late in the af-
ternoon or in the evening. AIr. Hayes does
not follow this system or rather he has ma
terially modified it. 1t is the duty of one of
the clerks at the White House to take charge
of all the newspapers received. Enough of
them to fill bushel basket are received every
day. Many of them are unimportant. The
newspaper clerk cuts from most of the infu-
entail papers, such editorial and other matter
rs he thinks of interest to the President.
which he afterwards pastes in scrapbooks. of
which series is kept. The President, from
time to time, runs over these scrapbooks and
sees what the newspapers of the country are
saying about him and his administration.


Meetings of the Cabinet occur on Tuesdays
and Fridays at the hour of noon, and never on
any other days, unless some questions of un-
usual importance has arisen which renders it
necessary to hold an extra meeting, which of
course can be held at almost any hour. as the
secretaries all live within ten minutes walk of
the White House. The meetings of the Cab
met are held in the room in which the Presi-
dent ordinarily receives visitors. and where
he spends most of his time. The President
sits at the head of the table with his back
toward the southern windows and the MEM
bers who come in with their portfolios under
their arms. are seated on each side of the ta-
BILE. the Secretary of State having the first
place on the Presidents right, and the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury the first place at his left.
Regular methods of doing business are pur-
sued. The President presents any subjects
on which he may desire to consult the Cabi-
net, and afterward each member brings up
the subjects which have risen i'll the interval
since the last meeting, and upon which the
advice of other members of the Cabinet is de-
sired. The meetings usually last about two
honrs-rarely over three hours often not
more than half an hour is consumed But af-
ter the meetings are over inyividual members
often remain for special consultations with the
President


have heard the question asked when.
amid all these multifarious and never-ceasing
cares of office, does the President of the Unit
ed States find time to think - That is a ques-
ton that | cannot undertake to answer. Cor
Boston HerdH