This official
patronage, through which political assistants in a State may be
rewarded with a Federal office, has become so burdensome that many
Congressmen complain of it and desire to be freed from its
exactions.
Senatorial Courtesy.--There has grown up an almost invariable
custom, known as senatorial courtesy. This demands that if the
office to be filled is located in a State, the appointment be not
confirmed unless it receives the sanction of one or both of the
senators of the State concerned, provided they are members of the
same political party as the President.
Action of the Senate on Nominations.--All of the nominations
sent by the President to the Senate are submitted to appropriate
committees, as, postmasters to the Post Office Committee,
ambassadors to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report of the
committee is considered in secret session, and the nomination is
then voted on. If the vote is adverse, the President must make
another nomination.
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