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| Saturday March 30, 1861 |
President announces visiting hours from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.
He discusses California appointments with Sen. Baker (Oreg.) and
James W. Simonton, Washington representative of San Francisco
"Bulletin," who opposes Baker. Simonton makes personal remarks
about Baker and offends President, who throws Simonton's list of
appointments in fire.
Mrs. Lincoln establishes White House "at home" between 2 and 4
P.M. each Saturday until further notice.
President declines to appoint son-in-law of J. K. Dubois, because
"it is unprecedented, [to] send an officer into a state against the
wishes of the members of congress of the State, and of the same
party."
Troubled over suggested appointment of "Lizzie" (Elizabeth Todd
Grimsley), cousin of Mrs. Lincoln, to Springfield post office,
Lincoln writes former law partner, John T. Stuart: "Will it do for me
to go on and justify the declaration that Trumbull and I have
divided out all the offices among our relatives?"