ing ▁development ▁of ▁art esian ▁well s . ▁ ▁Session ▁extension ▁As ▁the ▁session ▁drew ▁towards ▁its ▁conclusion , ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁official ▁appoint ments ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁fore front . ▁ ▁President ▁Harrison ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁by ▁federal ▁law ▁the ▁assembly ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁Republican ▁majority ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁governor ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁party ▁appointed ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁appoint ▁his ▁own ▁sl ate ▁of ▁nomin ations ▁of ▁territorial ▁officials . ▁ ▁As ▁former ▁Governor ▁T rit le ▁noted , ▁" The ▁Governor ▁has ▁no ▁power ▁of ▁removal , ▁and ▁when ▁appoint ments ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Governor , ▁whether ▁they ▁shall ▁have ▁been ▁confirmed ▁or ▁not , ▁the ▁inc umb ents ▁will ▁hold ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁conven es , ▁and ▁will ▁also ▁hold ▁over ▁there after ▁until ▁success ors ▁shall ▁have ▁been ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁fe ared ▁that ▁unless ▁the ▁new ▁Governor ▁arrived ▁swift ly ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁nomin ations ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁out going ▁Governor ▁Z ul ick ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁If ▁was ▁further ▁fe ared ▁that ▁unless ▁a ▁Republican ▁majority ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁legisl ature , ▁future ▁legisl atures ▁could ▁refuse ▁to ▁confirm ▁any ▁nomin ations ▁from ▁any ▁new ▁governor ▁and ▁thus ▁keep ▁Z