The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-13
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SAYINGS AND DoINGs AT OUR NATIoNAI
CAPITAL-UN THE EQUAL FooTING wITu
JOEL R-CoNGREssIoNAL News
PARNELL's VISIT OPINIONS IN REGARD
TO THE HARRIsBURG COMMUNICATION
News FOR APPLICANTS FOR PENSIONS.
From Our Regular Correspondeat.J
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 7, 1880.
One of the most novel scenes that has
ever been witnessed in the capital oe>
Cured on Monday last in the United
States Supreme Court Room. A motion
had been made to admit the Hon. Joel
Parker Ex-Governor of New jersey, and
Democratic candidate for The Presiden-
tial nomination, to practice at the bar
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, for whose particular
benefit an act was passed by Congress
admitting her to the Bar OF the Supreme
Court, arose and moved the admission Of
lawyer from South Caroline who She
announced was fully qualified for practice
before the Supreme Court of the United
States. It proved that this man was u
colored man. Governor Parker and this
individual stepped forward simultane-
ously and placing their hands upon the
Bible took the oath together.
The Hon. Levi P. Morton is greatly ine
terested in fish culture and on Wednes-
day made strong speech in favor Of
providing for representation of Ameri-
can food fishes, methods Of fish culture,
and implements at the International Elk
hibition to be held in Berlin next April.
An effort is being made to reduce tie
duty on steel rails from $28 to $40 per
ton and arguments were made before he
Committee on Ways and Means in favor
of bill to that effect. General Garfield
took an active interest in the subject, and
gave it close investigation. Represents.
tive Becknell's joint resolution q propos~
ing Constitutional Amendment to pro-
vide for the election of. President ana
Vice.President by the people" has with q
slight change been reported upon favore
ably by the Hon. Select Committee on
State of the Law, &c.
There still appears to be q decided
inclination on the part Of Congress to
avoid all financial legislation, and there
is every probability thai the session will
close without any important action on
this subject. The "let well enough
alone" policy seems to reign supreme.
and the meetings of the Committees On
Banking and Currency and Coinage are
almost deserted
Mr.. Parnell has had quite an ovation
by the Irish American Societies in the
city, and on Monday night an Immense
audience welcomed his appearance in
the Hall of the House of Represents
tives. Balls and theatre benefits have
been given to swell the amount Of the
contributions to the cause lie advocates.
In call which he made upon the PRESS
dent he stated the object of his visit to
the United States and of his favorable
reception. The President replied THAI
he sympathized with Ireland in her dis
tressed condition and trusted that means.
would be found to alleviate it speedily.
He also spoke in a favorable manner Of
Irish emigration to this country. 8Ir.
Parnell responded that he hoped that
such of his countrymen as came to the
United States would proceed inllnedi-
ately to the West.
The Harrisburg Convention IS the sub
Giles. There exists great diversity Of
opinion and it is somewhat curious to
note it. Some maintain that the Grant
boom is completely finished by it; others
say that it is a strong movement in be-.
half of Grant. Quite number have
been heard to express the opinion tibet
had not Cameron used his personal in
fuence the convention would have gone
solid for Blaine, while it is asserted that it
was mistake to have called for the sense
of the convention at all so far as it con-
eerned any particular candidate. 1t is
Hmuohly mixed" affair like the "Pinae
fore" babies. 1t is believed by good
many politicians here that Sherman is
developing good deal of strength, ana
the remarkable success which hes vt,
tended the efforts of his friends in North
Carolina is much commented on. Some
go so far as to assert that majority OF
all of the delegates to the Chicago Cons
vention from the States South of the
Ohio, will be instructed to vote for Sher~
man. AS the matter stands prominent
man IN the councils of the country sums
it up as follows TO all appearances it
will be q triangular fght-Grant Blaine
Sherman not by any means an I'M
friendly one. All of these have their
adherents in various sections of the
country, and in view of this support. viii
not withdraw from the contest, unless
something happens which cannot nov
be foreseen. 10 do this, issues entirely
new to the country must be presented.
It will be matter of interest to all
who are applicants for pensions to know
that the Hon. A. G. Harmer's Sub Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions is at work,
and there is every probability that the
additional force of one hundred and fifty
clerks will be granted to the War Depart
ment, Pension Office and Surgeon Gene-
RAILS office to facilitate the efforts OF The
Commissioner of Pensions in pushing
forward the consideration of claims, which
has heAn So n1f1oh .delaved