The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-01-19
our WASHINGTON LETTER.
POLITICAL PROGNosTICATION - CAN
WASHING FOR THE sPEAKERSHIP OF
THE NEXT HOUSE-MR. KASSON, OF
IOWA SENATOR KELLOGG AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. Is, 81.
Z Edltor Of DC Morristown Gazette /:


To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
Political circles are much moro in
terested, at present, in discussing
and forecasting the future than in
consideration of the heavy appropri
alton and financial questions that
have mainly occupied the attention
of Congress during the past week.
The pefsonel of the coming Senate
is now pretty well known; but, be-
yond the fact that Senator Blaine
will be Secretary of State, the com
position of the coming cabinet is
known only to Mr.. Garfield and a
few very intimate friends.
There has been much occult can
wasting among Republican members
of the lower house in the interest of
favorite candidates for the speaker
ship Several prominent aspirants
for this position, the third in rank
but the second in influence, have
been recently "translated" to the
Senate. Mr.. Kasson of Iowa is, Of
all the candidates, best qualified by
his natural ability, legislative exper-
fence, and parliamentary knowledge,
for the place; but he has not been in
Congress for four years, and but few
who will have seats in. the next Con-
gress have sat with him in the
House, or are personally acquainted
with his skill as a DICTATOR, and his
readiness as a parliamentarian In
the rare qualifications of presiding
officer, / do not think him inferior to
Mr.. Blaine Other prominent can
didates are Messrs. Keifer, of Ohio:
Hiscock, of New York; Burrows, of
Michigan; and Dunnell, of Minnesota.
1t is the intention of Senator
Salisbury, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Elections, to call up the Kel-
logg case as soon as the Holiday bill
is out of the way, and urge it to a
vote The Democratic members of
the committee say they have not
been advised of any change OF Opin-
ion among Senators in regard to this
case, but they do not believe the
Democratic majority will permit Mr..
Kellogg to retain his scat The
Democrats ON the election commit
tee insist that Democratic ascenden-
cy in the next Senate depends upon
BUSTING Mr.. Kellogg, and they are
not prepared, so they say, to believe
that Democrats will vote to deprive
their party of the last hold it has
upon power in the government by
voting to sustain Mr.. Kellogg. At
any rate; the committee are deter
mined to have the question settled
at the eaTlest moment practicable.
The bill to place Gen. Grant on
the retired list of the army was kill
ed in the House committee on Mill
tary Affairs. The subcommittee
having the subject in charge made
an adverse report upon the bill, and
they were sustained by the full COM
mittee by vote of 6 to 3.
According to the most careful es-
Inmates, based upon the census re
turns, there will be larger gather
ing of people in Washington on the
4th of March next than the Capital
City has witnessed since Columbus
discovered the country.
1t is confidently anticipated that
nothing short ofthe end of the world,
unusually bad weather, or want of
accommodations, will prevent at least
four ffths of the population Gf the
United States (incIuding Indians not
taXed) from witnessing the inaugu-
raj ceremonies