Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-11-21
MEANWHILE TENNESSEE SATURDAY. Nov a 1885

"We cannot tell until we see what
the President will ask us to do in his
message" Still he thought there
were several matters that were GER
tain to come before Congress for ac-
ton. "The Army and Navy" con-
tinued he "both require a good deal
of legislation" There is a sentiment
among Democrats that this Admins
tration must re-create the Naval Ser
vice, and that it must be restored to
the position it occupied in the worlds
fleet before the war.
1t is easy to note upon the faces Of
Republican congressman as they
gather in Washington an expression
of Encouragement. They feel that
the party in power will stay. The
Republican party has had taken away
from it the power of its Federal Off
ces and its ability to raise assess
ments from Office holders. The Dem
Ocratic party came very near beating
it with all of this artificial strength,
and the recent elections have proved
that the Democratic party can stand
alone, and needs no Federal patron
age to back it. You hear no more
now about war in the Senate, and
nothing about Democratic revolt even
from Republican Congressman.
The Presidents order excluding Of
flee seekers and public men from the
White House except when they have
public business with him will proba-
bly, be revoked at the end of the
month. 1t was made to give Mr.
Cleveland time to prepare his mes.
sage, and he has said that he feels nc
inclination to restrict public men in
their visits to him or to require them
to specify their business in advance
a few days ago some prominent Con
gressmen were protesting against the
order in the Office of Private Secre
tary Lamont. Presently they were
admitted to see the President, anC
finding him alone once was such al
unexpected convenience, that they
went away thinking well Of the late
order.
The event at the White House or
Saturday was the arrival of its Ions
absent hostess, Miss Cleveland. Shit
has been at her home in Oneida cOun
tY, New York, and returns to resume
her social duties here.
The White House was thoroughly
overhauled and cleaned during he
absence, and now it is in order agar
for the coming season. Carpets, pic
lures, and bric-a-brac were all takel
out and subjected to the processes ia
miliar to good housekeepers, and re
placed. The windows are draped il
lace and damask as Of old, and tn,
only change in the whole arrange
ment from that of last year is tn,
substitution of full length portal
of eX-President Arthur for that O
Gen. Grant in the Red ParlOr. TIL
portrait of the latter has been place.
in conspicuous position in the CORR
dor.
During the week several Republi
! can officials here were relegated t.
| private life. Nearly all the highe
| officials in the Treasury Department
now are new men and Democrats
and the good work of the new broom
5 goes on steadily if not rapidly.
3 Secretary Manning seems to gras
his whole complicated Department
and his energetic business method
are felt through every branch of il
Hespread CONSERVATION among Treas
' ury clerks last Friday by issuing a
G order that the names of all clerk
who came late to the Department
should be reported to the chief clerk
The door-keepers at the Treasur
were armed with tablets and too
down the names of tardy clerks a
they arrived. The result of the frs
days catch was 235 delinquents.