The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-04-18
n Washington Letter.
Iron surrevular Correspondent J

Iron surregular Correspondent
"s,~,., - wAsnlSGroS, April Is .'ss
There has been no political action %
consequences ia the past week. The ad
ministrstion is making up its mind con
corning some rather important appoint
,ne,.ts, among them several that will
change very decidedly tia personnel o1
the mere important Treasury Bureaus.
The wirlike condition in the territory
lying along our northern boundary HIS
attracted much attention, aud has been
generally discussed in an ua"tiieial way
by the President and u'eml',x. II to
Cabinet. 1t is stated that two battalion
of cavalry, t. he drawn from the First
vt Fort Custer, No t., AMI tn. Seventh.
At Fort Meade, d. T., when the .prius
fairly:opsus, will b. Distributed Al"n.
the northern fr ,nti,r, with the l'eui-
quarters of the. commanding officer Al
As.iiinilcine, the -Xtr.nl- u"r1iAera mi.
'i'ary post u the United Si.te~ Til,
.forcr viii b. ch~rgeu With tho. duty q
j guarding the American lrsa icr ANA
keepn: the British Naturalization
Grus Ventrss, and Cress-Sa their owl.
eide Of the border. l. secn.s to Ice doubt
Il Il il citizen, who wished To crsss owe.
t. the American alike couli be legal,
prevented, nu nnrter if thry had taken
part in the Munitobsn outbreak.
One Of tie frat moves Of the admin
fi.trstion in thu wa, 81 &c semy Will b
! an a,tsmi.t.to reduce the expenses ..
collecting the revenucs. IL is Though
ss,mt. u rxar,ls Of a miili'4 d,ll.rs a',-
.sl,u.lly may be saved BY u Chang III
Fths system that ~i;I d. away vita thu
necessity If keeping a .'s~~keer-r aud
xauy.r At every LILLE lis,illcr in the
e hln,ry. ''''''
, Mr. Thompson intr,Hlacrd lill in
tho House last Con .,t.s wi,iel, redncr .
the number Of dis, riots fro about l4u
10 sev~nty-two aud irosiiuY that
st"rekeepsrs aud ssu ger. SAUL" nit b.
kept 1T dis, illeries Of less than tr,, basn.
el. capacity. Tie ~~s never passed,
the op! os,ti"n oft l'si'x based ." I'd
ground that If the .>t,rskcrpcr- were
~, k.. Al every .i,tilltry no rsysn".
ut NIL wp,ld v. c,slcclsd.
No definite Plan oil reduction has ys
Aernact,kd upaA. Mr.. RM.Asll" idea
WI. probably Le carried out to som,
extent. Hi, pet theory is that tn. inter
i.al revenue should 10 abandoned alto
geth,r, but, Of osnrse, no attempt wi
he made in that extreme direc ion. Ii,
then thinks that II, long rs the rcvellu
is collected the na.M,.er Of district,
should b. decreased and the entr,
force of collectors, ,gsuyera, sssrekssl
era, &C., cut dex n ~ low rs possible
'.Thls will probably be done, :. aud tn
,systs,n simplitie.l
The administration is being watche'
with great interest by the republican
,lnanasers, particularly ,h-se who ar
close to Mr.. Blaine, and they are in
clined to make the. most Il the dissat
f, isfactiou in the Democratic ranks. he,
resentativs William Walter Phelp
said,a day or two aga, to your corre.
popdent: havejust been congrstula,
Ing . democratic Senator on having
: President who givss such great satis
faction to both republicans aud dem,
. - - .-s.-V
crata"
Ills that your opinion, that every
body is satisfied" ! asked.
"My opinion in" Mr.. Pht!p. reptile,
"shst Mr.. Cleveland is going to give
very good administration to the countr,
bnt q very bad one for the party. Til
party managers are dissatisfied an
they have right to be. They have
right to expect him to do something f.
the good Ut the party. He might "
Just as good men for these ,prominel
appointments, and yet give them wher
they would do the party some g"'
1t would be just as easy t. serve h
party if he wants to. But he wants ,
iguore party altogether This will ME,
with the approval of the people, b.
vii bring about purity disruption. I'll