The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-02-20
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WAsaISsroS. F,b. 1886
The week has been prolific in ru-
mors VI impending Cabinet changes
The Treasury AMI Attorney Generals
Offices Are particularly referred t., aud
insthe latter the stories % ~ far NJ 10
designate Mr.. Gsrlaud's successor.
These runners are periodic, aud usually
have no s'lid found ,iion. l tovk some
trouble to ascertain it there were really
dny. cau.s for their currency at this
time. 'Of course If the President gave
the slightest intimation to Mr.. Gar
land that lie desired to make y change
in the office Of Attorney General his
resignation would lie instantly tender.
3D." said ia prominent member Of the
Arkansas delegation. VIII" is on the most
intimate terms with the tubjsc, Of bic
Remarks, "but | don't believe such =
udng has ever been thought OF. and l
kuow the Attorney General has had no
int in,a,ion to that effect. He. is a proud
| man, and would not remain one day ia
exposition wherein he had not tho presi-
dents fullest confidence. lie has said
fsa much to me in the past week. don't
kno~ how these stories get aaoat. They
usually .emanate from some ons with
whom tho wish is father to the th"ught.
There il NO doubt Of one thing how.
ever. There has been more quiet pres
sure brought to:tifar upon the Admin
istration to effect this change than the
public knows IT. One Of the Presidents
Oldest and most influential friends Was
brought here week ago for the purpose
Of working upon the President to effect
Garland's retirement. lie had two con-
vcrsations with the President, in which
he in'imated that though nobody really
believed that the Attorney General
had any personal interest in :he-tele-
phone suits, etc, yet it might he better
ifthe Administration was relieved from
the very appearance Of evil Ivy the re-
tirenent Of its CHEF law officer. The
President heard the speaker to the end,
aud then duly intimated that when 10
desired advice upon matters touching
his own business lie would ask for it..
This ended the interview." lis this
really true, aud how did it get outr
the writer naturally inquired. ''rhe in
innate friend has wife, aud she has
friends who are very much interested
in the telephone m Utter. He'told his
wife, ant she communicated the result
Of the talk to her anxious acquaintsn-
ces," va. the reply.
Il am pleased to know that "ne very
difficult social question has Al last been
settled Remarked lady the other
evening win" wa. speaking Of the IRA
dations in the aggregate If humanity
called society. ayes, ~e need II" longer
wonder who is who Washington has at
last had a long-ftlt want filed. We ave
an ENe Directory, All Invaluable w.
lu,ne, which We are assured is II safe
guide az regards the social status If peo-
pie. The thing. .hiwev-r, that puzzles
me il, how this informati"n was Oh
tanned, aud from whom 3 What rule has
been followed in writing down Smith
in the Directory aud excludin. Jones' :
They hold precisely the same station
In the community, yet ono is taken and
and the other left. By whom WAS their
relative position decide II 1t is about rs
difficult al undertaking a. can be lima
glued. How was it done9
| am unable to answer any Of these
pertinent questions. While the average
American processes to care very little
about such matters, yet there could I've
no quicker way to excite his wrath than
to intimate that he is not las good 10
any body" Especially is this true Of the
gentle creatures who make up ~ i'm
portsnt q part Of modern society. 1t
would be interesting t" know h"w these
matters were delermiued, aud upon
whose say so. But that aui hnri'y would
have an .wf,lly unhappy time.
| The House voted last week to allnw
national banks tn change their name
and locations, aud to increase tkvir CAPT
tai, under certain conditions. On y
rising vote the bill was carried by 4
large majority, but demand for the
ye~ aud nays frightened some Of the
members who have to trad gently on
national b..,,k legislation, 80 that the
bill narrowly escaped defeat. Nor il il