Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-13

the President, ard good entertain
rnent is expected by the galleries. A
most decided change has come over the
spirit OF Senator Edmunds' dream since
the lorty-iirst Congress. A speech de
liyered then has just been unearthed
which shows that he did not alwa VI
think as he does now about the Presi.
dents prerogatives, In it he said: III
Is cause enough for me, sir, Constitu
tlonal cause, when the President of the
United States, acting upon a conscien-
hous sense of his responsibility to the
people, chooses to send in one mans
name Tor place that another holds"
And then remember sentence OF
his eulogy in the Senate over Senator
Morton, delivered some years ago. 1t
made even the studiously unmpressinn-
able Conkling smile and look guileless.
1t was when he hit the administration
ioul by saying Senator Morton was not
one OF those Republicans that the best
interests OF a cause would be promoted
by appointing its opponents to Office.
To the surprise Of many Senators,
the Educational bill was endorsed by
the votes OF three-fourths OF their body.
In the debate which had been going on
Tor three weeks the opponents of the
measure had decidedly the best of the
argument, but many Senators were
committed upon it by their votes in the
last Congress. There will be no such
obstacles to independent judgemnet in
the House, where the bill now goes,
and it is believed in Washington that it
will pass the body and become law.
Senator Gibson Of louisiana, held
thatthe condition Of the South warranted
the legislation Of this bill as temporary
expediency to meet great public ext
gency. The aid offered should not be
regarded as daily bread, but as mcdi-
cine for gave national disorder. Said
he: "The South of to-day is not the
South OF twenty-five years ago. The
exhaustion of Prussia under Frederick,
or OF France under Napoleon was not
more thorough than had been the ruin
OF the South. All her local institutions
industrial, financial, educational and
religious, had been shattered and
pulverized, their very foundations
turned up and destroyed-and her po-
litical rehabllitations had been COM
mitted to her former negro slaves, not
only elevated to be freemen, but infran-
chised and intrusted with political con-
troll"
Mr.. Stanford, CALIFORNIA; millionaire
Senator, is among the earnest indorsers
OF the proposed Permanent Exhibition
in Washington in connection with the
celebration of the centennial anniver-
sary, in 1889, of the adoption of the
constitution. A permanent exhibition
OF the products and attractions of the
three Americas at the National Capital
strikes many Congressman as an admir-
able idea because of its benefits 10 the
business interests OF the country.
Delegate Josephs, of New Mexico,
who is the only Spanish in
Congress, is enthusiastically in favor of
the enterprise. He says the immense
trade OF the South American Republics
which we ought to have, England con-
trolls for the reason that there is lack of
business acquaintance between the
United States and the Southern coun-
tries.
The recent adhesiveness OF the dis.
tinguished DR.. Newman to the rich
California Scnatar has caused the latter
some discomfort of late. Mr.. Stanford
has shown some interest in the Metro
politan church of this city, to which
DIR. Newman has been called, by attend
ing it occasionally. The Baltimore
Conference, which is sitting here now,
is ready to make appointments, and
Rev. Newman is anxious to secure this
pastorate. Among reports about this
matter is one to the effect that Senator
was exerting himself to secure
the position for DR.. Newman and it is
certain that the people of the Metro
politan church have been led to believe
that If DR.. Newman gets the appoint |
ment the church will receive substan.
tial aid from Senator Stanford.
1t would seem that the Crccsus of the
Pacific Coast does not relish this kind
OF popularity and gossip, for he has re-
rently taken a pew ut st. Johns Prot
estant Episcopal church and intends to
occupy it, Senator Stanford is by far i
The wealthiest man in Congress.
He is not considered an intellectual
'orce, but he probably gives the most
dinners Of any millionaire in
lie recently dined Sena-