Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-08-11
WASHINGTON.
An Interesting Letter of Political and
Legislative Matters.

Senator Faulkner, who has Just re-
turned from his home in West
Virginia, says Cleveland and Thur
man will carry that state by an in
creased majority.
Members of the national democratic
committee are much pleased with
the outlook. They say the
committee is in excellent trim
for hard fighting, and they eX-
press satisfaction that there has been
no leak in the committee which
speaks volumes for the harmony
existing among its members.
A prominent Connecticut democrat
said here today: "The Mills bill does
not hurt any Of Connecticut's in
dustries, il helps several of them.
Connecticut is sure to vote for
Cleveland, Thurman, and tariff
REFORM" aa..
The near return of "Jingo" Blaine
seems to have had a decided effect
upon at least two Senators of his
party-Riddleberger and Teller.
Jingoism in its worst form was
INDUCED in by both of them in
speeches against the fisheries treaty.
They fairly "wiped up the floor" of
the Senate chamber with the name
of the British lion as they swung
that animal around by the tail.
This sort of demagogism is not likely
to do the republican party any good
with the thinking element of the
country.
Senator Gibson inquired of Senator
Sherman whether the Senate tariff
bill was likely to be brought in next
week or the week after. The reply
was: 81 don't know. No one can
tell" Mr.. Sherman was candid. His
answer furnished the real status of the
bill.
Senator German returned from the
meeting of the national committee
just in time to give that eminent
railroad attorney, George F. Ed
munds, who also represents the state
of Vermont in the United States
Senate, good dressing down. He
reminded Mr.. Edmunds of the fact
that he had been the paid attorney
ofrailroads upon whose interests he
was to vote as a Senator.
Resolutions have been adopted by
the Senate for a select committee to
investigate the commercial relations
between this country and Canada,
and for the Senate committee on
interstate commerce to investigate
the relations of the Canada Pacific
railroad to our transportation.
The Interior department, before
which the case of the Northan
Pacific Railroad against Guilford
Miller, a homestead settler, has been
pending for two years, has made a
decision against the railroad COM
pany. There are two thousand
similar cases before the General
Land Office which have been held
up, waiting for this decision.
Representative Richardson, chair
man of the House committee on
printing, was presented with an
immense floral horseshoe and shield
by the employees of the Government
printing Office, in honor of his re.
nomination.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Thompson, who has been working
very hard this summer, has taken q
vacation.
Here are some facts in regard tc
pension legislation, taken from Repre-
sentative McKinley's speech in the
House last Thursday: During the
last three years of Republican
administration, the total number Of
pension claims issued was 1911, 221
During three years of democratic adj
ministration these claims amounted
to 359,454. The republican adj
ministrationin three years disbursed
for pensions $1S3, $4,000. In three
years the democratic administration
disbursed for the same purpose $2l7,
$4,000. The President during his
term has signed 1,264 private pension
bills, as against l ,524 signed by all the
republican presidents from Lincoln
to Arthur. These are facts taken
from the official records which are
open to all men,"
The democrats of the House Way
and Means committee have removed
the INDUCTION of secresy from the pro
ceedings of that committee during
the formation of the Mills bill. Thi
WAS done in order tO show I'M thl