Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-06
WASHINGTON.
News and Political Briefets from the
Capital City.

ooJo' NO US SOiUB W CuiiJ NCW
York. The Republicans can't do
anything to prevent it. They can't
stop it. They don't know what lam
talking about when say that-but I
know. We don't intend that they
shall know it. We will carry the
state easy. 1t will be much more
agreeable and pleasant five can have
a union candidate for mayor of New
York City. We can save about $780,
600 by it, and that money can 60 into
Indiana or somewhere else. l think
we shall unite on the mayor, but l
don't know who it will be-"
@The Republicans are certainly hard
up for campaign material when they
attempt, as they are doing, to make
the public believe that Gen. Benet,
Chief of Ordance U. S. Army, has
been violating the civil-service law
by issuing political circular. The
circular in question was sent to the
commandments of arsenals and
armories in 1886, and was strictly in
the line of civil service reform, as it
instructed the various commanders
to so regulate employing and dis
charging of employees as to divide
them about equally between the two
parties, in other words, Gen. Benet
wanted the employees of the War De-
partment to be non-partiZan.
The army officer in charge of the
Washington aqueduct, which has
been so fraudulently built, is hold
over from the Arthur administration.
Mr.. Cleveland had nothing to do
with his assignment to the duty
which he has so shamefully neglected.
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, ably
defended his State from the aspersions
of "Little Billy" Chandler, proposing
an investigation into the late State
election. Mr.. Gibson called atten-
ton to the fact that no citizen of
Louisiana had ever petitioned to have
this investigation made. He also
alluded to the fact, which has become
notorious, of these investigations
always being proposed just before an
important Congressional or Presi-
Dental election is tp be held. In the
last allusion the Senator struck at the
heart of the bloody shirt business. 1t
is always brought to the front just
before election time in the hope that
it will help to arouse sectional feeling
in the North and make votes for the
Republican party.
The House Judiciary Committee is
considering the subject of trusts with
a view of taking all the various bills
which have been introduced on the
subject and perfecting therefrom one
bill so framed as to avoid Constitu
tional and other objections. 1t is {
big task, but the members of the
committee hope to be able to accom-
plish it. OH.
The House has had no quorum fol
a week, and it is extremely doubtful
if it has one again before election
No business can be done withou
unanimous consent.
Few people have any idea of tn,
enormous growth of the Railway Mai
Service. Here are few figures useC
by Representative Blount, of Georgia
in speech last week on a bill to in
crease the salary of the Superintend
ent and providing for an assistant
superintendent In 1879 mails wer
carried over $4,000 miles Of railroad
in 1887 they were carried over 107,
600 miles. In 1879 the number c
pieces of mail matter handled b,
postal clerks was 2,659,OOO; in 1887
had increased to 5,S51,OO0
The majority report of the UtaI
commission is against the admission
of that Territory, until the Mormon
shall give evidence by their acts tina
they have in good faith abandone
polygamy, and not then until a
amendment shall have been added
the Constitution of the United State
prohibiting the practice of polygamy
Owing to the continued illness c
Senator Beck, there has been som
little delay in the preparation of tn
minority report which is to accom-
|, pany the Republican tariff bill whe
, it is reported to the Senate. Th
report is being made up by Senator
Harris and Vance, and they hope
have it completed by the middle (
the week.
Chief Justice Fuller and famil
have arrived here and have take
possession of the house he has lease