The Portland daily press., 1888-04-04

Senatorial courtesy. Almost every morning
when Mr.. Evarts comes into the Senate
chamber he has large number OF bills and
petitions to present. He generally forgets
all about them until the session is well under
way, when he wakes up and "begs leave to
present a few matters out OF order. VI
course the leave Is always granted, but IL an
noys the presiding officer and puts the clerks
to considerable Inconvenience. The Sena-
tors make laughing remarks and the only
person entirely unmoved by his careless haD-
1t is Mr.. Evarts himself.
Senator Stanford In the Field.
1t is stated here by personal friend, and
evidently by authority Of the Senator, that
Hon. Leland Stanford, of California, will be
one of the candidates for the Republican
nomination. Mr.. Stanford has been repeat
edly referred to in this connection, but 1t
was not until very recently that his friends
announced him as an active candidate. SEN
ator Stanford will go to the Chicago conven-
tion, 1t is claimed, with solid Pacific slope
delegation pledged in his interest. he VIII
control this delegation so absolutely that II
he cannot secure the nomination himself ne
will be able to turn his vote to the support of
any Of the other candidates whom he may be
disposed to favor.
A Notable Wedding.
There is to be notable June wedding in
Washington. A great grandson Of Daniel
Webster is to marry a great great grand
daughter of Benjamin franklin. The youth
is Webster Appleton Edgar. and he is son
of Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte by her
first marriage. She was Miss Appleton, Of
Boston. granddaughter of Webster. The
young man graduated two years ago at An
napolis. The young girl is the granddaugh-
ter of the late Gen.. Emery. Her father,
Col. Emery, died in Texas, and his widow
has, since his deaih, provided for her chill
dren by a clerkship in the quartermaster-
generals Office. He is now on the Juniata,
homeward bound. and the last news from
him was from Yokohama.
The Nations Gratitude.
Pensions have been awarded the follow
ing Maine people:
ORIGINAL INVALID.
Chas. A. Lincoln, China.
Stephen o. Manson. Lowell.
Napoleon b. Chase, Sebec Station.
Peter Aliff, Gardiner.
Henry II. Huntley, North Cutler.
RESTORATION AND REISSUE.
Harvey J. Emery, veazie.
INCREASE.
Frank II. Read, Auburn.
Robert Guptil, Berwick.
Hosea w. Mcguire, Rome.
Henry X. Dawson, Monroe.
Sumner Z. Cushing Thomaston.
Garrett Moran, Castle Hill.
AlonZo G. Hirsey, Crystal
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Pension Everett, Auburn.
REISSUE.
Robert X. Thistlewood, Crawford.
Parnel b. Moore, North Ellsworth.
ORIGINAL.
Emily r., mother of George II. Foster, Port
land.
land.
Popular in the Social World.
BOSTON. April "a special to the Post,
from Washington says: "There is good rea-
son for believing that the President is con-
sidering favorably the appointment Of the
Hon. William L. Putnam of Portland to
place on the Supreme Bench. fhe President
saw considerable of Mr.. Putnam when he
was here on the fishery commission, and was
exceedingly pleased by his course in the ne
gotiations as we'll as by his Straightforward
manner and quick comprehensive grasp of
the most complicated problems. He is said
to have intimated to personal friends that
the next vacancy among the associate JUS.
tices would be filled by the appointment of
Mr.. Putnam. At that time the President
did not probably contemplate the possibility
of an immediate vacancy in the Chief JUS
ticeship. Whether he will now appoint Mr..
Putnam to that place, or promote one OF the
present justices and give Mr.. Putnam the va
cancy thus created Is not known. The ap-
pointment of the Maine man to either place
would receive commendation wherever he Is
known. and would Ibe promptly confirmed.
The doubt grows whether any Southern man
would be confirmed by the Republican major
ity in the Senate. Senator Stanford, one OF
the three Republicans who voted for Lamar,
has declared emphatically that he does not
believe any Republican will vote to confirm
any ex-Confederate for Chief Justice. The
Democrats are fearful that, whatever the
final outcome might be, the nomination Of
Southernor would afford the Republicans an
excuse for hanging the nomination up until
after the election. and making a campaign
issue of it. The nomination of Mr.. Putnam
would be above criticism, and its immediate
would enable the court to pro-
ceed at once, with full bench, to consider
its crowded docket. Mr.. Putnam's coming
to Washington again would be welcome
event in the social world also, for he has left
an agreeable impression from his last visit"
Notes.
Secretary Fairchild today addressed let
ter to the Speaker of the House explaining
the necessity for urging supplemental ap-
of $5,450,000 to defray the ex-
penses Of collecting customs revenue for the
current fiscal year.