The gale., 1888-02-17
VI AS lI 4 IT g a @ N
1867 3sThMI DOTS FROM TIE
CAPITAL


iaarsdag vas Gala day i ,s
sl L. had bsan anro1Heed t2ai
Ksnpa, q west Yirgia sead
recent talafs aPeecn u S8a-
SHERMAN The galleries aeFe
.s. d Mth buadr ds who wero eager
u aa discussion OF The Eiost vial
Of
Sea.ssr Eenn&'s defense oi tha Efea-
Den tamouse message was mssietiy
and eonyi1oing, ead the Gemoega6lc
poistsa3 on the tar,ff was set rth IL
fine style whHo he alleged arguments
Of 4ator sherman were completely
dem lishe2,
Replying to tlo 0hi9 sana,e clam
iha. |. Treasury sarpIu' vas preferable
10 q defcav, MI Kenna d the fac!
thai tour successive SeeEetaces OF the
Treasury two Republican and TWO DEM
ocfatic and two Presidents. ArihuF, and
Cleyetund had agreed in condemnir & a
serplas revenue and in demanding 2
deduction Of taxaAop. This argument
vas unanswerable.
Nj. R.dd!eburger continues his war
on secret sessions OF the Senate the
latest assault of the impulsive Virglnian
having been provoked by the dietatorial
aira. / the wcuid be lordly Edmonds, OF
Vermont executive star chamber |ses-
sions are growing more unpopular
every day and their final abandonment
is only nasier Of time.
Some newspapers throughout tAe
aaahtry have beea confounding ''ehaSor
af i inauguration day resolution WITH
,rcsoe osEas lnsasn<e- Tae joint issfola.
siaa which passed the Senate was.siip
sss his. The term Of Office Of the Ilesi-
dent and Of the fifteth Congress shall
Continue until the last Tuesday OF
April, in tho year 1889 1T noon The
Senators whose term would otherwise
explre or the fourth day Of MaIo,s in
aba year 1889, or thereafter SHALL coatin-
sue IN Office until noon Of the last : ans.
daY IN April succeeding such expiration
ard the las, Tuesday OF April, as noon
Ssh II thereafter be substituted for the
soerth OF Marc h as the commence 3nent
end termination uf the oificsal term Of
tbs President, Vice President, Ser tors
and Representatives IL Congress. g
there is nothing in MIR. Hears seso-
Iutian relative to the time Of neetiag OF
{ @rT .ygress or the election boz fmemners.
There are b lis pending idlboth Houses,
hove yer, which provide thai Congress
shall meet on fhe 18th CT Ootobe1,ein-
stead OF the first Monday in Decerlber,
ta9d II IS with THESE bills that the noar
resolution has ,baea conionaded.
VI Tie event o8tee tousa was The Lowry
pWAtsa elecsion contest, which h. still
ps1lling. All OF the Republican Essp-
re,entatives are marshaled in bait ar.
ra,. and it is evident that they PR pose
ex aausting all their resourcost TO retain
EN- aline Congresman who IS no more
nor less than u.urper, in bis seat.
The Democrats are endeayoring 10 re-
mand the controversy back 70 the peo-
nle for settlement. The Republican
party has So often beenthe champion Of
'f.a 4 hat Il seems to hesitate at moth.
lag Of this kind.
Ths President has materially changed |
The civil service rules. The ulaxim1nl
age limitation OF forty.five years has
beaa abrogated; the list Of exempts
has been restricted; some additional
advantages are given TO soldiers, dis
miss al for offensive partlsanship is made
imperative. The rule requiring officials
to give their reasons for the dismissal
of su5ordinates wss rejected, although
lheae was a powerful Muswninp infu-
enee exerted in support OF it.
Il is highly probable that seversl
changes will soon be made in the Tsrr
sorial Judiciary, IS number OF yacan-
cies occur next month, and 1t - not +
Thought that any of the present ineum-
hents will secure new Lease OF official
life TheFs are many applicants for
these places.
The Postmaster General has -auihori-
zsd the arming Of every postal einploye I
on all the railroad routes where there i \
danger Of tho depledation Of Of robbers !
This precautioa has been taken on ac-
'rcunt Of the frequent attacks OF rooheis !
npon postal cars