The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-08-24
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
GE sk AND PERKINS EXPOSED i5Y
RANSOM AT NT. HOLLY.
" ill Chairman Brice .'Step Down and
Out.,'.-Thc Surplus Being Reduced--
MatSOn's Pension Biil--PersOnais.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoSIcLE.l


WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 21, 1888.
The following graceful act on the part
of Senator Isham G. Harris has been com
mented on here very favorably: Mr..
Hoar was in the chair, and had appointed
a conference committee upon bill, nam
ing Senator Harris as one of the confer
rees. 1t happened that Mr.. Hoar himself
was most interested in the bill and had
reported It, bur being III the chair of
course felt 2 delicacy in appointing him
self. Mr.. Harris, equal TO the point Of
courtesy concerned, rose in his place and
said: ''Mr. President, | move that the
gentleman from Tennessee (himself be
excused from the committee, and that
the present occupant of the chair be ap
pointed. Senators in the affirmative will
say aye negative no. The ayes have
it, and it is so ordered"
This good -natured assumption of the
duties Of presiding officer by a Senator on
the floor brought a laugh from the Senate,
but the order held, and Mr.. Hoar is on
the committee. Senator Harris is named
Tor his grandfather. Col. Isham G.. Harris
who once lived near Henderson. The Sena-
tors father was George Harris, ESQ, and
he moved from Granville to Tennes-
see a few weeks before the birth of
Senator Harris. Miss Betsy Harris
who died recently in Henderson, told
me that She remembered hearing her
father. the late Mr. leey Harris.
read the Ienre~%ee papers with great
interest rs tll,-i contained frequent no
fices of Governor i>i3;.'u Il ii iarris and his
younger brother. udge Harris. Senator
iarrls has spoken 10 me several times u
the locality and wishes 10 visit henderson,
some daY where a g,ctt many of his rcla-
tiveS ~'!3' sft. He WIS t.ie H'ar Governor
ot Tennessee, and has been in the /. :.
senate twenty-four consecutive years. He
has twice been chosen acting Vice Presi
dent hY the Democratic caucus in the Sen
ate He is the ablest parlianeEtarian in
the Senate. Is a fine lawyer. a forcible and
impressive speakog and will be reelected
10 he San&t" this 1all.
THIS ,~t.:1 1ra,yh reminds me Of a matter
intend TO have brought before the next
North Caroline legislature There is a
small toa ii now called ''Dabney" by some
people ou the oxford aud Henderson rail
road. ser over fifty years it has been
known as Harria's Chapel. MessJs-
Fletcher. William and George Harris
owned great deal Of land Z the vicinity.
They built mostly if not entirely al their
own expense neat chapel, one of the
hal.dsomest in the State Of its kind.
name might be changed TO HarriayiIle Or
IIarrisborough, but the ''Dabney" bust
neae is ali wrong 1t is in bad taste and
looks as if North Carolina had TO so over
into Virginia to get names for her towns
Prof Dabney, late State Chemists, de
served fer ali know, all sorts OF Iegiti-
mate compliments. But | fail TO see the
sense in changing a name identified VITA
| the place and with the family who made
it What il is to one borne by IrglnIa
gentleman who probably never pad cent
of taxes into the State Treasury in his
| life. Virginia will take care of the Dab
| neys. and | cant see why North Carolina
| should be less claunish.
| There is Il wide spread rumor here that
| MIR Chairman Brice is to step down and
| out, aud 10 be succeeded by Senator Cor
man As Chairman of the National EXecu
| tive Committee. Ii is claimed by those
who profess to know, that he President
! is dissatisfied with the way in which Mr..
Brce is conducting the campaign III New
| York. especially in regard To the tar.ff
| question | do not know how ;rue these
rumors are but this is what | saw last
| Friday. | had occasion to spend about
two hours in Secretary Whitney's room in
! the Navy Department. When first en-
/
Senator German. Both seemed to be very
much in earnest. In a few minutes a
messenger was sent to the White House
for Col Lamont who responded immed
| lately, talked earnestly a " lille &nd left
the department in a hurry. Something
of Importance was on foot, and from the
evident interest these three able and dis
tinguished gentlemen seemed to take in
! it, | concluded it concerned New York,
| Whitney's State. 1t may have had refer
ence to the removal of Postmaster Pearson
Of New York, which has been seriously
aaitated here. Or, there may be founda
ton for the rumor about Brice, though
doubt ii.
ScuaJor Ransom has returned from hi>
! visit to Mount Holly Fair. He looked
| very tired after making speech which
completely used UP MeSSrS. Gear and Per
kins, and then travelling all night, but ht
seemed pleased with his reception, anG
was glad to meet so many of his cOnstitu
ents. Gear and Perkins are not ''Sena
tors as the Charlotte Chronicle persists
in calling them. They are Republican
members from Iowa aud Kansas and thei
inconsistent records were exposed by zen
ator Ransom III his mastery effort a
Mount Holly. / think the visit OF TIL
lost votes for the Democracy. am yer.
glad Senator Ransom consented to NEE
them in debate.
M. Nichols has returned from a bric
visit to North Carolina. lie says he think
tAe Republican outlook bright. am tot
| that ile .Ir. Hlcist,ie .,as III tsalCigh. h
denied that his nam- was on the list o
Republicans who petiti0nei the Speake
to permit the consideration of the yariou
pension bills on the calendar. one O
these bills is the one introduced by Nj
Matson, before referred to IN the CHRON
C;.C, and the sum of all these bills al
DrOximateS five or six millions of dollars
The Democratic leaders, doubling Nj,
Nichols denial, sent on here and ICun
his name was on this list. This ztateneu
! is made to NE by a gentleman OF undunb
: ed veracity. This effort on the part {
the Republicans to get these pension hil
before the House, caused the three day
filibuster Of last week.
spent Saturday al Annapolis in ii
Naval Aca,lems. Great improvement
are going on in the beautiful grounds, an
| do not see how any sensible boy can ia
; to appreciate the advantages he enjo,
there. Cadets Flowers and MalIison fro
the Congressional Districts of Hon. Messr
Cowles and Latham are Oh the practi
ship Constellation which is expected
. this week. They are fourth classme
Cadet Jenkins of the third class who h;