Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-09
WASHINGTON.
Anniversary of the Presidents Mar
ge--Members Absent at the Con-
vention---A Contrast Between
Ind. the Two Parties.

tnelr SUBURBAN residence, by having
a few friends take tea with them.
About sixty prominent members
of both Houses of Congress are in at
tendance upon the national conven-
ton at st. Louis. Many more would
have been there had they not been
unwilling to leave the pending tariff
discussion in the lower House. Three
days Of the past week were devoted
to the consideration of the tariff bill
by sections, under the five minute
rule, but owingto republican obstruc-
ton there was very little progress
made. Lumber was the main
stumbling block. Mr.. Breckenridge,
of Kentucky, made an interesting
point by reading from the Record of
1868 showing that Blaine was at that
time fierce advocate of free lumber.
But the result of this was that most
ofthe evening was spent in discussing
Blaine's tariff record.
The last thing done by the House
on Saturday afternoon was to discuss
the Agricultural Appropriation bill.
1t got into little row over the ques-
ton of increased salaries for clerks
and officials of that Department, and
there was the usual fuss about the
appropriation for seeds, but as usual
the political seeds-men came out
VIGOROUSLY.
General Sheridan may be better or
he may be dead before this reaches
you. His rallies and his relapses
follow each other too frequently to
make any record Of his condition.
The bill reviving the rank of "Gen-
eral of the Army" has been passed,
signed by the President, confirmed
by the Senate, and General Sheridan
promoted thereto. He was much
gratified by the promotion, and die
tated, himself, a letter Of thanks to
the President.
The republicans of the Senate
judiciary committee are still delaying
in making report to the Senate on
the nomination Of Mr.. Fuller to be
Chief Justice.
Secretary Whitney has pulled W
Paymaster General Fulton of the
Navy, with quick, sharp jerk. The
Paymaster General recently awarded
contract for furnishing 10000
pounds of tobacco for the use of thu
navy to Richmond firm, in spite 0
the fact that this bid was the highes
instead of the lowest. An investiga
ton is now in progress to ascertain
the cause Of this seeming favoritism
Secretary Whitney says he will go t.
the bottom of the affair.
fla person has any doubt as t
which political party is in favor Q
the big corporations and monopolie
of the country, just let that persoI
keep close watch upon the action
of the committees of the Senate AM
House-the Senate committee
representing the republican party
and the House committees, the demo
cratic party. For instance, tn
House recently passed bill requil
ing the Pacific railroads to construC
and operate telegraph lines over thei
roads; when the Senate committe
on commerce got hold of this bill
Il they reported it to the Senate wit
an amendment striking out the wor
construct" which virtually destroy
the effect that the bill was intende
to have, in compelling theser Dads t
construct telegraph lines that woul
| be run in opposition to those Of tn
q Western Union Telegraph company
With the word construct" left OF
: of the bill, the railroads will simpl
make some arrangement with tn
Western Union, that will continu
e the present monopoly, anothC
= instance of the Senate favoring bi
6 corporations. Public opinion con
| PEELED the Senate to pass a bill 70
!, feiting all the unearned grants of Ian
+ to railroads. In order to make it ;
$ easy as possible on the corporation
D the bill only forfeited the lane
through which the roads had not bee
built. When this bill reached IL
House committee on Public Land
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, offered
substitute providing that all lane
d shall be forfeited that have not bee
> earned in strict accordance with Il
original grant. These two bills giN
good general idea of the policy
the two parties in dealing Wi
wealthy corporations. The dem
Gratis believe in controlling them, Il