The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-19
TOPICS OF THE TIMES IN WASHINGTON.
Joseph and His Bride Spending Their
Honeymoon In Solitude.
The speakeIship Mr.. Reeds II Ne
Wants the Place.
Mrs. Harrison's Pleasing Replies q
Her Well Pleased Friends.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Joseph Chamber
lain and younglbride are spending portion
Of their honeymoon at CHEEKY Chase, Captain
and Mrs. Rodgers having courteously placed
their old country house at the disposal Of the
newly welded couple. The bride and groom
spent the greater part of this afternoon driy-
ing about the country roads In the vicinity Of
their temporary quarters, Mrs. Chamberlain
handling the reins. CHEEKY Chase Is about
as lonesome q place as could well have, been
selected for honeymoon but the couple ap-
pear greatly to enjoy their solitude.
contestIng for Speakers Honors.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE Washing
ton special of the Press says:
With the Republican organization Of the
next House assured the talk of the next
speakership becomes livelier. There will un-
doubtedly be keen contest for the position,
but the one name that appears now to gather
about it the most possibilities Of success Is,
that Of Reed, Of Maine. The question seems
TO be whether Reed will want the chair.
Many Of his friends believe that he would do
floor. Mckinley, Of Ohio, will be pushed for
tho place, but Butterworth, of the same State,
Is beginning to be talked of. ButterwOrth Is
warm personal friend Of the next President
and 1t may be of significance that was almost
the first member Of Congress to call on Gen,
eral Harrison after the election. he reached
Indianapolis with a party Of Cincinnatians
on Thursday after the historic first Tuesday
of this November. Butterworth Is a skilled
parliamentarian and Mckinley does not pro-
fess to be. Cannon, Of Illinois, Is the other
Western man who Is likely to be pushed to
the front in the speakership contest. His
leading position in the management of the
Republican side of the present House is indi-
Gated by the fact that he Is chairman Of the
Republican GAUGES.
Republican Rights to Be Protected.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Star tonight
prints the following: Senator Quay, chair
man Of the Republican national committee,
in conversation with representative of the
Star today, authorized the following state
ment of the situation In the lower branch Of
the next Congress-:
1--WE have the House Of Representatives
by majority Of five certainly, and possibly
by nine on an official count Of Congressional
districts. As to the Democratic threats that
Democratic governors of States will refuse
TO certify the election Of Republicans to the
clerk of the House aud he will refuse to place
our people on the roll, we do not care what
the Democratic governors or the Clerk Of the
children and old women. The Republicans
will hold with mailed hand all that they
fairly won Nov. g."
Mrs. Harrison's Letters.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison has replied to all the kilograms and
letters Of congratulation she has received on
her husbands election to the presidency, by
letters in her own hand. Several have been
received in this city, and she has not once
complained of her task, but accounts it a
privilege to be in communication with her
friends, to her personally known or unknown.
Maine People Made Happy.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.-Pensions have
been awarded to residents of Maine as fol-
lows:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
William Goodall, Ripley.
Asa III. Witham, Brewer.
Henry f. Snow, Cornish.
INCREASE
Eyander S. Prescott, Pennington.
ThoS. q. Libby, Vinalhaven.
Thos. Francis, Randolph
Archibald Cannon National Military Home.
Marshall Simons, Presque Isle.
Cnas. j. C00kson, New Sharon.
VIM. Maloon, Jr., Auburn.
REISSUE.
Augustus Greenlow Qncrease), Calais.