Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-24
WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Birthday---An Elabo-
rate Floral Tribute---The Commit
tee Progressing Slowly with
the Tariff Bill.
WAsHINcToN Mar, 18Th 1883.

WASHINGTON Mar, 10th 1883.
81 The President passed his fifty-frst
birthday yesterday, in a quiet way.
He is a picture of perfect health in
spite of the cares and responsibilities
which he has borne for the past three
years. Instead of looking older he
really looks younger than he did
when he first entered the White
House as Chief Magistrate. His
young wife gets the credit for much of
his health and good looks, of course,
but Mr.. Cleveland is blessed with an
exceptionally good constitution,
which he preserved and kept in good
condition by not worrying about
worries. During business hours he
gives concentrated attention to the
matter before him, but he never
carries thought of it outside of his
Office.
Mr.. Cleveland's popularity with
the masses is largely due to the un-
pretentions way in which he lives
and transacts business. He is what
is known as plain 0ld-fashioned
man. He received many wishes for
happy returns yesterday, and from
present indications he is likely to re-
ceive many more at the same address
for at least four years longer.
Ifslang may ever be permissible,
one might be excused for calling the
speeches which have been made by
the republicans in the Senate in favor
of a high protective tariff, during the
past week, "chestnuts", for there
was not single new idea or argu-
ment in any of them. They are
likely to be kept up however, until
every republican Senator has put
himself on record as opposed to rev.
enue reform.
! The House Pension Committee
have the Dependent Pension bill I'M
der consideration. 1t has been dis
! cussed several times, but no action
has yet been decided upon.
Senator Blackburn's desk in the
Senate Chamber was completely hid
den on Friday last by one of the
handsomest floral pieces ever seen at
the capital. 1t was in the form and
2 color of the United States flag, and
t was sent to the kentucky Senator by
the Hancock Veteran Association Of
9 Philadelphia, in recognition of his
$50 ably defending the memory o.
: our dead heroes", (Gens. Mcclellan
| and Hancock). Mr.. Blackburn was
0 justly proud of the offering.
On Friday Mr.. Mills, Chairman o
: the Ways and Means Committee
e asked for the unanimous consent O
s the House to the sittings of his com
mittee during the sessions of tn,
e House. Had his request been granted
O it would have greatly facilitated tn,
d business of the committee and en-
abled it to report the tariff bill tina
much sooner. 1t was probably f0
that very reason that Mr.. Burrows
of Michigan, a republican member 0
that committee objected The repub
licans are resorting to every know
q method of delaying the report of thi
bill to the House, but the majority @
% the committee have decided to repor
n it this week whether the republican
=, members of the committee e it o
p not. To enable them to do this the
% will hold night sessions. The frs
!. was held on Saturday last and the in
% ternal revenue portion of the bill
" waso on thatoccasion adopted withou
!. amendment. There will be man
u schisms among the republican mem
q bers of the committee before all tn
To- provisions ofthe measure are dispose
n of, however.
q A very silly republican rumor wa
ri started last week to the effect ths
4 Senator Vest, of Missouri, was to n
& tire from public life. The democra
ID ic party is not willing to spare hir
20 just yet.
r Mr.. Springer's bill to enable tn
NJ territories of Dakota, Montana
g Washington, and New Mexico
40 adopt constitutions preparatory t
IN their admittance into the Union {
to States, has been favorably reporte,
Of but owing to republican hostilit,
an stands little chance of becoming a la
re at this session of Congress.
% Senator COlquitt, of Georgi
introduced in the Senate yesterday
be bill, which ct this time when Il
be question of prohibition is engagir
public attention, is of unusual int