The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
WASHINGTON NEWS,
ASHINGroS D. C,
 Nov. 6. 1882. ]


 Senator Vance ls in dead earn. es4 Tn his fight on the hum mbug civ il scrviec iaw. IIe thinks II ought to go, and he has the courage of hls convictions, hence he has introduc. ed Dlll in the Senate providing for It's repeal, and he says it IS hls purpose to force q vote upon 1t if possible during the session. If there is anything done in this matter il is more probable that it will be ac- complished by failing to make the necessary appropriation for the supp port ot the comimSsIon than by q direct repeal of the law, though the latter course would be moro manly.
 phe non-action of the democratic House caucus leaves eX.Speaker Carlisle in full charge ot the party interests on the floor of the House. No better or ahler leader could be found, and experlence will soon show that it is far letter to have one man Tn control than commit tee of fifteen, IS WAS at first pro- posed.
 It argues well for futurs demo- cratic success in the House that ono of the republican caucus nomina- tons Rev. C. B. Ramsdell for Chaplin-YaS defeated at the orga- nizatlon of that body, and the old Chaplin, Dr. Milburn reelected.
 Speaker Reed is having high old time trying to satisfy the wants of his republican colleagues Tn the matter of committee ehairmanships. It IS extremely doubtful whether the committees viii be annonnced before the Christmas recess.
 Mr. Harrison has gone 10 Chica- go, and il Is stated Ut the White House that he will go to Indiannap- 0lis before returning here.
 Davld J. Brewer, of Kansas, has been nominated to be associate Jus tiee of the Supreme Court. He has been Jnlted States Jndge tol the eighth Kansas circuit since 1884. Little is known of him here further than the fact that he IS nephew of Justice stephen j. Field. The re- publlcans do not fancy the appoint ment much, but there is no open op- position. and MY. Brewer sill prob ably be confirmed by the Senate.
 Eight columns of solid nonpareil without q slngle original idea That's the feat accomplished by President Harrison in writing his annual message to Congress, and the manner representation is equal ly as hackneyed as the ideas pre- sented. Never, during an expert ence in Washington covering the administrations of five Presidents. has your correspondent seen a Pres dental message fall as fiat as this one has. The message will make MT. Harrison no friends, and with the exception ot the absurd para graph relating 10 the politics m the South, will make him no enemies. Mr. Blaine's worst enemy will not accuse him of having had any hand Ill the preparation of this message. for whatever else Mir. Blaine may be, he Is always original aud bril- liant. More republicans than ever, now refer to Mr. Harrison as Hayes.
 The House adjourned from Tues day to Thursday.
 Three Federal election bills have already been introduced Tn the Sen ate, two by Mr. Spooner and one by Mr. Sherman. Mr. Chandler's bill applying only to some of the South Tn States will also shortly be in- troduced, and 1t js understood that several bills of the same kind are to be introduced in the4Iouse. All of which is a useless waste of time on the part of these gentlemen, for if there is any one thing upon which the democrats of the House are thoroughly agreed, it IS that no Federal election bill shall go through the House.
 Mr. Randall has not yet been able to resnme his seat Ill the House. He thinks he IS we'll enough to do so but his physician positively for blds it.
 The District bill, winch caused the great dead lock Tn the last House has been again introduced III the Senate. The blll is certain