Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-23
SIGNS THE BILL
rhe Territorial Statehood Measur Q
Becomes a Law.
A GREAT DAY FOR SAM RANDALL.
Washington's Birthday Sees Him
Again Dcmocracy's Leader In
the Housc-Norrow on
the Cabinet.
WAsHiSGToN BuREAU THE OMAHA Bee,
OT" T VT NTELN III - TWbHT'
WASUISGTOS, ID, C., Feb. 2l

DO U W NlEENIH NlNbsl.
WAsHISGToN, ID. e.. Feb. %. J
There seems 20 be a lack of organization at
.he white house A committee of Dakota
people called on the president yesterday and
asked him to celebrate Washington's birth
day by signing the territorial admission bill.
At the same time they presented him with a
handful of feathers plucked from u Dakota
eagle from which to make pen to use for
the purpose. This morning at 10 o'clock a
reporter of the Associated press called at
the white house TO inquire when the ccrc.
mony was to take place aud was told by
Colonel Lamont that the president would not
be a party to any such circus; that he would
ta''c time TO study the admission bill and
would doubtless think it necessary to refer 1t
to the attorney general for examination be
fore giving it his approval. At exactly Il
o'clock, with pen made from one of the
eagle feathers, the president attached his
name to the bill, and sent the qulll as n me
mcnto to Representative Springer, who will
pass it down TO his posterity as an heirloom.
GREAT DAY FOR RANDALL.
Congress did not adjourn in honor of
Washington s birthday as it usually mas done,
but celebrated the anniversary by restoring
Randall to leadership IN the democratic party
and by passing bills for the relief Of Mrs
General Sheridan and General ROsccrans
II was a great day in the career of Samuel
Jackson Randall 1t might be called an
epoch. IT was Just about a year ago now
that the democrats of Pennsylvania read Mr.
Randall out of the party, but he took the
sceptre again to-day, and from this time on
will be the leader he was before the presi-
dents free trade message was sent to con
gress. The caucus last night showed that
the democratic party was hopelessly broken
and that the division was great as TO vir
tually depose Mr. Mills from leadership and
restore Mr.. Randall to that position. The
number of men who supported Randall
caused considerable surprise, and his posi-
ton and programme received endorsement
from unexpected sources. He found follow
ers in Kentucky and other states where it
was supposed the tariff reform sentiment
was unanimous, and it is conceded that now
the bars are down, the members from the
southern states will rush over INTO the Ran
dali pasture i'll great numbers.
MORROW on TIE CABINET.
Representative Morrow of California, who
returned last night from Indianapolis, says
he does not know any more about the Cabi
net than nc did before he left Washington.
He does not speak with authority, but he
thinks only four members of the cabinet are
absolutely settled on. These are Blaine, Win
dom, Wannamaker and Noble. The remain
ing places lie thinks will not be filed until
after the arrival of General Harrison in
Washington and Il consultation with the
leading republicans ut the capitol. He thinks
the Pacific coast will have a representative
but he does not know for certain, and could
not discover who the man will be If one is Sc
lected. When ] referred to the reports tele-
graphcd from Indianapolis that Mr. Morrow
looked sad and anxious when he went to
HarrisOn's house, and wore a bright smile
when he came away, the handsome gentle
man from California said: THAT was my
dinner smile. There wasn't any political sig
niicance about it. When went up 20 Gen.
eral Harrson's house | was hungry, tired
and cross. The general gave me n tiptop
dinner, one of the best | ever had, chicken
PIE and beef steak, and was comfortable
ms king when ! left him. 1T was not what
he said to me- but what he gave me to eat
that made me appear so cheerful.
BLAINE AT TIE CAPITOL.
Mr. Blaine went to the capitol to-day, but
hurried through the corridors to the con-
gressional library as rapidly as possible. He
had his coat collar turned up and the brim
OF his hat pulled down over his eyes so as to
conceal himself as much as possible.
IOWA MEMBERS INDIGNANT.
The Iowa members are very indignant at
the second veto of the Des Moines river land
bill 1t was their understanding that the
present bill would not be objected to by the
president, and that he would sign it if it
were passed. He was waited upon by several
delegations of citizens who claim to have re-
ceived assurances that the bill was framed
TO his satisfaction, but it appears that they
were msled, and the disappointment is
therefore greater. An attempt will be made
to pass it over the veto, but it is not likely to
succeed.
THE RANDALL RESOLUTION.
When the Randall resolution is taken up,
Mr.. Mills will resort to the desperate remedy
of hlibustering, and he will have sufficient
force at his back to prevent its adoption. But
the size of Mr. Randall's victory will not be
reduced by any such methods Mr. Mills
will simply show the weakness of his position
and demonstrate the loss of his influence in
the house by resorting 10 such measures.