The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-07-10
WASHINGTON CITY.
LETTER FROM OUR RE0OLAR
CORRESPONDENT.

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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 8, 1889.
Senators Allison, Cullom and
Chandler have held a number OF
important political conferences
with influential republicans here
this week, beginning with the Pres
ident before he went away Tuesday
afternoon. and continuing through
the week with others. The sub
jects under consideration were the
coming elections in the four new
states and the calling Of an extra
session of Congress SO as to get the
House organized and ready for
work before the Christmas holidays.
The new states are all believed to
be republican Notwithstanding the
result of the recent election In
Montana, but information lately
received as to secret deals the
democrats have made with certain
railroads has opened the eyes of the
republican leaders to the fact that
since hard work Is necessary to
defeat the democrats in Montana
and one of the Dakota's. The con-
sultations held this week were for
the purpose Of mapping out this
week. 1t is now believed to be all
fixed, and the democrats will find
their secret railroad deals pro6tless.
AS to the extra session it has been
decided that one will be called
about the first Of November. 1t
was first thought that the first Of
October would be a better date, but
owing to the very narrow republi-
can majority in the House, which
sickness or death might wipe out
entirely, It was concluded to select
the former date because that would
Fgive the members elected from the
new states, who are expected to be
all republicans, chance to take
their seats. MI drb
Senator Ingalls, paid Washington
flying visit this week. lie says
the people in Kansas are too busy
with their crops to bother thelg
heads about politics, and that tEs
standardization h spepulas outthssSls,
same as here.
Secretary Rusk has appointed
Mrs. Mary Ann Dougherty to a
subordinate position in the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Mrs. Dough-
erty will be remembered by many
on account of the personal abuse g
Cleveland put upon her in a mes
sage to Congress vetOeing a bill to
give her pension.
Government circles have been
very quiet since Tuesday. On that
day the President and Secretaries
Tracy and Noble started for Wood.
stock, Connecticut, where they
spent the Fourth; Secretary Blaine
left for Bar Harbor and Secretary
Proctor for his home in Vermont
The next day Postmaster General
Wansmaker went away. First
Assistant Clarkson has been down
on Chesapeake Bay for a week with
a party Of friends cruising around
in Mr.. Wanamaker's yacht the
"Restless." So that it may be truth.
fully said that Washington is now
free of office-seekers. l will say il
now, for the Lord only knows when
I can do 80 again without lying.
Before going away the Presiden,
announced quite batch of more OF
less important diplomatic appoint
ments. Among them were the
following: A. Loudon Snowden, o
Pennsylvania, to be minister Il
ROmania, Servia, and Greece; w
H. Edwards, Of Ohio, to be Consul
general at Berlin; A. G. Bourn o
Rhode Island, to be Consul-geners
at Rome; Eugene Schuyler, of New
York to be Consul.general q
, Cairo, and the following consuls
Wallace Brice, Of New York, a
, Leith; w. H. Brady of Illinois a
Nice; E. B. Fairfield, of Michigan
at Lyons; l. J. Marritt, of Nebrask
) at Athens; William Bownem, Q
Kentucky at Tien Tsin; A. G
Studer, of Iowa, at Barmen; E.
q Smithers, Of Delaware, at Oska an
Hiogo; A. c. Moore, of West Vii
ginia, at St. Thomas; Chas. i
johnson, of Ohio, at Hamburg, an
s. c. Halsey, of New Jersey, q
Sonneburg.
Mrs. Harrison did not sccompan
the President to Connecticut bu
e she left the White House the sam
9 day for Deer Park Garylant
4 where she, her father and gran
J. children win remain during Jul
and August