Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-23
WASHINGTON.

Washington, d. c. Nov. IS, 1885,
Representative Samuel j. Randall is
not making as rapid progress towards
good health as his admirers would
wish, and many Of them fear that he
will never again be able to stand the
wear and tear of active work in the
House, Mr.. Randall firmly believes
that he will resume his work as soon
as the House meets, and tells every
body who goes to see him that he is
only resting now in Difference to his
physicians wish.
President Harrison took uncer-
emOnious leave of everything official
last week and went to Maryland to
shoot wild ducks. He left Wednes.
day night and returned Saturday
night.
The republicans who have failed to
get themselves appointed to Office by
President Harrison are rapidly
announcing themselves as candidates
for the three or four desirable offices
under the House of Representatives.
Among the latest in this category
are ex-representative Guenther, of
Iowa, and Gen. George A. Sheridan,
once of Louisiana, but now of almost
anywhere, or everywhere. Both of
these gentlemen want to be elected
Clerk of the House, and so do several
Others, including Hon. Ed. McPher-
son and Mr.. Carson, both of Pennsyl-
vania. There is more of contest so
far over these minor places than over
the speakership. From the present
outlook there is but one real re-
publican candidate for Speaker-Reed
the rest are only mentioned to COM
pliment them. They will of course
be voted for on one, and possibly two
ballots in the republican caucas, but
on the third ballot at the farthest
Reed will get two thirds of the votes.
Mr. Blaine and Secretary Tracy
carried the delegates to the All
American Congress and the Inter-
national marine conference to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis Satur-
day. The Congress began its regular
sittings today. The marine conference
is making satisfactory progress in its
efforts to lessen the danger of travel
by water.
Who's afraid of being soldier now?
A committee of Army officers meet
here this week to test our invention
claimed to afford the body perfect
protection from pistol and rifle bull
lets.
Some surprise was created here
by the announcement that Judge Nc
Crazy, of Iowa, stood fair chance of
receiving an appointment to the va
cancy in the Supreme Court. He
served several terms in the House,
but is best remembered here as
Hayes Secretary of War. AT present
he is IA railroad lawyer at Kansas
City. The Judge had been regarded
as a political "back-number."
McKinley's friends are talking of
withdrawing his name as a candi-
date for Speaker on the rather alb
surd ground that as candidate for
the Presidential nomination of his
party in 1892 he cannot afford to be
defeated for Speaker.
The pension committee of the G. A.
r. has agreed to ask Congress to pas,
2 service pension bill that will give
every man that served in the Union
Army during the late war at least IS
per month. To make its work com
plete this committee should tell Con.
gress where the money is to come
from to pay all these expenses.
The Civil Service Commissioners
deny that they are making prepare
ton for a Congressional investigation
If they are not, they ought to be, for
y such an investigation is one of thu
certainties of the future.
Representative GrOsvenor, of Ohio
defends himself to the extent of {
column and a half newspaper inter
view from the charge of having help
ed to "down" Foraker. The only
5 thing about this to interest democrats
Z is the fact that Foraker is down. NJ
matter how he 'got there"
l. We have a letter from DR.. A. b
n L II, L.. a 1