Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-02-16
WASHINGTON.

Mr.. Cleveland has removed Civil
Service Commissioner Edgerton and
nominated Hugh S. Thompson, who is
assistant Secretary Of the Treasury at
present and very warm friend of
the President, The removal Of Mr..
Edgerton was not surprise to any
one familiar with the workings of the
Commission. 1t had several times
been intimated to him that his
resignation would be accepted, but he
refused to take the hint, and finally
when the President asked him in
plain language to resign he declined
to do so, and the removal followed.
Mr.. Edgerton is a good man, but
holding the opinions he does he
should never have accepted the
Office in the first place. The removal
leaves only one Commissioner in
Office, and he is Republican. For
that reason it is thought that the
Senate will probably confirm Mr..
Thompson, as the law provides for a
Democrat on the board, and there
is another vacancy into which Gen.
Harrison can put Republican.
Representative Springer thinks his
Omnibus" bill will yet get through
in spite ofthe fact that the conferees
have failed to agree upon it. He
says that three, if not more, Republic
can Senators will vote with the DEM
ocratiC Senators to admit New Next
co. ] shall only believe it when they
| do il,
The report of the Treasury experts
on the Tariff bill shows that outside
Of the internal revenue features the
measure will only make a reduction
of from three to five millions of dol
lars. The House Ways and Means
Committee will report the bill this
week, with a recommendation that
it be rejected. Just what will follow
if it be rejected it is difficult to say.
The internal revenue features of the
bill are satisfactory to quite number
of Democrats in the House, and I'M
less they can be satisfied that the
Cowles bill, repeating the tobacco
tax, now in the hands of Mr.. Ran
dall's committee, or similar one
will be Immediately reported to the
House, l shall not be surprised to
see the Senate bill adopted. And ]
believe that its adoption would create
far more dissatisfaction among Re.
publicans than Democrats.
Senator vest is going to have some
fun with the Republican Senators
when the Senate conferees on the
Springer "Omnibus" bill make theil
report to the Senate. Mr.. Vest will
prove by the Record that in 1875
when New Mexico was thought to bt
Republican, that many Republicans
now in the Senate voted in the House
, for the admission of that Territory
along with Colorado. Now he wants
, to know why these same men oppose
= the admission of that territory. Tit
! inference is very plain to Senator
Vest and everybody else. New
Mexico is now Democratic. Wha
care these Republican Senators fo
/, consistency when party interests arr
at stake.
There is a movement here whicl
is said to have the Presidents approx
al, to have Senator Kenna Withdraw
from the contest in West Virginia
The idea is that it is impossible t
have Senator Kenna reelected, an,
that some other Democrat may b
elected, thus saving the seat to tn
party. AS compensation it is pre-
posed that the President shall nomi
nate Mr.. Kenna Interstate Commits
sioner, Senatorial courtesy" maxim
. it certain that he would be immed
ately confirmed.
So after the fourth of March Nj
Cleveland will resume the practice {
le law, in New York city. 1t is sal
'e that this is the preliminary step [
y his being sent to the Senate as succe
y sor to Senator Evarts whose teri
SO will expire in 1891. This is yer
le probable if the Democrats can SUI
A coed in capturing the legislature
at New York as they expect to do. A
he any rate it is safe to say that a ma
to of Grover Cleveland's experienc,
te pluck and backbone will not |
a. allowed to remain in private lif
SO Such men are too rare, and too badl