The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular Correspondent
Va 'hington, Aug. 20, 1889

(From our regular Correspondent.
na'hiny-on, Aug. 20, 1897
Assis ant Postmaster General |
C.atk n frienI- have never for
gotten his asli atoms To be Secre-
tary OF the lnterior 10 lne present |
cabinet. The story that Is just |
uow Interesting ever, holy in Wash
lngton Is believed to have 0rigina-
ted With Tie 81 -re-mentloncd
Trends OF SIR. & arson. IL tells |
10 elaborate detail, that Mr.. H.i-
rison having isec.,i convinced that
1t wonli never do 20 appoint Attor
ney General Miller 10 the vacaL.
jnsticeship Of the Supreme Court,
and his being New York man
having settled Secretary Tracy's
chan es, had ,ie..iiad IT, appoint
Secretary Nonse =, the vacancy IN
the cib:Dc-, when the story goes
on to say the President has not
yet deci.isd VIII. her he will fill with
Postmaster General Wanamaker
and make NJ. Cis kson Postmaster
General or appoint Mr. GARRISON
SECRETARY of tae Interior. A very
pretty story and one that vii!
have the int.n ed effect OF remin.:-
ing Pr.s dent Harrison that Mr..
Ca ksos expects to go In the cab
met ii Vacancy occurs. Secleta-
ry Noble denies that be is to he
appoint, 4 10 the Supreme Court
He GU ght To know it about as soon
as any body else.
No bills will be paid the telegraph
companies for carrying govern
ment messages until it is decided 3.
what rae they shall be paid Tor.
The Post naster General insists
that one mill per word is enough.
This the Telegraph people deny.
| The Treasury department has re-
ceived by mail from the comman
der Of the revenue utter "Rus:i
full particulars OF seizure Ct thu
canadian sealing vessel. Back
Diamond in Behring's sea, but &c
clines to make it public until it. IS
seen by Secretary Wlndoin, vino is
at present out of town.
| Next winsef. 1t is probable That
about 100000 acres of land IN
the yr. at Sioux Ipli n reserva,i oi
in Southern Dakota will be hro- /.
open to settlement. II Gully rcq.ares
that Congress shall approve lie
asreemcn', which Ex-Goy. Fas er,
chairman of the Commission, t.!
egraphed the Interior department
ednesjay had been made with thu
Indians Uuier this agreement
the Indians will receive ST. % pei
: acre for all the land sold during
, the first three years Is cents Is.
acre for all that remains unsoid at
: ter. The Commits ion, which va
com posed of Ex-Gov. Foster, o
Ohio, Gen. Crook, U. S. A, a.,
: Hon. VIM. Warner, of Missouri
s have been about q month in get
ting the requisite numhsr OF lndi
| ans, two thirds OF the males Owe
: eighteen years old, TO sign tn
a agreement. Tue Indians refuse,
to sigma similar agreement las
year.
e Repres. NATIVE Allen, of Missis
: sipri, is in town. Speaking Of tn
!. next House he said: "rhe repub
/. lican programme will presuuabl,
e be the revision Of the rules and a
q attempt TO seat repu blican con test
: ants. am not a democratic LEI 81
g er, but | believe that ''the crime
they have taught US we shout
o practice. Ii the republicans ar
e allowed their way they WI quick
b ly produce working majority
: But remember how they postpone'
y election ca es in the last Congress
t The FELTON, Sullivan contest, f.
S instance they would not allow 10 l.
$ considered at all. /, for one has
e NJ far of the extra session. Th
e burden Gifts mistakes will be o
! republican should, rs.
j 1t has been decided lha, when tn
1 Civil Service Commission certif
three names for appointment an
one OF them is discharged so.'iie
or sailor he must be selected b
the appointing power for he plac.
The employees of the govcrnmsh
0 printing rflice are wo king nigh
;, and day to sc. tie great mass Q
tps.rmonv in he rnr.sa-e ed plactiO
u cases 10 print before congress
d meets. There l. an unusual nun
Der of such cases and vast mas
of evidence iu each case Oae q
the cases just completed makes
:, book of nearly 500 pages.
Only one member Of the admin
3 istration is at present in Washing
= ton. Secretary Noble is the mar
!" He is carrying the responsibility Q
the whole machine bet it does no
seem to worry him much, if any
President Harrison gladder ei I'll,
heart Of many waiting and hung
brethren by making large numbe
OF appointment, before leaving TO
Bar H.rtor. SILL the disappolate'
were much greater.
Attorney Gencrs! Muller has gon
to indianapolis. where he II re
, M ain until joined by tie P.cs'dea
on the 22nd, ms. u. the laying -
The corner stonr of the s,liliaI
monument, after which they will re
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