Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Political Gossip Prom the Capitai---
Republtean senators and the Rrest-
aeat---ssiving Relatives seft Clerk
ships.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July s. Mr.. Har-
rison has apparently bent the knee TO the
republican senatorial combination. and
the fact has created no little gossip here.
IL has of course been well known for
some time past that quite q number OF
more or less prominent republican sens-
tors were aggrieved because of real or
fsucied sights they had received from
the administration. and many people pre-
dicted open hostilities between Harrison
and the senate next winter. A humber
Of republican senstors, including Allison,
Cullom, Chandler. Dolph and Ingalls,,
consulted over this and other matters
and decided to hold q caucus of republic
can senators in the near future. They
called on the president in order as they
expressed il Ito know where he stood. "
They were surprised to find that he
stood" Just where they did; believing
that no important move or appointment
should be made withou, consultation
With the party leaders snd that their
wishes should be consulted in all sp-
pOiutments in their respective sections
Senator Cullom expressed great pleasure
At what he considered the presidents
change of heart Some people may sc.
cuse MIR. Harrison of weakness, but for
my part | think he was very shrewd 10
make mp" with the senators
Great is the force of example. Com
missioner Of Pensions Tanner q short
time since made his daughter his private
secretary at salary of 81, $40 a year.
| now the new commissioner of indian sf-
fairs. ThOs. J. Morgan, of Rhode Island.
has his wife for private secretary st &
salary of Zoo year. Seeing the &C.
ton of these officials Dr. Dorchester.
superintendent of indian schools. had his
| wife appointed special agent. This en-
ables her to travel around with the doc
tor. when he visits the different Indian
schools and get her expenses paid snd q
salary of So : pay from kind old Uucle
sam. All this time there is law
against the employment of more than
one member of the same family by the
same department.
Attorney General Miller has discovered
q Fare curiosity Il is q Virginia repub =
licsn who declines su Office. Mr.. c. A
Heermans. who was recently appointed
assistant United States attorney for the
western district of Virginia, hiss written
declining the Office on the ground that he
should have been appointed attorney and
that the smaller office WAS given him as
the result of a compromise between GER
tain parties. which be refuses to recog-
nize. Here's innocence for you. Does
not this young man know-for he must
be very young-ihst iu politics King
Compromise rules the roosts Seldom 10
the history OF the country has president
or even q governor of a stste been nomi-
mated without the assistance of the all
powerful compromise Had this gentle
man effected q compromise with his tenn
per. the foolish letter would proba bIy
never hsve been written.
Mr.. Cleveland vetoed two bills passed
BY congress to quiet the title of the land
granted to the Des Moines River Naviga-
ton company. snd now the attorney
general of Iowa is here asking the de,
psrtment 10 bring suit to set aside the
title in the nsme of the United States.
Secretary Window only receives visit
ors by card now. snd he requires them &c
state their business so that he NAV de.
eide whether he will grant personal in.
tervie~. The innovation is not popu-
lar.
The department of agriculture has
issued circular 20 railroads aud trans.
portation companies regulating the ship.
ment Of cattle from Texas and Arkansas
during the continuance of the disease
known as Texas fever" IL will also
locate inspectors at all the big stock
yards TO see that the regulations sre
properly carried out.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, is said to
be very solid with Postmsster-Genera
Wsnamsker. who is said TO have init,
mated TO the senator that be might nam,
the postmaster at his Memphis
OF course 1t was stipulated that the mar
named should be republican. | under
stand that General Z. F. Patterson hal
been named.
Among the applicants for q foreign
appointment under this administration
is: A. C.. Hill. OF Texas. a first cousin
of the late Ben Hill. of Georgia 1t i:
needless 10 say that his politics are not
those of the celebrated Georgian.
The paragraphs of the American bu
morlst have proven too much for the cen.
sitive nature of the Persian minister tC
this country. and he hss determined to g
back TO the Shah. He carries with hin
q scrap book filled with clipping
from the press. His master. the Shah, il
-. - l.
again visiting England
The resignation of Gen. Jos E Johns
town. railroad commissioner, has beef
| accepted to take effect the 10th inst
This resignation has been in the hands o
Secretary Noble since early in March, bu
it had been generally understood ths
Gen. Johnston should remain where b
was, General Sherman having made
personal request of the president TO tbs
effect.