Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-10-12
THE PENSION OFFICE
Still Without a Coznmissioner--Re- puDlicans Pleased With Recent Election Returns -- Postmasters-- Washington News.
(From our Regular Correspondent.l

(From our Regular Correspondentl
 WAsHINGToi', D. C., Oct. 1, 1889
 The President has not yet appointed
 a successor to Commissioner Tanner
 Early this week 1t was thought that
 Mr. Campbell, of Kansas, would get the place, Lut )me one suggested to the President the name of Ex-Governor
 Hartrauft, of Pennsylvania, and it is
 now believed that Gen. Hartrauft can
 have the position if he wishes it, but
 his friends here say 1t is not likely that
 he will accept it, and he has forbidden
 the use of his name as candidate.
 Secretary Noble, is understood to be
 doing his best to get the appointment
 for Mir. Campbell.
 Republicans here are greatly pleased with the result of the elections in the | four new states. although it is nothing
 more than was generally expected. The members of the Three America's
 Congress left here yesterday on q spc- cial vestlbule train for tour of our
 principal cities as the guests of the Uni
 ted States. The Congress met Wednes-
 day, and organized by eleeting Secre-
 tary Blaine President, and Ex-Serator
 Henderson, of Missouri, President pro
 tempore. MT. Blaine's speech of Vel come was in his best vim. It is com mended on all sides. \ democratic sen ator said to your correspondent: If Blaine had always spoken like that he would have been President long ago. Every American should feel proud to know we have a man at the head of the State department capable of delivering such an address" MT. Blaine Is very | deeply interested in this Congress, and l he hopes it will be followed by grand re- suits in business way.
 4 long hst of Presidential postmasters | were appointed this week.
 The public debt was reduced S13,685,- 094 during September. Lucky public. It is doubtful if our (your correspond ents) private debts will get reduced that much in life time.
 Democrats are trying to make sen sation out of the fact that the U. s. $. Kearsage, which carried Minister Fred Douglass to Hayti from New York, was in charge of new commander. Secre- tary Tracy sees nothing sensational in the matter at all. One naval officer was relieved and another put in command, as is constantly being done with other vessels.
 Senator Hampton is an outspoken ad- vocate of Washington as the only fit place for holding the great American Exposition in 1892.
 The nearer the assembling of Congress gets the harder it is to get Representa- tive to say who he will support for Speaker. They all seem to be waiting or a chance to make combinations, and after all 1t is only natural, for the SUD- 1orters of the winning candidate always yets the best places on the Committees. 1 The members and the humble gatherer I ,f Washington news are just now in the ; ame boat, trying to find out who Is to ,e the winning candidate. Its a ques- ion that will not be decided until the s epublican House caucus meets.
 The president will hold a special re- ( eption next Wednesday. night to the | Knight Templars attending the conclave lere and their ladies. Later in the Teek Mrs. General Logan has rendered r hem a reception at her residence here. Q
 The cabinet resumed its regular semi Il Teelzly meetings to-day with all the F lembers present for the first time since h uly. The meetings was mostly given | Y D to discussion of matters relating to be Presidents's message to Congress, though something was also said about l' ension matters. r' Representative Butterworth who has e one to Ohio to take the stump for Gov. u oraker, says he intends to review hls b agitative looking towards e' le annexation of Canada, during the 0ming session of congress. MT. But F, ,rworth firmly believes that the two c, 1untries are bound sooner or later to f, 8 joined and he wants to make it as ar )on as possible. IC The question of who will be the Re s, ublican leader on the floor of the next ., ouse is being discussed here. Repre- .ntative Farquhar of New York, says The majority doesn'G need any leader. here are fifteen committees, and the lairman of each of these is expected to 9 always fully prepared to defend what e ger comes from his committee" Mir. Il arquhar is warm advocate of Gov e, -nment subsidy to American ships. A i'll embodying his ideas was on the cal r ldar when Congress adjourned. He u i'll introduce a similar bill as soon as Fl ongress meets. d The President is very anxious to get a lings in such shape that the Republi- n ms can carry the next Presidential s' ection without the vote of New York. al -e doesn't wish, of course, to give up b CIV York but only to prevent its being ct 10 pivotal state. g