Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT,

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Mr.. Harrison has apparently bent
the knee to the republican senato-
rial combination, and the fact has
created no little gossip here. It has
OF course been well known for some
time past that quite q number of
more or less prominent republican
senators were agrisved because Of a
real or fancied slight they had re-
ceived from the administration, and
many people predicted open hostili-
ties between Harrison and the sen.
ate next winter. A number of
republican senator's, including All,s
son, Cullom, Chandler, Dolph and
ingalls,, consulted over this and
other matters and decided To hold a
caucus of republican senator's IN the
near future. They called on the
president in order, as they express
ed IT, ITO know where he stood,,'
They were surprised to find that he
"stood" just where they did; be-
lleving that no important move or
appointment should be made wlth-
out consultation with the. party
leaders and that their wishes should
be consulted in all appointments in
their respective sections. Senator
Culiom expressed great pleasure at
what he considered the presidents
change of heart. Some people may
accuse Mr. Harrison of weakness.
bat for my part | think he was very
wise to make up" with the senator's.
Great is the force of example.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner,
a short time since, made his daughter
bis private secretary at a salary Of
sl 800 q year, now the new com.
missioner of Indian affairs, Thos. J.
Morgan, of Rhode Island, has his
wife for private secretary ala salary
OF $1,000 year. Seeing ahe action
of these officials DR.. Dorchester,
superintendent OF Indian schools,
had his wife appointed special agent.
This enables her to travel around
with the doctor when he visits the
different Indian schools and get her
expenses paid and salary of SO a
day from kind old Uncle Sam. All
this time there is law against the
employment Of moro than one mem
Der OF the same family by the same
department.
Attorney General Miller has dis
covered rare curiosity. ii is a
Virginia republican who declines an
Office. Mr.. G. A. Eestmans, who
was recently appointed assistant u.
s. attorney for the western district
OF Virginia, has written declining
the office on the ground that he
should have been appointed attor-
ney and that tho smaller Office was
given him as the result of com.
promise between certain parties,
which he refuses to recognize. Here
is innocence for you. Does not this
young gentleman know, for he
must be young, very young, that in
politics King Compromise rules the
roost. Seldom in the history of the
country has president or even
governor of state been nominated
without the assistance of the all pow.
erfuI compromise. Had this gentle-
man effected 4 compromise with his
temper the foolish letter would pros
baby never have been written. W
Mr.. Cleveland vetoed two bills
passed by congress to quiet the title
OF the land granted to the Des
Moines River Navigation Company.
and now the attorney general of
Iowa is here asking the department
10 bring snit to set aside the title in
the name Of the United States,
Secretary Wladom only receives
visitors by card now, and he re-.
Quires them to state their business,
50 that he may decide whether be- |
will he grant . personal interview.
The innovation is not popular.
The department Of agriculture
has issued circular to railroads and
transportation companies regulating
the shipment Of cattle from Texas
and Arkansas during the ccntlnu-
ance Of the disease known as Texas
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