Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-11
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Civil Service Commissioner Edger-
ton Removed.
A DAYS WORK IN CONGRESS
Judge Edgerton Explains the Cause Of
His RemovaI---A noard Of One--voioe
of the Dakotas sIrS. cleve-
lands Reception.

WASHINGTON Fob 1.-THE senate passed
the senate bin for the establishments Of =
court in Indian Territory and also the forth
ficafion b:ll The fortifcation appropria-
ton bin was passed with the committee
amendments, and paragraph inserted at
the suggestion of Mr. Aianderson approprl-
ating Sa00e09 to purchase submarine torpe-
does impelssd aud controlled at viii by power
from shore stations The president sent to
the senate the nomination Of Hugh s Thomp-
son, of South Carolina, as civil service conf
missioner.
The house passed a number of small meas
ures and considered the pcstofiice appropria-
ton bill
COMMISSIONER EDGERToN REMOVED.
Presidcat Cleveland has called for and re-
csived the resignation of Judge A. r Edger-
ton from the civil service commission Judge
Edgerton explained the situation 10 a re-
porter as follows:
81 was removed because ! would not re-
sign, be said ~ saw the president Friday
and he asked Inc il would resign He said
he wished 30 appoint Mr.. Thompson in my
place showed him some newspaper clippings
containing criticisms Of my conduct In the
commission, and told him that was not in
the habit of retiring under fire. l was not
born to do Tint. He found / was as deter !.
mined os he and so he removed me-
WAS any other reason given for your ne
moval than the fact that the president desired
to appoint Mr.. Thompson.n
"None. The president said he wanted To
appoint Mr. Thompson 70 my place. wasof
d..
point his own commissioners and that / ex-
pected to go out when he did,
Have you and the president disagreed in
the pastsn
Yes, number of things. He and
could never agree, because the president is
the most confirmed nugwump in this conn-
try and there is nothing OF the mugwump
about me-
a correspondent asked Judge Edgerton at
this point how the president aud he had got
along together for 50 long a time, to suddenly
discover at this late day that they could not
agree.
''It is ike the case of the fox and the coon,i
said the judge 'erhe fox and the coon fought
for long tinae One day the fox said TO the
coon: why should we fight. We have all 10
meet ut the hatter's some day. guess the
president has come 10 the conclusion that as
-
lie and might as well stop fighting nown
BOARD OF ONE MAx.
When the news of Mr. Edgerton's removal
was communicated to Commissioner Lyman
that officer was surprised and found himself
in a prcdicamcnt, as he was by no means sat
isiied that he had authority single handed to
discharge the formal duties of the civil scrv-
ice commission. As he cannot act as board
by himself, he practically has no function,
and will have none till Mr. Edgertons suc-
cessor is confirmed ALI no can do is TO
carry out old orders of the board There are
now two vacancies on the commission. Mr..
Oberleys place having never been filed IL
was thought the president had concluded an
appointment IN Mr. Edgerton's place might
be confirmed by the senate, as IL would leave
n vacancy to be filed by Mr.. Harrison. Tn
der the law one member of the comIniss ion
must be a Democrat Dir. Edgerton has been
represented as being unable 10 agree with his
colleagues. lie has during the past six
months been away from his Office much Of the
time
VOICE or THE DAKoTAs.
Mr.. Springer Is getting dispatches from
south Dakota indorsing his omnibus bin. as
he hopes TO amend il in Conference so as to let
the question of division depend upon 4 ma
jority vote Of the whole territory, instead Of
a majority on ono side and another majority
on the other.
He has given notice that he will call up the
conference report for action on Monday.
after which new conference is expected 10
be ordered. He said that he had no doubt of
q speedy agreement upon the bill including
New Mexico. Three Republican senator's and
probably more would certainly, he said, vote
to admit New Mexico.
MRS. cLEvELAND's RECEPTION.
Mrs. Cleveland was assisted at her public
reception by Mrs. Carlisle, Miss May Wilson
and Miss Gussie Wilson
The ladies standing behind the line Of those
receiving were: Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Lloyd
Brice, Mrs. Russell, Mrs McAdoo. Mrs. How
land, Mrs Craig, Mrs. Janin, Mrs. Rodgers,
Mrs. Kennan, Misses sherman, Dawes, Blunt.
Ledyard, Farnsworth, lee, Herman, Nicolay
and Sunderland
Several thousand people attended and each
received a cordial hand clasp and warm
smile from Mrs Cleveland
RIOTS At CHING KTAxG.
The secretary of state has received caEyln-
gram from the consul general at Shanghai.
Chinas confirming the report at Ching Kiang
recently in which the British consulate was
burned 1.-The American consulate looted.
Rear Admiral Chandler, at Hong Kong. was
telegraphed to for a vessel to be sent to Ching
Kiang.