The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
VOL. 6. NO. SO.
WASHINGTON ClIy.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Especial Cores 90 ocence.)

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Especial Cores 30 ndence.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec, 8, 1859.
The President left here to-day
for a short western trip. After
visiting Chicago he will go to In
dianapolis and attend VI some i'm
portant private business before re-
turning to Washington.
The Senate has, by lot, deter
mined the length Of the terms of
the six new Senators as follows:
Washington-.Senator Squire ex-
pires March 8, 1891, and Senator
Allen March 8, 1893; South Dakota
Senator Moody March 8, 1891
and Senator Pettigrew March 8,
1893; North Dakota-Senator
Pierce March 8, 1891 and Senator
Casey March 8, 1898. The terms of
the Montana Senators will not be
fixed until they occupy their seats
Judge David J. Brewer, q Kan.
sas has been nominated by the
President to be associate .Jnstioe os
theEupreme Court TO an the yaean-
cy caused by the death Of III late
Justice Stanley Matthews, Of Ohio.
Judge Brewer is . nephew Of Jus g.
tice Stephen ]. Field Of tho Su.
preme Court; he has been since
1884 United States Judge for the
eighth circuit Of Kansas. He has
filed a number of important, posi-
tions in Kansas, judicial and other
wise, and has always been q popu.
lar official. The nomination is
highly pleasing to Senators ingalls,
and Plumb, and in fact to every
body, with the possible exception
of.several disappointed candidates
and their immediate friends. JUS
tice Miller, over whose circuit
Judge Brewer has presided for the
last Ave years, says he considers
him one of the ablest judges now
on the bench. When Justice Brew
er takes his seat on the bench with
isiessasishI Itstiss- Fiss itag:llr -
the nfst time in the history OF the
court that two of the contemporary
justices have been so nearly related.
Owing to the organization of the
House on Monday the Presidents
message was not read to Congress
until Tuesday. The message has
been well received by everybody
except o handful of Southerners
who profess to see in its plain state.
ment of the condition Of political
affairs in the South cause for alarm
The message is strictly conserva'
tive, both in tone and in its recon-
mendations, being thereby in strik'
ing contrast to the last dictatoria
documents sent from the White
House to Congress. Mr.. Harrison
evidently intended this message t.
be confined to its strict c0nstitu
tiOnal limits-that of informing
Congress of the state of the country
Its recommendation are in every
instance what has been approved
by the Republican party. Upol
those things on which there ar
different opinions in the party h
has presented the facts withou
recommendation. Its a dOcumen
that has greatly disappointed tn
Democrats because 1t furnishe
them with no ammunition.
Next in Importance to the Presi
dents message is Secretary Win
doms annual report to Congress
which was made public on Wed
nesday. Mr.. Window covers tht
entire financial field and fur
nisbes one of the most interesting
as well as important reports of tn
kind ever made. Itpresents pla
for the satisfactory solution of tn
silver problem, which Mr.. WindOr
believes will be accepted by silve
and gold men. Space prevents full
ther notice of the report, but
should be carefully read by ever
intelligent citizen of the country
1t may be obtained by addressin
Secretary Window.
The organization of the Hous
was attended by a little circun
stance that shows the danger whic
will constantly menace the majorit
during the session. After Reed ha
been elected Speaker, Mcpherso
Clerk; Holmes Sergeant-at-Arn
Adams DOorkeeper, and Whe;
Postmaster, Representative Che,
die of Indiana, boiling the caucr