The sun., 1889-12-21
L1HE WARRINGTON TOPICS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-There is Rreat
deal OF talk In Republican circles about the
bIunder made by the President in the ap
pointment OF Postmaster at Pittsburgh
| II there is any rule OF patronage well estab
lished in the traditions OF both parties In
this country 1t is that Congressman
may control the Postmastership OF his town
With all his disregard Of the rights OF indi
viduals President Harrison has never before
! undertaken to deny this principle Of the laws
OF patronage distribution. Yesterday. how.
ever. he appointed Boss Quays man at Pitts
burgh. and Representative Dalzell's candidate
equally as popular and capable as Quay's, WAS
turned down. This has been topic OF con-
versation among members OF the House. and
| the general expression is that the President
| has become alarmed by the mutterngs Of op-
position in the Senate. and is trying to curry
favor with that body. The votes OF a half
dozen Republican Senators against the con-
frmation OF Judge Brewer. for reasons which
| to most people appear very trivial was gen.
| tie hint to the man in the White House; In
The Senators from Kansas. the nominee 8
home, did not ask to have the nomination
reiected. On the other hand, they we're earnestly
| Senatorial courtesy there were in the case ap-
reaed to the other Senators TO vote for con-
| firmation. 1t is clear, however, that IL the
| Senators from Kansas had asked TO have the
| nomination rejected they would not have asked
% 1he pesdes for Co
lector at Chicago. and senators Farwell and
Cullom go into the executive session. as they
will go II their nerve holds out, asking that
ieetion s Of the nomination. this Brewer incident
epMs TRe Obvious % @ effort Of Of the President to gain
favor with the Senate is not likely to make
Sn eS Ths
one warm friend IN that body. AT the Same
time he has alarmed the members of the
bers are saying one to another that II the
Executive will do thing like this to one me OF
the them members @ Of the House are likely to stand
together. and at the first opportunity resent
this iniraction Of their rights; Senator Quay
is out in an interview in which he tries to
smooth the ruf1led feathers OF indignant Rep
resentative DalZell by paying him pretty com.
pliments but the insult cannot be wiped out
in that manner.
A few weeks time will be given Thomas j.
Morgan. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. whose
confirmation is being opposed by the Catholic
institutions throughout the country: to prepare
since he assumed it. The Committee on Indian
Affairs has decided to postpone action on the
mean time any written charges against Gen.
Morgan will b. received and considered by the
committee. The Commissioners opponents
desired to be heard orally but the committee
denied them this privilege and told them 10
OF He He
tee are mistaken. Gen. Morgan will he con-
trmed. One Of these members said to-day:
Morgan will stand; There seems to be no
basis Tor the claim that he has removed Catho-
service SER e 'i lie has, It is true. removed more
Catholics than Protestants. but this is owing
probably to the fact that he found Al preponder;;
things is due to the admirable system By which
the Catholics everywhere conduct their affairs.
tl,n I.,lf 10
ub let by Contract, 60 m and the Catholics have always
kept agents here who io,, made nifHn, o., business
0f LOOKING Spt anJ Es
their friends. In this way it came
about that there were many more Catholics
when discharges were made it naturally to-
lowed that the majority OF parsons removed
mitee it looks as though Gen. Morgan had
done moth hing worse since assuming office than
endeayoring to straighten anP out the who whole I'm In,
twelve years at the problem. and am Just be-
g399iPg to It. MaGf rss tT0k
gan does now. He will learn more as he grows
older. as did"
The Elections Committee Of the House TO-
day received tho report OF the sub-committee
mttee Will be held the first Tuesday after the
holiday recess. when the hearing OF contests
will begin
The President day transmitted TO the SEN |
ate the following nominations
Great Egg HarboL, \. j.; Henry " DsinEerned. Tap
tharies y osborne, Superior, Mich
e. pse
Of drugs meHicineA and chemicals at boston and
TSsmas!ers~ rs~Pe!er C. Van Matre Holden, NO.; Chea
EaWSrd X. Jsrnegan, ,&ishsvXa Ind. b, il. Byrsn.,
ii9grty, Ind E!naGo j. T."n % 0t.Hmga, a.; George
Vegas, /. Mex
The President has approved the joint reso-
luton to extend the time OF service OF the |
d"legates o. the United States to me Inter
to supply q deficiency in the |
APPROXIMATION for public printing and binding |
Joint resolution 10 print the agricultural report |
for 1889, and the joint resolution to pay the |
onlcers and employees of the Sena o and |
House thCr salaries for the month of Decem-
her 1889. on the 10th day OF that month.
These are the tlrst measures approved since
Tho ,secretary, Of the Treasury has ap-
sistant inspector OF boliers Mt New York, vice
join n' II. LINDSAY. resigned. Mr. HadGeid is
prominent member OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic and was apDOnted at the instance OF
Senator Hiscock and ex-senator Plat
Senator Reagan to-day introduced bill pro-
viding that any person may deposit at any
mint or assay office OF the United States either
than tvo ounces ot 90 ld or eighty ources OF
silver, and receive coin or coin certificates
no ciore IT t,le rate OF 81 for 70 8-lO grains.
troy, OF standard, gold and 4l21s grains OF
sta ard silver, Hereafter no United States
noIe shall lie issued of q denomination less
than SO nor more than S5tO, and the denom-
Iuations higher than $50 shall not exceed in
value Que. ourth Of the total amount outstand-
Ing at any time. Provision is made for the re-
LiTemsnI OF gold and silver certificates and the
Issue instead OF coin certificates.
The nominations of Joel 3. Erhardt to be
Collector and George W. Lyon TO be Surveyor
IF Customs az New York were confirmed by the
senate to-day. The nomination OF Marvelle
". Coorer to he Appraiser OF Merchandise was
also confirmed.
Tho bills introduced by Mr.. Boutelle to-day
10 reorganze and promote the efficiency Of the
Unlisted force Of the navy, for the relief OF suf
erers bv the wreck OF vessels OF the navy at
Apia, Samoan Islands and to provide for q re-
'erve from the steam yessels OF the merchant
marine of tho United States rs auxiliary crnis-
,rs Tor the navy. are the bills prepared at the
Navy Department In conformity with the rec
OF Secretary Tracy in his an
luul report
Mr.. Bingham OF Pennsylvania to-day intro
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