The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-27
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NEWS PROM THE CAPITOL or
THE UNITED STATES.
Especial Corrsspondence.)
WASHINGTON, d. C., Nov. q, 1889.

Especial Corrsspondence.)
WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. q, 1889.
Representative Reeds gigantic
form is now one of the daily sights
at the capitol. All the rest Of the
candidates for Speaker Of the House
are here too, but there is little
chance for electioneering, for the
very good reason that big majori-
ty Of the republican Represents
tives seem to have made up their
minds to eat their Thanksgiving
turkeys q home. Mr. Reed b per-
fectly confident, Notwithstanding
the effort to combine the field
against him, Of his nominations on
the first or second ballot, but claims
that his vote will not increase after
wards. So far the contest has been
entirely friendly, and exceedingly
quiet, and there Is not the slightest
indication Of It's becoming other.
wise.
The President Is now considering
the report of the Civil Ser vice Com
mission in regard to the alleged vio-
lation Of law by the Old Dominion
Republican League in sending cir
culars to Virginia republicans tom.
porarily residing in Washington
asking contributions for the late
campaign. The, Commissioners
claim to have made a case against
the league, or rather against sever
al federal office-holders who are
members Of it, but the general inn
preston is that no law was violated.
Gen. Raum made several impor.
tant changes among the ofacials Of
the Pension Office this week, among
them being the appointment of r.
A. Duman, of Indiana to be chief OF
the mail division, and the appoint
ment of the Commissioners son
Green B. Raum Jr., to be chief OF
the appointment divisions which
has just been created. No dismiss
ais were made to make room for
these appointments. The parties
they succeeded were transferred to
lower positions. Miss Tanner
daughter of ex-commissioner, has
resigned her position as confden-
tial secretary to the Commissioner
and has been appointed to a SINH
lar position by U. s. Treasurer
Houston, who said, In offering hel
the place that it gave him pleasure
to show his appreciation of the
work her father Corporal Tanner
did in Indiana last year.
The appointment ofa successor
to First Deputy Pension Commits
sioner Smith is looked for every
day, it being generally conceded
that Mr.. Smith, who is now ava!
on leave, will not resume the dutie
of the Office.
If this thing keeps on whil'
longer the Civil Service Commiss
toner's will think they own thi
country outright. One of them &C
tually had the impudence in a con
versation with outside parties, t
make threats as to what the Com
mission would do to the Presiden
ifhe did not order the Attorne,
General to prosecute the two off
GERS Of the old Dominion Republl
can League that are federal Office
holders, and whom the report Of tn
civil service commission charge
with violation Of law. This fe|
low seems to forget that the sam
power which made the commission
can unmake 1t.
It is believed that Mrs. GoOdlO,
widow of the late Col. G. NJ. G0Ot
loo, will succeed her late husban
as CallectOr of Internal revenue fo
the Sixth Kentucky district. Ther
were six candidates for the plac'
but two of them have withdraw
in favor of Mrs. Goodloe. If she
appointed she will be the first w
man to hold similar position.
The five new Representative
from the four new states do M
mean to take back seats becau.
they were late in getting in to II
feast. They have already held
meeting and selected the cOmmi
tees Of the House 10 which each
them will ask to be assigned so |
to be able to look out for the inte
ests of their sections. They reco
nize the value of united action.
Secretary Blaine presides ov'
the meeting of the Three Americs
Congress. 1t is not known whet
or the recent revolution in Bra,
will make any change in the del