Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrOm our regular Correspondent.
wAsHINaroN, D. C., July 5, 1889.

From our regular Correspondent.
WAsHISGToN, d. c., July 8, 1889.
Mr.. Harrison has apparently bent the
knee 10 the Republican Senatorial COM
hinatiOn. and the fhet has .created no
little gossip here. Il has OF course been
well known for some time past that
quite number of more or less promi-
nent Republican Senators were agrieved
because of real or fancied sights they
had received from the administration,
and many people predicted open hos
tilitles between Harrison and the Sem
ate next winter, A number of Repub-
liean Senators, including Allison, Gull
lom, Chandler and Dolph and Ingalls,,
consulted over this and other matters
and decided to hold q caucus Of Repub-
Iican Senators in the near future. They
called on the President In order as they
expressed 1t "to know where he stood. I"
They were surprised to find that he
'stoodp just where they did; believing
that no important move or appoint
ment should be made without consul
tation with the party leaders and that
their wishes should be consulted in all
appointments in their respective sec-
tions. Senator CullOm expressed great
| pleasure at what he considered the
Presidents change Of heart. Some peo-
pie may accuse Mr.. Harrison Of weak
ness but for my part 1 think he was
very shrewed to make up" with the
Senators. .g ..s.... ... .r.-- -.......
Great is the force of example. Com
missioner of pensions Tanner a short
time since made his daughter his pri-
vate secretary at a salary of 81 800
year, now the new commissioner Of
Indian affairs, Thos. J. Morgan, Of
Rhode Island, has his wife for private
secretary at a salary of $1,000 year.
Seeing the 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 school and get her
expenses paid and salary Of $500 a
day from kind old Uncle Sam. All this
time there is law against the employ
ment of more than one member Of the
same family by the same department..
Attorney General Miller has discov-
cred rare curiosity. 1t Is q Virginia
Republican who declines an Office, Mr..
C. A. Heetmans, who was recently ap-
pointed assistant U. s. Attorney for
the weston district Of Virginia, has
written declining the office on the
ground that he should have been APP
pointed attorney and that the smaller
Office was given him as the result OF q
compromise between certain parties,
which he refuses to recognize. Here's
innocence for you. Does not this young
gentleman know, for he must be young,
very young, that in politics King Com
promise rules the roOst. Seldom in the
history of the country has President
or even governor of State been nOm-
mated without the assistance Of the all
powerful compromise. Had this gen.
tleman effected q compromise with his
temper the foolish letter would proba-
bly, never have been written.
Cleveland vetoed two bills passed by
Congress to quiet the title Of the land
granted to the Des MOines river naviga-
tion company, and now the Attorney
General of Iowa is here asking the de-
partment to bring suit to set aside the
| title in the name of the United States.
Secretary Window only receives visi-
tors by card now, and he requires them
to state their business, so that he may
decide whether he will grant personal
interview. The innovation is not pop
ular. raw 4fa @
The department of agriculture has is
sued circular to railroads and trans.
portation companies regulating the
shipment of cattle from Texas and Ar
kansas during the continuance of the
disease known us "Texas fever" It
will also locate inspectors at all the big
stock yards to see that the regulations
are properly carried out.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee is said
to be very solid with Postmaster Gen.
eral Wanamaker, who is said to have
intimated to the Senator that he might
name the postmaster at his home
Memphis. of course it was stipulated
that the man named should be a Re-
publican. I understand that General
r. F. Patterson has been named.
Among the applicants for foreign
appointment under this administration
is A. G. Hill, of Texas, a first cousin of
the late Ben Hill, of Georgia. 1t is
needless to say that his politics are not
those of the distinguished Georgian.
The paragraphs of the American
humorist have proven to much for the
sensitive nature of the Persian minis
ter to this country and he has determ-
ined to go back to the Shah. He car
ries with him a. scrap book filled with
clippings from the press. His master
the Shah is not SO sensitive, or he would
not now be again visiting England.
The resignation of Gen. Jos. e. Johns
ton railroad commissioner, has been
accepted to take effect the 10th, inst.
This resignation has been in the hands
of Secretary Noble since early in March,
but it had been generally understood
that Gen. Johnston would remain where
he was, Gen. Sherman having made a
personal request of the President to that
effect. a#ea