Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-02-09
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. eth. 1885,
Representative Springer is a happy
man. After working many weary
months against determined oppoSi-
ton he has the satisfaction of seeing
the Oklahoma bill passed by the
House with a good healthy majority.
The bill now goes to the Senate
where the fight will begin again, but,
owing to the shortness Of the session
it will have to be made sharp and
quick by the friends of the measure
or it will be lost. John Bushyhead,
Ex-Governor of the Cherokee nation,
says the President has promised him
to veto the bill should it get through
the Senate.
A strong appeal to the public in
favor of American shipping was made
by the American Shipping League
which held its annual session here
last week, Friday evening public
meeting was held at which a number
Of prominent Democrats and Repub-
leans made speeches commencing
the work undertaken by the League.
a notable feature of the speeches was
the complimentary manner in which
the Republican speakers alluded to
Secretary Whitney. Representative
BOutelle, of Maine, called him the
Contemplating and wide-awake Secre-
tary of the Navy" When one at all
familiar with the Navy Department
under previous administrations looks
at what Mr.. Whitney has accom-
plished, and how little it has cost,
comparatively, he cannot help COM
mending the Woodworking Secretary
for the good he has done, and regret
ting that the country is 50 soon to
lose the services of such man.
The number of nominations unact-
ed upon and now pending before the
Senate is over 400. When a Repub-
lican Senator is asked whether his
party proposes to chang up" all these
nominations for good, he will begin
to talk with great interest about some.
thing else.
The Agricultural Department bill
is now ready for the Presidents sig
nature and there is little doubt about
that being promptly affixed. IfPres
ident Cleveland appoints Secretary
of Agriculture, Commissioner Cole
man will be the man.
The House committee on Ways
and Means will endeavor to get up /
compromise tariff bill embodyine
those features of the Mills and Senate
bills that both sides can accept with
out too great a breakdown. 1t is sale
that John Wanamaker, the man WHIT
is to get seat in the coming cabine
because he raised $500, 900 for the Re
publican corruption fund, has Dough
a residence in this city for $50, 600
He is making politics quite an expen
sive luxury.
The advance guard of the CRANE
army of Republican bread-and.butte
patriots has arrived in Washington
Every man of them wants an Office
In less than six months some o
them who are now asking for biI
positions will be trying to compro
mise on a place as messenger o
Waterman in some of the Depart
ments.
Mr.. Cleveland has had to send il
another veto. He could not see VIII,
y widow whose husband died in 1888
of typhoid fever should be entitled
receive pension.
The House committee on Terrific
ries will decide on Wednesday rs
the ACCESSIBILITY Of reporting the bi
admitting Utah, also, Mr.. Springer
second Omnibus" bill admitting Al
izona, Wyoming and Idaho.
Speaker Carlisle says he looks fol
ward with pleasure to giving up tn
cares Of the Office he has held 80 lonf
1t Is generally conceded that he hs
made one of the most impartil
Speakers the House has ever had.
The Senate's rejection of the Britis
Extradition treaty was by the deci
i've vote OF 3S to Is, nor was the d
vision on party lines.