The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-08

,lDAY. MARCH s. Is;
carried, and at 1890 the Senate adjourn.
ed until Monday.
THE WHEELS or THE GOVERNMENT NOT
+ YET UNCLOGGED
The wheels % the Executive Depart.
ments' which have been clogged by the
excitement attending the incoming adj.
< hlihislraiion, have not yet began 10
iurn. To-day All Of the Cabinet officers
nave been busy receiving their friends
ana getting acquainted with bureau
chiefs and other officials
secretary Window received a number
OF his old colleagues in the Senate. and n
great many Of the Treasury employees
also called
Secretary Tracy saw about four hun.
dred friends and the Navy Department
empioyes. lie was closetcd with ex- Sec
aetary Chandler for a long time
All The forenoon a great throng of Wis.
iIori aud employees of the State Depart.
ment surgcd in and ont Of Secretary
blaines oilce al the state Department
ne Secretary was in excellent spirits
ana had a pleasant word and smile for
all with whom he shook hands.
Secretary Proctor and ex-Secretarv
hndicott held a joint reception in the
'ectc'afy's Office atthe War Department
Hundreds of officials and employees
called, who were introduced to the new
ecreiary and bade the retiring Secre.
ary goodbye
JAKE REID 10 GO TO EEcLAND-oTHER
APPOINTMENTS.
The gossip IN upper political circles
| here Is that Mr. Whitelaw Reid will pro-
badly be rendered the English mission:
Mr. Swift, of California. the Chinese
missions John {. New either France.
spain or Italy and William Walter
Phelps, Germany or Austria
e3liNAN LEADERSHIP COMMENTED on
The selection of Senator Gorman as
chairman oi the Democratic caucus of
lhe senate. instead oi Senator Harris, f.
Who las occupied that position for years T.
past. Was matier OF much comment .
about ihe Capitol to-day IL Is stated .
ihai Senator Harris was one of the /
Democratic Senators who I'm his advice .
10 tAc President IN the National Con- /
veniion, favored am advanced T.
and aggressive position on the
tariff question. while Senator German
has been at all times. extremely consery-
atiyc in bis iaril ideas. and was opposed
10 making an issue on the tarid in the
last campaign
"lt looks, said an old observer of
Democratic policy. as ii the Democratic
party was gradually corning back to its
Old moorincs
"A Coon 10 SUCCEED EX-GOVERNOR
thompson
Ex-Governor Thompson. of South
Carolina, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, hs, rendered his resignation.
Governor Thompson was nominated for
the position OF Civil Service Commi,-
siOner, 20 succeed Judge Edgerton. but
the nominaiion failed of confirmation
II is rumOrcd that cX-Assistant Secretary
Charles J.. Coon. Mr lhompson's pre-
decessOr, viii succeed bin
coLoRED EDITORS CONVENTION
The tenth annual meeting Of the col.
ored editors of the United States was
concluded tonight, after three DAYS
session Hon j VI. Langston delivered
the address of welcome, which was re- ,
sponded TO by p. II. Murray, OF the ST.
Louis Adf1Hce
Seventy papers We're represented Pres-
dent w D Simmons delivered his an.
nuM addlcss The following officers
were elected Rev ". J. simmons, d. /
D., presidents John Mitchell, Jr, OF {
iAe Richmond PHnd yice-president; /
Mrs. Ida il. Wells, of our Women md d
thtorln. secretary, and j. W. Cromwell /
OF Tie Ie9pls's ddwetts, treasurer. d
Addresses were delivered hv Hons. b. y
K Bruce. j. B. :. Plnchback, Robert {
-malls. Robert Paryis of Philadelphia {
q survivor OF the American Anti-slayery 4
society. Rev j G.. Price. d. d., of North
Carolina and Fred Douglass
Papers We're read and discussed on DIFF.
lercnt phases of journalistic work Presi- \
dent Harrison received the association n
to-day. Al The suggestion Of the eXecu- r
live committee OF the Republican Ma
'ional LEAGUE, ihe following were APP 4
pointed q special standing committee TO
confer with the former AS 10 the
best method by which 10 secure d free
vote and fair count j ". Cromwell
)l the Ps9p'es ldeocats. j c. Dancy, of J
HE Sifr ~ Z.on; j. W Thompson, OF l
.he F1D'ts Joura0lj Z ". Murray, OF
.he g. L0ub idsanes, and " II Steward
1f the Ansr.c4u B4pAst 5
Resolutions were adopted unanimously 1
endorsing President Harrisons policy Il
a fair vote in the South, as
outlined in his inaugural address. The
convention then adjourned to meet in
Raleigh, y. C., some time next autumn.
sET RECEIPTS FROM The INAuGuRAL \
BALL.
Captaini George L. Lemon, chairman q
lftAe Finance Committee, has completed &
bis report az follows. Receipts from i
,ale of ball tickets. Sjs 300. from supper, a
s3es6 There were lJ.sO5 persons who
attended the promenade concert on the d
iay following the ball. and the commit :
zee realized from this source Sl9O35O y
Extra souvenirs were sold 10 the amount =
IF 81. 1860. which, with the guarantee 6
und 0f S5O,l00 paid i'm premiums 10 the r
jall, makes total of receipts Of el2l,- '
1880. Adding thereto the amount re- ?
'eiyed from the sale OF privileges, b
$1,000. sWclls the grand total OF receipts 3
o SI25O45j0. There will be a surplus {
$4,000 above the guarantee fund and v
expenses. '