The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-11
washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondents !
WASHINGTON Dac a iRt

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 1870.
The President left here today for
short western trip After visiting Chicago,
he will go TO Indianapolis and attent to
some important private business before
returning to Washington.
The Senate has by lot, determined the
length Of the terms Of the six new
Senators as follows Washington
Squire expires March 3; 1891; and Sepa-
tor Allen March 8, 1903; South Dakota
Senator Moody March 8, 1901 and Senator
Pettigrew March 8, 1893; North Dakota
Senator Pierce, March 8. 1891, and Sena-
tor Casey March 8, 1893. The terms Of
the Montana Senators will not be fixed
until they occupy their seats.
Judge David j. Brewer, Of Kansas, has
been nominated by the President to be
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF the
late Stanley Matthews, Of Ohio. Judge
Brewer is nephew af Justice Stephen ].
Field Of the Supreme Court; he has been,
since 1884, United States Judge for the
eighth circuit Of Kansas. He has filed
number Of important positions in Kansas,
judicial and otherwise, and has always
been popular official. The nomination
is highly pleasing TO Senators Ingalls, and
Plumb, and in fact to everybody, with the
possible exception Of several disappointed
candidates and their immediate friends.
Justice Miller, over whose circuit Judge
Brewer has presided for the last FIVE years
says he considers him one Of the ablest
judges now on the bench. When Judge
Brewer takes his seat on the bench with
his Uncle Justice Field, It will be the first
time in the history Of the court that two
Of the contempory justices have been so
near related.
Owing to the organization Of the House
on Monday the Presidents message was
not read to Congress until Tuesday. The
message has been we'll received by every
body except handful Of Southerners
who profess to see in Its plain statement
Of the condition OF political affairs 10 the
South cause for alarm. The message Is
strictly conservative, both In tone and in
Its recommendations, being thereby in
striking contrast 10 the last dictatorial
documents sent from the White House to
Congress. Mr.. Harrison evidently In
tended this message TO be confined 10 It's
strict constitutional limits-that Of in
forming Congress Of the state Of affairs Of
the country. lis recommendations are in
every instance what has beer approved
by the Republican party. Upon those
things on which there are different opin-
Ions in the party he has presented the
facts without recommendation. It Is a
document that has greatly disappointed the
Democrats because Il furnishes them with
no ammunition.
The organization Of the House was at
tended by little circumstance that
shows the danger which will constantly
msnace tho majoriiy during the session.
After Reed had been elected Speaker,
MCPHERSON Clerk; Holmes Sergeant-at-
arms; Adams Doorkeeper, and Whea.
Postmaster, Representative Henderson,
as chairman OF tue Republican caucus,
nominated Rev. G. b. Ramsdell TOR Chap
lain. Representative Cbeadle of Indiana,
boiling the caucus nomination, moved TO
strike out the name of Mr.. Ramsdell
and substitute that Of DR.. Milburn, the
blind preacher, who was Chaplain of the
last House. Mr.. Cheadle was supported
outright by three Republicans-Moore, of
New Hampshire; Lehblack, Of New Jer.
sey, and Ewart Of North Carolina-and
enough refroined from voting 10 elect DIR.
Milburn, who received 100 votes TO Mr..
Ramsdell's 1856 The Democrats voted
solidly for Milbnrc