Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-10-19
WASHINGTON.

SOllu WITH the administration. |
He believes that it pays to be con-
suited about the Federal officials to
be appointed in his State, even if
they have to be taken frOm.the ranks
of the opposition. If he cannot
name the men, he can at least pre-.
vent an unusually bad man being APP
pointed. 1t was just after visit of
Senator Ransom's that Mr.. Harrison
appointed Charles A. Cook to be U.
S. Attorney for the Eastern district
of North Carolina.
Secretary Blaine has heard from
his friends in the South, and now
announces that the members of the
Three Americas Congress will visit
the principal cities Of that section
early in the new year. Mr.. Blaine
says that such has been the intention
of the State department all the time,
but some other people probably on
account of prejudice, say that the
vigorous kicking of Southern men,
bers of Congress is what paved the
way for this tardily announced trip
through the South.
Hon. J. V. T. Findlay, of Balti-
more, has been selected by the two
Commissioners appointed by Venez-
uela and the United States for the
settlement of claims against the for
mer country, as the third commits
sioner. Mr.. Findlay is an an able
lawyer and a good democrat.
Senators Spooner and Henderson it
is said have tread the riot act'' to
President Harrison because he re-
moved Tanner before having fully
arranged matters as to who should
succeed him as Commissioner of Pen
sions.
Nearly all the Knights Templars
have gone home. They held undis-
puted possession Of Washington all
last week, and devoted every hour
to having a good time. The con-
clave was a great success and the
largest ever held.
The fall term of the United States
Supreme Court was crowded today
The only vacant chair was that of the
late Justice Matthews. Immediate
ly after the Court met it adjourned
to pay the usual visit to the Presi
dent. 1t was generally supposed
that the vacancy on the bench
would have been filled before thu
term began, but President Harrison
seems to lack the nerve to appoin
Attorney General Miller in the face
of the opposition to him among thu
leaders of this party, and so far TIT
opposition cannot agree on a man fO
the place.
The Washington dudes, who dot
on everything English, are just nov
| enjoying all the delights of tn
. Oriental's seventh heaven. Sir
: Julian Paunceforte, the British
: minister, has arrived at the Legation
5 building in this city accompanied b,
g six single daughters, all old enough
to be married. There will be a grea
. scramble among these dudes t
/. get themselves presented to tn
e English lasses.
: Chief Justice Fuller has great diff
. Guilty in getting a house arranged t
# suit him. His family are now i
$ their second house since they came
- 1t is probable that he will have
n house built next year after his ow
r designs.
u The International Maritime cor
d ference meets in this city day aftt
/. tomorrow. Nearly every countr
81 in the world will be repl esented. A
10 attempt will be made to have a COO
s. of marine signals, covering ever
~ contingency, adopted for univers
4 use. The conference is expected
3 sit about three months.
Al Secretary Noble has nerve, wha
% ever else he may lack. He has d
10 cided that the re-rating of Senat,
IS MandersOn's pension by Tanner WI
70 illegal, and ordered the Senator
"a return the money, more than $500
30 paid him as average on the re-ratin
: Representative Breckenridge,
Arkansas, says that as far as the der
ocrats shall need a leader on the flo
of the House eX-Speaker Carlisle W
. assume that function.
e. The Knights of Labor are trying
get the Superintendent of the Gems
to instruct his agents to obtain Il
necessary data for the preparation
lie a table showing what percentage
our population owns the houses tn,