Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-07-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1889.

not expect to spend more then two days
week in Washington, dcvoting the rest
TO recreation and the preparation of his
first message to Congress, the extra
session making it necessary to prepare
the message month earlier then usual.
Walker Blaine has returned to Wash
ington and says he will remain during
the entire summer. He does not say so
in so many words but he intimates that
his father, the Secretary will not return
before September unless something very
important shall occur to make his
presence here necessary.
The sensationloving newspaper cor
respondents had a bad attack of summer
madness this week. just before Com
missioner of Pensions Tanner, the day
after his return from the West, had
conference with Secretary Noble and
Assistant Secretary Bussey of the Interior
department.. 1t was announced in all the
glory of double loaded type and score
heads that Tanner had been "bounced."
The only foundation in the world for the
announcement being the conference be-
tween the three gentlemen named. Com
missioners Tanner and Assistant Sec
retary Bussey both assured your cor
respondent that there was not, nor has
there been at any time the slightest
trouble between the Secretary and the
Commissioner, and that the conference
mentioned was held at Mr.. Tanners
request in order to consider certain de-
partmental matters connected with the
opening of the fiscal year upon which
there IS slight difference Of opinion.
The correspondents that sent out the
sensational matter were doubtless envlous
of the notoriety of the Sul1iyan i2At;iirain
prize fight.
Public Printer Palmer has appointed
A. A. Collins of the district of Columbia,
Chief clerk of the Government Printing
office. Mr.. Collins has been an employe
of the office since his boyhood and will
it is generally conceded make first class
chief clerk.
Secretary Rusk wishes 1t distinctly
understood that he will not accept a
bleeded horse from prominent citizen
of Maryland, as was reported. Of course
this denial was entirely unnecessary as
far as the people of Wisconsin and the
other North western states are concern.
ed. Those who know ''Uncle Jerry"
hoct COW tbo1, would po+ lilo 4o cto,6 ~
the shoes of man who attempted to
make him a present while he was hold
ing an official position,
An attempt was made this week to get
the President to change the present prac-
tice of keeping secret any charges that
may be made against an applicant for
Office. 1t was stated to the President
that under this rule an applicant for
office IS deprived Of what is granted to
the meanest criminal; the right of facing
his accusers and of trying to prove him.
self innocent. A man NAV not even
know that any charges have been filed
against him, while some secret enemy
may go to the President with every
charge that malice can suggest. The
President acknowledged that the present
rule doubtless bore down pretty hard on
many innocent men, bnt he did not
think it advisable to change it. because
in that case many bad men would slip
through because people would object to
telling what they knew.
Mr.. Howard A. Taylor, editor and pro
prietor Of the Hudson, Wisconsin, Star
and Times, has been appointed Commis
sioner of Railroads to succeed Gen. Jos.
E. Johnston, whose resignation has been
accepted, to take effect the 10Th inst.
Mr.. Taylor was strongly backed for the
place by Senators Spooner and Lawler,
and Secretary Rusk.
A good many changes are quietly TAX
ing place IN the departments here. The
wedding is being very carefully done, but
it is only question of time when it will
be thorough and complete.
Secretary Tracy has issued orders to
haYe the famous old battle ship "Consti
tuition" brought from Portsmouth, N. H..
to this city, where she will be used as a
receiving ship. The old vessel has his
tory sufficient to stir the patriotic blood
in the veins of the most phlegmatlc.
Among the few appointments this
week were the following: U. s. Consuls,
ExCongressman Roswell G.. Horr of
Michigan, at Valparaiso; Emmons Clark,
colonel of New York's Seventh regiment,
ut Havre; and A. J. Sampson of Colorado
at Acapulco. The official announcement
is made that no more appointments are
| to be made in the census bureau until af-
ter September 1.
Hor. Thomas V. Cooper has been ap-
pointed collector OF customs for the port
of Philadelphia.