Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-03-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Feb. "a, 1890.
President Harrison Is about as mad
a man rs It would be possible to find
in a days tnvel. He has become
fully satisfied that at least two men,
prominently connected with the adj
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Postmaster
General Clarkson and U. S. Treasurer
Huston-have been abusing him at
every opportunity and telling other
friends that they intended to resign
just as 0 as they could find an OPP
portunity to embarrass him by so do
ing. He also has under suspicion
several other high officials and 1t
would not be at all surprising if sew
eral designations were peremptorily
demanded by him in the near future.
The new styles of postage stamps
were placed on sale Saturday by the
Postofice department. The i'm
provement, If there is any, is hardly
visible to the naked eye.
For many years one Ofthe regular
Congressional jobs has been the prop
osition to have the Government buy
all the real estate south of Pennsyl.
vania avenue between the Treasury
and the Capitol. 1t has been knock
ed out so often that 1t was thought to
have been entirely abandoned, but it
is again OF deck, and a bill has been
introduced in Congress. Only a few
months ago when there was a freshet
in the Potomac river, the greater part
of this ground was under from six
inches to four feet of water. Nice
sort Of property to ask Congress to
put public buildings upon, isn't It?
Notice has been given that as 500
as the House finishes with the Worlds
Fair the contested election cases are
to be called up. There are four cases
ready. Three of which the
committee have, by a party vote,
reported in favor Of the republican
contestants, and one, by unanimous
vote, in favor of the democrat now
occupying the seat.
The investigation of the Civil Ser
vice commission, which was begun
last week will be resumed this week.
Elk commissions Oberly is to be one
of the witnesses examined.
The chairman of the New York
anti-monopoly league made an ar
gument a.ainst Mr.. Wananaker's
postal-telegraph bill before the House
Posteffice committee Friday. He
opposed the bill because ii is proposed
to give the business Of the country &c
a private corporation. He said he
represented the working people, who
sent few but kilograms, and who
would get little if any benefit if the
bill should become a law, and that thu
P~ostofice department had more bus
mess now than it could manage salts
factOrily, without adding this eXper
iment.
Twelve bids have been made to tn,
Treasury department for the priv
lege of taking seals in the waters
contingent to Alaska for twenty year
and in every one Of them the pric
named is much higher than the Gov
eminent now receives. No aware
has yet been made.
1t is limited inside republican circle
that Mr.. Harrison's trip to Pennsyl
vania last week was really for a polit
ical purpose ; he is trying to captur,
the state delegation to the next re
publican national convention, an,
while Quay was in Florida h
thought it a good time TO visit tn
State, and the opening of the free Il
brary at Allegheny City furnished tn
opportunity.
The Senators, or rather some {
them, are growing about the new,
paper men finding out everythin,
they do in secret session, and ar
trying to devise means to prevent il
If they would have their ordinar
executive sessions open the trOubl
would be ended.
The regular war on lotteries whic
is made in early days of every sessio
of Congress, by the Introduction {
bills, has begun. It's Il farce, why nc
enforce some of the laws we nO'
have on the subject instead of was
ing time enacting more?
The House Ways and Means con
mittee are practically ut Il stand sti
in the preparation of Il tariff bill.
The Finance committee of the Ser
ate has decided to report the bill ia
increasing the coinage Of silver do
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