Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-16
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Today formerly indicted to his seat
lpon the greatest tribunal in the world.
TIE ceremony was very simple. The
new Justice, dressed in a new and de-
c,deilv handsome black silk robe. was
presented to his future colleagues in the
consulting room and followed behind
them when they entered the court room
Justice Brewer remained standing after
the other justices had taken their seats
then Chief Justice Fuller, standing, adj
ministered the usual oath of Office and
Judge Brewer became full-fledged
Justice Of the supreme court. and took
his seat. the last 10 the left of the Chief
Justice.
Congress, much abused, but still nee
essary, is again with us, and Washing
ton Ieioices and hopes its guests may
make n long visit. For if Congress
does not entirely make the Washington
mare go, it certainly acts as spur to
that quadraped and accclerates her
pace The attendance to day was small
in both Houses owing largely no doubt
to sickness caused by the usual weather
we have been having this winter, but
not 10 ia grippe As the sensation
mopoers will have it. Among the va
cant chairs on the republican side of
the House is that of Judge Kelley, the
''father of the House. And from
present appearances the chair will
never again be occupied by the veneer
able commoner who has made his last
tariff speech. He is critically i'll in this
city from complication of disorders.
including q rapid growing cancer, and
there is little or no hope of his recovery.
II is stated here that thu President is
engaged in preparing a message to
Congress recommending that IA bill be
passed embodYing Secretary Window s
pan of solving lie silver problem. No
information could be obtained on the
SuhJttl - Tic w liilt lAN'uSt.
There is a probability that the race
question in the South Will shortly be-
come one Of international Importance.
An English subject, minister of the
gospel, has presented a petition to Sir.
Julian Paunceforte, the British minister,
asking redress for injuries received by
himself and wife at the hands of Il mob
in North Carolina. lie claims TO be a
missionary, and that he and his wife
have been preaching to the negroes and
teaching a negro school, and that for
this oflense a mob of white men broke
into his house, after firing a volley
through the door, pounding him, anil
beating his wife The preacher and his
wife are now in Washington, and the
British minister is engaged in lnvestiga-
ting their statements, If found true re-
dress will be demanded Of this Govern
ment
The shee raisers Of the country are
standing up manfully for their rights
before the House committee on Ways
and Mcans-tLey think the tariff on
wool should be raised little.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
among Congressman because Of the ex-
clusiveness affected by certain depart
ment officials, and unless something is
done to allay 1t an early explosion may
be expected, and it will not be the con
gressmen that viii get hurt. Because
a man happens to get into the cabinet
or OF the head of an important bureau
IS 90 reas IN why he should act as if he
was sole proprietor Of the entire coun-
try.
EverI body is watching to see which
way the House viii start this week,
everything depends on what business is
first taken up. If one of the many non
political questions comes up things
may jog on quietly for while, but
if political question it will be 4
fight from the start. Probably the re-
publican leaders will not provoke a
rumpus for some time YET, certainly
not until they get the majority under
better control than was apparent before
the holidays, but on the other hand,
the democrats will probably do all in
their power to make row, for they are
much better prepared for it now than
they yill be later. So matters may
fairly be said TO be in tickIish con
dition
Robert 6. Blaine, brother of Secre-
tary Blaine, has been appointed deputy
First Auditor Of the Treasury He was
an applicant for the position Of Register
CT Wills of this District.
From official information received
from United States consuls the State
department officials are under the i'm
preston that the siezing of certain
American merchant vessels by the
Columbian government was perfectly
justitiable, as the commanders of the
vessels wilfully disobeyed the marine
laws of that country. The New York
papers tried to make big sensation out
of this little matter, probably because
the vessels are owned and sailed BY
merchants of that city