Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-03-22
WASHINGTON.

N WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. II, 1890.
-Ex-Speaker Carlisle's statement
showing that the appropriations con-
templated by the Republican major
ity would leave a deficiency in the
Treasury, has caused Cannon, chair
man Of the House Appropriation
committee, to make a statement
which he calls an answer to MI. Car
Isle. MI. Cannon's estimate leaves
out a number Of appropriations that
the republicans generally have pled-
ged their party to make. Time will
tell which statement is correct. For
the sake of the country Mr.. Carlisle
would not object to having Mr.. Can
non proved to be right.
1t is a mistake to suppose that the
Oklahoma bill which passed the
House last week opened the Cherokee
strip to settlement, and MI. Harrison
has issued a proclamation of warning
to people intending to settle thereon.
A resolution passed by the House
calls on Secretary of War for informa-
ton as to the money and facilities he
has for rendering aid on the flooded
Mississippi river.
Secretary Noble considers his au-
thority greater than that of the Sen
ate, and has accordingly refused to
furnish certain reports, relating to
the Withholding of land patents in
the Union Pacific railroad grants,
asked for by a resolution of the Sen
ate. He holds that it is a matter for
him to decide upon.
MI. Reed has undertaken another
big contract. He says he intends to
attempt to break up the practice Of
eX-members of Congress acting as
lobbyists.
Another attempt is being made tC
have the Government adopt paper
fractional currency for convenience
in small transactions through the
mails.
Senator Eustis convicted Senator
Hoar of making a willful misstate'
: ment on the floor of the Senate last
week, but that will not prevent the
Massachusetts Senator doing thu
} same thing again whenever it may
happen to serve his purpose.
} The Worlds Fair bill has been per
fected according to the ideas of TIT
|, Chicago folks, and it will probably
come up in the House this week
Nothing has been agreed upon as t.
date. The Government appropria'
, ton is ST., 0O0 ,000.
The wonderful egg isatl last hatcheC
I and the product-Representativ'
: Lodges Federal election bill-ha
been reported to the House. 1t is
0 remarkable connection, and is claim
( ed to be based upon the Australian
3 system OF voting.
) The everlasting and eternal race
question has been up again in tn,
Senate. Whenever some republican
Senator has a fit of indigestion ant
- feels disguised with himself and ev
q erybody else he gets up and fires OF
something about the poor "nigger."
D Senator VOORHEES, and Judge Jere
= miah Wilson will help in the defens
o of G. E. Kincaid, the newspaper ma
+ who killed EX-C Congressman Taulbee
of Kentucky.
There's a regular monkey and pal
rot time going in the Navy depart
ment. Secretary Tracy has force
the head of one bureau to resign an
!, it is said there are others to follow
Naval officers accuse Mr.. Tracy of bC
Il ing whimsical in his ideas.
n Republican Senators have had tn
% nerve to engage in a revolt again'
t. Quay's bossing. Quay, according I
the story, demanded that the preser
h Seargeant-at-Arms of the Senat
% should be put out to make room fC
,e one of his men. A majority of the r.
h publican Senators, not only refused
agree to this, but intimated in yer
le plain language to Quay's agent-tf
ia boss being still in Florida-that eve
d if there was a vacancy in the off
= his man could not haveit. The que
o. ton now is whether he will quiet
pocket the affront, or whether h
so will attempt to whip enough Ser
4 ators into line to control a party ca
4 Gus and attempt to get revenge.
80 According to high republican al
3 thority, they will only require abo1