Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-01-18
WASHINGTON.

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return to Washington to live or he
considers Washington real estate the
best investment for his money, or
both. He has just purchased several
lots near the suburban residence,
which he still owns here and where
he spent the greater part of his time
when President. Mrs. Cleveland in
writing to her many friends here,
constantly speaks of when she will
return to Washington to live. All
Of which may, or may not have a
political meaning.
By the death of Representative
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, the honor
of being the "father of the House"
that is, the member who has served
the longest, falls on ex-Speaker Ran
dali. Judge Kelley's funeral took
place Saturday in the hall of the
House of Representatives. The body
was taken to Philadelphia, accompa-
MED by committees of both Houses.
Ex-Secretary Whitney was one of
the New York delegation that APP
peared before the Senate committee
on the Worlds Fair to boom the
claims of the big town. While here
Mr.. Whitney called on many of his
old friends.
At last it seems likely thata bill for
the transfer of the Revenue marine
service from theTreasury to the Navy
department will become law. For
many years the opposition of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has prevented
Congressional action, but now Mr..
Window favors it. Another import
ant transfer that may be regarded as
certain to take place during this Con.
gress is that of the Weather bureau
from the War to the Agricultural de-
partment.
New York, Chicago, st. Leuis and
Washington have all made their
strongest arguments before the Senate
committee on the Worlds Fair, and
now the committee will go to work.
1t is not thought that the committee
of either House or Senate will recon-.
mend a city for the location of the
Fair. 1t will be easier to settle that
question by vote of the two Houses.
What they will do will be to report q
bill embodying the best points of the
several measures introduced, provid.
ing for the Fair. The feeling be-
tween the representatives of the rival
cities has been, and is, the very best
Ali are prepared to hurrah for the
winner, and take off their coats and
work to make it the greatest Worlds
Fair ever held.
Senator Voorhees, resolution, upon
which he made such bombastiC
speech last Wednesday, has been an.
swered by the Attorney.Ge He
denies that any instruction, written
or oral, has been given by the De-
partment of Justice to District Attor>
ney Chalmers, of Indiana, in refer.
ence to the arrest of w. w. Dudley
Mr.. VOORHEES, now wants to know
why Mr.. Harrison does not remove
District Attorney Chalmers, if he is
not in sympathy with the recent il
legal action of that official.
The impression is growing among
democrats that trickery is being prac
ticed by the republican members o
the House Committee on Rules. j
, has been given out that the republi
cans of the committee could not agree
and that was the reason for thu
Unprecedented delay in reporting TIT
Rules which are to govern the pres
ent House. This is now believed It
E have been only ruse to gain time
8 Speaker Reed promises that the!
shall certainly be reported this week
The war on Mr.. Harrison's nomi
nations has not so far amounted t,
anything. Morgan and Dorchester
Commissioner and Superintendent
respectively, of Indian affairs, agains
. whom there was apparently such
8 big fight, only had one vote agains
= them in the Senate Committee on In
;, dian Affairs. They are certain to b
confirmed this week.
- Washington has an unusual yuan
: tity of sickness. Opinions differ a
to whether it is, caused by imagina
= ton, colds or "la grippe" The doc
:, tors say its the first two combined
o while the newspapers and larg
: portion of the badly frightened popu
=, latiOn insist that it is the latter.
e Sixty one Years Ago.