Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and Compiled for the HERALD.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. 1890.

Der of the United States Supreme
Court, was today formally lnduct.
ed to his seat upon the greatest
tribunal in the world. The cere.
mOny vas very simple. The new
justice, dressed in new and de.
cidedly handsome black silk robe,
was presented to his future col.
leagues IN the consulting room and
followed behind them when they
entered the court room, Justice
Brewer renamed standing after
the other justices had taken their
seats, then Justice Fuller, stand.
Ing, administered the usual oath
of Office and Judge Brewer became
a fallfiedged Justice of the Su.
preme Court, and took his seat,
the last to the lett OF the Chief
Justice.
Congress, much abused, but still
necessary, Is again with Us, and
Washington reiolces and hopes its
guests may make long visit. Fol-
if Congress does not entirely make
the Washington mare go, it Ger.
taiuly acts as a spur TO that quad
ruped and accelerates her pace.
The attendance today was small
in both Houses owing largely nc
doubt to sickness caused by the
unusual weather we have been
having this winter, but not 10 ala
grippe" as the sensation mongers
will have it. Among the vacant
CHAIRS on the Republican side OF
tie House is that OF Judge Kelly,
the "father OF the House, And
from present appearances the chair
Will never again be occupied by
the venerable commOner who has
made his last tariff speech. He lie
critically Ill in this city from a
complication of disorders, including
a rapidly growing cancer, and
there is little or no hope of bis re.
cOyerY.
1t is stated here that the Presl-
dent is engaged in preparing a
message t. Congress recommending
that a bill be passed embodylng
Secretary WINDOWS plan ofsolving
the silver question. No informa
ton could be obtained on the sub.
ject at the White House.
The sheep raisers of the country
are standing up manfulIy tor their
rights before the House committee
on WAYS and Me ns-they think
the tariff on wool should be raised
a little.
ThcIe is considerable dissatis-
faction among Congressman be-
cause of the exclusiyeness affected
By certain department officials, and
unless something is done to alIay
it an early explosion may be ex.
pected, and it will not be the Con
gressmen that will get hurt. Be.
cause a man happens to get into
the Cabinet or at the head of an
important bureau is no reason why
he should act as though he was
sole proprietor of the entire coun.
try.
Everybody is watching to see
which way the House will start
this week, everything depends on
what business is first taken up. II
one Of the many non.politlcaI ques.
tons, things may jog on quietly
for qli'e while, but if a political
question comes up it Will be fight
from the start. Probably the Re.
publican leaders will not provoke
a rumpus for some time yet, Ger.
tainly not until they get the major.
lty under better control than was
apparent before the holidays, bit
on the other hand, the Democrats
will probably do all in their power
TO make a row, for they are much
better prepared for it now than
they will be later. So matters may
fairly be said to be in a ticklisb
condition.
Robert G.. Blaine, a brother OF
Secretary Blaine, has been appoint.
ed deputy First Auditor of the
Treasury. He was an applicant
for the position Of Register of Wills
of this District.
From official information receiv.
ed from United States cOns1ls the
State department officials are IN
der the impression that tie seizure
of certain American merchant yes.
sells by the Columbian government
was perfectly justifable, 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 be.
cause the vessels are owned and