The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

the Unlteu States supreme court,
was to-day formally indicted to his
seat upon the greatest tribunal in the
world. The ceremony was very
simple. The new Justice. dressed in
new and decidedly handsome black
silk robe. was presented to- his future
colleagues in the consulting room
and followed behind them when
they entered the court room. JUS
tice Brewer remained standing after
the otner Justices had taken their
seats, then Chief Justice Fuller,
standing, administered The usual
oath of office and Judge Brewer be-
came a fuIlflpd2ed Justice of the
Supreme Court, and took his seat,
the, last to the left of the Chief Justice.
Congress, much abused, but still
necessary, is again with US. and
Washington rejOices and hopes its
gue-tS may nj AXE long visit. For
if Congress does not entire.y make
the Washington mare go. it certainly
acts as a spur to that quadruped and
accelerate5 her place. The attendance
to-day was small in both Houses Ow.
ing largely no doubt to sickness
cIuSed by the unusual weather we
have been having this winter, but
not to "ia grippe as the sensation
InOngerS will have it. Among the
vacant chairs on the Republican side
of the House is that of Judge Knl
ley, the father of the House." And
from present appearances the char
will Lever again be occupied by the
venerable cOInmOner who has made
his last tariff speech. He is critically
| i'll in this city from complication of
disorders. including rapidly grow.
ing cancer, and there is little or no
hope of his recovery,
1t is stated here that the President
i engaged in preparing message to
Congress recommending that hill
be passed elnboiyIns Secretary Win
dom's plan of SOLVING the silver
problem. No Information could be
obtained on the subject at the White
House.
There is a probability that the race
question in the South will shortly
become one of international imp0r-
lance. An English subject, IA minis
ter of the gospel, has presented n
petition to Sir Julian Paunceforte,
! the British minister, asking redress
for injuries received by himself and
wife at the hands of a mob in North
: Carolina. He claims TO he d mission
AIRY, and that he and his wife have
heen preaching to the negroes and
teaching negro school, and that for
tins Otfense mob of white men
broke into his house. after firing a
vOlley through the door, WOuuding
him, and beating his wife. The
preacher and his wife are now in
Washington, and the British minis
ter is engaged in Investigating their
statements. If found true redress
will be demanded of this Govern.
ment.
The sheep raisers Of the country
are standing up manfully for their
| rights before House committee on
Ways and Means. They think the
tariff on wool should be raised "a little.
There is considerable dissatisfac-
ton among Congressman because of
the exclusiveness affected by certain
department officials, and unless
something is done 10 allay it an early
explosion may be expected, and it
will not he the Congressman that
will get hurt. Because Il man hap
pens 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
country.
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-politicaI questions.
things may jog on quietly for quite a
while. hut if political question
comes up it will be fight from the
start. Probably the ReI'uhli AN lead.
ers will not provoke a runpus 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 Il row. for they
are much better prepared for it now
than they will lie later. So matters
may fairly be said to lie in ticKlish
c, milton.
| Robert G. Blaine, brother of Sec.
rotary Blaine. has been appointed
deputy First Auditor of the Treas
ury. He was an applicant for the
position of Register of Wills of this
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