Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-21
WASHINGTON.


he intends to remove the present
head of the Pension bureau, notwith~
standing the damaging facts brought
out by the Congressional sO-called in
vestigation into the peculiar business
methods Of Gen. Raum, although he
has had his attention called to the
matter by very prominent member
of his party, who, / have reason to
know, told him that Raum and his
wildcat speculations and his proved
obligations to the king of the pension
sharks was more than he should at
tempt to carry. Raum has within a
week, boasted to a personal friend
that he was all right and would not
be disturbed.
The air of mystery which always
prevails around the State department
is just now very much intensified,
owing to the fact that Mr.. Blaine and
Sir Julian Pauncefote are deep into
the negotiations preliminary to the
arbitration Of the Behring Sea ques~
ton, which Mr.. Blaine is pleased to
think or to pretend to think that he
has compelled Great Britain to ac-
cept, although all the rest of the
world knows that he never made the
slightest progress toward settlement
of the dispute until he returned to
the position maintained by Mr.. Bay
ard under the Cleveland administers
ton. These negotiations are not
conducted at the department. Oh,
no. There are too many prying
newspaper men always on the watch
so whenever Mr.. Blaine has any very
important business on hand it is
transacted at his private residence
The administration feels very much
relieved at the prospect Of a peaceful
settlement of this question, having
last fall become fully satisfied tina
the sentiment of the country was OPP
posed to any unnecessary display o
"iingoism."
Mr.. Harrison was anxious to find 1
good reason for not appointing tn,
new Circuit Court judges created by
the late Congress until next winter
doubtless believing that the longe
they can be held the greater thei
value in votes at the next republican
national convention, so he referred
the matter to Attorney General Mil
Ter, expecting that he would rende
an opinion against his right to max
appointments during the recess O
Congress. But the Attorney Gener
al, following the excellent eXampl
ofSolicitor General jerks in a SINH
lar case that occurred under MI
Cleveland, has given his opinion j
favor of the Presidents right to max
the appointments at any time. BE
tween this opinion and the clamOl
ings of the republican applicants an
their friends, Mr.. Harrison will fin
it difficult to postpone the matte
very long, although he still profe:
ses to be in doubt as to his right
make them until Congress is in Sc,
sion.
Treasurer Huston is again at h
desk, although he cannot hide h
very great anxiety to have h
resignation accepted in order that /
may feel at liberty to express h
opinion of Mr.. Harrison and his aC
ministration. An attempt was mac
to get him out of the way by givin
; him a foreign appointment, but /
refused to be caught, and says TIL
Z he intends to return to Indiana fl
D the express purpose of taking an a
, tive part in politics, which is int
D preted to mean that he will do h
. level best to prevent that state Ell
o dOrsing Mr.. Harrison.
2 If things go on for few days lon
z er as they have for several days pas
there will not be democrat emplo,
left in the Government printing {
flee. 1t is customary to largely +
} duce the force shortly after the a
journment of Congress, and that I
duction is now being made, and t
J discharged people are nearly all der
ocrats, or women who owe their a
pointment to democrats.
Prof. Charles w. Smiley, spec
agent Of the Census for the cOllecti
of fish and fishery statistics, is und
n charges. His work is said to be prf
~ tically worthless, although it
" cost large sum Of money.
The electric light plant and ice Fl
tory at TullahOma were sold unC