Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-28
WASHINGTON.

Mr.. Harrison has so little confidence
in Secretary Blaine's ability to cope
single.handed with the British di-
plomates in the negotiations to de-
termine the details and manner Of
submitting the Behring sea difficult
ties to arbitration that he will post-
pone, and il necessary give up entire
ly, his proposed trip to the Pacific
Coast in order to remain here until
the negotiations are concluded. In
view of the fact that Mr.. Harrison is
very anxious to make this trip, not
only to crafty laudabe curiosity to
see large and important section of
the country, but to secure Harrison
delegation from the Coast States to
the next republican national conven-
ton, his willingness to give up the
trip in order to watch Blaine speaks
volumes for his fear of 'jingoism."
The statement made here last week
that Mr.. Harrison and U. S. Treasu>
rer Huston had made friends and
that the resignation of the latter had
been withdrawn was a little of. Mr.,
Huston has gone to Fortress Monroe,
ostensibly for his health, but really
| in "huff'' because his resignation
had not been accepted. One of his
personal friends said today that if
Mr.. Harrison did not willingly ac-
cept his resignation very soon it
would become necessary for Mr..
Huston to compel him to do so, un~
willingly. He declined to say how
this could be done.
The political pressure has been too
great for him and Mr.. Harrison has
promised to appoint the nine United
States Circuit Court judges during the
Congressional recess, instead of waits
ing until Congress met again, as he
really wished to do. The number of
applicants continues to grow at such
rate that facetiOus gentleman re-
marked today that the democratic
party might expect to become crowd
) ed with disappointed republican law
yers when the appointments are an
nOunced.
) There is another war in the Inte-
rior Department, which hasn't been
free of skirmishing since the present
administration came in. This time
it is the Secretary and Indian Com
missioner that have crossed swords,
and it is stated that Secretary Noble
has become so thoroughly disguised
with the official rottenness in the In
terror department that he has made
: up his mind to get out of the mess by
resigning He came very near to re-
signing when Tanner was kicked out
of the Pension Office, also short
time ago when Land Commissioner
Croft handed in his resignation, ow-
ing to a serious differenceSof opinion
with the Secretary.
1t is also stated that Secretary
Proctor intends resigning in order tC
devote himself to his private BUSH
ness, but this is denied at the War
Department, and indsmuCh as Mr.
Proctor has given a good deal more
= time to his Vermont marble quarries
= since entering the cabinet than to
= the War department it is not proba-
= BILE that the needs of his private bus
= mess would cause him to think OF
resignation.
Ohio politics are being a good dea
= discussed just now, and the republi-
cans are extremely anxious to know
), just where Senator Sherman stands
Some months ago the statement was
y made in newspaper friendly tC
to him, and apparently with his knowl
edge and consent, that he intended
y retiring from public life at the clos,
Y of his present Senatorial term. HI
has never affirmed or denied tn,
statement, and the recent action 0
ex-Gov. Foraker in shying his casio
into the Senatorial ring has brough
1t number Of Ohio republicans skur
r rying to Washington in order to flint
/, out Sherman's position before taking
l. sides in what promises to be yer.
at lively scrimmage if Sherman conclu
IL ded to again be candidate.
lie The election by the California leg
ID islature of EX-Representative Eel
IS ton to the United States Senate caus
is ed a genuine sensation here, Ther
the gentleman is well known. Al
though he is a several times million
are, it was thought that he wa
too misery to put up any larg
-, amount of money to secure his cleo
" tiOn but the DrinciDal reason for SUI