Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02
WASHINGTON.

SENATOR heagan'S resignation 10 ac>
cept the craftsmanship of the New
Texas Railroad Commission, while it
had been discussed among his friends
as a possibility ever since the Com.
mission was created, was neverthe,
less genuine surprise to the public,
and the naming of Mr.. Horace Chill
ton as his successor was still greater
surprise. Texans now here speak in
the highest terms of Mr.. Chiffon, but
they do not disguise their disappOint-
ment at his selection. They think,
and say, that the national reputa>
ton of Mr.. Mills is such as should
have entitled him to refusal of the
position. Owing to his candidacy
for the Speakership his friends ex~
press a doubt as to whether he would
have accepted the appointment.
General John G. Black, ex.Com-
missioner of Pensions, is visiting
Washington, and he does not deny
that in certain contingencies his name
may be presented to the Democratic
National convention next year by the
Illinois delegation. The program as
outlined by one of his friends issome.
thing like this: Senator Palmer
having denied the use of his name
under any circumstances, it has been
determined by some OF the leading
democrats of the State, with the con-
currence of Senator Palmer, that in
case it becomes evident that the head
of the ticket will go to the West, they
will present and urge the claims of
General Black for the nomination,
and if an Eastern man heads the
ticket General Black will be pressed
for second place. He was a candi-
date before the convention for Vice
President in 1888.
If you presented check at a bank
and it was paid in dimes and nickels
you would naturally suppose that
the cash in that bank was running
very low. Well, the Treasury, which
when it came into the hands of the
republicans q little more than two
years ago, contained a cash surplus Of
more than a hundred million of dol
lars, is now depositing in National
banks subject to its checks for current
expenses the small silver currency
that it has accumulated during sever.
al years, and it has to pay the banks
to take it too. And even with this il
is feared that when the quarterly
payment of about 100000 for pen
sions is made on July l, that the
Government strong box will be en-
tirely empty.
Secretary Foster is beginning t
realize the situation, and he has be
come so alarmed at the falling off il
the receipts from customs duties anC
the consequent lessening of the al
ready almost wiped out surplus tina
he has decided to allow the holder
of the $40, 100000 A per cent bonds
principally national banks, which
will mature Sept. l, to have them in
} definitely extended with the interes
reduced to two per cent. But no
even this and the suspension of pay
ments in the sinking fund can stav
off that deficit which long-headeC
democrats in Congress predicte,
more than year ago. This is
wealthy country, but a billion dol
lars in two years is rather more tha
it can stand, as regular thing.
When the bargain is complete
whereby Secretary Proctor leaves tn
cabinet for the Senate there's goin
( to be a mighty lively row in the re
: publican ranks as to his successor i
|. the cabinet. New England will, {
i of course, think she is entitled to tn
= place, but the Northwest will de
mand that the man be taken fror
that section, and then the fun wi
begin. Mr.. Harrison's natural incl
nation will be to put the place whel
it will make the most Harrison vote
in the nominating convention, bl
n he will have to play il very fine
e keep from losing as many as /
gains.
The Secretary of War has given Il
% contract for improving the entranc
If to Galveston, Texas, harbor to a Da
las firm. The price for the work
So, 469,7l0, which is the large
amount ever paid on a single col
= tract for harbor improvements.
q Somebody succeeded in stealth
le copies of the Attorney Generals bri
9. in the Sayward case, which by Il
NJ. Uav has hepn nOStnOned mill II