The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-07-27

the house they will bring about
deadlock that may extend the ses-
sion indefinitely, as the Republican
Senate will insist that this appro-
priation be made before the add
journment.
The majority against this appro-
priation was only ten, and it is al
most certain that when Holman
reports back to the House the ina
blllty of tn" conference committee
to agree because of the insistence OF
the Senate conterees upon this APP
preparation that a motion to
recede from its position against
the appropriation can be car
ried through the House by
small majority. 1t is greatly to the
credit of the Republicans in the
House That every one of the ID
votes cast against the appr0pria-
ton came from dem0crats--m most of
them from the South.
No one has been able to find the
slightest fault with the Presidents
noA nation of Mr.. George Shiras,
Jr., of Pennsylvania, to fill the va
cancy in the Supreme Court; he
comes from the district entitled to
the appointment, is just 60 years
old, has never held any public Off
ice or engage than the practice Of
law, and is in livery respect quail
fled to aaorn the bench of the
greatest court in the world, as our
Supreme Court has been justly call
ed.
Hon. Thomas IL. Carter, of Mon
tana who has been commissioner of
the General Land Offic. has ten
dered his resignation of that posi-
ton to the President, in order that
he may devote his whole time to
his new duties Ms chairman Of the
National committee. Those who
know him best predict that he vii,
make a reputation second to no
man who ever held this position,
even if he is the youngest chair
NAH the party has ever had.
Commissioner Raum wishes it dis
tincl!y understood that he has no
idea of resigning on account of
the democratic attacks made upon
him, and the President j. not nor
has he ut any time been even con-
sideling tie question of Gen.
Raum's removal. The minority
reports made by the republicans,
of the committee which has for
months been investigating the PEN
sion Office is vindication of Gen.
Raum's management, and a strong
condemnation of the democratic
against is personal
character, which has been 50 plain
to every unpredjudiced person.
The Senate committee which was
instructed last March to investi-
gate and report the effects of tar
if laws upon the imports and ex-
ports, the growth, development,
production and prices of agricul-
tural and manufactured articles at
home and abroad, and upon wages
domestic and foreign, has submit.
ted a partial report covering the
cost of living in the United States
and Great Britain, together with
the percentage of wages in both
the time covered being
from June 1881 to September 1891.
The cost of living to a family in
ordinary circumstances was forty
four one hundreths of one per cent
less at the last date than at the
first, and the decline in the cost of
living in May 1892, as compared
June, July and August 1889 was
3 percent. The cost of living in
Great Britain increased during the
same period 10 per cent and wages
in this country averaged n per
cent greater than in great Britain.
There is much ugly talk about
the way in which the purchase for a
site for new Government Printing
Office has been postponed, and il
is said to be the resu of a conspira.
cy existing between ex-senator
Malone and Senators Vest Black
burn, Butler and Cameron, the pur.
pose of which is to compel Congress
to purchase the grounds which
Gen Malone wants TO sell for a
site.
The selection of eX-Congresss
man McComas, of Maryland, to be
Secretary of the National conn it.
tee, was well received here, whe re
"Mac's" good qualities and hustling
abilities are familiar.