The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-25
WASHINGTON CITY,

Secretary Foster has gone up the
Potomac bassfiShing. All of which
shows how much truth there is in
the stories printed by democratic
papers, charging that the entire adj
ADMINISTRATION is devoting its whole
time trying to influence the votes
OF the Gninstructed delegates to the
minneapolis convention.
The republican Congressional
Caupaign committee has elected
al executive committee and officers
and buckled down to the work Of
assisting to elect u republican ma
jOrity OF the House next November.
The committees work is constantly
being made easier by the action of
the democratic majority Of The
present House.
The Senate committee on Foreign
Relations does not agree with the
House in Ignoring the good pros
lpects for largely increasing our COM
o nerce with other republics on
this continent, 50 it has reported
! amendments to the consular and
diplomatic bill increasing to $4,000
the amount appropriating $65 900 to
pay the share of the United States
OF the expense Of the preliminary
survey for the inter-c9ntinenta
railway, recommended by the Pau-
American Congress.
There is considerable opposition
in Che Senate to the confirmation of
the nomination Of Il. Jefferson Cool
idga 10 be minister to France, but
the impression is that it is hardly
strong enough to reject. him. The
opposition is headed by what are
known rs the silver Senators, who
are opposed to sending man of
Mr.Goohdge'5 pronounced views in
favor Of Il single (gold) standard to
II hi-metaIic country.
Having passed the big river and
naroOg bill, She Democrats of the
House, in order to even up things
slashed away at the items of the
Sandy Civil appropriation bill
making reductions that all admit tc
be absurd, such for instance, AS cut
ting down more than one-t hirdthe
estimates for "repairs and preserva
ton Of public buildings. Repre-.
sentative Coggswell, of Massachu
sett', ittHy said that if he were
called upon to put motto at TIT
bead Of this bill it would read thus
NNo saving but postponement n,
economy, but increased expenditu
res in the end".
There is a big difference between
allowing two OF the finest steam
ships in the world the privic yes o
American registry, on condition
that At least two similar vessels b,
constructed in American ship yard
by their owners, as the bill signet
by She President this week does
and passing a bill granting thos
privileges TO any and all vessel
Quilt in ioreign countries, as tn
Democratic House will soon fine
out, if it accepts tho advice of Rep
resantative Fithian, of Illinois, an,
passes bill to admit foreign bull
syessel2 Of all kinds to America
Teglstory. The first bill will resuI
in M Increase of work for Ameri
cans, while the last, should it be
come law, would eventually re
salt in the closing of every Amer
can Ship-building establishment.
The House committee on Elect
ions has reported in favor ofanothe
Republican-Re Representative Shont
the sitting member from tn
Twelfth Pennsylvania distric
whose seat is contested by Demo
ecrat, and as the Democrat in tn
case is not backed by boss Hill it
not probable that the House wi
reverse the action OF the committe
this time.
Senator sherman says I'LL tn
<aik about his becoming a candidat
against the President is bOsh. Ii
expects the President to be nom
mated on the first ballot or not 6
all.
Boss Hill thinks it will be easie
Cor him to control the Chicago co,
veution with $50 than with 90
members, SO he pretends to believ
that il is not legal to choose dele
gates 20 Tho National convention
ana members of the Electoral Co
iege upon the new Cpngressioni
* superintendent and the Electori;
coiiege viii consist OF 42l member
instead of III, which is the prope
number under the new apportior
ment. He has not found sing
Hnan Of prominence in any party {