The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1893-02-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


the vacancy in the U. 5. supreme
court left Nv the death of Justice
Lamar. Ii would be an unprece-
dented courtesy from retiring to
mn incoming president; but it
would not be- politics, and therein
lies the weakness of the PROPOSE
ton. A seat upon the bench of the
supreme court is Justly regarded
M the highest honor that can be
paid to an American lawyer, and
next t. the honor of receiving it is
that of bestowing it. 1t is extremes
ly doubtful whether the human
nature, which is rs strong in pres
idents ~ i'm other people, would
permit any president to retire leav-
ing such vacancy, even it his
successor had been elected 10y his
own party, to say nothing of leav-
ing it to the man who has defeated
him. There is much talk around
the capital about n big row being
raised over the confirmation of any
nomination that Mr.. Harrison may
make to this vacancy, but from the
best obtainable information the
republican senator's will vote solid
" for the confirmation of any man
that may be chosen, and the popu-
list senators will probably vote
with them, which would make the
confirmation certain, even If every
democrat opposed it, which Is not
considered probable. Certain re-
publican senators are probably
willing for Mr.. Harrison to believe
that they will not bc active in So
curing the confirmation of II NOM
nation not personally agreeable to
thom, but that is because they wish
to have II hand in selecting the new
justice.
If Representative Abner Taylor,
of Illinois, II republican and an am
ti-silver man, speaks by the card,
and he probably. does, as to the
position of the republicans in the
house, the bill for the repeal of the
silver law is dendcr than II last
years bird nest. He says he knows
that three-fourths, and believes
that four-fifths, of the republicans
in the house will vote against the
bill, if it is brought to avote. This
is very significant under the cir
cumstanceS.
Death has up to this time been
one of the most important factors
i'm the legislation of this session of
congress. 1t has ON several occa-
sions, in both house and senate
upset carefully prepared legisln-
tive programs, by causing the loss
of a day through adjournment, and
in congress n day lost carries with
it everything appointed for that
day. There has been since con-
gress met m average loss OF two
DAYS week by reason of adjourn
ment as n mark of respect to the
memory of dead men, and the
question is being asked more or
less anXiously "wherc will this
thing stop" So far rs respect to
the dead goes these ndjournments
are like the closing of the govern
ment departments upon similar
occusions-farcos. which enable
government employees To spend II
day in search of pleasure, nj Uncle
Sans expense. 1t would he more
respectful for governmentcmployes
from congressman to laborers, to
remain ut work than To make n
picnic on the funeral days of prom
inent men, rs they now do, rs II
rule. The inewill have to be drawn
somewhere, and many congressman
favor n law combining the adjourn
ing of congress and closing the
departments in honor of dead men
To deaths of men in office.
The republican senatorial caucus
has in its wisdom decided that
Utah, oklahoma and New Mexico
are fit subjects for statehood, and
that they shall be admitted ut this
session, if--ominous ir-there be
any time left after disposing of the
anticipation bill, the Cherokee strip
bill, the Nicaragua canal hill and
the appropriation bills, not sim
gle one of which has yet been pass
ed by the senate. In view OF the
doubt, amounting almost Ia II GER
tainty, about the Nicaragua canal
bill getting through the house, il is