The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-31
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
DEMOCRATS in caucus have decided to
make the effort tO reorganize the elect
i've officers of the senate at the extra
session.
AFRIEND of Senator Murphy is author
ity for the statement that the junior
senator from New York will oppose any
tariff framed on the lines of the Chicago
platform, "for revenue only"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made a deal
with the members of the senate finance
committee by which they will control
most of the patronage.
THERE is a remarkable scramble for
the Office of public printer. there being
at least % active candidates for the
place.
Ex-SHERIFF DEXTER, of Three Rivers,
Mich, has been appointed head usher
at the White house
SENATOR GEORGE has addressed a
lengthy statement to cotton growers as
to the cause of agricultural depression
in the south.
N THE prices paid for silver by the
treasury department so. s275 per ounce,
is the lowest since the silver purchase
act went into effect.
THE democratic caucus chose the fol-
lowing for officers of the senate: For
secretary, William r. Cox, ex-represent-
ative of North Carolina; sergeant-at-
arms, Richard ]. Bright, of Indiana,
ex-sergeant-at-arms; chaplain, Rev. W.
II. Milburn, present chaplain of the
house.
THE Blaine family will leave early in
May for a years residence in Europe.
The historic old house on La Fayette
square, Washington, may be sold to
Mrs. Gen. Grant and the Bar Harbor
place will be leased.
SENATOR MANDERsoN on the 22d re-
signed as president pro tenn of the sem
ate, and Senator Harris was elected to
succeed him.
FRIENDS of silver claim to have
positive assurance that President Cleve-
land will send another delegation to
Brussels.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER denies that
he ever said that President Cleveland
told him that he would call an extra
session in September
DURING the balance of the present
month the commissions of the collectors
of customs at the following ports will
expire: Grand Haven, Mich, March 90
(s1,O and fees); St Paul, Mimi,
March 80 (S2, 500; Fort Benton, Mont,
March 2S Isl .0OO).
THE opening of the Cherokee strip
may be considerably delayed if the
treaty recently passed by congress
should be rejected by the Indians,
which is possible.
IT is said that no tariff bill framed bv
any outside organization or member
thereof will meet with favor in con-
gress, though bill drafted by Mr.. Car
Isle or any of the well-known tariff re-
formers in congress would.
To shut out Office seekers the White |
house will be closed to the public Tues
days and Fridays.
IT is feared that Austria will reject |
Max Judd for consul-general at Vienna. |
Judd is a Jew and it will be remem- |
bered that Austria rejected Kelley for |
minister eight years ago because he |
was married to a Jewess.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gives it out |
that he intends to appoint mo dema-
gogic politician to be commissioner of |
pensions.
CLIFF JACKSON, appointed United |
States attorney for the Indian terri |
tory, has a record and he may not get |
his commission.
FOURTH ASSISTANT PosTMAsrER-GEN- |
ERAL MAxwELL's first day in office re-
suited in the appointment of forty |
fourth-class postmasters. A number of |
them were to fill vacancies
SECRETARY CARLISLE will give much |
time to studying the tariff this summer
with view to aiding in the framing of
a new tariff measure by the ways and
means committee of the next house.