Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-22
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Topics at the National CAPITAL.
wAsHrserox. August 70. 1se5

uays WDSo tne thermometer stOOQ ABOVE
par, and If some Of the speeches were fervid
and the proceeding tempes,uous il is not
to be wondered at. The conference was
held at the Metropolitan hotel. Senator
Harris called it to order and Senator Jones
OF Arkansas was elected presiding officer.
The attendance was not large, the majority
OF the delegates being from Illinois under
the leadership Of Buck Hendrickson, while
Senator Daniel led the virginians Owing
to severe accident Senator Stewart, OF
Nevada could not be present
The proceedings were in the nature OF
a secret session Of the Senate, and q Senate
door keeper presided at the door. kicking
out all reporters and those who had not
credent ials. The meeting was composed
Of Democratic advocates of the free coin.
age Of silver, but who propose the work
for that end shall be carried on within
patty lines, and they expect TO control the
National Convention of 1896, and dictate
terms 70 the sound money men Of the
party. Among the delegates to the con.
ference were three U. s. Senators and sever
al representatives in Congress.
Casey Young, of Tennessee was Secre-
tary and chief promoter of the meeting in
this city. In a speech at the close of the
meeting he said that prominent people In
thirty-eight States had expressed the heart
lest sympathy with the purpose Of the
conference. Possible candidates Of the
party whose chances would be decided by
the Convention of 1896 were discussed, and
the strongest names mentioned were those
of Senator German and Col Morrison.
Senator German is taking rest at Sara.
toga but will return to Laurel in Septem-
Der.
The President has failed to appoint a
successor to the Register of Wills whose
resignation was demanded some weeks ago.
The applicants for the position have been
waiting for two years, and while waiting
the pleasure OF the President have eyed each
other askance and done all they could to
strengthen their own cause
Ex-senator Ransom who was nominated
for and confirmed Minister to Mexico, now
finds it all a mistake. That he has been
acting part to which he has no claim and
the amount Of salary heretofore paid him
must be refunded. How the Senators and
President could have made the mistake
and how he became victim of il is beyond
comprehension as every school boy knows
that no Senator or representative can be
appointed 10 and confirmed in a position
before his term of service in Congress has
expired. Nor can a member or Senator
be appointed to a position tie salary of
which has been increased by the Congress
OF which he is member. Yet this is just
what was done in Senator Ransom's case
His term expired on the 4th of March and
he was confirmed as Mini ster to Mexico in
Februry, and the fiity-third Congress in
creased the salary of the Minister to Mexi.
co and some other countries. If Senator
Ransom's appointment and confirmation,
are unconstitutional it will fare hard with
Judge McKenna, OF California, who was
appointed in 1892 while he was member
OF Congress, and there may be a vacancy
in both cases.
II is rumored that the Court of Austria has
asked the recall Of Minister Judd, but why
no one knows why unless his being Jew
has something TO do with the matter Jews
are never received at the Austrian Court,
and during Mr.. Clcveland's first admins
tration it refused to receive as ambassador
from the United States Mr.. Kelley, of Va,
because Mrs. Kelley was a jewess, and the
first secretary Of the Legation Col. Lee, of
Maryland, who is now q resident of ST.
Mary's, acted as the representative Of the
United States at Vienna.
Secretary Carlisle is taking his vacation
on the Great Lakes. but will soon return
to his desk in the Treasury. Secretary
Herbert is taking an object lesson as to the
needs of a Navy, and is with Admiral
Bunce on the New York, and learning in
few days more about a ship and her
officers and men than he could in a life
time in the Navy Department
Secretary Lamont is at his desk in the
War Department and looking after the
needs of our little army and the nations
wards, the poor Indians. The threatened
Indian outbreak existed in the excited
minds of some settlers at Indian Hole
The Bannocks went back to their reserva-
ton and will starve for they have nothing
TO eat
Postmaster General Wilson is at his
office dividing his time between work,
culling 20 pound watermelons. and deny
ing any knowledge of the Presidents in
tention Of appointing him to the Supreme
Bench.
While the members of both of the old
parties are having little domestic differ
ences in Maryland and Pennsylvania, the
District Republicans are trying to get rid
of Boss" Perry Carson, who will not con-
sent to be set aside for younger men or boys
as he calls them.
Perry opponents held meetings to organ.
ize for next years fray and to select dele.
gates from the District to the National
Convention. Col. Carson and Andy Glea.
son the contractors here had this job for
years, and the Col, proposes to keep it.
So when his rivals hire a hall and cal.
meeting the Col, unasked, unwished for
and unannounced larrives and in a few
pointed remarks seizes upon the occasion
to gloriiy himself and to capture the dele.
gates. He is great favorile with his race