The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-10
DEMOCRATS ALREADY AT WAR.
And Their Differences ON the Money
Question Cau< Ed 1t.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Q. -(Spe-
cial MIR. j. S. Cohen, who has been
the popular private secretary to Iloke
Smith, is shortly to be married to Miss
LA Glenn, one of the loveliest young
women in Atlanta. lie is one of the
cleyerest newspaper men in Washing
ton-sensible, popular, capable.
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The 'old man. is in North Carolina
a-fishing, and Mrs. Cleveland gave her
first reception of the season Saturday
when she entertained the cabinet la
dies at lunch. The table was deco
rated with white camellias and white
chrysanthemums. silver vase of
white camellias occupied the centre of
the table, and at each plate chrysan-
themum was laid. All the ladies of the
cabinet circle, except Miss Herbert,
were present at the luncheon. They
were Mrs. Olney, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs.
Lamont, Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Wilson,
Mrs. Hole Smith and Miss Morton
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An open rupture has already broken
out between some of the extreme free
silver men and the supporters of Presi-
dent Cleyeland's financial policy.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, went SO far as
to go to Speaker Reed and enter a for
NAL protest against the appointment
of Mr.. Catchings, of Mississippi, as one
of the minority members on the House
Committee on Rules. He based his
protest on the ground that he could
not endorse the views to which Mr..
Catchings would like to commit the
Democratic party, and did not, there
fore, consider him proper man to be
placed before the country as a leader
of the Democratic minority.
In this action Mr.. Bailey had the sup
port of quite number of Democratic
representatives, some of them men of
considerable prominence. Mr.. Catch
ingS declines to discuss the matter. He
has not asked Mr.. Reed for a place on
the Committee on Rules or on any
other committee.
1t is ascertained that the caucus com
mittee on committee assignments has
selected Senator Frye, of Maine, for
the craftsmanship of the committee on
commerce; Senator Morrill,, of Yer
mont, for finance; Allison, of Iowa, for
appropriations; CulIom, of Illinois, for
Interstate commerce; Quay, of Penn
sylyania for public buildings and
grounds; Mcmillan, of Michigan, for
District Of Columbia: Aldrich. of
Rhode Island, for rules; Hawley. of
Connecticut, for military affairs, and
Sherman. of Ohio, for foreign rela-
tions. The Western Senators will be
assigned important chairmanships.
Dubois. OF Idaho, is TO have public
lands; Pettigrew, of South Dakota, In
dian affairs, and Squire, of Washing
ton, coast defenses.
The following postmasters in North
Carolina We're appointed to-day: Dem
mark, Samuel Jeffrey, vice j. II. Reed
resigned; Hiwassle, r. G. Fitzpatrick,
vice j. {. Green resigned, and Tom
Creek, NJ. Y. Lacltey, vice j. NJ. Hicks
resigned.
Mr. Low, Of New York, introduced in
the House to-day a resolution diTec-
ting the Secretary of War to appoint a
board of engineers to examine and re-
port as to the feasibility Of a harbor of
refuge al Cape Lookout or at some
point near Cape Hatteras.
Senator Don Cameron, of Pennsyl-
sylvania, to-day announced formally
that he would be a candidate under
any circumstances for election. The
announcement took the form of let
ter to Hon. j. S. McCarrel, of Har-
risburg.
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1t was stated at the Treasury Depart
Department to-day that Secretary Car
Isle was still at work on his annual
report, and that it would not likely be
ready to send to Congress before We'd
nesday or Thursday.