The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02

tFrom our Regular Correspondent

lbS tllHt tHcTe Is lU tTutl III tiic
report that there WAS Il combina-
ton t. bring about his nomination
at st. Louis. Representative Henry
of Ind, says: "rhere Is absolutely
nothing in the stories, so far rs |
know, and I am Ii constant com.
munication with those who would
be first to know Of such move
ment "and Representative Hanly,
Of the same state, said: The people
of Indiana have always taken Gen.
Harrison at his word. They be-
lieve implicitly in what he says,
becausethey know he Is not dema
gngue or q trickster. OF course we
would all like very much to see
Gen. Harrison President again, but
we are not planning to have him
nominated. Should there BIZ a
long-drawn-out fight in the con-
vention, ending in deadlock, Gen.
Harrison's name might be suggest
ed. That, how ever, is only pos
sibility, not probability. When
the time comes the Indiana dele
cation will act as men and rs re-
publicans. Other Indiana republi-
cans talk the same way.
Senator Piatt Was perfectly seri-
Gus when he offered his resolution
providing for the adjournment OF
Congress on May 2ud. Speaking
OF 1t he said: sit is perfectly clear
that there will be no important
legisla ion during the session ex-
cept that embraced in the appr0-
priatioH bills, which ought to be all
disposed OF before the date men,
toned. This being the case we
should begin to look to adjourn
ment. see no reason for remain
ing here NEARLY for the purpose of
introducing and talking upon agi-
tating resolutions, and am per.
suaded that the country would,
under the circumstances, be better
satisfied to have us ut home than
to have US here" Mr.. Platt's reso-
luton was referred to the Appro-
priations committee. While 1t is
hardly probably that the resolution
will be reported to the Senate by
that committee with quite as early
II date for adjournment rs that set
by Mr.. Plat, the opinion is general
among republicans in Congress
that unless some new complication
arises to prevent, adjournment will
/ occur before the first OF June.
Many regard the bill, this week
introduced by Representative Hep
burn, of Iowa, providing for a gov
eminent commission of five engi-
neers to report upon the best pract-
icable route tor ship canal, with
a depth Of % feet, connecting the
great lakes with the Atlantic
ocean. as one of the mOstimpOrtant
measures before this Congress.
Col. Warren s. Reese, who is con.
testing the seat of Senator Morgan
of Ala. and who is credited with
being the father of the Allen resO
luton providing for All investiga
ton of the eli ction, which was re-
Gently favorably reported to the
Senate, is in Washington. He says
of his contest: "It is the basis tG
show that Alabama is deprived of &
republican government. Over 10000
white citizens of the state have SCI
forth the facts in petition, show
ing that the government of the state
as we'll as the U. s. Senator elected
by the legislature of 1S93-94, was
not chosen bg q majority of the
legal voters of the state. 1t is one
of the most remarkable conditions
ever known in the history of thi:
government, when $4,000 voters BY
fraud and other dishonest practices
defeated 100000 voters. Those who
are wailing and tearing their gar
ments to have liberty vouchsafed
to bleeding and down-trodden Cuba
need to do d little missionary work
in behalf of liberty little nearer
home as well as to strike blow fol
freedom for that unhappy and long
suffering band of patriots.
Senator Sherman must have
chuckled when the Senators who
showed disposition to keep up the
talk on the Cuba resolutions indfi
nitely In order to prevent a vote
suggested to him their willingness:
to support a motion to send the res
olutions back to conference. O
course he promptly accepted the
suggestion, made the motion ant
the resolutions went back to con
ference. Senator Sherman is TOT