The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-03-06

has not done SO. On the contrary,
he told Senator Sherman that there
was no important news from Cuba,
when 1t is knswn that he had in
his possession a communication
from Consul Gen. Lee that was Of
the utmost Importance. 1t is diff
cult to account for Olney's peculiar
action in this matter, which has
revived much of the ugly talk
about his personal relations with
the Spanish minister, which was so
prevalent sometime Ago.
Mr.. T. S. Ellison, of MINI, called
upon an official Of the p. o ID, who
is personal friend, to get some
idea of tho places outside of the
Civil Service rules in that depart
ment, for a friend at his home who
has official ASPIRATIONS In MIR.
Ellison's own words, this is what
occurred after he had greeted his
friend and told the nature OF his
errand: ale told me to get sheet
OF paper and write down the places
that the law excluded as he called
them off. got sheet of foolscsp,
and in my innocence imagined that
u rather big job lay in front of me.
First, said he the Postmaster
General and a private secretary ;
tho four Assistant Postmaster
Generals. Here he came to pref
ty long stsp, and thinking that he
was waiting on me, indicated
my rediness to proceed. That's ALL,
he said. Holy smoke! You can't
mean it! What! Only six places in
one of the biggist departments in
Washington outside of the civil
service rules? But he did mean 1t,
, and recited nothing but the cold
facts, l found upon verification OF
, his statement.
I AS rule republicans in Congress
think the address issued this week
I by the Senators and Representatives
who bolted the st. Louis conven
| ton would, better have been left up,
. issued. The signers of 1t among
/ them is Senator Jones, of Nevada
q who at the last session of Congress,
a announced that he had left the re
@ publican party and become apopu
# list-put forth the claim that the.
$ are still republicans, although the,
/ bolted the republican national con
v vention and at the present session
/ OF Congress declined an invitation
q to enter the republican caucus, ant
g ask other republicans to sustain
e them by joining in the organiza
J. tion Of a silver republican party
d This address was signed by six Sen
h ators and four Representatives.
e Visitors to previous inagugura
d tons have criticized unfavorabl,
e the failure to decorate The publ
IS buildings when money is so lavish
IS ly spent TO decorate private build
@ ings. There will be no such crit
l. cism this time, as the public build
l. ings are to be handsomely deco
v rated and also illuminated on tn
e night of March 4, as they have no
If been since the capture of Rich
v mond in 1865.
l. The first member of Presiden
g McKinley's cabinet to arrive il
Washington was Hon. James A
Gary, Of Maryland, and the secont
Hon. Lyman Gage, of Ill. The
are both on the lookout for resi-
dences for their families. The
received a cordial welcome fror
p Senator Sherman, their collegue-tC
l. be in the cabinet, and from tn
d other republicans in Congress
Y Neither them would consent
e be quoted on public matters, on tn
% ground that it is not yet time {
n speak. Both gentlemen alread
n knew many Senators and ember
Is of the House and nearly all hav
y since made their acquaintance an
3 those who met them for the frs
l. time have nothing but good word
l. to say of their impressions of bot
e men.
Is Congress has got to do some live
% ly work to get the appropriatio
II bills all disposed of by the close {
is the session. The Senate this wee
J. began meeting at II o'clock, an
a. there is talk of holding night se'
Is sions in both branches of Congress
rs Mr.. Cleveland has issued til
d usual proclamation calling tn
l. Senate in extra session on Marc
k 4, to receive communications fror
N the Executive.
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