Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Special Correspondence

II WASHINGTON, d. c., April 90, '97.
II The foolkiller might have found con
genial work among the originators O
!, the story that there was even a remot,
Q probability that any number of Re-
Q publican members OF the House would
' JOIN with Jerry Simpson and the
Kicking Democrats In an effort to com
, pei Speaker Reed to appoint the com.
/, mittees and to have the House meet
, daily and take up general legislation.
3 Inc story once started was widely OK.
plotted by lobbyists and their newspa.
, per organs, they being naturally op.
posed to continuation of the present
policy which leaves them without oc
cupation or remuneration, and proba.
Dly found some believers. II ia we'll
known to every intelligent man around
tne Capitol that the adoption Of the
policy to confne the legislation OF the
Houseto acting upon the appropriation
bills that failed at the last session and
the Dingley tariff bill was the result of
numerous conferences participated in
oy every prominent Republican who
was at the time in Washington, and
and that the policy is today approved
oy at least nine Of every ten Republi.
can Senators and Represen tatives and
by President Mckinley and his entire
cabinet. When a majority Of the Re.
puolicans In the House desire change
IL can easily be had. Speaker Reed
has publicly announced his willing.
ness TO obey the orders of Republican
caucus at any time, but be will paw no
attention to attacks made by a combi
nation of Populists, Democrats and n
hand full of disgruntled Republicans.
ltisn t his policy that is being carried
out, but that of the Republicans of the
House.
The indications are that the Dingley
tariff bill will be reported to the Sem
ate about the first week in Nav. The /
sub committee which has been care
fully going over the bill, working
night and day, has nearly completed |
its work.
senator Mason, of Illinois, made a |
characteristic short speech in favor of
MS resolution to amend the Senate
rules 30 as to limit debate. The reso.
luton was referred to the Committee
on Rules.
Don Dickinson got straight knock.
down this week that he will not forget
Tor some time to come. 4 Postm aster
General Gary asksd for I'D resign siion
oil Bernard Good, of Michigan, Super
intendent of the Dead Letter Office. be.
caase ne considered him incompetent.
Goode was protege of Don Dickinson.
who put him in the office during the
Cleveland administration, and Dickin.
son tried to get him kept by putting in
the claim that be was, like himself, a
gold Democrat. Some of the Michigan
Republicans knocked the pins from
under Don by telling him that they
knew all about how good gold Demo.
crat he had claimed to be; also all
about his secretly working to carry
the State for Bryan. Don threw up
the sponge. and his incompetent pro.
tege made way for D P. Liebhardt.
who had been pushed out of the same
Office to make room for him.
The Senate passed the left over Az.
ricultural appropriation bill without
amendment and it is now In the hands
Of the President The Senate made
several amendments to the Indian ap-
priation bill, which sends that measure
back to the House.
Unless President Mckinley decides
TO pardon him. E. R. Chapman, the
New York broker who refused to an.
swer questions put to him by the Sen.
ate committee that investigated the
charges that Senators had speculated
In sugar while the Democratic tariff ,
bill was before the Senate, will have to
serve thirty days in the U. s. Jail at
Washington. A decision OF the U. s.
Supreme Court has closed all other ;
methods of his escaping imprisonment. ,
Fhree other men. two newspaper cor
respondents and one broker, are under ,
for the same offense. II ,
President Mckinley declines to inter.
fere in Chapman's case, the others will
be speedily tried, but IL Chapman ia
pardoned it is expected that the other
cases will be nolle pressed.
Pension Commissioner Evsns is being
warmly congratulated on the selection !
Of his first and second deputies from
among those who are thoroughly ia.
miliar with the practice of the Office. '
The First Deputy Commissioner ia =
James L. Davenport.of New Hsmp p
shire, who has an hon nofable war record r
and has been employed in the Pension
Bureau for sixteen years; the Second b
Deputy is Capt. Leverett M.'Kelly, of "
Illinois. who has splendid war record E
who was Chief Of the Certificate Divis. n
on during the Harrison administration 7
Evans has announced R
MS intention to restore every old sol. a
iier whose record for efficiency is good 81
Who was dismissed from the Pension p
3ureau under the Cleveland admins. CT
ration. NJ
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt is acting b
Secretary of the Navv Secretarr rono {,