New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-26
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES..

Washington, March %
MR. CDMTNDS CHANGES HIS MIND.-That
great non sometimes change their minds, even
! upon legal questions Is shown by letters when
/ George T. Edmunds late Senator from vermont
! has written in regard to vacancies which nave
occurred n the United States Senate owing 10 tho
/ failure Of the oregon Legislature to elect \ rev
| days ago The Post" published an extract from n
! letter written by ex-senator Edmunds TO H. w
| Corbett now in this city, who has been appointed
| by Governcr Lord OF Oregon TO I'LL an eXlstlh9
<acancy In that letter Mr. Edmunds congratulates
! Mr.. Corbett upon the appointment, and says there
can be no question that he IS entitled to the seat
4 number OF Senators. however. remember that III
the discussion Of the Mantle in August. 1885,
| letter was read in the Senate in which Senator
| Edmunds expressed himself differently. In 1883 the
Oregon Legislature failed to elect S'un tor TO sue
coed Senator Slater. It was I'm session forty days
balloting each day. and adjourned prior 10 March T.
| Governor Moody of Oregon. who was then In
office is not a lawyer and sought advice OF leading
constitutional lawyers OF he United States as TO
! his right TO appoint to I'll the vacancy Among
others he wrote to Senatr Edmunds from whose
reply the following extraf Is made: 1t has been
held by the Senate. and may now be considered
as a settled law of that tpdy. that II State Less-
act while the vacancy chsts the Governor has
power to supply the failure of the Legislature to
fill 1t up
TO BE AT 4 JEFFERSON FEAST.-William j.
Bryan has accepted arinvtation to be present a,
the annual banquet ceAbratlng Thomas Jeffersons
birthday anniversary. Fhich will be given in Wash
ington at the Metropotan Hotel on April 10. under
the auspices OF the ationa Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs The fist celebration OF this occur
renee was held in 80 at the Indian Queen Hotel
which stood the pot now occupied by the Met
ropolitan That diner was the subject Of much
comment OF n pollral sort by the press OF the day
throughout the contry The feature OF the COM
ing celebration wi be the menu which will be as
nearly as possiblel reproduction OF that served
the dinner OF 80 Besides Mr.. Bryan, ex-Vice
among the guess All the Democratic members
OF Congress andmany prominent Democrats from
neighboring elite are expected
AN UNSOPiISTICATED STATESMAN.-One
of the new mmbers OF the House called at tho
clerks Office on Saturday and asked who issued
railway passs for members OF Congress.
HOPES 70 GO TO MEXGCO.-"There's many a
slip 'twiy the cup and the lip" and it is not
always sfe 10 predict who will. among the many
candidaes for an office, run the successful race.
The Ilnois men, however, look confidently for
ward the appointment of Truman A. Deweese.
OF '-he Chicago Times-Herald." as Consu-Gen-
eralto Mexico. Among Mr. Dcweeses hackers are
Seritors Cullom and Mason. Congressman Foss,
Htt. Hopkins and Belknap. Charles G. Dawes,
IA c. Copley, Eden c. Dewitt, Thomas b. Bryan |
William NJ Tracy. Samuel NJ. Inglis. Charles L.
bOruOn, Charlcs w. Raymond. Luther Lain Mis- |
Glenn Studebaker and many others. Mr.. Deweese |
was at one time on The indianapolis Journal" |
under Major Elijah IIalford lie was for five
years editor OF the leading Republican daily paper |
in Congressman Hopkins's district with Iii |
nQisD. and IS now resident OF the North side .1, IN
Times Herald" soon after Mr.. kohsaat Hir-
chased IT.
WORKING FOR CURRENCY REFORM.-Tho |
commission of fifteen business appointed by
President c. Stuart Patterson of the Monetary
Convention. which met at Indianapolis in January.
assembled in Washington this morning to enter
upon the discharge Of the first Of the duties with
which they charged. Only about half OF the
members arrived to-day. but several more
Dccted before they complete their work. This COM
mission appointed by virtue of a resolution
adopted by the convention nstructing them to
visit the capital and impress upon the members OF
he L.Vth Congress the necessity for a promp,
'evislon of the financial and currency systems of
he country. II. H. Hanna of Indianapolis. the
;tanard Of Missouri were at the Capitol to-day TO
onfcr with members OF Congress on the prOba-
)ilties of accomplishing anything this time
Governor Stanard in conversation conceded that if
nythng were done at this session 1t would be
he House. but he minated that he was not with
ut hope of accomplishing even this. TO that end.
crence tomorrow morning with Speaker Reed.
he commission will have the earnest support of
ee on Banking and Currency in the last Con-
ress who at the convention a. b GP
was appointed.
THE LuBIN PLAN RECALLED-Five Philade-
hia clersymen called on President Mckinley this
morning and asked him TO give his views on the
Ian advocated by David Lubn, OF California. 10
eleve the burdens OF the farmers by granting
xport bounty the staples OF lie. TIE members
T the committee were the Rev. W Ward Willis
he Rev A. Lincoln Moore the Rev. ". c. Cam
ear. the Rev. G. f. Mcclellan and the Rev j.
.conard Levy. They presented to Mr.. Mckinley
paper stating that on Thanksgiving Day, 1895.
his proposition submitted 10 him at Cleveland.
hio. by Mr. Lubn. and that he then expressed
ne opinion that the matter was Of sufficient i'm
ow asked for an expression OF his views on this
lattor. They said that II the purpose of many |
+ the clergymcn represented to deliver addresses
ublic work they deemed it expedent to inform the
resident Of their proposed plan. as his answer !
ould influence the character of the addresses. the
clphia Apri: H. The President told his secre-
lry 10 call his attention to the request Of the
ommttce before the date named. "
MR. CAGES ASSISTANTS-There f. no likel- =
cod that any changes in the Assistant Secretaries
T the Treasury will be made before April. l. and
robably MOI unil later in that mNlh Assistant ?
nrded in their designations after NJ rch T. bui Sec
an look over the ground horoushy Sir Han WamI in
as Informed Secretary Gage thai Ne is anxious to
turn to Boston and resume his law practice by n
prii !. and IN no event can he renaln here longer
nan April II 81
CHINAs NEW MTNIsTER.-The State Depart /
ent has been Informed that Mr.. Ting Fang. the t,
aw Chinese Minister the United States LEFT d
ONE the steamer Gaelic Oh March 49, and IL
ne at San Francisco I'm about two weeks. a; the ~
quest OF Minister Yang Yu tie Treasury Depart =.
ent has given the usual instructions for the ex- a.,
ns!on OF customs courtesies 10 the Envoy. ~
ith his mutltudnOus suite and their baggage .
njster Yang Yu. being relieved. will 10 10 =,
urSpe as Ambassador to Russia Austria Hunearv +
nd the Netherlands. Mr. Ting Fang H. accredited T.,
Mexico and PcrE well as to the United States a.
ARTILLERY REORGANIZATION in the SEN al
Is to-day Mr. Foraker introduced bill by re- az
lest FOR modern organization OF the artillery of
the Army II provides for fun corps OF arIl 81
re and four regiments OF rod grtillsrv one ~ he
orse TWO Of mounted and one o. Siege artillery VA
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