Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-07
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

dead.
The Senate refused to confirm S.
Barrows as librarian Of Congress.
The deficiency in current revenue
will be $3.50 ,OO0. 900 by June Both, the
experts say.
Reed is opposed to the Nicaraguau
Canal project and very successfully sa,
down upon it,
Grover Cleveland, his Public Printer
Benedict aud others are hunting in
South Carolina.
Z. b. Boulder was appointed post
master at Millersburg to fill a vacancy
caused by death.
There we're III deaths of Congress
men during the session just closed, a
pretty large per cent.
The Indiana Legislature voted Mrs.
Oliver p Morton pension of 800 a
month for the rest of her life.
Gov. w. Il Merriman, OF Minnesota.
was appointed and promptly confirmed
to be director'of the next census.
Jack Chin says he and Hardin are
kinsfolk but he is for Goebel for gov
ernor and Blackburn for U. S. Senator.
The lower House Of the last Congress
passed 1885 bills and resolutions, or
more than 400 more than any previous
House.
The Cynthiana Democrat says that
Attorney General Taylor's knowledge
of law could be safely slowed away in
guat's heel.
The 55th Congress was prodigal with
the peoples money. Its appropria-
, tions amounted to billion and nearly
800 million.
Speaker Reed refused to sign war
rants for the Congressman salaries OF
Wheeler and others. who hold army
commissions.
The democratic county committee Of
Boyle will decide on the 9th the time
and manner OF naming candidate for
representative.
Representative ]. w. Crawford, OF
Tue fIu lcAds uioSttS" 0iSu VI hcdf0
disease during the expiring hours of
the 18th Congress.
Hon. Emmett Orr was renominated
for representative by the democrats OF
Owen by over 400 majority. He will
be cand date for speaker
Jessamine county claims never to
have had candidate for State Office
in 100 years until now--T. F. Pitcher
for railroad commissioner.
j. F. Dempsey got most of the in-
structions for denomination for railroad
commissioner from the LIST district and
he will be named at Hopkinsville on
the 10th.
The new Spanish Cabinet, he AIDED by
Senior Sllvela as Premier and Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs, took the oath
OF Office Admiral Camara is the new
Minister of Marine.
Judge Walter Evans will have a U.
S. commissioner to appoint at about &c.
0o0 year, several good clerkships.
bankruptcy referees and a number OF
employees OF the court.
Judge Breckenridge made speech
at Glasgow yesterday announcing his
candidacy for attorney general, but he
did not make a set one, only tellingthe
people as he said, "what was hurting
him"
At a banquet in his honor at Chatta-
nooga on the Goth, Mr.. Bryan will re-
spond TO the toast "The Money OF the
Constitution. Many prominent demo-
Gratis will be present and covers laid
for 400.
Senator Vest, an aDti-expansionist,
says that IL is all nonsense To talk
about the fight against expansion hav-
ing just begun; that the fight has been
made and lost; that 1--WE have expand
ed in spite OF Hades."
T.. Wat Hardin's still hunt in Owens
boro worked like charm. He drop
ped into town early Friday morning
and secretly put his friends TO work TO
capture the railroad commissioner con-
vention Saturday afternoon, and sue
ceeded. -Owensboro Messenger.
The new army bin provides that in
time of peace the enlisted strength OF
the regular army is limited to less than
20, 900 men. Until July |, 1901, the
president can increase the regular
army to 81, 900 men. One hundred ad-
ditional cadets are TO be appointed.
The president is authorized TO enlist
81, 900 volunteers for two years and four
months. There are 10 be q regiments
of infantry and three OF cavalry among
the volunteers. One brigadier-gener-
al may be named for each 1000 volun-
teers. One major-geneal for each H.
600 volunteers. Post canteens are
abolished.