Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

At a caucus of Republican Senators held on the 17th inst Mr. Edmunds submitted three resolutions, which declare that the action of the Attorney General in refusing to furnish information when called for by the Senate, no matter what his motive may have been, was reprehensible; that where the Senate has called or may call upon heads of departments for information regarding removals from office and the information is not furnished as requested the Senate will not confirm the appointee; that the disregard of the law which requires that in the selections for office preference be given to honorably discharged soldiers and sailors is condemned. Mrs. John L. Adair, the white wife of a leading Indian, has been installed as Postmistress at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, displacing a red man, who was rendered ineligible for lack of citizenship. Captain Alfred B. Judd, of Milwaukee, has been appointed United States Pension Agent for the district having its headquarters at that city, and William M. Campbell United States Marshal for Minnesota. Auditor Brown has filed a protest against the action of the lowa Legislative Investigation Committee in refusing to permit him to have an attorney present to cross-ex-amine witnesses. The bill creating a non-partisan board of election in Toledo, Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati has passed both branches of the Ohio Legislature. Washington telegram: “Mr. Morrison says that the Ways and Means Committee will not hear any general discussion of the new

tariff bill. This will be a severe disappointment to the steel and glass manufacturers of Pennsylvania. Pittaburgh manufacturers have been writing to the Republican members of the committee to secure dates for a hearing, and their letters show as much interest in the bill as was manifested two years ago. The Republicans are likely to make this effort in their favor, but the committee will probably be guided by Mr. Morrison’s wishes in the matter. ” It is intimated that Secretary Bayard may soon retire from th? Cabinet and that he will be succeeded by ex-Senator Thurm in.