The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-01-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

NAsHlNoTON, u. VI, december S3 1851.
Wild rumors are flying about concerning
Senator Blalnc's being appointed Secretary of
State by President Garfield. 1t is said by those
who ought TO know best that Mr.. Blaine is
preparing for European tour of eight months,
leaving this country. in March and returning
next November. He would go in February If
II were not for the close vote in the Senate
after March 3rd. An apparently authentic
statement is to the effect that Mr.. Blaine will
join his friend, the Hon. William Walter
Phelps, In Rome as early In the spring as pos
sible. Mr. Phelps is nov In Italy and 1t is
known that he has been expecting Mr.. Blaine
and another friend to join him In the spring.
There are rapidly increasing signs of brol
within the Republican party. The trouble is
between the President, and Senator Conklng,
with probability that President elect Garfield
will be down into the quarrel. The New York
appointments are the bone of contention. The
President has filled a considerable number of
federal offices In that State lately, all with
anti-Conkllng men. The administration has
placed the chips upon it's shoulder, and dares
Conkllng to knock ii off. There are many
friends of Garfield who are advising him to
cut loose from Senator Conkling, among whom
may be named Secretary Evarts and Sherman,
and there is suspicion that the President is
ebdeavorlng 10 throw his enemy into bad odor
with his successor in the Presidency. Whether
Garfield will feel compelled to countenance
the quarrels of his predecessor Is another
matter.
Mr. Prescott, the commissioner on the part
of the United States to negotiate treaty with
China, has arrived at San Francisco and will
at once come to Washington, bringing with
him the new emigration treaty. commercial
treaty was also negotiated by this commission,
the principal features OF which, 1t is said, are
highly advantageous to the United States.
Under this treaty government allows all cotton
goods exported from the United States to that
country to enter at merely nominal rate of
duty on the condition that no opium or nico =
tine shall be exported from this country to
China.
By this practical removal of the duty on
cotton goods the United States is made a more
than equal competitor with England for this
valuable trade, and the conditions affixed to
this concession by the Chinese government in
ioBhiu W opium Will lOTc6 dTehJ britain 10
surrender either the trade in opium, which in
her East Indian possessions is leading indus
try, or else to permit the United States to
absorb nearly the whole of the trade in cotton
goods, the manufacture OF which is also large
ly carried on throughout British India.
The results of the labors of the commission
are regarded by the President and Secretary of
State as emlnently satisfactory, and under the
operations of the commercial treaty, 1t is
claimed, a new and valuable field will be
opened up in the East for manufacturers of the
United States.
An army officer said to-day Gen. Mcdowell
has been rewarded for having come from the
Pacific coast to New York 10 vote for Garfield,
but his vote cost the Government about 81 200.
He got an order from the War Department for
himself and aidde-camp to come East, and
under that order both of them drew their regu-
lar mileage and allowances, amounting to
about 81 200. The records will show the fact.
OLIVE