Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-02

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WAsHmoTox. jane e, 1854.

WAsHnoToS. June e, 1854.
The waters already feel the coming
precipice, and are quickenins for the
plunge. Thus the House, 10 view of an
early adjournment. has settled down TO
hard work, and this week has turned
OF legislation in business and ship
shape fashion. From this time on
there will be few idle hours at the
ends OF the Capitol. But II the plan to
adjourn early IN July sncceeds, only the
necessary routine supply bills can be
passed, AMI the record Of the session
can therefore be said TO be made up.
In the important field Of affirmative
legislation the House has made its best
record IN the passage of bills providing
for the forfeiture Of nearly 1000. coo
acres of railroad land grants In Oregon,
California, Arizona. New Mexico, Texas,
Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas.
Mississippi. Alabama and Louisiana.
The House Committee on Forsion
Affairs has encountered rather knotsy
problem In the mysterious senate
amendment to tie consular and diplo.
matic appropriation bill, appropriatinp
x25O,o00 TO carry out the provisions of
the neutrality act. The secret appro-
pr1ation relates to the settlement of the
Nlcsra9uan question, and as the real
causes for the action of the Secretary
Of State in the matter become known.
there ~ very general sentiment Of ap
probation OF his course. IL seems from
the best sources Of information that il
came to the knowledge Of the DEPART
ment of State, through one of the United
states representatives in Central Amer
lea, that two great powers reported to
be Germany and England) were quietly
endeavorlng TO obtain from Nicaragua
concession for the purpose Of either
constructing ship canal which should
connect the two oceans, or else the con
cession would be held. and the Uaited
States thus prevented from constructing
such work an its own account, or by
Its citizens, I'M less by the consent Of the
powers referred to. This information
came 80 directly that there seemed to be
no doubt of its accuracy. The state
Departnent, for once awaking to the
necessity of Immediate action, tosk such
steps as 1t deemed proper, and asked
Congress- for sam of money that could
he used to complete the preliminary ne
Rotiation. The mysterious part Of the
matter il the use TO which the money
asked for Is TO be put. General Curtin,
chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, favors openness wherever Sc
cresy In not absolutely necessary. and il
il understood that the committee will
not allow the amendment involving the
secret appropriation to 90 through the
House without discussion. Gen. Curtin,
when asked II the matter was likely TO
involve the United otates in trouble With
foreign powers, replied somewhat hesl-
tatinely that he thought not. and fnail,
added that nations were like individu-
ais; it was hard to tell what they might
do. The whole matter involves ques-
ton OF much importance, and it GER
tainly behooves the United States not
TO be tardy in ohtainipg she control Of
the only available way that Ii left us.
France. or French subjects working by
permission of their government, have
already acquired vested right 10 the
shortest water way between the two
oceans. As TO whether or not any Amer
icau company Ii TO be bought out is part
of the matter concerning which the State
Department has not vet seen fit TO in-
fora Congress q, bat 10 10 likely the whole
affair will be fully developed IN the next
ten Gays.
Washington politicians have been
watching the ebb and flow of the Cleve-
land tide, and there IL much diversity
of conclusion regarding its power aud
extent. There ara many Democratic
tongressmen who predict his nomina-
tisn ON the first ballot at Chicago, while
some prominent New York Democrats
have openly declared az the Capitol that
Cleveland could not carry New York
Others are making strenuous efforts 10
turn the tide of popular sentiment from
Cleveland and throw the nomination
more fully open to the field. Every
tine tie Cleveland boom drops point
or two, the other booms and boomiets
go up, especially that OF Bsyard. IL
seems, from indications here, that 10 is
still anyone's game at Chicago. 80 far
as can now DO learned, three States sup
port Bayard, two Thurman, and Que
each give vote for Butler, Cleveland.
Carlisle. Field, Payne. Randall and Til
den. Seventeen send uninstruoted del
ogations, with nine States yet to hear
from.
The hotel keepers of Washington will
be apt TO svmpathixe with the Democra-
ey In case Gov. Cleveland is neminated.
The Ellington alone Is worth $4,000
year more with New Yorker for Presi-
dent than II would be with man from
any other Stase--even Mr.. Blaine. A
New York President brings New York
people here, and they spend their money
more freely than visiters from any
other part Of the country.
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