Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-20
Washington Notes.
.DMUNDS' RESOLUTION.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1S.-In the
ton of secrecy was removed from the fol-
lowing resolution introduced by Mr.. Ed
munds last Friday and agreed to by the
senate yesterday:
WHEREAS, The senate of the United
States has learned that the government OF
the republic of Guatemala has set on foot
or threatened to set on foot I'm invasion OF
the territory of the republics of Nicarauga,
Costa Rica and San Salvador, with the pro-
fessed object of consolidating into one gov
eminent the republics of Central America
by force of arms and against the wishes of
several of the republics concerned; and
Whereas, There is pending between the
United States and the Republic of Nicaragua
treaty providing for the construction of an
inter oceanic canal across this continent and
the republic of Nicaragua for the general
benefit of all the Central American republics
as well as the United States, which treaty it
is understood the republic of Nicaragua has
ratified; therefore, be it
Resolved, As the Judgment Of the senate,
that in view of the special and important in
terests of the United States in conjunction
with the republics of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica in inter-oceanic transit across the con-
tinent so in progress tf adjustment any in
vasion of the territory of Nicaragua or
Costa Rica by the forces of Guatemala,
under circumstances and with the purpose
before stated. is regarded by the senate and
ought to be treated by the United States as
an act of unfriendly and hostile interference
with the rights of the United States and of
the republics of Nicaragua and Costa Riea
in respect to said matter.
EVANS LETTER.
Mr.. Evans, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, said to-day it was not true, as agreed
in executive session yesterday, that he had
expressed to Secretary Manning willing
ness to resign. AS matter of fact, said Mr..
Evans, II not only have not resigned, nor
have l ever had word of conversation on
the subject with either the president or Sec
rotary Manning" Evans has written let
ter to the secretary of the treasury in regard
to the matter, of which the following is
copy:
Hon. Dauiel Manning, Secretary of the Treas
ury:
SIR have received your letter of this
this date, in which you state that by the di-
rection of the president | am informed my
resignation ms commissioner of internal rev.
enue is accepted, to take effect upon qualifi-
cation of my successor. l was hardly pre-
pared TO receive such letter to-day, in view
Of the fact that had not resigned, and es-
pecially us my Information was that my sue
cessor was nominated in the senate yester-
day. 1t may be proper that | should take
his occasion to state that while have never |
resigned. nor ever had proper opportunity |
70 talk to you upon the subject, still it has |
been my fixed purpose to resign at
IN early day, In no event later |
han the close of the fiscal year, my second |
u office, and thought had probably "a
air right to assume the existence of no
apparent cause for believing there was to
,reat disposition to make hasty removals to
make it necessary for me to speak of il, if at
u, in the hurry of the earliest days of the
l was acting simply with
10 thought or desire to embarrass anybody,
nd not supposing was doing so.
Very Respectfully
fSigned1 WALTER EVANS,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
WHITE HOUSE NOTES.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt, of New York, had
hort interview with the president to-day.
DIR. Francis Wharton, of Philadelphia,
AS been appointed legal advisor upon ques-
ons of international law in the new insti-
lite department, to succeed Judge Henry
'Connor. DIR. Wharton resigns from the
iair of international laws in the Boston
University to accept the position.
Milton j. DURHAM was nominated to-day
be irst comptroller of the treasury in
ace of Judge Lawrence. "
j. j. s. Hassier, of West Virginia, has a
cen appointed clerk OF the interior depart n
ent. n
President Cleveland is 48 years old to-day f
ID most of his callers took occasion to con- T.
atulate him. a
HAzEN COURT MARTIAL n
Gen. Hazen concluded his testimony b. o.
re the court martial to-day, and argument Il
II commence tomorrow. al
DEPARTMENT NOTES. et
Black has asked Gov. Mar s
!, of Kansas, in case county clerks of that U
tie are not clerks OF record promptly q
tify them not to acknowledge any more 81
nsion declarations of Kansas soldiers, but al
give notice to applicants that will enable "
IN to go before the proper officers and sc
.cute the proper declarations. So
Henry A. Newman, Of Missouri, has been "
pointed special agent of the labor bureau. To-