Mower County transcript., 1889-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)

}}s<s44E WASHINGTON, OCt. 10, ICCV.
The President and Secretary Window
hold short consultation nearley every
day now, and these consultations will
probably be kept up until the various
financial matters that the Presidents
annual message will treat of have been
definitely determined upon. E ~
Senator Quay has been in town this
week and has paid several visits to the
White House, but he knows so well how to
keep his mouth shut that nobody has sue
ceeded in getting even an inkling OF what
his business there was. ....s.. .s57 t.
Secretary Blaine on Wednesday deliver
ed an address of welcome to the delegates
in attendance upon the lnternaIonl
Maritime conference, and afterwards
presented them to the President who also
made short speech. The con-
ference is holding daily slttings in the
house leased for the three Americas Con
gress. 1t will remain there until the Con-
gress returns next month. The principal
business Of the Conference is to lessen
the danger of travel by sea; Delegates
are present from every maritime nation
in the world except Portugal. Admiral
Franklin u. S. N. has been elected presi-
dent. E..
Representative Common is here looking
after his chances of being elected Speak
er of the House. 1t Washington opinion
counts for anything Mr.. Reed will have
walk over at least that's the general
impression here now, next week it may
be different. Public opinion in Washing
ton SHIFTS as often as the wind, and is
always in favor of the man that seems to
be on top. Just now Mr.. Reed seems in
the lead in the race for the Speakership.
A naval hunt has been going on inside
the White House this week. The game
consists of rats, and the hunters of several
ferrets and terrier dog dlrectedabY an
expert rat catcher. The terrier has so fal
bagged the most game.
A conference of Post Office inspectors
is in session here this week. The post
master general addressed them on the
deslrability of making constant improve
| ments IN the mail service of the country
Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British
| minister aYsthe will shortly lay before
| Mr.. Blaine the opinions of the British
! government in regard to the Canadian
| fisheries and Behring sea disputes.
Vice President Morton is hele this
week. u 49,, IL ..s-s s....s-..4s
Brigadier General Casey, Chief Of En-
gineers has submitted his annual estimate
recommending appropriations for con
I tinuing River and harbor improvement
to the Secretary of War, it foots up mor'
than $50, 1000, 900. The amount appropri
ated for the fiscal year ending June 30
1890, was $22, ,397, ,617.
| The slate at present most popular TO
the House officers reads: Mckee, of In
diana, Postmaster: Adams, of Maryland
Doorkeeper; Swords of Iowa, Sergean
at arms, and a tie between Carson an
Mcpherson, both of Pennsylvania, owe
the Clerkship.
Secretary Window has one Office unde
I him that he is very anxious to have oc
cupied by good republican, but he ha
so far failed to find man of the requilc
qualifications. The position is Commiss
ioner of Navigation and the pays$4,O0
per annum. Mr. Window does not wan
to appoint any of the so called expert
with fixed and unalterable ideas: he want
brainy man who will study the busines
of the Office with view to making i'm
provements. c.a .:..sE ...-
Representative BQwden, of Virginia
passed through here this week. He SAL
of the situation: II feel confident o
the result IN Virginia. Nothing ha
happened to shake my confidence IN tn
success of Gen. Malone and the rest o
the republican ticket"
| The Tanner case threatens to take
fresh start in the newspapers. Mr.. Tan
ner is beginning to fight back.
The Navy department has received
notice that the new cruiser San Francisco
Il Will DC JduuCuCu UuC 6OGu3 AAoV'S hV Va
docks of the Union Iron works, Sal
Francisco. x.s@..-. <.... .s-Ja L..
! In the Malone Langston muddle every
body seems to be pleased. Langsto1
SAYS he is glad to be able to 60 to Obi
and help elect Foraker, and Malone
! friends say that Langston 8 absence fron
Virginia will be beneficial to Malone. II.
First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Clarkson resumed his duties early thi
week. He has entirley recovered hi
health.
Representative Samuel ]. Randall pai'
his respects to the President this week
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