Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-20
WAsHINGToN NOTES.

Mrs. Harrison Is Ill-Senator EvareB Denies the Statement of Ris Resign. Ing Ills Seat In the 5enate-vacancie at the Naval Academy-The President Wtthdraws a Nomination.
 WASHINGTON, March 19.-Ars. Harrison is suffering from severe cold and was not al-
 lowed to see any visitors to-day.
 The attention of Senator Evarts was drawn this afternoon to published reports from Albany, N. Y., that he was considering the question of resigning his seat in the Senate and that he had been offered the mission to England, but had declined It. The Senator said: Nothing has been said by me respect AS to the English mission, man cannot we'll refuse what has not been offered him. There is no authority for the publication of any of these stories."
 At a meeting of the Senate committee on interstate commerce to-dsy, arrangements were made for pursuing the investigation of Canadian transportation matters, ordered by resolution of Senate August 3, 1888. It was determined to meet in New York city May 15 and spend the week there examining witt nesses. The committee consists of Senators Cullom, Platt, Blair, Wilson of Iowa, His cock, Harris, German, Reagan and Barbour
 The Secretary of the Navy sent out yes terday the usual notices to members of Con- gress who have vacancies at the naval acade- my to make their nominations of cana. dates who will be permitted to report on the ff- teenth of May for examination. There are now AT vacancies and 41 more will occur early in May, on account of that number of cadets completing the six year course.
 The navy department received a telegram from Commander Kempf, at the Mare Is- land Navy yard, California as follows:
 ''Captain Schoonmaker reports by letter, dated February 25, the arrival of the Wanda lia at Apia, on the 22nd. Matters there are quiet, all on board we'll"
 The president to-day withdrew from the senate the nomination of Eugene Schuyler to
 be assistant secretary of State. It is learned that the committee on foreign relations alter consideration of the case asked that the nom- ination be withdrawn, coupling the request it is understood with an intimation that otherwise 1t would be reported adversely.
 This action was taken on account of an as- sault made by MT. Schuyler, in his book en- titled American Diplomacy" upon the late Elihu B. Washburne, rejecting upon his official conduct while secretary of State, to- gether with reflections upon the administra- tion of President Grant and the senate and also, it is said, on account of charges affect
 ing MT. Schuyler's personal conduct in Europe.
 One of the matters considered at the cab. inet meeting to-day was the case of an Illi- nois postmaster whose removal was asked by oue of the Illinois congressman because of the postmaster's political activity. It was admitted by the congressman that the office was well managed and the matter was called to the attention of the cabinet for the reason that the action taken in this case might constitute precedent hereafter. Postmaster General Wanamaker said to- night that he did not feel at liberty to talk about what took place at the cabinet meet~ ing. There is reason to believe, however, that the result of the meeting was averse to the wishes of the Illinois congressman, but it is not known whether or not any fixed line of action in cases of this kind was deter mined upon.