Mohave County miner., 1889-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tvRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. J

Allison avails nothing, . new Cabinet /
slate becomes q Necessity. Two names
alone remain fixed, Blaine and Wana- !
maker. All else is conjecture. Mr..
Platt's friends very mildly regret that
Senator Allison has again rejected the
Treasury portfolio, for they now think
they see q golden feast for themselves In
that department. There is now decided
talk Of either John G. New or William
Mckinley for the Treasury, as 1t Ia known
that Gen. Harrison wants Western man
who is not connected with Wall street or
syndicates. II is a prime necessity that
ne should be a very strong man, for Mr..
Blaine must not be the only widely known
man in the new cabinet.
Senator Allison's refusal, II IL semi
officially stated, may be deemed final,
Mr.. Harrison having 30 accepted 1t.
Senator Allison felt the embarrassment Of
the position, but could not see the neces-
sity Of making burnt Offering Of himself.
II would have meant the absolute and
unconditional surrender Of his prospects
for 1892. The supplications OF his pre-
tended followers, who told him that II he
refused he would leavs Iowa unrepresent-
ed in the next cabinet, were but the
winnings of hungy pack who wanted TO
divide the Treasury Department among
themselves, ove- the ruins Of his Presi-
dental aspi.s,ions. Ins Senator would
not have 20 oe more than half al canny 40
he is h, zee that.
Tb, members Of the Ways and Means
Committee Of the House are making
desperate effort to agree apon eompro-
mise tariff bill, which they desire to pre-
sent to the House next wsess. 1t is cur
rently rumored that the proposed bill fol-
lows the precedent Of the drunken Irish
man whose blanket was loo short to cover
him and attempted TO remedy the defect
by cutting q piece of one end and sewing
1t on the other. The Senate bill, omit
ting the "alcohol In the arts" clause, and
several high protection provisions, will be
deity woven in with the nildest features
Of the Mills bill. For this purpose the
committee is holding daily meetings. The
interest Of the Southern Democrats is kept
up by the proposal 10 embrace their in
tsrnsl revenue project in the bill, and q
few are dsluded with the hope that the
bill will pass during this session, possi-
bi!ity that Is barely visible to the naked
eye. But there il burning curiosity to
see what sort Of a looking object this
compromise bill will be. In addition to
every other obstacle, the preparation is
necessarily hasty. Heaven be kind to
Congress, 30 full Of sins and with 90 little
charity to cover them.
The conference committee having final
ly reached conclusion, it il established
that President Harrisoa will have an ad-
ditional cabinet officer 10 appoint. This
's the end Of an agitation that has been
more Or less active ever since General
Grants first term and is but tar1y justice
to the farming interests, which will al
'ast have Secretary and a Department
of Az, ,iculture. The so-called Azricul.
tural Department has long held curious
position, being neither Department,
proper nor a bureau Of any De partment
The necessity for new division Of the
adm illustrative branches Of the Govern
ment is necessary. Behold the absurdity
of Secretary Of the Interior having te
consider patents, lands, pensions, Indians
education and labor. It would be just al
appropriate to have no divisions into de-
partments at all.
The leading officials Of the present ad
ministration are preparing to migrate
Secretary Fairchilds' residence is for sale
and Secretary Bayard has about consent
ed to dispose Of his and permanently
remove from Washington. 1t is expectet
that John Wanamaker will purchase tbt
residence at present leased by Secretar,
Whitney. Attorney General Garland viii
retain his residence, as he expects I,
remain in Washington. Messrs. Villa
and Dickinson will return TO the wild ant
woody West without much ado, OWNING
neither houses nor lands at the Capito,
Nobody has sufficient interest in the mat
ter TO ask Mr.. Endicott about the fo!dinl
of bis tent.
The British Extradltion treaty, dyna
mite clause aud all, has been rejected b.
vote Of 50 to Is In the Senate. tn
committee had long tinkered with tn
bill in the vain hope Of having it serv
some good end, with the dynamite claus
omitted, but was unsuccessful. The onl
Senator who vigorously supported tn
dynamite proposition, which it is claime'
would be made an excuse for the extradl
: ton of political offenders, was Senate
Edmunds, whose hobby for being in tn
minority rather grows upon him.
You don't pick up many things MOE
amusingly snobbish than an sdvertiss
ment in last weeks Star for two seats i
. st. Johns church. In all seriousness th
notice closes, "the best Of social refel
snces given" The worship Of the I>owl
: One Of Nazareth is often cloak for NOR
: things than one--vanity for instance.
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forty years ought 10 know salt fror
sugar: read what he says: