The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-29
Washington Letter.
(Frsm our Regular Correspondent
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Secretary Tracy, who, by the way, L
rapidly making record In the Navy De
partment also got his share of attention
from the newspaper men this week, owing
to areportthat the English government had
determined to send a man-of-warto to Alaska
to protect the British vessels engaged in
the illicit taking Of seals in Alaskan wa
tiers and to prevent their seizure by the
United States authorities under the Presi-
dents proclamation issued some weeks ago.
The report said that the United States
steamer Thetis had been ordered to pro-
ceed to Alaska at once and see that the
Presidents proclamation was strictly
carried out at all hazards. Secretary
Tracy said that he had no official informa.
ton as to the sending or intention to send
British war vessel TO Alaskan waters for
any purpose and that the Thetis had been
ordered TO cruise around Point Barrow
for the purpose Of aiding in the establish
ment OF refuge station at that place. He
added significantly; mo American Naval
officer would need q special order to cause
him to insist on the provisions OF any
proclamation which the President might
see fit to issue being properly carried out"
II Is said that the friends OF Judge
Wood Of the Federal Court OF Indiana
have intimated TO the President that II
the seat on the bench Of the United States
Supreme Court made vacant by the death
Of Justice Matthews, Is TO be given to
Indiana, and they think 1t should be, that
Judge Woods, and not Attorney General
Miller, Is the man TO whom II should be
given. These gentlemen argue that 1t
would not be good politics for the Presi'
dent to make this appointment personal,
when Il causes him to ignore the just
political claims OF man In every way
qualified to all the position with credit to
to all concerned.
Public Printer Palmer has made few
changes this week the most Of them rein
statements Of men discharged by Benedict
on account Of their politics. He is anx.
lous to make them faster but he has had
such q stream Of visitors that he has not
had time.
At the last session Of the United Ststes
Supreme Court Q decision was handed
down that has created Q sensation In the
General Land Office, because IL may effect
thousands OF titles that have passed and
are now passing through that Office. oaths
taken before the clerk Of any court Of
record or notary public have from time
immortal been allowed by the Land Office
officials, Now the Supreme Court has
decided that oaths taken BY United States
officials in land cases before State notaries
are not binding. The Land Commissioner
has requested the Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral for the Interior department TO furnish
him with an official opinion defining the
scope and actual meaning Of the decision
referred TO.
Again II has been found necessary to
reduce the time that the President is &C.
cessible TO the ofliceseekers. That Is all
very well us lar as II goes. 1t shuts out
a. a..I- ~ a a
shortening Of the hours that the "big
guns' may call in, They call when they
please and they generally see the Presi-
dent too. That's what makes the little
fellows mad.
Secretary Blaine will give diplomatic
excursion 70 Mount Vernon, on Monday
next In honor Of Sir Julian Pouncefote,
the new British Minister.