Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-07-28
WASHING GTON LETTER.
SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.


WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.
Washington. July Il.
Secretary Blaine telegraphed the
State department to withhold the
Behring Sea correspondence with
Great Britain, which the Senate by
resolution recently asked for, until it
could include his latest dispatch to
Lord Salisbury, the British Foreign
minister, and for this reason the cor
respondence has not yet been sent to
the Senate; but it is stated at the
State department to-day that the entire
correspondence will probably go to
the Senate this week. A gentleman
who is familiar with the contents OF
the last despatch sent by Mr.. Blaine
saws that it is American all through,
and that it rings as clear and bold as
did the original declaration of indie
pendence more than a century ago,
which shows that no mistake was
made in placing James G. Blaine at
the head of the State department.
England has simply been trying her
usual bluff game, and it is a great
satisfaction to know that American
interests are looked after by man
who "does not bluff worth a cent.
The members of the Senate COM
mittee on Elections evidently think
that the Federal election bill is to be
taken up at this session, as they are
daily engaged in considering that
measure as it passed the House, and
they have already agreed upon several
amendments thereto. This is fact
that it is we'll to bear in mind when
attempting to predict the fate of this
bill.
The republican caucus committee
has agreed upon the order of business
in the Senate for some time to come,
and there is little, if any doubt of
their report being adopted by the eau
Gus at its next meeting. The appro-
priation bills, including the River and
Harbor bill, are to be disposed of as
rapidly as possible, and if at any
time there is no appropriation bill
ready for consideration the tariff bill
is to be taken up with the under
standing that it is to be laid aside
from time to time, until all the appro-
priation bills are disposed of. This
makes it almost certain that the for
NAL discussion of the tariff bill will
not begin at once, and it is hard
ly probable that less than six weeks
will be given up to the tariff talk, and
the chances are that it will take long
er, The committee has not decided
anything about the Federal election
bill, though most people believe it
will be taken up after the tariff bill is
disposed of. There will be another
caucus on it this week.
The Senate has decided that the
Geological Survey plan of irrigating
the arid lands of the west, adopted
by the House, was too slow and ex-
pensive to say nothing of its shutting
settlers out of several millions OF
acres of land, so it has amended the
Sundry Civil bill by striking out the
appropriation of $4,000 for the IT.
rigation survey. In place of it the
amendment increases the amount fol
topographic surveys from 100000
to $500, 900, and provides that one
half Of it shall be spent west of the
1O1st meridian, and provides further
that all of the land reserved from
entry under the act of 1888 shall be
thrown open except where resesvoirs
or canals have already been located
or selected. This action was taker
at the reqest of the western Senators
Senator Pierce has offered al
amendment to the tariff bill which h'
thinks would bring about reciprocity
with the sugar producing countries
quicker than anything else. 1t EN-
powers the President to restore th'
present tariff on sugar against an.
, nation which refuses to enter int
adequate relations with the United
States for the admission of our agri
J cultural products.
! The republicans are now confiden
that the Congressional re-appoint
| ment under the Eleventh census cal
f be accomplished at the present ses
sion, and in time to have the mex
| House of Representatives electe'
under it. There will, it is estimated
be a decrease in the representation