The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Impression Created by the Beh-
rings Sea Matter in
SECRETARY BLAINE'S FAVOR
Adjournment rrospccts-Tho ,Elcc.
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WARRINGTON, July 27.-Thero 10 no
doubt but that tho publication Of the
correspondence in the Behring Sea con.
troyersy has produced profound i'm.
preston upon NIL classes Of politicians
Mt the Capital. This impression ia uni.
yeraally In Secretary Blalne's favor, A
few oi tho mugTump journals have On.
deavoFed TO beli.t!e the entire perform.
ancc, but BtraightGut Democratic and Re.
publican Journals alike have nothing but
praise for tho coprse pursued by the
State Department.
At least three points are distinctly
made agatns. Lord Salisbury. First
that England made no demand for par
tcipation III the sea fisheries as long as
Alaska was Russian province, nor for
twenty years afterwards. Second, that
Lord Salisbury deliberately misquoted q
statement OF John Quincy Adams
Third, that negotiations we're abruptly
broken oil by England without assigning
any sufficient reason therefor. -
These three points arc enough in
themselves TO establish the supremacy
OF the American claims; but every pub.
lie man OF either party who discusses tho
= matter Is also inclined to commend in
no measured terms the pertinacity and
skill with which every point ever main.
tanned by America, under whatever ad.
mlnislra!ion, IN held to still.
The result OF the publication Of this
correspondence is the awakening OF IN
Intelligent interest in the subject of the
fisheries which will closely watch future
proceedings, and amply sustain Secretary
Elaine in continuing bis present course.
ADJOURNMENT PROSPECTS,. ~
The prospect for IN adjournment OF
Congress appears to grow less and less
Ilattering ns time goes Oh. Major Nc.
kinley said yesterday that he did not
look for an adjournment before the mid
die OF September at the earliest, and this
was on the b sis Of allowing only four
weeks TO the tariff debate in the Senate.
He also said that both the tariff and
elections bills would certainly be passed
at this session. Some OF the pessinisty
are inclined to believe that the first Of
November will SEQ Congress grinding
away as usual, ,bat there does no. appear
to be any reason for such delay as that.
All reportG to the contrary, the elections
bill is rapidly assuming shape in the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. Senate committees do not
make as much noise over their work as
the committees Of the House, and it is
consequently not quite SO easy to deter
mine the exact status OF bill when in
nroprren nj ffrarofCrtpottny
IT Is ABOUT READY.
But there arc the best OF reasons for
stating at present that the Elections bill
is about ready for presentation to the
Republican, caucus, and furthermore,
that that body is likely to approve OF it.
Or conrBe the new bill will be in the na.
ture OF compromise, as was the Silver
bill; and the same skillful hands that
fashioned the latter so deity and Sc
cured united Republican action thereon,
have nodded the proposed Elections
measure into shape which there is
little doubt will prove acceptable to the
party.
= The Democrats are pursuing exactly
the same course III this matter that they
did in connection with the Silver bill,-
they are waiting for something to turn
up. In other words, they are waiting
to take advantage OF Republican split,
and preparing no line ol action OF their
own. Precisely the same result is likely
to cnsuc. The split won't matesialize,
and the bill will go through, compro-
mise will be ordered, difference between
the two houses will he reconciled and tho
measure will become law, while the
opposition is still hunting for arguments.
1T is u business session, and a brake
on the wheels which don't brake can't
stnp tho WAGON 80 i