The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-01
Washington Letter.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 81, '91
The threat of Newfoundland TO ask for
admission to the Union as a State and pend
ing the hearing OF the petition by Congress
70 place herself under the protection OF the
United States has been much discussed
here by International lawyers and others
fond OF complicated questions. N case
the threat was actually carried out and the
authorities Of Newfoundland formally
ask 10 be admitted as State, what action
would the administration takeS II is ex.
tremely difficult 10 answer the question,
as there are no precedents upon which to
base reasonable conjecture. The general
opinion seems TO be that the President
would take no action before laying the
matter before Congress, because he would
not caie to haye any decision that he
might make repudated by the Demo
cratic House Of Representatives.
Some amusement has been created here
by the telegraphed statement that The
Queen OF Hawai- had decided to refuse TO
continue reciprocal arrangements with
the United States, unless Hawaiian sugar
was given the bounty of 2 cents a pound
which the Mckinley tariff act grants TO
sugar produced in the United States alter
April 1st Nothing has been heard about
It at the State Department, and II is not
believed that the new ruler Of Hawai- has
been guilty Of taking such silly stand,
but If she has she will soon learn that the
Mckinley bill was framed for the pro-
lection of our own citizens and not for the
benefit Of foreigners; she will also discov.
er that II her little island Kingdom was TO
disappear absolutely from the face Of the
earth II would not affect the prosperity OF
the United States.
The secrets of the corrupt lobby which
hangs around Congress have queer way
oi cropping out at unexpected times and
places. In the trial OF the newspaper
correspondent, Charles E. Klncaid, for the
murder Of ex-Representative Taulbee, Of
Kentucky in the capitol building little
over year ago, which is now in progress
here, ex.Doorkeeper Of the House Of
Representatives, Samuel Donaldson, when
on the witness stand admitted, under the
sharp cross-examinstion Of Gen. Grosve.
nor, one Of Kincaid's counsel, that his oc-
cupation in Washington was lobbying
and that one Of his principal clients was
the Western Union Telegraph Company
This was not news To Postmaster General
WaDamaker, who has some time since dis.
covered why bis postal telegraph system
was "hung up" In Congress, us we'll as
the names Of The men who did the lob
byipg against II for Jay Gould's telegraph.
ic octupus, bot II was toa great many
other people who bad often wondered
how Sam Donaldson could afford to wine
and dine 80 many Democratic members
Of Congress when he bad no visible means
OIL support.
The.President has FULLY decided 10 ap.
point the new judges Of the U. 3. Circuit
Court during the Congressional recess
and ] am informed that he Is now care.
fully considering the merits Of the gentle.
men whose names have been presented Il
him 10 All those positions.
Nothing has been decided upon us 70
Mr.. Harriscn's trip to the Pacific coast
He will 40 If he possibly can, but there
Is q doubt us e his being able TO leave
here. 4a III
Postmaster General Wsnamaker is