The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-03-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Maryland for a weeks recreation in the
fascinating sport Of wild duck shooting.
He has wanted to take this trip all the
winter, and several dates have been set
for him to go, but he found the public
business so pressing that until now he
has been unable to do so. He will be
gone for about week, and a number of
prominent Republican Senators and
Representatives will defer their depar-
ture until his return, as it is understood
that he will then take under considera-
ton the appointment of the nine United
States circuit court judges provided by
the new law for the relief of the Supreme
court, law, by the way, which is one
of the most important of the many i'm
portant things done by the much abused
Fifty-frst Congress.
Secretary Blaine has received one of
the most remarkable business testi-
monials ever presented to cabinet off,
GER 1t is signed by more than 200 of
the most prominent business men o. New
York city, irrespective of party, and in
cludes the most prominent wholesale
merchants and importers of the metro.
polls, representing an invested capital of
more than 500, 900, 000 The testimonial
expresses the appreciation of the signers
of Mr.. Blaines actions in negotiating
treaty of reciprocity with Brazil upon the
terms provided in the Mckinley tariff
act. and their trust that the wise and
fare.seeng policy thus inaugurated may
be extended to other South and Central
n American nations, thus increasing the
i prosperity of the United States. Mr..
n Blaine is very proud of the testimonial,
which is enclosed in handsome morocco
!. case.
Secretary Proctor left to-day for
months tour of the South. He had not
:. fully determined upon the places he
q would visit when he left here. His
It health ha sn't been very good of late, and
a the trip is taken upon the advice of his
4 physicians. Like all the members of the
"a present cabinet, Mr.. Proctor has been
,r working very hard.
)t Postmaster General Wanamaker is
d much pleased with the result of the ex
!" perimental free delivery service, which is
il now going on at thirty small towns and
ID villages, and about April lst it will bt
,e extended to twelve more in different sec
r. tions of the country. He hopes to b'
n. able to make such good showing tina
by the next Congress will provide for tn
Is permanent establishment of the free de
livery service throughout the country.
Oh Another new feature of the postal ser
to vice will be established April lst, whei
ly ocean postotfices will be organized upor
ed all the German steamship lines plyin
an between New York, Bremen and Ham
hit burg, with all the facilities for tn
ris prompt distribution of mail matter tina
or. our postal cars now have. 1t is hope
on that the English and French post
ed authorities will shortly enter into simi
er, lar agreement. Heretofore all ocea
mails have been dumped in bulk into tn
New York City postoffice, and m1c
EN- valuable time has been lost in distribu
Der ing the matter intended for other Sc
ew tions OF the country.
i've The Democrats never lose anythir
en-. through not having cheek enough to as
cir for it. Members of that party are no
pulling the wires here for the purpose {
he getting Representative Culberson
red Texas, bourbon of the bourbons, a
led pointed to one CT the new United Stat
urt circuit judgeships. Republicans can s.
at no good reason for going to the Dem
gh- cratic party for any of these judges, an
wa they would be greatly surprised an
ing panied should Mr.. Harrison do so, but
the am perfectly confident that the Preside
,rs. will put none but "true and trie'
pile Republicans into these important POI
'est tions, and that the Democratic SUI
re- porters of Mr.. Culberson will simply
nee their pains for their trouble in pushil
OF his claims.
ne Ex-senator Spooner was rendered
''ry banquet and presented with handsor
ha' and substantial testimonial by his la
hS' colleagues, both Republican and Dem
was cratic. Everybody is sorry to see M
ock Spooner retired, but man of his mark
Gu ability will certainly be heard fro
1--WE again in the political world.
'hey The President ihas appointed j.
Beatty to be United States distr
,orv Judge for Idaho. He was nominal
for the same position previous to
adjournment OF Congress but the Sem
failed to act on the nomination.
d. Indian Commissioner Morgan has,
re, request of the Secretary of the Inter-
ven given his views upon the recent requ
cent of the governor of South Dakota for {
this arming the Indians in that state.
all Morgan is opposed to disarming
in Indians, and presents a long argumt
oney doubtless very satisfactory to hims
ct to against it, but for several reasons
,ture not likely to be the same to VIII
nsive living in the vicinity of the reservatit
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