The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-20
Washington letter.

WAsHuVGroS, March IS, IS9l.-Mr.
Harrison was fortunate IN being out OF
town this week. He escaped the first
exuberance of the Blaine howlers, who
have gone completely wild, because the
alleged reciprocity treaty has been for
mally accepted by the Brazilian govern
ment, instead of being rejected as had
been rumored, and because the British
government has agreedto submit the
Bsring Sea dispute 70 arbitration, reServ-
ing the right 10 insist upon the payment
OF damages by this governmentfor what
it calls the illegal seizure of vessels sail
ing under the British flag. Before
crowning Mr.. Blaine king of the world
of diplomacy the Blainacs should pro-
cure copy of the dispatch of Lord Sal
isbury, sent TO the British Minister here
last Summer, which was a part of the
! correspondence submitted to Congress
: al the last session. They Will lind that
/ the proposition then made by Great
( Britain TO arbitrate was, with the eXcep-
I ton that II included the Canadian fish
! cries dispute, substantially the same as
: that now accepted by Lord Salisbury.
/ If there has been any diplomatic victory
/ won in these negotiations Mr.. Blaine
. was not It's winner.
Notwithstanding the statement that
I Mr. Harrison had concluded not TO make
the appointments of the nine United
States Judges until Congress met again
the Republican applicants for these life
time positions are patiently waiting for
/ him TO return to the White House IN or
der to renew the seige. His ostensible
reason for going to Maryland was 10
shoot wild ducks, but / think that his
real reason was TO escape the importunl-
ties OF the ".lame dncks" of his party
1t is thought here that he will make
these appointments before going to the
Pacific Coast in search of votes in the
next Republican National Convention
and the vote hunting jaunt is TO begin,
very appropriately, in the neighborhooG
of the first of April. General Miller il
said 10 be studying the law under which
these judges are to be appointed, a
doubts have been expressed of It's consti
tutionaiy..
Secretary Foster Is in Ohio, but ther,
is quite as much CONSERVATION in the
Treasury Department as there usually ii
upon a change of administration, anC
the impression is general that many
heads are To fall in order to maxi
places for Foster machine republicans
Treasurer Huston IS expected, to return
TO Washington tomorrow, but he Will
not, they say at the department, again re
sumo his duties, although his reSlgna
ton has not been officially accepted
There is well defined rumor here tina
Mr.. Harrison viii try TO get rid of Hus
ton by rendering him an important for
eign mission. Private Secretary Hal
ford SAYS there is nothing in II, but
finds many believers nevertheless.
Last night at the hotel at which Hon
William r. Morrison, lives there was
, gathering of delighted Illinois Demo
Gratis exchanging congratulations upol
the election of General Palmer to tn
United States Senate, and no one ex
pressed more pleasure than Mr.. Morri
, son, who had been prominently men
toned as a candidate in case Of the with
drawal of General Palmer.
Republicans here take q special dc
light in the knowledge that the extray
: agant appropriations of the last Congress
viii make a deficit in the Treasury whic
the incoming Democratic Congress vi
, have TO provide for, either by reducin
expenses or increasing taxation, an
Alitf dNllkt4lN lsiHt lIlt gan 10 z.
= press their delight to Democrats. PEI
haps when the Democratic House b,
gins, to show up some of the fnanci:
crookedness of the majority in the Ia.
e Congress, as it is almost certain to d
t these fellows will not feel quite so gle,
full.
The Treasury Department has notife
the claim agents that all payments VI
s der the direct tax act Will be made to Ii
: States in trust for citizens thereof frol
=. whom they were collected and that n
one will be allowed to examine the direc
tax records Of the department unless al
n thorized by one of the States to do 81
: This is n black eye to the fraternity
: claim agents, but il would be safe to b
that copies of the department recort
were in the possession of favored ind
Z viduals before the order was issued
Il The Illegal sealers in Bering Sea vi
;, have lively time this season, as pen,
= ing the arbitration the ships of Gre
Britain viii assist those of the Unite
States in putting an end to bushes