Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER. {
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Aipril 6.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 6.
Secretary Blaiue was closetei
for several hours to-day with SIR
Julian Faucefote, tho BRITISH
Sir Charles Upper, and
several other representatives of
the Canadian government. This
conference is understood to have
been informal, and was granted by
MIR. Blaine at the request of the
Canadians for the purpose of ex-
changing views on the subject of
reciprocity. 1t is not known
whether a definite agreement was
reached as to a common basis for
negotiation, as Mr.. Blaine de-
cllnes to talk without the confer
ence, considering it only as a
friendly talk about official signifi-
canoe. Unless there was a great
change on the part of the Canadi-
ans from their recent expressed
opinion as to what Canada was
prepared to offer US it is certain
that no agreement. was reached, as
it is known that Blaine will never
consent to any arrangement that
will injure the agricultural inter-
est of this country. There is a
we'll defined suspicion here that
the Canadisn Government is lay
ing wires for the purpose of try
ing to get some benefit in some
manner not yet clearly apparent
out of the arbitration Of the Behr-
ing sea question. However, if
they can fool Mr.. Blaine they are
welcome to everything they can
get. He has not been fooled yet.
The President had an unexpect-
ed visitor Saturday in the person
of Jay Gould. Afterwards Gould
had long talk with Postmaster
General Wanamaker. He endeav-
ored to pursnade Mr.. Wanamaker
to change his mind about the
price named by him nearly two
years ago TO be paid the Western
Union Telegraph Company for
carrying government kilograms.
The Western Union CON-
pany has never agreed to
accept that price, although il
has continued to send the govern
ment dispatches right along, and
its bill, even at the reduced prices
named by Mr.. Wanamaker, mus,
be a pretty stiff one now. Mr.
Gould left here Saturday after
noon for st. Louis, where it is
said another big railroad deal is
about to be consummated.
Senator Henderson, chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Print
! ing, after a months rest, has re-
) turned to this city in order to be-
gin the arduous duty imposed up
on his committee by Compression
} a. resolution, of investigating the
+, method of printing and distribut
ing all classes of public documents
t including the congressional record
7 for the purpose of reporting bill
: to reduce the expenditures in this
line, if it can be done without in
, jury to the public interest. There
are unquestionably gross abuses
l in the present system of distribut
3 ing public documents, but reform
: would take away some of the per
!; quisites of Congressman and thei
{ hangers-on, and is for that reason
g doubtful. Another considerable
S expense that may easily be avoid
y ed is the printing of a quantity o
9 each and every bill that congress
: men are worried into introducing
g for their crank constituents. Al
4 editing committee could remed,
S this by reporting upon the bill
t that should be printed at govern
e ment expense. About ninety pc
3 cent of the bills printed under tn
q present system entail an apsolut
l waste of money, as they are no
g again heard from until the mex
: session when they are again intro
d duced and printed at Government
e expense.
S The President will if nothin,
}, turns up to prevent, leave here o.
: the l4th of this month or there
J. abouts on trip to the Pacif
b States, short stops will be made a
t the following places; Roanoke
e Va; Chattanooga and Memphis
n Tenn; Atlanta Ga; Birmingham
g Ala; Little Rock, Ark; Dallas
r Galveston and Ell Paso, Tex
e Yuma, Los Angeles, San Francis
co and other points in California
y From California the party will
y proceed to Portland, Olympic
v and Puget Sound, and from tn
S latter place will start for home
q Cities to be visited on the return
trip nave not been defnitel,
t agreed upon, nor has the makeup
Y of the party.
MIR, Harrison will preside owe
t the opening ceremonies Of tn
Patent centennial to be celebrated
3 here this week.
Farewell Address.
To REV. FATHER O'SHEA OF ST