The Arizona champion., 1891-05-16
M ---------- Washington Letter.
tFrom our Regular CorrespondentJ {. sf .4 . :
 WASHINGTON, May 8, 1891.

of his being a victim of the presidential itch, and he told friend that he thought it was but part of the prear- ranged program to use ridicule or any other weapon that might be available to break the force of the argument he has made since he came east in defense of the rising of the common people, as represented by the Farmers Alliance and organ. .zations in sympathy there
 with. He says further that he is not candidate for president, and does not expect to be, as he calculates to devote the next six years to the service of the people on the floor of the United States Senate chamber, and that is about as largo 8 contract as be cares U under take during that time.
 What is the actual condition of the,
 United States treasuryi How much cash, Tor immediate use, has the sec
 retary of tue treasury at his commando These questions would seem to be simple and easy enough to answer, but what knowledge does the public gain when the1laiiy treasury balance sheet gives the surplus of available cash as between eleven and twelve million; the dir ector of the of mint gives It as S25S,. 0OO, 900, and secretary Foster as S70,- OO0,OOO. Which, if either is right Certainly all cannot be. Mir Foster very sensibIy says that he believes it IS wise to discuss the financial affairs ot the gov ernment with the public, and most people Viii wwih agree ws'iith hun; but a solid ioundation is neoessary i'll order to discuss the matter understanding, and this foundation can not be had until the people are given an authoritative statement concerning the present con dition of the treasury. Let q plain statement be prepared of the seven hun. dred and odd million oi doIlars that are known to be in the treasury, showing just which are trust funds and which the money owed outright by the government, and to be given out in the place of the present complicated state- ment that nobody outside of the treas ury department seems to understand at all and which is interpreted differently inside that building.
 It is believed that she friends of Mir. Harrison have succeeded in getting Mr. Blaine to promise that he will write a letter which will make it impossible for his name to be longer considered as presidential possibility, and which will throw the entire Blame influence to Mir. Harrison. Mrs. blaine has been a valuable ally to the Harrison forces, as she is most bitterly imposed to her husband ever going through anotber campaign at the head of his party's tirket, believing that the worry would certainly kill him. Mir. Blaine, if oue may beiieye his close personal friends, needed very little persuasion as far as the use of lis own name IS concerned, as he has long ago reached the conclu sion that he would never be president, and made up his mind never again to Ue candidate. The Harrison boom has received an unexpected accession m tha support of Senator Quay and Mir. ClarksoE, who have been considered as being opposed to the renomination of Mir. Harrison, and this is understood here to mean that there will be no, opposition to him.
 Ex-Senator Blair will not go to China as United States minister, for the very plain reason that the Emperor of China has notified the Department of State that he does not want him to come. MT. Blair will be sent elsewhere, proba. ply to Japan.
 The report of the investigation made by United States officials of the records of the Italians lynched at New Orleans has been received at the department of justice and turned over to Mir. Blaine It will probably not be made public until after Mir. Harrison returns and possibly not until the Italian govern ment is again heard from. T
 The house and senate joint commit tee charge with the investigation of the printing and distribution of public has. after doing considerable 1 work, adjourned until able to point out 1 he way to save several hundred thou. and dollars year without injury to public interests. J
 General Schofeld says he is plehsed with the progress made in enlisting Indians in the army, and that he hopes ome of the Indian troops may be organ zed and sufficiently disciplined to be tationed at the Worlds Fair in 1893.