The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-23
Washington Letter.

WAsHrNeToN, Sept. 1S.-[Special. J.
The president has been given little oppor'
tunity to do anything, except to receive
callers since his return 10 Washington, al.
though many Of his callers have dropped
q word or two that may prove useful In
connection with the filling Of certain In
portant vacancies. II is said that gentle.
men interested in the appointments to the
circuit, or as some call II, the appellate
court, judges have been told that II was
useless for them TO bother the president
now, as he will not take up these appoint
ments until Just before congress meets,
there being other things requiring more
immediate attention, There Is vacancy
on the bench Of the court Of claims, which
meets September 25. That will probably
be the first one filed. Then there are
the two vacancies In the interstate CON-
merce commission, which have resulted
in practically crippllng The commission
they will probably come next. Then
comes the reorganization Of the cabinet.
which the retirement Of Secretary Proctor
and Attorney General Miller will make
necessary. The latter has not been ofiici-
ally announced, but there is little doubt
Of his having accepted a place on the
bench Of the new circuit court tor the
district which will take In Indiana.
The postmaster general is very well
satisfied with the reception his circu-
lar letter requesting county-seat posimast
ers to visit the postofices in their counties
and report upon their condition has met
with. He has already received more than
800 replies, and In four-hfths Of them the
postmasters gladly accepted the work in
exactly the lines suggested by MIR. Wana-
maker, and a few Of them haYe already
made their reports About one fifth Of the
number we're willing to undertake The
work with some modification entirely &C.
ceptable to the postofice department, and
only few have declined outright and they
all say It is because they have no assist
ance they are compelled TO do so. Mr..
Wanamaker is surprised and very much
pleased 10 note that many Democratic
postmasters have entered into the thing
with the same enthusiasm as the Republl-
cans and he is confident that II will result
In greatly improving the services in small
postoffices,
Secretary Foster at conference with
the worlds fair high commissioners Of
Great Britain and Germany told those
gentlemen that the United States govern
ment would do all things in Its power 10
dispose Of all difficulties In the way OF
foreign exhibits resulting from the tariff
laws and that every possible evidence Of
good win and desire TO promote the inter-
esis Of foreign exhibits would be given.
"This fair" said the secretary, "is not 10
cal 70 Chicago, is not local to the United
States, but is strictly worlds fair in cele-
bration Of an event In which all nations
are Interested. Properly America is ar
ranging the matter, but all the nations Of
the earth have q proprietary interest In
the celebration. In every case where the
tariff laws seem TO interfere with foreign
exhibits the treasury department will
make the most liberal construction Of the
law, and where this Is not sufficient, con.
gress will be asked to pass special acts TO
destroy any discriminating regulations Of
the tariff" The foreign commissioners
were much pleased with what Secretary
Foster told them, as II was a confirmation
Of what had been told them at home by
Hon. BENZ Butterworth, member O, the
committee which has just returned from
visit TO Europe In the interests Of the
fair. Later the distinguished foreigners
paid their respects TO the president.
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