The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08
Washington Letter.
Washington, May 6, is

washington, May U, lo1I'
Much speculation has been INDUCED
as to which of the SpeakerShip candi-
dates would be the recipient OF the
votes of the Representatives who belong
to the Farmers Alliance, and whether
they would all vote together. The ALI
ance Representatives have as Il RUE
fought shy of expressing their prefer
ences, if they had any, cOntenting them.
selves with saying that they proposed
supporting the candidate who was Will
ing to make the most concessions TO
their principles; but Representative
Edmunds, of Virginia, who is here for q
day or two looking after the interests
of some of his constituents, is more out
spoken than any Alliance mar with
whom l have talked. He said: 81 am
for Crisp. lie is II OF the ablest men
in the House, and he has pre.eminently
all the qualifications that should be
looked for in the Speaker OF the next
House, Mr.. Edmunds is a Democrat,
as well as an alliance man, and he will
attend the Democratic caucus, and will
of course be bound by its decision.
If it be true, as / have been informed,
that the liquor dealers of the country
propose making an organized fight upon
the candidacy of Representative Crisp
because of his being a prohibitionist, lit
is probable that the Alliance men. may
all be inclined to support him, as near
ly all of them are advocates OF temper
ance and natural opponents Of the deal
ers in intoxicating liquors. Still 1t Is a
serious question whether any man can
be elected who is opposed by the
whiskey men, SO great an influence do
they command in our politics.
Behring Sea has been for several days
the subject of many rumors, probably
because of the fact that the sealing sea-
SOL will open in IL few days. First it
was said that Secretary Foster had III
structed the commandersof the Revenue
cutters to seize all vessels caught lille
gally taking seals; then that England
proposed sending half Il dozen wal ships
there for the purpose of forcibly rescue
ing any vessel sailing under the British
flag that might he seized. But little is
known positively of the present status
of the matter, hence the rum0rs. The
special agents of the Treasury depart
meDt have recommended that all seal
ing be stopped for IL or more seasons,
to prevent extinction of the seals, and
Sir Julian Paunceiote, the British min
lister, has intimated that his govern
ment would agree to that if the United
States would see that its citizens caught
no seals. But this proposition is VIC
lently opposed by the North American
Fur company, the present lessees OF the
sealing privilege, which denies that
there is a scarcity of seals. Secretary
Foster has sent J.. Stanley Brown, once
The private Secretary of President Gar
field, TO examine and report to him the
condition of the seals. Secretaries
Blaine and Foster have had several con-
ferences on this matter, and it is said
that they are moi in entire accord there
on.
The following payments have been
made under the act providing for re-
imbursing the states that paid the d.
rect tax levied in 1861: TO Arkansas,
Sl56,272.G 5; California, sos, 246.S0;
Colorado, So, 1S9. SO; Delaware, SI0,-
712 o.; Illinois, 1856, 760.69; Indiana,
SIl9, 144. 03; Kansas, $50, 9S1. S3; Maine,
1857, I02. 10; Massachusetts, $685., 1913 s.;
Michigan, $40, SGj. G6; Minnesota. $50,
923.72; Missouri, S646, 95S %; New
Hampshire, S1S1, S91.0 o.; New Jersey,
1882, 6l4.S3 New York, S2,213, $50. Sc;
North Carolina, 1877, S3G.43; Ohio, 81,
1872, 025. 93, and Tennessee, 1898, 0l2.OI.
The Treasury department is taking
steps to have the new immigration law
strictly enforced, and Assistant Secre-
tary Nettleton who spent last week in
New York observing it's workings,
thinks that it will prove very beneficial
by shutting out an undesirable class of
immigrants.
The recently concluded agreement
not treaty, as so many newspapers have
called il-with Spain, giving us trade
reciprocity with Cuba and Porto Rico,
is in Mr.. Blaine's possession, but it will
not be made public until after Mr.. liar.
rison returns. But as it is based upon
the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley
tariff act, it cannot differ materially
from the one made with Brazil.
The Farmers Alliance already has
permanent. headquarters here, and it is
expected that both the republican and
democratic parties will shortly follow
suit, so that Washington will ere long
be the seat OF political hustle again.
Secretary Foster says there is no dan.
ger ot a deficit i'll the Treasury, and
that his decision to continue the -four
and a half per cent bonds that will ma
ture next September at 2 per cent, was
only because lie thinks he can save
money for the Treasury by 50 doing.
Democrats still insist that there will he
a deficit.