The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-03-27
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air. Md. March 20. 1891.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Mr. Harrison has Sc
come single handed with the ,wily British diplo
mats in the negotiations to determine the details
and manner of submitting the Behrlng sea dlt1cu-
lies to arbitration that he will postpone ana II he
cessary give up entirely his proposed trip 10 the
Pacific Coast in order to remain here until the ne
gotiatiOns are concluded.
The statement made here last week that Mr..
Harrison and u. ). Treasurer Huston had made
friends and that the resignation Of the latter mad
gone to Fortress Monroe. ostensibly for his health,
but really in huff because his resignation had
not been accepted. One OF his personal friends
said to-day that if Mr.. Harrison did not willingly
accept his resignation very soon IL would become
necessary for Mr.. Huston to compel him to do so
unwillingy. He declined to say how this could be
done.
The political pressure has been too great for him
and Mr.. Harrison has promised to appoint the
nine United States Circuit Court judges during the
Congressional recess, instead of waiting until Con-
greSs met again, he really wished to do. The
number of applicants continues to grow at such
rate that facetous gentleman remarked to-day
crowded with disappointed Republican lawyers
when the appointments are announced.
There is another war in the Interior Department.
which hasn't been free of skirmishlng since the
present administration came in. This time i is
the Secretary and the Indian Commissioner that
have crossed swords and it Is stated that Secre,
tary Noble has become so thoroughly disguised
with the official rottenneSS in the interior depart
ment that he has made up his mind TO get OUT OF
the mess by resigning He came very near 10 re-
signing when Tanner was kicked out OF the rem
sion Office. also short time ago when Land Com
missioner Croft handed in his resignation, owing
TO a serious difference of opinion with the Secre-
tary.
1t is also stated that Secretary Proctor intends
resignng in order to devote himself to his private
business, but this is denied at the War Depart
ment. and inasmuch as Mr.: Proctor has given
good deal more time to his Vermont marble quar-
res since entering the cabinet than to the war de-
partment 1t is not probable that the needs OF his
private business would cause him TO think oil res
ignation.
Ohio politics are being good deal discussed
Just now, and the Republicans are extremely anX-
iouS to know just where Senator Sherman stands.
Some months ago the statement was made in a
newspaper friendly to him and apparently with
his knowledge and consent that he Intended retir-
ing from public life at the close of his present Sen
at0ral term. He has never affirmed or denied the
statement and the recent action OF eX-Gov Fora
ker in Shyng his castor into the Senatorial ring
has brought a number of Ohio Republicans Skur- |
ring TO Washington in order to find out Sher- |
mans position before taking sides in what prom |
iSes to be very lively scrimmage If Sherman con-
cludeS to again be candidate.
The administration has not decided to retalate |
on France and Germany for prohibiting American |
pork but Secretary Rusk is doing his level best to
have that policy adopted, and he has hopes of |
eventually succeeding, but no other member of the
cabinet seems to favor retaliation.
The election by the California legislature of EX- |
Representative FELTON, to the United States Senate |
caused genuine sensation here. where the gentle
man is well-known. Although he is a several |
times millionaire 1t was thought that he was too |
cure his election, but the principal reason for sur
prise was his financial views. He Is an out and |
out goldstandard man, and everybody here thought |
that California was for free-sver coinage.
Congress cost the people of the country just
81 0O0,0 day, and during its two years of exs-
tence it managed to spend about S16 for each man,
woman and child in the United States.