Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-03-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.


10 dIuphfS thV Pio'o''A'e'SS |
may be compelled. much against
his will, to do so by the pressure
of important public business. For
the season, there is an unusual
number of questions requiring
the personal attention of the Ex-
ecutive. The Behring Sea matter
heads tie list of international
and as the sealing sea-
son is about to open and the nego.
tiations between Mr.. Blaine and
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
minister, over the details of
the proposed arbitration are of
a very delicate nature, complica-
tions positively requiring the
Presidents presence in ashing-
ton may arise at any time.
Among the important domestic
questions to be determined by the |
President are the organization
and membership of the Land
Claims Court provided for by the
late Congress, and the United
States Circuit court judges, whom
Mr.. Harrison has about decided
to appoint before Congress meets
again, in accordance with the re-
cent opinion of Attorney General
Miller that he had a legal right to
do so. These are the things that
have made it doubtful whether
the President can get away from
Washington for quite while, but
he is so anxious to make this trip
that he will certainly 60 if these
things can be put into a satisfac.
tory condition before warm wealth
er sets in. The first intention WAS
to have started about April 1st,
but that is now impossible, and if
he goes now it will not be until
some time in May.
No orders have yet been issued
instructing our ministers to
France and Germany to notify
those governments that unless
they remove the prohibition they
have placed upon American meat
and meat products, we would re-
taliate by placing liks restric-
ton upon something of like value
now imported by us from their re-
spective countries, but the FEAST
bility of some such action on the
part of this government has been
several times discussed by the
cabinet, and Secretary Rusk is
known to be strongly in favor of it,
believing it to be not only justifi-
able but required as an act of JUS
tice to American interests. This
being the present status of the
matter, it would not be surprising
if such orderc should be issued at
any time.
Senator Sherman has for a great
many years occupied an interest
ing position in American politics,
and never more so than at the
} present time. Some months ago
it was stated that he would not be
; candidate for reelection to the
Senate, statement which he has
neither denied nor affirmed. Now
, the news comes from Ohio that
ex-Gov. Foraker is to be a candi-
date for the Senate. Ex- Congress-
man Thompson, of Ohio, is now in
Washington, and he was asked
wto he thought would succeed
Senator SHERMAN. "yohn Sher-
man," he replied, "has very
strong hold upon the people of
Ohio, because they believe in his
integrity, and as long as he de-
sires to remain in the Senate he
{ will have no difficulty in being
elected. Mr.. Sherman never
leaves his constituents in doubt us
, to his wishes, and you may be
, certain that his position will be
fully defined at the proper time.
Will the Republican state conven-
tion adopt the Illinois idea of re-
commenting Senator? [
shouldn't be surprised if it did
the idea is being agitated and it
Is popular. However, that would
make no difference in the result. :"
Mischievous dame rumor, after
a protracted rest has again begun
the follish work of predicting
cabinet designations. Secretaries
Proctor and Noble, according to
the unreliable Jade, are shortly to
resign. AS a matter of fact [
don't believe that either of them
has ever had even the remotest
idea of resigning. Mr.. Proctor is
out of the CITY, upon tour of in
spection, but Assistant Secretary
Grant assured me that there was
not the slightest foundation for
the silly rumor, and that he knew
that MIR. Proctor had mapped out
work for himself in connection
with the department that would
last for the rest of the present ad-
ministration.
The rumor Of Secretary Mobiles
contemplated resignation, which
by the way has now become quite
chestnut" is also, am inform
ed by those who would certainly
know, equally foundationless, and
probably originated with parties
who would like to see him out, be-