Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-11-28
The President Once More in
Harness.
RECIPROCITY FOR MEXICO,
The President on the Alert For
Democratic Legislation
Austria Expected to Admit the Amer
lean Fog -Wanamaker Wants
Better Hail Facilities,
From our regular correspondent.

| FROM our regular c correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1891.
The president returned from the last
vacation he is likely to have for the next
seven Or eight months-a duck shooting
trip in Maryland--in time 10 preside
over very important cabinet meeting
today, at which portions of his annual
message to congress, which will be I'M
usually important this year, were read.
and discussed. The name of the sue
cessor to Secretary Proctor was also sub
mitted, and there was some informal
talk about the success Of Minister Fred
Grant in getting the government of
Austria to withdraw Its prohibition OF
the importation of American pork, which
is now regarded as au assured fact.
Secretary Blaine had something inter
esting to say about the reciprocity treaty
with Mexico and his final instructions
to Minister Ryan, who left Washington
for the City of Mexico this week. The
negotiation Of this treaty or agreement
will probably be officially concluded and
announced soon after Minister Ryan gets
back to his post Of duty, as only few
of the minor details remain to be settled.
The president aud every member Of
his cabinet realizes that they have a
season of hard work before them, and
that, politically speaking, the coming
session OF congress promises to be d most
important one, as the action OF the
democratic house of representatives,
! from its election of a speaker TO its
adjournment will be pregnant with re-
suits affecting the presidential campaign
and the commercial and industrial
prosperity now SO general throughout
the country, and they may be relied up
on in conjunction with the republican
senate, to be on the alert to countera
the evil of any wildcat legislation that
! may be attempted by the democratic
house.
Secretary Foster is very much inter
ested in the experience of Immigration
Commissioner ScEulteis, who, in order
to ascertain the bottom facts about the
from Europe in the steerage as one of
them, and made some startling discev--
cries concerning the methods of certain
European associations in assisting un-
desirable people to come to America, as
well as the immoral practices in the
steerage of European steamers. Secre-
tary Foster says that no amount of
steamship influence will prevent his
getting at the bottom or this whole
business and putting stop TO it, il 1t can
De done under the present laws, and he
thinks 1t can be.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
nearly completed his annual report,
which will Oe a business document from
beginning to end. He will give the re-
suits, as far as they have been obtained,
OF the experiment made by the depart
ment by authority of the last congress
IN extending the free delivery of mail to
small towns and villages, which will
show that the service has resulted in
increased buslne S at eVefy pOstotfice
where il has been introduced, TO say
nothing OF the convenience and saving
of time to the residents of small places
in having their mail regularly delivered
at their houses, and the report will
strongly urge an appropriation suf-
liciently large to make this service gen.
eral. The report viii also contain some
interesting matter concerning the war
on the lotteries, the new postal subsidy
law, the reports from county seat post.
masters, and relewal OF last years 70
communication for the establishment Of
"a postal telegraph.
Next Monday The republican national
committee will meet here to determine
the time and date for holding the ma
tlopal convention next year. The city
is already fill &c the representatives of
cities anxious to get the convention.
The New Workers claim that they have
secured promises from majority of the
committee.
Ex-Ser ator EdmunGs made his ap-
pearance before the people of Washing
ton 10 a new role this week-presiding
officer of the church congress now IN
session here.