Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDING OF THE MONITOR

The president has not abandoned
his Pacific coast trip, as was rumored
several days ago, but it is among the
proba abilities that he may be compel,
led, much against his will, to do so
by the pressure of important public
business. For the season, there is
an unusual number of questions re-
quiring the personal attention of the
executive. The Behring Sea matter
heads the list of international bust
ness, and as the sealing season is
about to open and the negotiations
between Mr.. Blaine and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British minister, over
the details of the proposed arbitration
are of a very delicate nature, compli-
cations positively requiring the presi-
dents presence in Washington 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 land
the new United States Circuit Court
Judges, whom Mr.. Harrison has about
decided to appoint before congress
meets again, in accordance with the
recent opinion of Attorney General
Miller that he had legal right to do
so. These are the things that have
made it doubtful whether the presi
dent can get away from Washington
for quite a while, but he is so anxious
to make this trip that he will certain
ly go if these things can be put into
a satisfactory condition before warm
weather sets in. The first intention
was to have started about April l,
but that is now impossible, and if he
goes now it will not be until some
time in May.
No orders have vet been issued in
structing our ministers to France and
Germany to notify those governments
that unless they removed the prohi-
bition they have placed upon Ameri-
can meat and meat products, we
would retaliate by placing a like re-
striction upon something of like value
now imported by US from their re-
spective countries, but the feasibility
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 strong
ly in favor of it, t,believing it to be not
only justifiable but required as an act
of justice to American interests. This
being the present status of the mat
ter, it would not be surprising if such
orders should be issued at any time
Senator Sherman has for a great
many years occupied an interesting
position in American politics, and
never more SO than at the present
time. Some months ago it was stat
ed that he would not be a candidate
for reelection to the senate, a state
ment which he has neither denied
nor affirmed. Now the news comes
from Ohio that ex Gov. Foraker is to
be candidate for the senate. Ex-
Congressman Thompson of Ohio is
now in Washington, and he has ask
ed who he thought would succeed
| Senator Sherman. "John Sherman"
he replied, ''has very strong hold
upon the people of Ohio, because
they believe in his ability and integ-
rity, and as long as he desires to re-
main in the senate he will have no
difficulty in being elected. Mr.Sher-
man never leaves his constituents in
doubt as to his wishes, and you may
be certain that his position will be
fully defined at the proper time, will
the republican state convention adopt
the Illinois idea of recommending a
senator? [ shouldn't be surprised if
it did the idea is being agitated and
it is popular. However, that would
make no difference with the result"
Mischievous dame rumor, after a
protracted rest, has begun the foolish
work of predicting cabinet resigna-
tions. Secretaries Proctor and No
BILE, according to the unreliable jade,
are shortly to resign. AS a matter
of fact [ don't bdlieve that either of
them has ever had even the remotest
idea of resigning. Mr.. Proctor is out
of the city upon tour of inspection,
but assistant Secretary Grant assured
me that there was not the slightest
foundation for the silly rumor, and
that he knew that Mr.. Proctor had
mapped out work for himself in con-
nection with the department that
would last for the rest of the present
administration.
The rumor of Secretary Mobiles
contemplated resignation, which by
the way has now become quite
"chestnut" is also, I am informed by
those who would certainly know,
equally foundationless, and probably
originated with parties who would
like to see him out, because of their
failure to control his decisions upon
certain important matters in which
they were pecuniarily interested.
Gen. Sherman S old friend, Gen.
Jos. E. Johnson, followed him close
lv to the final bivouac. He died here
Saturday evening in his eighty-second
year.
Liquor dealers control the English
house of lords. One thousand five