The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., May s, 1891.

beDflDg sea matters, consequently tHeTe
are number of rumors flying around
about what is or is not to be done.
That which is most generally believed
says that England and the United
States have decided to jointly police the
Behring Sea for the purpose Of prevent
ing the taking of seals this season by
anyone, ii it can be done. Whether
this be entirely correct l cannot say,
but there are good reasons for believing
that some such agreement has been or
will be reached, and / have just been
told that it was probable that Russia
would be asked, if it has not been al
ready, to join in the agreement 1t is
said that the President obtained some
new and important information on this
subject while on the Pacific coast, which
was immediately wired to Mr.. Blaine.
The Federal Council of Venezuela has
approved the reciprocity proposition
submitted to that government by Secre.
tary Blaine, without dotting an "i' or
crossing a "t," and all that is necessary
to make it a law is the proclamation OF
the President, which will probably be
issued soon after Mr.. Harrison gets back
to Washington, and another market will
be opened wider to American farm
products and manufactures, and still the
reciprocity idea goes marching proudly
along constantly adding to American
prosperity.
Treasurer Nebeker went to Indiana
this week for the purpose of completing
arrangements to bring his family to
Washington. He will return in about
ten days. Mr.. Nebeker has made a
favorable impression upon the treasury
officials by his clear-headed business
methods and he promises to become a
very popular official.
The report of the New Orleans grand
jury declining to indlct anybody for the
lynching of the Italians excited very
little comment here as it was exactly
what everybody expected. Rudini was
several days ahead of time in notifying
the Marquis Imperiali, who was left in
charge of the Italian legation by Baron
Fava, the minister, of the severance of
all diplomatic relations with the United
States. He should have waited until
the report of the grand jury was made
public and then he might have taken
that as an excuse for his action. 1t will
not be fully decided until the President
returns what action the government
will take. but it is said that two mem.
bers of the Cabinet now in the city are
in favor of Withdrawing our minister
and closing the American legation in
Rome until such time as the Italian gov.
ernment shall recover its senses, and I
think it probable that that is just about
what will be done.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Nettleton went to Now York Yesterday
and will remain several days, paying
special attention to the workings of the
new immigration law in which he is
greatly interested. The administration
of this law is part of Gen. Nettleton's
duties and he is confident that under its
provisions he will be able to greatly i'm
prove the character of the immigrants
landed at our ports. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that there is ample room for i'm.
provement of that sort.
Secretary Noble has informed dele
CATION of Choctaw Indians that called
on him with reference to obtaining
the money that Congress appropriated
to pay for certain lands belonging to the
Choctaw nation that nothing could be
done until the President returned. This
is the appropriation that Secretary Noble
has been said to be opposed to paying
because Of his belief that too great
portion of it was going into the pockets
Of Washington attorney.
One of the Democratic candidates for
Speaker of the House, Bynum, of
Indiana, has practically thrown up the
sponge. It's case of "sour grapes"
with him. Knowing that he stood not
The remotest chance of being elected he
said: 81 have concluded that the duties
Of the next Speaker will be of such an
Rrduous and exacting nature that l am
not certain that would accept the po-
sition if were elected to it." This. in
the eyes Of Mr.. Bynum, lets him down
easy and gracefully, and as it harms no
one else let it 60 at that.
1t seems now to be generally accepted
by Democrats that the South will get
the Speakership, because it cannot hope
10 be represented upon the national
ticket next year and the fight seems to
be between Mills, of Texas, Crisp, of
Georgia, and McMillin, of Tennessee,
with the chances of election at present
about in the order named but if Crisp
continues to gain as he has done lately
be will go into the caucus in the lead.
He has, however, a newly developed
and powerful opposition in the liquor