Milford chronicle., 1891-03-27
wAsH1N GToN LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D. c, Mar. %, 1891
THE President has not abandoned his
Pacific Coast trip, as was runlorsu se
eral davs ago, but 1t IS among 1he Plo
abilities that he may be compelled, much
against his will, to do SO Dy lne P,ss.
sure of important public business tol
the season, there is an unusual nuIiosi
Of questions requiring the persona AZ,
tention of the Executive. Inc benIlhS
Sea matter heads the list of international
business, and as the sealing season Is
about to open and the negotiations De-
tween Mr.. Blaine and Sir Julian PaunSe-
Cote the British minister, over the de-
tails Of the proposed arbitraton are OF d
very delicate nature, complications posi-
lively requiring the Presidents presence
in Washington may arise al any tillie'
Among the important domestic qnes-
tious to be determined by the tresluent
ars the organization and mem noeTsalP on
the Land Claims Court PROVIDED Ioi Dy
the late Congress, and the new uhllsu
States Circuit Court judges whom M. M
Harrison has about decided 10 appoint
before Congress meets again, III aeeoI-
dance with the recent opinion oi AlloI,
rev General Miller that he had legal
right to do so. These are the Things thal
have made it doubtful whether the Fresl-
dent can get away from Washington lol
quite a while, but he is so anNlous 70
make this trip that he will certainly 60
| if these things can be put into a satis-
/ factory condition before warm Wealnel
sets in. The first intention was 10 nave
started about April I, but that IS now
impossible, aud if he goes now II VIII
not be until some time in May
No orders have yet been issued IN
structing Our ministers to france anu
Germany to notify those governments
that unless they removed the prohiol'lon
they have placed upon American meat
and meat products, we would retaliale ny
placing a like restriction upon some
| Thing Of like value now imported Dy us
from their respective countries but the
| feasibility Of some such action OIL lhS
part of this government has been severai
times discussed by the cabinet ana sec
retarv Rusk is known to be strongly III
favor Of it, believing 1t to be not only
Unsuitable but required as al acI OF JUS
lice TO American interests. This being
the present status of the matter, 1t wouio
not be surprising if such orders should
be ISSUED at any time.
Senator Sherman has for great many
years occupied an interesting position III
American politics, and never more Sc
than at the present time. Some months
ago it was stated that he would not be
candidate for reelection to the Senate
| a statement which he has neither deniec
nor affirmed. Now the news COMES iron
lOhio that ex-Gov. Foraker is to be can
ldidate for the Senate. Ex-Congressfuat
Thompson, Of Ohio, IS now III Washing
ton. and he was asked who he though
would succeed Senator Sherman. 'Johi
sherman. - lie replied, ''has very strong
hold on the people of Ohio, because the,
believe in his ability and integrity, an'
as long as he desires to remain III th'
Senate he will have no difficulty in belnj
elected Mr.. Sherman never leaves Ill
constituents i'll doubt as to his wishes
and YOU may be certain that his position
will be fully defined at the proper time
; Will tile Republican state conventioi
E adopt the Illinois idea of recommending
a Senator? I shouldn't be surprised
it did: the idea is being agitated and 1t
lpoDular. However, that would make IL
difference in the result"
AIischievous dame runor, after pre-
I tracted rest, has again begun the FOOLS
work of predicting cabinet resignation'
Secretaries Proctor and Noble, accordin
I TO the unreliable jade, are shortly
S resign. As a matter Of fact I don't bs
iieve that either of them has ever ha
even the retnotest idea Of resigning. Nj
Proctor is out of the city upon a tour
y inspection, but assistant Secretary Grar
assured me that there was not the sigh
, est foundation for the silly rumor, an
, that he knew that Mr.. Proctor had maj
ned out work for himself in connecio
e with the department that would last tC
i the rest Of the present administration.
The rumor Of Secretary Mobiles COZ
, templated resignation, which by the wa
i has now become quite a 'chesnut,"
t also. 1 am informed by those who woul
Y certainly know, equally foundationles
. and probably originated with parties VII
would like to see him out, because
+ their failure to control his decisions upo
a certain important matters in which the
Il were pecuniarily interested.
/, Gen. Shermans old friend, Gen. 10
E. Johnson, followed him closely to IL
o final bivouac. He died here Saturda
y evening in his eighty-second year.