Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular CorrespondeDt.l
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1891.


In Secretary Blaine's ability Ia
cope enigle-handed with the willy
British diplomates in the nego-
manner of submitting the Behring's Sea
difficulties to arbitration that he will
postpone and if necessary give mp en-
tirely his proposed trip to the Pacific
Coast in order to remain here until the
negotiations are concluded. In view of
the fact that Mr.. Harrison is very anXi-
Gus to make this trip, not only to graft
fy laudable curiosity to see large
and important section of the country,
but to secure Harrison delegation
from the Coast States to the next Re-
publican National Convention, his will
ligness to give up the trip in order to
watch Blaine, speaks volumes for his
fear of 'jingoisne."
The statement made here last week
that Mr.. Harrison and U. S. Treasurer
Huston has made friends and that the
resignation of the latter had been with
drawn was little Off Mr.. Huston has
gone to Fortress Monroe, ostensibly for
his health, but really in "huffn because
his resignation had not been accepted
One of his personal friends said today
that if Mr.. Harrison did not willingly
accept his resignation very soon it
would become necessary for Mr.. Hus-
ton to compel him to do so willingly.
He declined to say how this could be
done.
The political pressure has been too
great for him and Mr.. Harrison has
promised to appoint the nine United
States Circuit Court Judges during the
Congressional recess, instead of waiting
until Congress met again, as he really
wished to do. The number of applicants
continues to grow at such rate that a
facetiors gentleman remarked today
that the Democratic party might ex-
pect to become crowded with disap-
pointed Republican lawyers when the
appointments are announced.
There is another war in the Interior
Department, which hasn't been free of
skirmishing since the present admins
tration came in. This time it is the
Secretary and the Indian Commission
er that have crossed swords, and it is
stated that Secretary Noble has become
so thoroughly disgusted with official
rottenness in the Interior department
that he has made up his mind to get out
of the mess by resigning. He came
very near to resigning when Tanner
was kicked out of the Pension Office,
also short time ago when Land Com
missioner Croft handed in his resigna-
ton, owing to a serious difference of
opinion with the Secretary.
1t is also stated that Secretary Proc
tor intends resigning in order to devote
himself to his private business, but this
is denied at the War Department, and
inasmuch as Mr.. Proctor has given a
good deal more time to his Vermont
marble quarries since enteringthe
cabinet than to the War Department it
is not probable that the needs of his
private business would cause him to
think of resignation.
Ohio politics are being good deal
discussed just now, and the Republicans
are extremely anxious to know just
where Senator Sherman stands. Some
months ago the statement was made Iii
a newspaper friendly to him and appar-
emily with his knowledge and consent
that he intended retiring from public
life at the close of his present Senatori-
al term. He has never affirmed or de-
MED the statement, and the recent ac-
tion of eX-Gov. Foraker in shying his
castor into the Senatorial ring has
brought number of Ohio Republicans
skurrying to Washington in order to
find out Sherman's position before TAX
ing side in what promises to be very
lively scrimmage fisherman concludes
to again DO candidate.
Gen. Joseph E, Jof nson, the last of
the great confederate commanders,
died here Saturday night as peacefully
as child. He was in his eighty-sec-
ond year.
The administration has not decided
to retaliate on France and Germany
for prohibiting American pork, but
Secretary Rusk is doing his level best
to have that adopted and he has hopes
of eventually succeeding, but no other
member of the cabinet seems to favor
retaliation.
The election by the California legis-
lature of Ex-Representative FELTON, to
the United States Senate caused a
genuine sentation here, where the gen.
tleman is we'll known. Although he is
several times millionaire it was thought
that he was too miserly to put up any
large amount of money to secure his
election, but the principal reason for
surprise was his financial views. He is
an out and out gold standard man, and
everybody here thought that Califor-
mia was for free silver coinage.
The figures are at last made up. The
Fifty-First Congress cost the people of
the county just $2,OOOOOO day, and
during its two years of existence it
to spend about SIG for each
man, woman and child in the United
States.