Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-08-27
Washington Letter.
Prom our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Aug. q, 1891.

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return to Washington early in Septem-
Der instead of waiting until october, as
had been the general expectation. Not
the least of these important matters IS a
reciprocity treaty with Venezula, which
is ready for his acceptance. This treaty
is a most agreeable surprise to the pub
lie as it was supposed that the rejection
of the first treaty by the Congress OF
Venezula had indefinitely postponed
reciprocity with that country; but il
seems that the Congress acted upon a
misunderstanding of the probable eff
fects of such an agreement upon the
revenues of Venezula, which are almost
all raised by import duties. but seeing
its error before adjournment it autho-
rized the President of Venezula to nego-
tiate and put into effect a similar
agreement, and practically the same
reaty which was rejected by the Con-
,ress of that country now only awaits
The sanction and proclamation of Presi-
dent Harrison to go into effect.
This news will not be relished by the
democrats, because many of them have
talked too much about the failure of re-
ciprocity, having taken tie rejection of
the first treaty by the Venezula Congress
70 ,,,oap tbat E,,ronaa, yivaIs bod ono
ceeded in putting brake on the recip-
rocity wheel. Reciprocity was never
more popular than it is now, ard as its
benefits are practically demonstrated it
will grow more popular. There are
other treaties well under way, bu. those
cannot be spoken of by name without a
violation of confidence. Suffice it to say
that this administration is thoroughly
alive, as it has been from the first day
of its existence, to the Importance of the
subject, and that it proposes to have
reciprocity with every country, the pro-
ducts of which are necessary to US aud
our prosperity.
Another subject of Importance which
will probably be taken up by the Presi-
dent soon after his return, is the refusal
of the cattle men to obey the orders
which have been issued to them by the
Interior department directing them to
vacate the Cherokee outlet. District
Attorney Speed of Oklahoma, who was
in town week ago, reported that not
single cattle man had either moved or
taken any steps looking to an early re-
moval An official of the Interior de
partment told me to day that he hadn't
the slightest doubt that the President
would order force to be used, if neces-
sary, to drive these cattle men from the
outlet.
Washington has been quite full of
people this week. First. in importance
is the annual meeting of the American
Association for the advancement of
Science which met here on Wednesday
and which will remain in session for
some days to come; next was a reunion
of the old time telcgraphers and the an
nual meeting of the military telegra-
piers, which occupied Wednesday and
Thursday, and which was brought to
close last night with a meeting which
was connected by wire with every i'm
portant telegraph Office in the United
States. Postmaster General Wanamak-
err came over from his summer residence
specially to address this meeting and he
made a most interesting speech, and,
Judging from the constant and long
continued applause. he pleased the vet
eran key punchers very much. In
addition to those bodies the annual
regatta of the National Association of
Amatuer Oars men was held on the
Potomac river Tuesday and Wednesday,
Take it all in all we have hal quite a
lively week of it.
Mr.. John C.. Houck, of Tennessee,
who has been nominated to succeed his
father. the late l.. c. Houck in Congress
is in town. He isn't losing any sleep
for fear of not being elected as the dis
trict gave his father last November
majority of more than 10000 That is
one of the few republican districts in
the South that the democrats have been
unable to tamper with, because the
most of its voters are white and would
resent any ballot box thimble rigging.
Secretary Foster has taken lease on
the residence which was for six years
occupied by Senator Payne, and in
which the late Justice Woods, to whose
estate it belongs, resided for many
years, and viii brings his his family to
Washington in the fall The house is
delightfully."- situated, being only few
squares from the White House.
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