The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-03-19
IContinued next week.
1T THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Regular Correspondence

WARRINGTON ID. u, March. l6.
Mr.. Harrison was fortunate In be-
ing out Of town this week. He es-
capped the first exuberauce Of the
Blaine howlers, who have gone com.
pletely wild, because the alleged re-
ciprocity treaty has been formally |
accepted by the Brazilian govern
uient, instead Of being rejected, as
had been rumored, and because the
British government has agreed to
submit the Behring Sea dispute to
arbitration, reserving the right to
insist upon the payment of DANA |
ges by this government for what 1t
calls the illegal seizure Of vessels
sailing under the British flag. Be
fore crowning Mr.. Blaine king ofl
the world Of diplOmach the Blainises
should procure q copy Of the dis
patch Of Lord Salisbury, sent to the
British Minister here last summer,
which was q part Of the correspond
ence submitted to Congress at the
last session. They will find that the
proposition then made by Great Bri-
tain to arbitrate was, with the ex-
eeption that it included the Canadian
fisheries dispute, substantially the
same as that now accepted by Lord
Salisbury. If there has been any
diplomatic victory won in these ne
gotiations Mr.. Blaine vas not its
winner.
Notwithstanding the statement
that Mr.. Harrison has concluded not
to make the appointments of the
nine United States Judges until
Congress met again, the Republican
| applicants for these life time posi-
tions are patiently waiting for him
to return to the White House in or
der to renew the siege. His oster-
sible reason for going to Maryland
was to shoot wild ducks, but 1 think
that his real reason to escape the
importunities Of the "lame ducks"
OF his party. 1t is thought here
that he will make these appoint
ments before going to the Pacific
Coast in search of voters ia the next
Republican National Convention,
and vote hunting jaunt is to begin,
very appropriately, in the neighbor-
hood Of thu irst OF April. Attorney
General MfIser is said to be studying
the law under which these Judges
are to be apr ointed, as doubts have
been expressed Of its constitution
atty.
Secretary Foster is in Ohio, but
there is quite as much CONSERVATION
in the Treasury Department as there
usually is upon tha change Of an ad-
ministra.ion, and the impression is
igenerally that many heads are to
fall i'm order to make places for Fos-
ter's machine Republicans.
l Treasurer Hunston Is expected to
return to Washington tomorrow,
but he will not, they say at the de-
partment, again resume his duties,
although his resig nation has not been
ioficiaily accepted. There 10 o well
defined rumor here that Mr.. Harri.
son will try to get rid Of Huston by
rendering him an important Foreign
mission. Private Secretary Hal
ford says there Is nothing In IL. but
it Ands many believers neverthe-
less.
Il Last night at the hotel at which
, Hon. William r. Morrison lives,
there was q gathering OF delighted
, Illinois Democrats exchanging con.
gratulations upon the election o!
Gen. Palmer to the United States
Senate, and NO one expressed more
/ pleasure than Mr.. Morrison, wht
had been prominently mentioned az
| a candidate In case or the withdraw.
, al of Gen. Palmer.
IL Republicans here take special de
light in the knowledge that the ex
} travagant appi opriations OF the las
lCOngress will make q deficit In .h,
, Treasury whichfhe incoming Demo
. cratic congress will have to provid,
tor, either by reducing expenses o.
increasing taxation. and they actual
! ly have the s'Rall' to express thei
. delight to Democrats. Perhaps wheI
, the Democratic House begins 10 show
: up some Of the financial cro0kednes
of the majority in the last Congress
|. as it Is almost certain to do, tkes.
. fellows will not feel quite 50 gieeful
/, The Treasury Department has no
? titled the claim agents that all pay
: ments under the direct tax act viii
. be made to the states In trust fo
2 citizens thereof from whom the,
, were collected and that no one vii
Q be allowed to examine the direct-ta,
J records Of .he department unless %
: thorixed by one Of the States to d.
30. This is q black eye TO the fra
{ Iternity Of claim agents, but 1t twOul,
! be safe TO bet that copies Of the de
. partment records were la the pcsses