Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

written aud compiled lot tue HEkALD'J
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 6.-Secre-
tory blaine was closeted for severa, hours
to.Sov with Sir julian Faunceiete, the
British Minister, Sir Charles Upper, and
several otker representatives of the
Canadian Government. This conference
;s understood to have been informal, and
vas Granted bv Mr.. Blaine at the request
&C Tho Canadians for the purpose of cX-
changing views on the subject Of reel
nrocltv. II is not known whether
debate agreement was reached as TO
common rasls for negotiation, as MI.
Blaine declines to talk about the CONFER
eoce. considering it Only as friendly
tain about onicial significance. Unless
there was great change on the part OF
the Canadians from their recent express
sd oninion as to what Canada was pre-
nored to offer rs it is certain that no
sTreement WAS reached, rs it is known
flat Mr. Blaine will never consent TO any
Arrangement that will injure the agIi-
cnlturol interest of this country. There
,s a well defined suspicion here that the
Canadian Government is laying wires i0r
the purpose OF trying 10 get some bencht
in some manner not yet clearly apparent
ont of the arbitration of the BehrlhS sea
ouestion. However, if they can TOOL Mr..
R,aine they are welcome to everything
they can cet. He has not been fooled
yet. , !,
The international sensation caused by
the REQUEST Baron Faya, the Italian MIN
ister made of the Department OF State
for his passports lasted just tour days
last week every one was talking OF the
situation. to-day, owing to the dlgnlned
and positive manner in which Mr.. Blame
answered the silly vaporings ana demands
of the Italian Government and entirely
reversed the situation IN the eyes OF tue
civilized world. the incident is regarded
as a back number, although it will occu-
DIV an important place in the diplomatic
records for sometime to come. The silly
talk about changing the Constitution OF
the United States for the purpose OF CIV
ing The general government authority to
nrotect the citizens of foreign countries
resident in any portion of this country
does not emanate from the adminlstra-
ton. nor does it, as far as can learn, re-
fleet the sentiments OF a single member OF
the administration. ii being put upon
precisely the same footing as native
Americans isn't good enough for the for
eign subjects they had better return
home. The idea Of giving them more
than our own citizens Is rather more
than the American people will stand
The President had an unexpected visi-
tor Saturday in the person of Jay Could.
Afterwards Gould had long talk with
Postmaster. General Wauamaker. He en-
deavored to Ie'suade Mr.. Wahamaker to
chance his mind about the price named
BIZ him nearly two years ago to be paid
the Western Union Telegraph Company
for earring Government kilograms. The
Western Union Company has never
agreed to accept that price, although 1t
has continued TO send the Government
despatches right along and its bill, even
at the reduced prices named by MT
Wanamaker, must be a pretty stiff one
now. Mr.. Gould left Le.e Saturday after
noon for ST. Louis, where it is said an
other big railroad deal is about to be
cOnsumated.
Senator Henderson, chairman Of the
Senate Committee en- Printing, after
months rest. las returned to this city in
order to begin the ard nous duty imposed
upon his committee 10y Congressional
resolution, of investigating the method OF
printing and distributing all classes OF
public documents including the Congress
ional Record, tor the purpose OF reporting
bill to reduce the expenditures in this
line, if it can be done without injury to
the public interest. There are unques-
tionably gross abuses in the pres
ent system Of distributing public docu-
ments but a reform would take away
some OF tie perQuisitcs of Congressman
and their hangers on, and is for that Tea-
son doubtful. Another considerable eX-
pense that may easily be avoided is the
printing Of quantity OF each and every
| bill that Congressman are worried into in
trodncing for their crank constituents, an
editing committee could remedy this by
reporting upon Tue bills chat should be
printed at government expense. About
ninety per cent. Of the bills printed under
the present system entail an absolute waste
of money. as they are not again heard
from until the next session when they are
again introduced aud printed at Govern
ment expense.
The President viii, If nothing turns mp
to prevent, leave here on the l4th of this
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Pacific State, short stops will be made at
the following places: Roanoke. Va
Chattanooga and Memphis, Tenn; At
lanta, Ga; Birmingham, Ala; Little
| Rock, Ark. Dallas. Galveston and III
Paso. Tex Yuma, Los Angeles, San
| Francisco and other points IN California.
From California the party will pro ICED to
Portland, Olymphia and Puget Sound,
aud from the latter place will start for
home. Cities 10 be VISITED on tho return
trip have not been definitely agreed upon
nor has the make mp Of the party.
Mr.. Harrison will preside oyer the
opening ceremonies Of tho Patent centen-
NAL to be celebrated here this week.
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