Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-03-26
WASHINGTON NOTES,
The NeWs From the National Capital as il
Effects the Interests of the West
ern Farmers.
Our Correspondent Tells What Our o.
fciais are Doing in the Capital
City.

..-.. .... City.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Special Cor
respondent: Postmaster General Wana-
maker is in need of the services of shrewd
detective. He is anxious to find the name
and address of the female Government
clerk who rumor says has been boasting
of having been lobbyist during the
recent session of Congress, and having
been the principal instrument used by Jay
Gould to chang up" in the House commit
tee on Postoffices Mr.. Wanamaker's
postal telegraph scheme. 1t will be re-
membered that the committee by vote
of six to five decided against reporting
the bill to the House. If Mr.. Wanamaker
discovers this mysterious female, there is
certain to be one vacancy in the Gov
ernment service. ..."
The usual scare, incidental to the close
of the long session Of Congress, is now on
in the Government printing Office. Every
few days big batch of employees is dis
charged, and as this thing will continue
for several weeks before the force is
reduced sufficiently, every employe in the
big printing shop is on the ragged edge,
so to speak, daily expecting to receive
the dreaded yellow envelope, containing
the formal printed notice, reading: "Your
services will not be required after this
n TO
persist in hankering after Government
work.
The presence of Senator PETER and the
Kansas Farmers Alliance Representatives
in this city has had a good effect. The
alliance is no longer looked upon as an
organization to be dreaded by everybody
not farmers, these men have convinced
the people that they do not wish to
revolutionize things, except so far as it
may be necessary to right certain wrongs
under which they suffer. To put it in
Senator PETERS own words: eve are not
dangerous in any direction; we do not
wish to destroy, but to build up, to pre-
serve, to foster, and especially to protect
all mems rights" That certainly isn't
the language of dangerous man, bu,
rather that Of a man who is asking fol
himself and associates only the same
rights that are enjoyed by others,
0It is becoming apparant that neither
Mr.. Blaine nor any other member Of the
cabinet will allow their names to be used
in the republican national convention in
antagonism to that Of Mr.. Harrison, who
can, unless some of the longest headed
politicians are at fault. if he wishes ii
(and he undoubtedly does) again become
the nominee of his party.
Mr.. Blaine and Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British minister, are daily closeted
together arranging the details for the
arbitration Of the Behring's Sea dispute,
which has been agreed to by the British
government Mr.. Blaine declines to make
public anything until the preliminaries
have been all settled.
Will Secretary Noble resign and be
appointed to one of the Circuit Court
judgeships? There are many people here
who believe that he will. He has had
nothing but trouble since he entered the
cabinet, owing to the continual differences
that have arisen between him and the
heads Of the important bureau of his
department. Weather it has been altogeth-
er his fault or that of the officials under
him, am not prepared to say. His first
difference, as everyone will remember.
was that which resulted in the dismissal
of "CorporaP' Tanner, from the head Of
the Pension Office, and the trouble which
caused the resignation of Commissioner of
Public Lands. Croft is still fresh in the
public mind, and now there is very
serious difference of opinion between him
and Indian Commissioner Morgan, which
the gossips claim has caused him to
decide to resign.
From the fact that in all his past diff
culties with subordinates Mr. Harrison
has stood by the Secretary. am inclined
to think that if either official resigns it
will be the Indian Commissioner and not
Secretary Noble. 1t is not probable that q
man Of Mr.. Mobiles undoubted ability
would care to accept an appointment
upon the bench of the Omitted States
Circuit Court, at $4,000 year. II there
was a vacancy in the Supreme Court and
he could get it, he would probably take
it; there are few men who wouldn't
Mr.. Harrison has decided to make the
appointment of the new Circuit Court
Judges during the Congressional Irecess.
But private Secretary Halford says they
may not be announced for several months.
This is discourageing to numerous hungry
patriots that are applicants for these life
time positions, but as it indicates dis
position to weigh carefully the merits of
the applicants; it will probably be more
satisfactory for the country at large than