The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-27
Washington Letter.
August 2I, 1891.

ident will return to Washington ear
" in September instead Of waiting
until October, as had been the gen.
eral expectation. Not the least of
these important matters is a recip-
rocity treaty with Venezula, which IS
ready tor his acceptance. This
treaty is a most agreeable surprise to
the public, as it was supposed that
the rejection of the first treaty by
the Congress Of Venezula had IN
definitely postponed reciprocity with
that country; but it seems that the
Congress acted upon a misunder-
standing of the probable effects OF
such an agreement upon the reven-
ues of Venezula, which are almost all
raised by import duties, but seeing
its error before adjournment it au
thorized the President of Venezula
to negotiate and put into effect
similar agreement, and practically
the same treaty which was rejected
by the Congress of that country now
only awaits the sanction and proc
lamation of President 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 reciprocity, having ia
ken the rejection of the first treaty
by the Venezula Congress to mean
that our European rivals had sue
ceeded in putting brake on the re-
ciprocity wheel. Reciprocity was
never more popular than it is now,
and as its benefits are practically
demonstrated it will grow more pop
ular. There are other treaties we'll
under way, but those cannot be spo-
ken of by name without 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 products of which are necessary
to us and our prosperity.
Another subject of importance
which will probably be taken up by
the President soon after his return,
is the refusal of the cattle men to
obey the orders which have been is
sued to them by the Interior depart
ment directing them to vacate the
Cherokee outlet. District Attorney
Speed. of Oklahoma, who was in
town a week ago, reported that not
a single cattle man had either moved
or taken any steps looking to an ear
" removal. An official of the In
terror department told me to-day
that he hadn't the slightest doubt
that the President would order force
to be used, if necessary, to drive
these cattle men from the outlet.
Washington has been quite full of
people this week. First, in import
ance is the annual meeting of the
American Association for the adj
vancement of Science which met
here on Wednesday and which will
remain in session for some days to
come: next was reunion Of the old
time telegraphers, which occupied
Wednesday and Thursday, and which
was brought to a close last night
with a meeting which was connected
by wire with every important tele-
graph office in the United States.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
came over from his summer residence
specially to address this meeting,
and he made a most interesting
speech, and, judging from the con-
slant and long continued applause,
he pleased the veteran key. punchers
very much. In addition to these
bodies the annual regatta of the
National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen was held on the Potomac
river Tuesday and Wednesday,
Take it all in all we have had quite
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 los
ing any sleep for fear of not being
elected, as the district gave his faith
er last November majority of more
than 1900. 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 re-
sent any ballot box thimble rigging.
Secretary Foster has taken a 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 will bring his
family to Washington in the fall.
The house is delightfully."- situated,
being only few squares from the
White House.
The officials OF the Treasury de-
nartment are calculating that all of