The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-05-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1891.

w AsHINGToN, May III, 1871.
The President will return to Washing
ton the last Of this week, and he will
find important matters requiring his
attention in nearly every one Of the de-
partments of the government, 50 that he
will have to put i'll several weeks Of hard |
work in order to catch up with current
affairs. The State department has the
Spanish agreement for reciprocity be-
tween the United States aud Cuba and
Porto Rico; the Venezulan reciprocity
agreement and a number OF minor affairs
including the question of our right to
sieze on the open seas the ltata, the
CHILEAN iusurgent vessel which after
bling sliced at San Diego, California, by
a deputy U. S. Marshal on order from
the Attorney General, sailed away with
the Marshal prisoner, but afterwards
put him ashore. This Treasury depart.
ment has the propositions of Secretary
Foster as to returning to the old form of
making up the monthly statement of the
nations liabilities and assets continuing
the Al per cent bonds that will mature
in September at 2 per cent and other i'm.
portant matters pertaining to our finar.
cial affairs. The Interior Department
has some questions to submit as to the
payment of certain moneys appropriated
for the purchase of Indian lands.
There are also some details about the
Behring sea matters that the Presidents
advice is wanted upon. Secretary Fos-
ter has mailed the instructions for the
pre- sent sealing season to the command.
ers of the Revenue cutters, and has no.
titled them that supplemental instruc.
tions will be telegraphed to them at
Portland, Oregon, or Seattle, Washing.
ton, if they shall be deemed necessary
after the Presidents return. Secretary
Foster positively declines to make pub
lie the nature Of the instructions sent,
so that it is not known whether the cut.
tiers will seize vessels illegally sealing or
not. There is a general belief here that
some understanding has been reached
with England that will stop all sealing
for this season, although it is not based
on authentic knowledge.
By the way, speaking of Behrng Sea
matters, it is interesting to note the
opinion Of Senator Morgan, the leading
Democratic member of the Senate com.
mittee on foreign affairs, of Mr.. Blaine's
manner of conducting the negotiations.
Senator Morgan said of Mr.. Blaine's last
letter to Lord Salisbury made public
several days ago: "Mr. Blaine is very
adroit, and he has got his questions just
right. like the letter. It is direct,
clear, digni6ed and has sufficient pug.
nacity about it. He keeps Lord Sails
bury right down to the point 80 that he
cannot get away. The solemn truth is
that ever since the war Of the revolution,
when we escaped from under the claws
Great Britain, the sentiment of the
British government has been hostile to
us. We cannot make as satisfactory
treaties or reach as liberal agreements
with her as we can with other nationr.
There is that ever present disposition to
interfere with and hinder us in some
way. The time may not be far distant,
If this continues, when she will 90 a
tether's length too far We are sur.
rounded, as it were, by cloud of Brit.
ish influences. We feel them on the
Behring Sea and in the fisheries on the
east, in the Nicaraguan canal matter
everywhere about us she is reaching out
to inju1e u.s."
have it on. good authority that the
national democratic managers are work.
ing like beavers and spending money
lavishly to get the Farmers Alliance to
put gubernatorial ticket in the field in
Ohio, believing that it will draw enough
republican votes to elect the democratic
candidate for Governor. | asked a pro.
minent Ohio republican connected with
the administration, what he thought OF
the prospect. He laughed and said
THE Ohio Republicans who have joined
the Alliance are far too smart to vote
Gin the air" to help their old time oppo
nents, the Democrats. The Republican.
of Ohio are determined to nominate ant
elect Mckinley Governor of that State
and they will not be stopped by any
democratic trickery."
Secretary Blaine is in New York, blu
he will return in time to meet the Presi
dent on his arrival.
Secretary Noble has gone to st. Loui
on private business, and is not expected
back for two weeks.
, The Treasury department has issue,
, to custom officials circular of iAstruc
tons on the new copyright law, whic
goes into effect July Isl.
REGULAR CORRESPONDENT,