Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-05-16
Washington City News.
Special Correspondence to HEnALD.


WASHINGTON, d. c., May 8, 1s9l.-Secretary
| Blaine is in New York and Secretary Foster will
| not talk about Behring Sea matters, consequent
| ly there are number Of rumors flying around
| abou- what is is not TO be done. That which
IS most generally believed says that England and
| the United States have decided to Jointly police
| the behring Sea for the purpose Of preventing
tho taking of seals this season by anyone, if il
can be done. Whether this be entirely correct
| cannot say, but there are good reasons for be
| heylng that some such agreement has been or
Will be reached, and have just been told that il
| was probable that Russia would be asked, il it
has not already, to join in the agreement 1t is
said that the president obtained some new ard
important information on this subject while on
| the Pacific Coast, which was Immediately wired
to Mr.. Blaine.
The federal council of Venezuela has approved
the reciprocity proposition submitted to that
government by Secretary Blaine without dottinu
an II or crossnga II and all that is necessary
to make it a law is the proclamation of the pres
ldent, which will probably be issued soon after
Mr. Harrison gets back to Washington, and an
other market viii be opened wider to American
farm products and manufactures, and still the
reciprocity idea goes marching proudly along
constantly adding to American prosperity
treasurer Nebeker went to Indiana this week
Tor the purpose of completing arrangements to
bring his family to Washington He will return
in about ten days. Mr.. Nebeker has made a
favorable impression upon the treasury officials
py ms clear headed business methods, and he
promises to become very popular official.
The report of the New Orleans grand Jury de-
clinlng to indict anybody for the Jynching of
the Italians excited very little comment here, as
1t was exactly what everybody expected. Rudini
was several days ahead of time in notifying the
Marquis lmperiali, who was left in charge of the
Italian legation by Baron Faya, the minister, Of
the severance of all diplomatic relations with the
United States. He should have waited until the
report of the grand jury was made public, and
then he might have taken that as an excuse for
his action. 1t will not be fully decided until
the president returns what action the govern
ment will take, but it is said that two members
of the cabinet now in the city are in favor of
Withdrawing our minister and closing the Amer
lean legation in Rome until such time as the
Italian government shall recover its senses, and
L think it probable that that is just about what
will be done
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Netteton
went to New York yesterday, and he Will remain
several days, paying special attention 10 the
workings of the new immigration law III Whch
he is greatly interested. The administration Oh
this law is part of Gen. Nettleton's dutles' ana
he is confident that under its provisions he will
be able to greatly improve the character OF the
immigrants landed at ports. 1t is generally
admitted that there is ample room for improve
ment of that sort.
Secretary Noble has informed a delegation of
Choctaw Indians, that called on him with refer
ence to obtaining the money that congress ap-
propriated to pay for certain lands belonging to
the Choctaw nation, that nothing could be done
| until the president returned This is the appro-
priation that Secretary Noble has been said to be
opposed to paying, because of his belief that too
! great portion of it was going into the pockets
of Washington attorney.
One of the democratic candidates for Speaker
| of the House-Bynum, of Indiana,-has practl-
cally thrown up the sponge. lisa case OF sour
/ grapes with him knowing that he stood not the
remotest chance of being elected he SAID: II have
concluded that the duties of the next Speaker
will be of such an arduous and exactlng nature
that 1 am not certain that would accept the pc
sition II were elected to it," This, in the eyes
of MIR. HynHIn, lets him down easy and grace
fully, and as it4larms one else let It 20 at
that.
1t seems now t0D5 '.sssalsr+ry 7Tt-csss4t.sf!-
democrats that -'.e South will get the Speaker
ship, because it cannot hope to be represe,Da II
upon the national ticket next year, and the light
seems to be between Mills, of Texas, Crisp, of
Georgia, and McAIiIlin. of Tennessee with the
chances of election at present about in the order
named; but if Crisp continues to gain as he has
done lately he Will go into the caucus in the
lead. He has; however, a newly developed and
powerful opposition, in the liquor interests, to
overcome, and it is very doubtful whether he
can succeed in doing it.