The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Wal uouis to-ual WIFI oit Juiihu L aunce-
forte, the British minister. Sir Charles
Topper and several other representatives
of the Canadian government. This con.
ference is understood to have been infor-
nal, and was granted by Mr.. Blaine at
the request of the Canadians for the pur.
pose of exchanging views on the subject
of reciprocity. 1t is not known whether
common basis for negotiation, as Mr..
Blame declines to talk about the con.
ference, considering it only as friendly
talk without official significance. Unless
there ia great change on the part Of the
Canadians from their recent expressed
opinion as to what Canada was prepared
to offer US, it is certain that no agree
ment was reached, as it is known that
Mr.. Blaine will never consent to any ar.
rangement that will injure the agricul.
tural interest of this country. There is
well defined suspicion here that the
Canadian government is laying wires for
the purpose of trying to get some benefit
in some manner not yet clearly apparent
out of the arbitration of the Behring Sea
question. However, ii they can fool Mr..
Blaine they are welcome to everything
they can get He has not been fooled
yet.
The international sensation caused by
the request Baron Fava, the Italian
minister, made of the department of
State for his passports lasted just four
days. Last week everyone was talking
of the situation. To day, owing to the
digniied aud positive manner in which
MIR, Blaine answered the silly vaporings
and demands of the Italian government
and entirely reversed the situation in the
eyes of the civilized world, the incident
is regarded as back number, although
it will occupy an important place in the
diplomatic records for some time to
come. The silly talk about changing
the consttu ion of the United States for
the purpose Of giving the general govern.
ment authority to protect the citizens of
foreign countries resident in any portion
of this country does not emanate from the
administration. nor does it, as far as l
can learn. reflect the sentiments Of a sin.
gle member of the administration. If
being put upon precisely the same foot.
ing as native Americans isn't good
enough for the foreign subjects they had
better return home. The idea Of giving
them more than our own citizens is
rather more than the American people
can stand
The President had an unexpected visi.
tor Saturday in the person Of Jay Gould.
Afterwards Gould had a long talk with
Postmaster General Wanamaker. He
endeavored to pursuade Mr.. Wanamaker |
to change his mind about the price
named by him nearly two years ago to
be paid by the Western Union telegraph |
company for carrying government tele-
grams. The Western Union company
has never agreed to accept the price, al.
though it has continued to send the |
government dispatches right along, and
its bill, even at the reduced prices named
by Mr.. Wanamaker, must be a pretty |
stiff one now. Mr.. Gould left here
Saturday afternoon for St. Louis, where
it is said another big railroad deal is
about to be consumated.
Senator Manderson, chairman OF the
Senate committee en- printing, after a
months rest, has returned to this city in |
order 10 b. eio the arduous duty imposed
upon his committee hy Congressional
resolution, Of investigating the metht d |
of printing and III tr,buting all classes OF
public documents, including the Con.
gressional Record, for the purpose Of re-
porting bill to reduce the expenditures
in this line, if it can be done without in.
jury to the public interest There are
unquestionably gross abuses in the
present system, Of distributing public
documents, but reform would take
away some Of the perquisites OF Con.
gressmen and their kangers.on, and 10
for that reason doubtful. Another con.
siderable expense that may easily be
avoided is the printing Of quantity Of
each and every bill that Congressman
are worried into introducing for their
crank constituents. An editing com.
committee could easily remedy this by
reporting on bills that should be printed
at government expense. About ninety
per cent Of the bills printed uider the
present system entail an absolute vast
of money, as they are not again heard
from until the next sssion, when they
are again INTRODUCED aud printed at gov.
eminent expense.
The President will, if nothing turns
up to prevent, leave here on the l4th Of
this month or thereabouts on trip TO
the Pacific States. Short stops will be
made at the following places: Roanoke,
Va; Chattanooga and Memphis. Tenn;
Atlanta, Ca; Birmingham, Ala; Little
Rock, Ark; Dallas, Galveston and
FL Paso, Tex; Yuma, Ariz, Los Ange.
les, San Francisco and other points in
California. From California the party
will proceed to Portland, Olympia and
Puget Sound, and from the latter place
will start for home. Cities to be visited
on the return trip have not been def.
nitely agreed upon, nor has the makeup
Of the party.
Mr.. Harrison will pre- ,ide over the
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