The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., sept. =, lS92.-
Quite a sensation WAS created here by
the statement that President Harrison
returned to Washington to call an extra
session of congress for the purpose of
passing bill to prohibit immigration
during the cholera epidemic in Europe.
Senator Cullum. who is here, said: " 1t
is, in my opinion, only n sensation. l
fail to see the necessity for any such law.
Ii the health officers do their duty--and
they seem to be vigilant-we can keep
the cholera out. should there be n
promise of a great pestilence we might
he compelled TO resort To such heroic
measure, but there is no reason why We
should do 40 at this time. Our officials
have ample power to quarantine passen'
gers aud to prohibit the landing of suspi-
cious cargoes."
Assistant Secretary Spaulding, Of the
treasury DEF artment, was net 50 positi, 9
as Senator Cullom about there being no
necessity for prohibiting immigration.
He said: will not express an opinion
on subject that should be left to the
president. Of course the suspension Of
immigration would materially lessen the
danger, though il would be possible even
then for the cholera to get here. We
are doing all that we can, We have es-
tablished close quarantine To protect
this country at every port. II 1t is di-
rected by Divine providence that we
shall have cholera here we can not pre-
vent it, but IL is rs near impossible for it
to get in as we can make il"
State department officials are reticent
concerning the mission of the United
States gunboat Concord, which was this
week ordered to proceed to Venezuela, rs
fast as she could get there. They say
that the Concord has gone u look after
American interests, just AS though some
body might suppose she had been sent
there to look after European interests.
As n matter of fact the ConcoId has
gone upon serious and in one sense a
dangerous mission. She is under orders
to investigate the recent forced removal
of political refugees from vessel flying
the United States flag by officials of one
Of the rival Venezuelan factions, and If
the facts shall be as reported in the press
dispatches her commander is tn demand
the return of those refugees, the taking
of which was violation of the ultima.
tum of this country long ago issued, and
ably reaihrmed by Mr., Blaine in the Bar.
rundia case, /, c. that political refugee
can not be removed from beneath the L,
:. flag. Naval officers consider the mis-
sion difficult, AS an attempt is certain Ia
be made by both factions in Nenezuels
to use any recognition they may get 10y
an official demand from the commander
of the Concord as weapon in their local
fight, Besides that, the yellow fever is
epidemic in Venezuelan ports and the
cholera threatens to become So by the
time the Concord gets there. No naval
officer envies those on the Concord,
The labor organizations of Washington
are doing something that is not likely TO
be pleasing 10 the twsnty.seven members
of the house who antagoniEed the eight
hour bill when II was before that body.
A pamphlet addressed to THE Work
ingmen of the United States" has been
prepared, giving brief history of eight
hour legislation, from the introduction
of the original bin in 1866 to the signing
Of the law enacted at the late session Of
congress by the president, and the votes
I for and against In I'm congress. Five