Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-02-25
Iron our regular Correspondent
Warrington Letter.

VAshiN6TON, u u, req. 10, lS92.
Secretary Blaine very cleverly punc-
tured the Canadian reciprocity balloon by
extracting the information from Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British minister, who has
been acting rs sort Of steerer for the
Canadian Commissioners ever since their
arrival, that they had no authority to ne
sotlate . treaty, and only came here to
learn how much this government would
be willing to grant II the British govern
ment should send properly authorized COM
missioners. Secretary Blaine told them
that 1t was but waste of time to con-
tinue the conferences, under such condi-
tions. The British minister has been ex-
changing cablegrams with his home gov
ernment, but it has not transpired wheth-
er 1t was In regard to this Canadian busi-
ness or the Behring Sea commission, which
Is in session here. 1t is believed ths,
there Is connection between the two
things, and that the British government in
spite OF its many failures in the past has
been again trying TO pull the wool over
Uncle Sans eyes.
1t Is stated here that the movement in
the House to rush the consideration of the
Bland free coinage bill. which was favor
ably reported and placed on the calendar
last week. Is being engineered by the anti
Mills Democrats in the hope that Mills op-
position to its present consideration NAV
prevent his being elected to the Senate by
the Texas legislature. 1t is not certain
what the House will do, but the chances
rather favor the passage OF the bill, as the
petition asking the committee on rules to
make a continuous order for its consider
alton has already received the signatures
of q hundred and twenty Democrats and
the nine Peoples party men.
The nomination of Representative Nc
Kenna of California, to be Judge of the
Circuit Court, is we'll spoken of by every
body.
more striking eXemplfcatlon of the
aosurdity Of the eheese-paripg policy Of
the Democrats in the House is the military
academy annual appropriation bill, the
nrst one to get through that body. BY
striking out such necessary items as those
providing for Improving the defective
plumbing of the barracks OF the enlisted
men, new gas plant In place of The old
and worn out one now in use and new
buildings, and by reducing other items,
such as taking sl00 of the annual salary
of Z ha rIa ho L.;
total to shout $1,000 less than the one
passed last year. Mr.. Otis. Farmers AL
lance member from Kansas, tried to out
do the most parsimonious Democrat, whose
proposition to strike out the item of $50
to purchase soap for the cadets was voted
down, by seriously proposing that the
item for the purchase of saddle blankets
for the cadets be struck out and that every
year at the close of Congress the old car
pets on the floor of the House and Senate
be taken up and shipped to West Point to
be cut up for saddle blankets
The Democrats OF the House spend the
greater portion of their time IN wrangliDg
with each other. The najoritles Of the
House committee on immigration and that
on foreign Affairs are in the midst of
lively row, the question being which cQm.
Of matters relating to the Chinese ques-
ton. The nr.t named committee /. ahead,
as 1t has reported and placed on the calen
dar q bill prohibiting Chinese immigration.
Beginning this week, the Senate and
House committees on immigration will
hold a series of joint sessions for the
purpose OF hearing all parties who wish to
talk on the subject OF immigration.
The House after being scolded by Mr.
Holman and having adopted a resolution
offered by him limiting the cost to $1,000.
adopted Representative Hoar's resolution
directing the committee on manufactures
to investigate the sweating" system Of
tenement house labor.
Senator Hills authority over the Tam
many members of the House was plainly
shown on Saturday when he ordered them
by telegraph to report tC him In New York
city at once. Saturday afternoon had
been previously set aside by resolution of
the House for eulogies on the late Tam
many Representative, Gen. Spinola, but
honors - dead man did not count against
the wishes of the living boss, and the
eulogies were postponed and the New York
members took the train to report to the
boss.
Secretary Noble says in reply to the
charge that he Intentionally sighted Sec
retary Blaine by not mentioning his name
in the speech be made in Philadelphia Fri
day evening; The speech was entirely
ex tempore as | did not know until ar
rived IN Philadelphia that | was down for
a set speech, and | omitted a great many
things that ought to have been said, but
have too high q regard for Secretary
Blaine, whom l regard as one OF the most
majestic and illustrious figures of the PEE
| riod, to Intentionally try to put slight
| upon him or his great achievements"
| The Democrats on the House Ways and
Means committee are far from being hsr-
monious on the tariff; hence their delay in
| reporting any of the bills which they an
nounced as being almost ready several
weeks ago. That announcement has been
repeated every week since and still the bills
are not reported. The attitude Of Mr..
Mills and his followers is probably having
something to do with the delay.