The Progress., 1892-09-10
FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.
Notes OF Interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.

Notes Oh interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.
wAsHlsGToS, d. G.. September q. 1902
Special Correspondence to The Progress
Quite 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 bull to prohibit immigration
during the cholera epidemic in Europe.
Senator Cullom, who is here, said: ut Is,
in my opiuion, only a sensation.
fail to see the necessity for any
such law. If the health officers of
the country do their duty-and they
seem to be vigilant I've can keep the
cholera out. Should there be a promise
OF great pestileDce we might be COM
PEELED to resort to such heroic measure.
but there Is 10 reason we should do so at
this time. Our officials have ample time
TO quarantine passengers and to pro-
hibit the landing of suspicious cargoes."
Assistant ) cretary Spaulding, OF the
Treasury department., was not so positive
as was Senator CullOm about there being
no II. cessity for prohibiting immigration
He said: II will not express au opinion
that snould be left to the President. OF
course tue suspension Of immigration
would materially lessen the dnnger. vet
IL would be possible even then for the
cholera 70 get here. We are doing all
that ~e can. We have established a
close quarantine to protect this country
&C every port. II it rs decreed by Divine
Providence that we shall have cholera
here we cannot prevent il, but it Is us
near impossible for it to get here as we
eau make it,"
The labor organizations of Washington
are doing something that Is not likely to
be pleasing to the twenty-seven members
of the House who antagonized the eight
hour bill when It was before that body.
A pamphlet addressed to ''the working
men of the United States" has been pre-
pared, giving n brief history Of eight
hour legislation, from the introduction of
the original Dll IN 1866 to the signing of
the law enacted at the late session of
Congress by the president, and the votes
sand of these pamphlets are to be distrib-
uted at once among the workingmen In
the districts Of the twenty seven mem-
bers who opposed the Lill In the House.
The pamphlet requests all who receive It
10 sec that the new law Is rigidly en-
forced In their locality, and says: This
law covers all the labor EN- mployed directly
by the United States, and by contractors
and subcontractors on government work,
including all public buildings. dry docks,
and river and harbor contracts entered
into since August ], 1892"
IL Capt. Lund, of Ontario, Mt present
In Washington, speaks by the card, Can
ada has no idea of fiunking. He says:
Canada will not back down in the MAIN
tenauce Of her policy on account of the
Presidents retaliation decree. The only
effect OF the proclamation will be to push
the work on our canal, the construction
OF which will be pushed through the COM
Ing Winter, so that In the Spring Canada
Will he independent OF the Sault Ste
Marie Canal; meanwhile the ~ cents :.
ton toll imposed OH Canadian vessels viii
be refunded to the shippers by the Cana-
dian government" II is hardly neces-
sary 10 say that Capt. Lunds views do
not accord with those generally held
here.
No protest will be made by this govern
ment against the seizure by Russian
war vessel Of one American aud four
Canadian vessels caught sealing in wat II
over which Russia claims exclusiv, jlris-
dicti'n. On the contrary, officials here
regard the seizures as entirely right and
proper. being the exercise of the same
right which the United States claims 10
have acquired over Behring's Sea by It's
purchase Of Aiaska from Russia. /