Milford chronicle., 1892-04-01
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WASHINGTON, March 78l 1892.
Secretary Blaine has resumed act i've di-
rection of State department affairs. all .houkh
he has not fully recovered from the Aattack
fthe grip from which he has been 81 laerer
for several weeks. and It can be posia yely
s,a,etl that the President has no more al 'ent
supporter in his controversy with Lord az
isbury, concerning Behring Sea matters, thar
Secretary Blaine,y
The situation continues critical, owing to
the failure Of E.ord Salisbury to say def
nitely what his government proposes to do,
and while neither the President nor any
member OF his cabinet anticipates war with
Great Britd ia, they recognize that hostiiities
rnsy resuH from the orders issued to the
COMMANDERS of the naval vessels fthe two
powers, which will soon be in Behring Sea.
It is certain that the Commanders OF the o.
S. vessels, which will include some ofour
strongest fighting ships, will be directed to
se,ze all vessels engaged in taking seals lille
eally. no matter what flag they fly, and it
NAV be that the British commanders of'var
vessels, which according to the latest intor-
nation have already began 70 gather IN the
vicinity Of the sealing waters, will be ordered
to protect sealing vessels fYing the British
Gag. Here lies the danger. If Great Brit
ain will keep her 6Hgers out Of the middle
there will be no trouble, even if she persists
I'm declining to renew the modus vivendi. It
is. this uncertainty that is causing this gov
eminent to prepare for trouble, as far as It
may under the circumstances
The Senate has informally agreed to ratify
the arbitration treaty. but owing to the I'M
usual precautions to keep the proceedings
of the Executive sessions on the subject Sc
cret there is a doubt as to whether the iati-
6cation will be on condition that the modui
yivendi be renewed, or be without ecudi
tons,
The House Census Committee has given
considerable attention to the proposition o
establishing a permanent census bureau
and has heard arguments on the subjee
from number ofgentlemeu, including Su-
perintendeHt Porter, aud it has invited Gen
eral Francis A. Walker, who was Super
! iuteudent of the Tenth Census to give th'
committee mis- ideas on the subject at q
! esrly day as may suit his convenience.
A Joint caucus Of Republican Senators an'
{ Representatives will be held Thursday night
. The only business that will be brought be
fore the caucus will be the selection Of tn
: members of the Congressional CamPa'gI
5 Committee.
' The Paddock Pure Food bill, which wa
recently passed BY the Senate,will be favor
' ably reported to the House by the commit
/. tee on Agriculture.
The President is deeply interested in tn
6 success of the G. A. R. encampment,w hicl
is 10 be held here this year. as his speeia
message to Congress in favor Of the bill ap
propriatiug SIoo. 200, one half to be paid from
: the revenues Of the District of Columbia
shows.
A NATIONAL organization to be known a
the Henry Clay Club, has been organizes
here. It's motto is: "The protectioueC
American markets and the eleYatiou Of Amer
leans, i" and its purpose is to unite those per
sons who are believers in the Fundamental
principles so ably advocated by Henry Clay
d and to encourage the PRONUNCIATION and adop
ton of those trnths which were the inspir
alton Of his life work. Literature is to b.
distributed and branch clubs organized II
the mining and manufacturing sections O
the South, and arrangements have alread.
been perfected for sending the following elo
quent gentlemen to that section to max
E speeches Hon. Chauucey N. Depew, ex
3 Senator Rvarts, and Representatives Rec
: and BurrowS
The fate of the Free Coinage Bill, whiel
+ everybody expected to have been decided
as far as the House is concerned last week
has been practically defeated by the aid c
Republican votes