Milford chronicle., 1892-03-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1NeroN. March u. 80.

WASHINGTON, March q, 1892.
Secretary Foster was at his desk bright
and early this morning, hard at work upon
the business which had accumulated during
his flying European trip He looks well,
and says he feelsmuch better than he did
when he went away, and there is no visible
evidence ofthe black eye he received by be-
ing thrown against the side of the cabin by
sudden lurch of the vessel, on the home
reGsrd ypy9fec When asked about the new
- 90 fave been started
batch of stories which q. reg 40 me
concerning the condition of the treasafY; N
smiled and said "They are simply rePeti-
lions of the stories which have been Periodi-
cally started by the Democrats for year or
two past. The treasury is all right it is
meeting and will continue to meet every
Legitimate demand upon it,and will also con-
tinue the policy of keeping the money OF the
country in active circulation, where every
body gets some benefit from it, instead of al
lowing it to accumulate either in the treasury
or in favored repositories.
The President and his cabinet have fully
decided upon the policy of the United States
In Behring Sea, and it is probsble that orders
have already been issued that will send
sufficient naval force to the sealing waters to
prevent any wholesale poaching during the
coming season. Lord Salisbury has not an
swered the dispatch sent him two weeks ago
to-day, and there is good authority for say
ing that the President is now Indifferent as
10 what that answer may be or when it shall
be sent. Great Britain was given a reasona-
BILE time TO cooperate with us in preventing
illegal sealing, and her neglect to do so is
her own affair.
Secretary Blaine continues to improve, and
if he does not conclude to take short trip,
will probably resume his duties during the
present week. He is in perfect accord with
what the President has done concerning Ben
ring Sea matters.
Certain Democrats in Congress made
very shrewd move the other day to neutral
ize the effect Of the passage ofthe free coin
age bill upon the interests of their party in
the Eastern and Middle States, and for a time
it looked like they would succeed in trap
ping the Republicans into helping them, but
il no longer looks that way. It was proposed,
and very innocent proposition it looked,
that Representative Harter, of Ohio and Rep
resentative Bland, of Missouri, should en-
gage in joint discussion of free silver in
some Of the big Eastern cities. AS both of
these men are Democrats, representing re-
spectiveiy the radical sides ofthe silver ques-
ton, no politics was discerHed in the prOpo-
sition. But when Mr.. Bland said he could
not take part, and suggested that Represeu-
tative Bartiue of Nevada, one of the few Re
publican free coinage men in the House,
should take e t, the politics in the
shenmlt mor6ce apparent and it fairly
buleed out when to the original proposition
was added another, that the speeches of the
two men should be reported and printed for
distribution in the East, the speeches to be
printed in parallel columns with heads read
ing "a Republican for Free Coinage" and
a oDeuocrat Against Free Coinage" Ifths
Democrats get no help of this sort until it is |
given them by Republicans, their case may |
be regarded as hopeless.
In spite Of the complaints of the low sal I
aries paid orr eonsuls abroad-much less in
many instances than private business houses
pay their representatives at the same places |
the peaAut policy of the Democrats in the
House has been applied to the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill and the sal |
aries Of a large number of consuls reduced. |
The committee also struck out entirely the
appropriation for the Bureau of American
Republic which has been Of great service to
those having or desiring to have business
with the countries Of South and Central
America.
Notwithstanding the attempt of Senator
Hill to bulldoze the Democrats Of the House
election committee into endorsing the theft
by which Mr.. Rockwell, Of New York holds
the seat 10 which Representative Moves was
honestly elected by the voters of The twenty
eighth district OF that State, only one Demo
crat on that committee voted against the re-
port declaring Col Neyes entitled to the
seat which has been made to the House.
At least one man has been found who is
not ashamed TO be called mugwump It is
Representative Williams, Of Massachusetts,
the gentleman who has been playing "me
too" to young Sherman HOar all this ses-
sion
a number Of clothing manufacturers hav-
ing given the sub-commiltee Of The House
cofBmittee on Manufactures a most glowing
description Of the benefits OF tie so-caIIed
Sweating system OF labor, that committee
will think Il over until the aoth inst, when /
il win 20 to Bosfoo for further information. s