Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-03-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Reg ular correspe ndent
Washington, March Z, 1899.

AhV AScAAShe Suihp hOLuC lIOlu
his vacation two or three days
earlier than he intended, because
of the very peculiar action of Lord
Salisbury in refusing a renewal of
the modus vivendi in Bebring
Sea pending the arbitration pro-
posed by the treaty signed las.
week. The President and his
Cabinet consider the situation
very critical, and much regret is
expressed because Secretary
Blaine is confined to his bed with
the grip. Lord Salisbury's action
is virtually an insult to this gov
ernment, and makes the treaty of
very little service, as there will be
nothing to arbitrate if this gov
ernment allows the Canadian
sealers to 60 into Behring Sea the
coming season, and nothing but
force will prevent them, and if we
use force we shall unquestionably
have to fight the British Navy,
and after the fighting is begun the
arbitration treaty will not stop it.
The arbitration treaty was to
have been sent to the Senate this
week, and ifit goes in and is call
ed up in Executive session there
vii probably be some very bellig-
erent talk, as there are Senators
who, believing that Salisbury has
deliberately and Intentionally TO-
suited us. are in favor of refusing
to rstify the arbitration treaty,
ard of having the administration
inform Salisbury that this govern
ment intends to maintain its rights
In Behring Sea by force if neces-
ssry. For the first time in years
a night session of the Cabinet has
been held, the President being de-
termlned to do nothing rashly and
at the same time to leave nothing
undone that is necessary to the
upholding of American rights
and American honor. He will
show the world that he will deal
with powerful Great Bretaln in
precisely the same spirit he did
with weak Chill.
Well, well! wonders will never
cease. Senator German says, and
he evidently expects the country
to believe him, that he never had
an hours conversation with Sem
ator Hill in his life. and never had
any consul alton with him on any
subject. German is very shrewd
in detecting the way of the wind,
politically spe lking, and he sell
dom speaks for publication with
out having a definite object in
view. Some say his object in
making the present statement is
to announce his desertion of Hill,
and others that it is merely a
! dodge in Hills favor.
The Hill boomers are making
preparations for demonstration
in force in the South, which sec
ton the Cleyelagd men have all
along claimed as their exclusive
property. Discreet Hill agents
have been working up Hill sen.
timent IN the South for some
weeks past, and how well they
have done their work is shown by
the invitations to visit that sec
ton which Mr.. Hill has recently
received and is daily receiving
from its prominent cities. A
tour will be arranged for HIM,
perhaps it would be nearer exact
to say by him, which will take in
all the points where his agents re.
port a probability of capturing
any delegates to the National con.
yention.
Jerry Simpsons attempt TO In
troduce the Mrs. Lease style OF
stump speech on the floor of the
House was a flat failure, and Jer.
ry had to withdraw his unparIia.
mentary language and apologize
to the House for having used it
His apology was a SANDER on the
good people of Kansas, for be
tried to leave the House under the
impression that the use of bad
language was so common in thai
State that he should not be hello
responsible for having used it
The Objectionable language was
used in running debate, on the
bill allowing railroads to give
special rates to commercial travel.
ers, when Simpson referred tc
Senator CuIlom, the author of the
Interstate Commerce law, as an
"iniquitous railroad Attorney
| The democrats of the Honse ap.
pear to have fully made up their
minds that no private pension
Legislature shall get through at
this session, for, although Friday
night sessions have been set
apart for this purpose, the demo
Gratis purposely remain away and
then raise the point of "no
quorum in order to prevent any
thing being done. The same
thing might have been accom-
plished in more manly way by
the adoption of a resolution read
ing something like this: Resolved
that no private pension bill shall
be voted for by the majority of
this House, no matter how just 1t
NAV be nor how needy the annli.