The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washing on is itsaif again. i uring
the week that President Cleveland,
his cabinet, and the .ohceseekers
were away the town took on a mild,
summer dulness but now that the
big officials are all again at their
desks, and the place-hunters having
got their SECOND wind, are making
a fresh assault all along the lines,
things are humming merrily again
and promise to continue so right
along until the opening of the extra
session of Congress, which il certain
to meet in September and which may
possibly meet before. A long list Of
Presidential postoffice appointments
were made this week.
Secretary Carlisle found the gold
condition of the Treasury much easier
when he returned than it was when
he went away. The free gold" now
amouts to something like 100000,
and there has been a very decided
''let up" in the demand for gold for
export. No man can say with any
certainty whether thesudden cessation
in the demand for gold to be sent
abroad is very welcome to the admin
istration, as it has given it an oppor-
tunity to strengthen it's gold reserve
and to prepare for future demands.
Their are good reasons for the belief
that the administration does not care
to have the financial situation become
too easy before the meeting of Cong
ress, because it depends upon the I'm
settled feeling in financial circles to
exercise sufficient influence upon
votes in Congress to bring about an
unconditional repeal of the Sherman
silver law, which it blames for all the
trouble. The silver men have no
special love for the Sherman law, but
they say that it cannot be repealed
unless they are given a satisfactory
substitute for it, and that the admin
stration VIII not, unless great change
occurs, agree to give them.
In view of the nearnoss of the time
for the Z. S. Supreme Court to pass
upon the constitutionaIity of the
Great anti-Chinese law, the Treasury
officials having charge of the matter
have decided to await the rendering
of that decision before mapping out
the policy of the Government in deal
ing with the Chinese now IN this
Country who have failed to register
as the law provides. If the copstitu-
tionality of the law is upheld, and
most lawyers appear to be of the OPP
inion that it will be, the officials of
the Government will have to. tackle
the problem of getting nd of the I'M
registered Cinnamon found in the
United States after May S, 1893, shall
forthwith be returned to the country
whence they came, and therein lies
the problem. They are not disposed
to go unless compelled, and they Ger
tainly will not pay their own fares,
and Congress failed to make an APP
preparation to pay for their deporta-
ton. The arguments in the case will
be heard by the Supreme Court on
the 10, inst, and it is hoped that
decision will be handed down within
a week from that date.
Mr.Fredrick Dillon, of Halifax,
Nova Scotia, at present visiting WASH
ington, thinks the Canadian senti-
ment for annexation has been grossly
exaggerated. He said speaking Oh
that subject: Il do no think that our
people care for annexation to the
United States. The present status is
good enough. We are practically
independent of Great Britain; levy a
tax on all imports she sends us, and
contribute not dollar of taxes to the
mother country. II trouble should
come, there is the British army and
navy that would rally to our protect
ion. There is no hurry to dissolve
such an advantageous connection"