The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-31

senator k0acn, OF North Dakota, Will not
proceed much further. There are too
many senators who do not care to SEQ this
matter 90 80 far that the outcome may re-
suit in the airing of the records of certain
other members that might not stand the
search-light that would be turned upon
them if Roach's case is pushed. Senator
German is very anxious to have the mat
ter dropped for the reason. also, that his
meth IDS of directing the campaigns of the
Democrats at Bismarck last winter would
not stand rigid investigation. 1t is almost
certain that the senatorial steering COM
mittee. of which German was chairman,
sent . big ''boodie" fund to Bismarck,
which was used to elect q Democratic sem
ator, when the legislature was Republican
by thirteen majority on joint ballot. ALI
the work of German and his aids would be
sure to become public if this investigation
is honestly conducted. and no one realizes
this more fully than does German.
There was no sign of letting up in the
rush of Office seekers at the White House
today. They came early and stayed late,
and some would have stayed longer if op-
portunity had presented.
But, Mr.. President, what are you 60
ing to do with the states the congressional
delegations are fixing up for the distribu-
tion of local patronage?"
81 am going to smash them"
This is the question reported to have
been put to the president by congress-
man and the reply of the president. To
make the matter little clearer, the con-
gresham learned that while the agree
ment of delegation upon local officers
.~kk H. ill
be bound by it. So plain has this policy
OF the president become that the Alabama
delegation has decided to abandon its
slate before agreed upon. Their lead will
be followed by other delegations with the
result that probably the contest for Office
will become ''free-for-all" race and each
candidate will run on his own merits.
This will probably be satisfactory to many
congressman, for it will relieve them of
considerable responsibility.
Senator Allen returned from his visit to
New York last night. Today he was q
caller at the White House and presented
to the president number Of Washington
state residents whv4rs in the city. Later
in the day he was in the senate chamber
and listened for some time to the remarks
of Senator Mitchell, who argued against
the seating of the senators from Washing
ton, Wyoming and Montana Senator
Mitchell in the course OF his arguments
cited among the disastrous consequences
that would follow the adoption Of the ma
jority report, that:
1t would unreasonably augment and extend
the prerogatives of the state executive over
those Of the legislature, aud subordinate the
constitutional functions OF the legislature to
those of the executive. 1t would place q pre-
MUM on treason to party organization and
party discipline. 1t would encourage factions
and minority in the legislature in filibustering
efforts TO defeat the election of senator's and it
would tend to prevent fair expression of the
majority in Legislatures. In conclusion he ex-
pressed the conviction that the majority in the
senate would vote for the admission Of the
three senators but such q vote would be one
that would overturn 4 deliberate precedent es-
tsblished by the senate alter full consideration
over sixty EIGHT years ago. 1t would establish
precedent that would result inside of ten years
in one-third OF tho senators owing their seats to
executive appointment, and it would inflct q
fatal stab to the great principle OF republican
government
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has writ
ten the following letter to collectors ON
the Pacific coast:
The department is informed that the practice
among Chinese laborers in this country is en-.
trusting money to merchants which IL treated
as part Of the capital in the business Chinese
laborers who have made such disposition of
their savings, although not actually engaged in
mercantile business, claimed to b merchants
ani thereby entitled TO leave the country and
return. The department desires you to closely
scrutinize the certificates which may be pre-.
scnted at you pert to returning Chinese, to re-.
quire evidence OF the standing OF the holders Of
iona i'!e merchants actively engaged in bust.
ness In no case should Chinese be permitted
to enter as merchants. unless their right to that
privilege is clearly established and where it an
pears that the practice herein referred to 10 at.
tempted, the certificates presented should be
ignored, the holders arrested aud the facts re-.
ported to the department.
Secretary of State Gresham today sent
letter to Minister Lincoln, at London.
couched in the most felicitous language
accepting on behalf of President Cleve.
land, Lincoln's resignation, and announc-
ing the appointment and confirmation of
Bayard as his successor.
The criticisms made upon the Russian
treaty, whether just or not. have had the
effect of putting the senate on the defens.
i've 1t is understood that when il in
finally decided 10 give the treaty out. il
will be accompanied by the draft of the
convention as 1t came to the senate. so
that a comparison may be made between
the treaty as ratified and the one upon
which the senate acted. Accompanviny ?
this will also appear the correspondence,
Tor il is understood the state department.
has given its consent to the publication of
the messages that passed between the rep
resentatives Of the contracting powers.
The most recent treaty previously made
by this government bearing upon the ex.
tradition OF criminals was that with Bel.
GUM in lSs2 That contains a clause. said
by the senator's to be almost Identical with
''the political clause" OF the treaty under
discussion. Political clauses are not At ALI
rare IN treaties made by the United States.
for from the early days the right of asy.
Ium has been protected in ali the conyen.
tions negotiated.
Owing 10 the rigid discipline and strict
frontier surveillance IN Russia, it was
pointed out oh the hoor of the senate tba.
exrradition to Belgium and Russia under
treaties of precisely the same wording
meant two vastly different things. Dur
ing this debate il was brought forcibiy to
the attention of the senate by one of the
leading constitutional lawyers Of the
South that this country had at one time
asked for and secured the extradition of a
man charged with what might have,
under such treaty, been called s'politi.
cal otiense." He referred 70 the arrest OF