Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.

From Our Regular CorrcpondfnL
wAsHIsoTos, May 10, lSe3.--So
far as the deportation Of tho unregis'
tered Chinese 10 concerned the U. =.
government 10 about In the same fix
a. the man who couldn't II be wanted
to, and did not want to anyway. The
government hasn't enough money
available to send 1000 Of tho more than
100000 Unregistered Cinnamon back
TO their homes, anu It In not probable
that any attempt will DO made to send
any OF them back until Congress mp.
propriatss tho money TO pay the ex-
penses. This predicament was entirely
unexpected, as Il had been the opinion
OF the President and nearly every
member OF his cabinet that the Su-
preme court would declare the Geary
act unco constitutional, but 1t Is now his
tory that the court by vote Of to 0
decided II constitutional. There
has been lots OF talk about
the probability Of the Chinese
government retaliating by driving all
Americans out OF China, but the
Chinese minister here has assured
Secretary Gresham that his govern
ment not only would not attempt to
retaliate, but had already taken ample
precautions to protect such Americans
~ reside In remote parts OF China from
attacks which mobs OF Ignorant ma.
tives might be- inclined TO make ulon
them when the news reaches them. 1t
10 not regarded as very probable that
with the present rather low stage OF
available cash In the treasury Con-
gress will vote the So, 900, 900 estimated
10 be required. IL Ii thought more
likely that q compromise allo wing
those Cinnamon already here TO re-
main will be the iinsl result
Judge Lochren, the now commits
sloner OF pensions, has made decided
siir among the politicians by announc.
ing his purpose To make the local
medical boards which examine appli-
Giants fer pensions In all sections OF the
country exclusively Democratic, In
stead of allowing the opposition one
out Of every three members, M has
been the custom ever since those
boards were established. II 10 sup.
posed that his action was previously
endorsed by President Cleveland.
Many complaints are made because
Of the seeming hardness OF the OIL cals
In completing arrangements for the
spening TO settlement OF the Cherokee
strip. The contract was this week
signed by representatives Of The Chsro-
kee Nation and Secretary liohe Smith,
but II Ia stated at the interior depart.
ment that there is no probability OF the
strip being opened before the 10Th Of
July.
Judge A. w. Terrell, OF Texas, the
new miuister OF Turkey wore "sIove-
pipe" hat for the first time In his lie
this week. 1t was presented TO him by
an admiring friend, who told him that
It wac part Of the necessary outfit OF
an American minister abroad.
1t 10 not thought probable that the
government will take any action In
regard to the Sunday opening OF the
Worlds Fair further than TO order, In
accordance with an opinion given by
the attorneys general this week, that
all OF the government exhibits, inolud-
ing the branch postoillco on the Ex-
position grounds, DO closed on Sunday.
Opinion differs about the rebuilding oil
the 81, 500, 900 voted by Congress TO the
Exposition, providing II remained
closed ON Sunday. Hon. b. Is.
Smalley, one OF the Worlds Fair COM
missioner, IN at present In Washing
ton, and his osinltn 10 that the money
30 far paid OF that appropriated will
be paid just us acquisitions are made on
tho treasury for Il.
A sensation was caused here this
week by the ding OF charges against
Reconnaissance Of Patents Simonds
with the Secretary OF the Interior.
The charges IRE that Mr.. Simonds,
while In Office, made oopies Of papers
deposited In what l. known as the
secret iiles OF his office for his own
private use. An investigation will h,
made. Mr.. Bimonds denies that he
has done anything more than any
citizen has u right to do. II Ia reported
that behind this matter Ia scheme by
which the Bell Telephone company
hopes 10 renew Its monopoly OF Ia,
telephone business, but the reports AZ,
OF rather q vague nature, and may
have originated because the paper
which Mr.. Sliuonds Ia charged will
having illegally obtaiued copiea Of NJ,