The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, June I'd, 1893

WASHINGTON, June I'd, 1893.
The administration has not been in
Office quite three months yet, but so
great has been the strain upon the
strength OF nerves OF its members, caused
by the laborous work of reforming-on
paper-the whole government, that they
have already begun to indulge in little
vacations for their individual pleasure.
Mr.. Cleveland was so overrun with
official cares that he could not accept
the invitation extended him by the G.
A. r. to attend the Memorial Day exer.
cises at Arlington, but he started on the
afternoon of that day for weeks salt
water fishing. Secretary Carlisle found
time between dismissals of Republican
officials in the Treasury to spend por-
ton of this week in Maryland as the
guest OF Senator Gibson. Secretary Nor
ton, having about concluded his task OF
getting rid OF every prominent Republi.
can official attached to the Agricultural
department, is in Nebraska recupeart.
ing. P. NJ. G. Bissel!, who finds the
reforming Of the Post Office department
much more exasperating task than he
counted upon, trusted to luck that no
Hill Democrat would slip into post
Office while he was away. and took q
run up to Buffalo to see whether any.
body had been attempting to reform the
game OF penockle since he came away.
Attorney General Olney, just to show
how deep his interest was in the legal
proceedings for the pretended purpose
Of compelling the Sunday closing Of the
Worlds Fair, took a trip 70 Boston.
Incidentally. be doubtlees took occasion
TO renew his stock OF rnugwump frigdity.
which has been largely drsvn upon to
cool the hot. headed southern Democrats
who have occasionally managed TO get
past the sentinel at his door and into his
private Office. This is certainly an early
beginning OF the holiday season and
indicates regular boom for the vacation
business little later on.
Senator Allison is being highly COM
mended by Republicans for having said
that he would not serve as delegate to
the International monetary conference,
which is to meet again next November,
because it will be the duty of every Be-
publican in Congress to be in his seat
when the Fifty.third Congress meets
and begins the work of tearing down
the carefully constructed fabric which
has given the United States thirty years
OF prosperity never equalled by any
other nation, in accordance With the
Democratic programme. Senator Ali,
son thinks that Gov. Boies will be re-
nominated for Governor of Iowa by the
Democrats, and that he will be defeated
by the Republican nominee, the people, Q
party being no longer factor in that
State.
Owing TO the peculiar methods intro.
duced by the present administration
nothing but routine business can be
transacted in the Government depart.
ments during the absence OF the Presi'
dent, as no member of the Cabinet ID
allowed to make even the most insignif'
cant appointment or decide any
question Of public interest until the
Presidents approval has been secured
and it is refused oftener than it is giver
after it is asked for. The late Justice
Lamar, when he was Cleveland's frs
Secretary of the Interior, used to Say
I'VE are the school boys and Grover il
the teacher" Wonder what he woulC
say if he were a member Of the present
Cabinet, which is tyranized over te
a much greater extent than was the one
of which he was member.
A private letter from Honolulu sayi
Minister Blount has intimated tc
Hawaiians that Mr.. Cleveland would
recommend to Congress that a protecto'
rate be established by the U. S. over
that country.
| It is now stated that the extra session
of Congress will not be called until
October. Perhaps if the Democratic
Senators and Representatives do no,
show more signs Of getting together
than are now apparent before October
it may not be called at all.
Judge Lochren's PROPOSED for clean
sweep of every Republican employed
outside of the classified service in the
Pension Office has been approved b!
Secretary Hoke Smith and Ok'd by Mr.
Cleveland, SO the Republicans will have
to 90 as fast as their Democratic success
sors can he agreed upon.
"Like master like man." Secretar.
Carlisle this week announced his inten
ton to shut out the public and to see NJ
no callers, except those who are able L
satisfy the sentinel who guards his ofiic
door OF the importance Of their busi