The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-03-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINoroN, March %, lss

wards war between the President and
the Senate, as bitter and relentless as
that which was part of President
Andrew Johnson's administration. The
most notable thing about the secret con-
ference was the absence of such pro.
nounced opponents of the administration
as Senators Hill, Murphy and Pugh. AL
though absent these Senators are in
sympathy with the objects Of the confer
ence, and it is believed that they kept
away purposely, in order that certain
Senator'S disposed to be conservative
might be, induced to attend. What was
stated to have been the immediate cause
Of the calling of the conference was the
notice served upon Senators by Mr..
Cleveland that he reserved the right to
''turn down" applicants for Office even
when they were Endorsed by both Sena-
tors and the entire State delegationin the
House. In other words, that Congress.
ional influence would not count unless
the bearer of it was otherwise satisfactory
to the appointing power. That was the
last straw. This man intends to hu.
initiate us and to break down our power
at home," said indignant Democratic
Senators to each other, land unless we
intend to retire at the end of our terms
We must fght.' Nothing definite was
determined at the conference, which was
held for free interchange of opinion as
to what ought to be done, but majority
favored sending Mr.. Cleveland word in
unmistakable language that unless he
would agree to allow the Senators to
exercise their old time privilege of con.
trolling. when acting in concert with the
Representatives from their States, the
federal patronage of their respective
States, they proposed to make war on
him by rejecting his nominations to
Office. Although no formal resolution TO
that effect was adopted by the confer.
ence the talk Of those who took part
about twenty Senators-has been fully
reported to Mr.. Cleveland, and the few
who are in the secret are anxiously wait.
ing to see which side, if either, will first
show the white feather. If Mr.. Cleve-
land does, it will be the first time he has
allowed himself to DO whipped without a
fight
Secretary Hoke Smith is ambitious of
becoming known to fame as a headsmap.
In addition to accepting the resignation
Of General Raum, as Commissioner of
Pensions, in advance of the appointment
Of his successor--an unusual proceeding
he has asked for the resignation Of all the
division chiefs of in the General Land
Office. That's going at a much more
rapid pace than the rest Of the Cabinet
have yet struck.
Republican officials seem to enjoy the
confidence Of this administration to a
marked extent. For two days last week
the War and Navy Departments were in
charge of Assistant Secretaries Grant and
Solely respectively, while Secretaries
Lamont and Herbert were out of the
city
Uncle Jerry Rusk has been taking ad.
vantage of his vacation to do little
sight seeing in Washington, which he
never had an opportunity to do during
the four years he was Secretary Of Agri.
culture. Although his Office was within
a stones throw of the Washington monu'
ment he never enjoyed the view from the
top until since he was promoted to be {
private citizen.
The administration is trying to b.
very mysterious about its policy towards
Hawaii, but it can be stated on good au
thority that it has had two separate and
distinct policies within week. The
first Of last week ex. Congressman Blount
Of Georgia, who while he was chairman
Of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, was an outspoken opponent
Of annexation, was started for Hawai-
with authority and instructions to repu
diate the protectorate established BY
Minister Stevens and to haul down the
American flag, in order to see whether
the provisional government was strong
enough to stand alone while negotiating
with this government Later intorma.
tion was received by the administration
to the effect that Great Britain's officials
were prepared the moment the protection
Of the United States wac officially with,
drawn to restore the deposed Queen to
the throne under British protectorate.
A cabinet meeting was At once called and
ito members made the fact very plain tc
the President that il he allowed Great
Britain to get peaceable control oil
Hawaii his administration would be de.
nounced from the Atlantic to the Pacific
for such an un-American policy. So an
entire set Of new instructions were pre-.
pared and sent by telegraph to intercept
Mr.. Blount At San Francisco. In thesa
new instructions he was told to recognize
the existing protectorate, while he scours
Hawaii for reasons against annexation.
Every train that goes out Of Washing
ton is loaded with disappointed office
seekers, but as every train which arrives
il also loaded with ofice-seekers there 10
little or no dimunition 10 the crowd
which daily besieges the White House
and the depsrtments