Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-28
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Secretary Morton Explains Why He
Removed a Brother of James
G.. Blaine--Etc.

question pending before the department
win be deemed sufficient cause for dis
missal
The Department of State is still in
correspondence regarding the refugees
who sought an asylum in the United
States legation at Santiago. They claimed
TO be political offenders only, and as such
Minister Egan gave them a refuge. The
ChiIian government demanded their sur
render as common criminals, and asked
that Egan be instructed TO deliver them
30 the local authorities. This demand
has not been complied with by the
United States.
Commissioner Mason has issued a sup
Elemental circular regarding Chinese
registration, conforming TO the changes
made by Secretary Carlisle. The Treas
ury Department, 30 far as advised, has
not been informed that the Chinese i'll
tend to register. The removal OF the
photographing feature to accompany
registration il intended 10 relieve the
prejudice of the Chinese, but an official
OF the department, who is intimately
associated with the execution OF the law,
says that the Chinese are against the
law and do not intend 10 register.
The action OF Secretary Carlisle in re-
fusing to purchase the Bowling Green sit
in New York city for the custoln-hoi.ss,
and in declining TO accept the Chestnut
street site in Philadelphia for the United
States mint IL taken as an indication OF
his policy in regard to the erection OF
public buildings, which is understood 10
be- to defer entering upon any costly pub
lie works in the present condition OF the
Treasury. IL IN generally believed that
Colonel Lamont, who rs Secretary OF
War viii have charge of the river and
harbor expenditures, will follow on this
same line OF action. Between the two
departments the payment of sums aggre-
eating from $50, 900, 0G0 TO $7b, 600, 900 per
year can be easily deferred, without
hampering public service, until the
Treasury surplus begins to grow again.
The paragraph in the navy regulations
recently issued, prohibiting naval Off
GERS from acting AZ correspondence OF the
newspapers, Is said TO have had its ORR
gin in the late Gillian war. During the
struggle. the story goes, two naval Off
GERS stationed at Valparaiso were in the
! pay of certain New York newspapers, to
| MHhil tlttN WIN ttt'lutih ih9iiS INV y
| in cipher Of the movements of the forces
engaged. 1t frequently happened that
| Balmaceda on the one side or the provi-
slonal troops on the other were thus
made aware of the movements OF the
other. The news was wired from New
| York by their friends. These movements
| they could not otherwise have known.
| The provisional forces subsequently com
| planned OF this 10 our government, and
| alleged they had been seriously cmbar-
raised thereby. Thercupon the United
States expressed regret ut what had
passed, and rendered u repetition OF the
complaint impossible by causing the in
scrtion OF the much-talked-of paragraph
insthe new regulations.
| Secretary Morton'a attention has been
called to certain criticisms upon his re-
moval OF Robert G.. Blaine from the po-
sition OF chief OF the quarantine division
OF the bureau OF animal industry. Th,
| Secretary said that when he took charg,
Of the Department of Agriculture he
| found Mr.. Blaine occupying u position
with practically no duties to perform
and drawing II salary OF $4,000 per an
mum. IL was one OF the most evident
sinecures in the department, and ht
could not consistently allow 1t to remain
even though the incumbent happened L
ne the prother vi tie iatv james ="
slhine' IL ne had peeh the prother
President Cleveland, the result woult
have been the same. The Secretary sale
the only position which could be taker
IN the interest Oh ecoto,ny una goo
government was 70 npplish .ne o,Ni
SION, wnich consistent oi one man
ana assign the cierieai work con
heeteu win tne stations 70 tile diVisioh
oil ilelo Investigations anu tilSeeiihheou
work Oh the bureau ol amman INDUSTRY
where u nao reai,y peeh zone uuriht
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,ov;.rnnoants ~ Ia Irnited States an,
7,h;na a,d at Tho reoues, nj .ha Stot,
department the department Oh justice
mas coinp'e'eu 'he necessary prehihi
haries IN conjunction WIN 'he couilse
} OF the ,nthese government ana lts SUP
Tets III TINS country ohuer ,he term
OF the Seary Jaw case 10 1eterm'h
the Vailully OF the act cannot DC pegui
uhui the oth OIL next month"; IN ordi
nary circumstances u Is Impossible U
nrlhg test ease before the supreme
court OIL tle ohiie' states before au
! outhiheht ior tne summer fevosS' gu
/ py the concurrent acV'oh vi All Petti.f
|; interested, NhiCh mas peSH secured II