Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1893 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Wednesday’s session of the Senate was opened with the reading of Washington’s farcweM address by Senator Manderson. Logan Carlisle, son of the Secretary o the Treasury, will bo chief clerk of that department under the Cleveland regime. Judge Gresham will not resign as Judge of the United States Circuit Court until ho has boon confirmed as Secretary of State by the {Senate, John W. Foster, Secretary of State, retired from the Cabinet, Thurday, to go to Paris as the United States representative in the Bering Sea arbitration. Major Halford’s first assignment as paymaster takes him to Paris to pay the Bering sea commissioners. He leaves for Europe, Saturday, the 25th inst. The President. Thursday, sent to the Senate the name of Benton Hanchett, of Michigan, to succeed Howell E. Jackson, confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supremo Court, as Judge for the Sixth Judicial District. < Mr Cleveland announced, Wednesday, that he had completed his Cabinet by the selection of Richard Olney, of Boston, for Attorney General, and Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, for Secretary of the Navy. The stiver mon in the House claim that they win have strength enough to prevent the passage of the sundry silver bill under any parliamentary tactics that may be adopted to get it through. The election of W. N. Roach as United States Senator from North Dakota gives ths Democrats forty-five members and

they will be able to organ ize the Senate after March 4, without Populist aid. The prospects are th at the anti-option “bill wIJI sass. Many tongressmen have been influenced by the views expressed by ■ Mr. Morton, the incoming Secretary ofAgriculture, who is strongly opposed to the measure, Four Republican Senators have -joined with the Democrats in opposing the ratification of the Hawalin annexation treaty, and parliamentary tactics may prevent action before March 4. It is believed that

Cleveland is opposed to annexation. There is much opposition developing against the Hawaiian annexation treaty in the Senate. Partisan motives, per sonal spite against the President and the apppeal of the Hawaiian Queen to the United States government seem likely to delay if not altogether defeat the ratification of the treaty. In the Whisky Trust investigation, Wednesday, H. L. Terrell, a director, testified that the Trust abandoned the purpose of controlling the market east of Pittsburg because of lack of co-operation on the part of western distributors. A Now York chemist told of findingby analysis in Trust’s product of essential oils that would destroy human life if a tablespoonful was taken. Secretary Foster has been advised that $1,000,000 in gold was taken, Thursday, from the sub-treasury in New York for export. This leaves the free gold in the treasury 53,000,000. If the free gold is much further reduced it is believed that Secretary Foster will sell bonds to protect the reserve. Messrs. Thurston, Castle and Caster, members of the special Hawaiian commission, have determined to remain in Washington until the Senate disposes of the treaty Of annexation now pending before it in one way or another. It has been their intention to sail from San Francisco for Honolulu on the 3d'of March next, but within the past few days Uhcy have chapgcd their inillds, As a result of the correspondence between Secretary of State Foster and Sir Julian Pauncefote, a'new “orderin council” has been issued by the Canadian government regulating the tolls of the Dominion canals for the season of 1893. The effect of this now order is to abolish the rebate on tolls and the regulation against transhipped goods, thereby removing ail the discriminations of wtfich the government of the United States has so long complained. In accordance with this diplomatic arrangement the President has issued a proclamation removing the tolls levied on Canadian vessels and cargoes in the Sault Ste. Marie canal.