Show from the rational reciprocity WANTED A canadian commission is now at washing ton other items washington feb 12 secretary blaine is not a man of quick temper but his even disposition was so badly disturbed by the silly statement made without the slightest foundation that his latter stating that his name would not be presented to the minneapolis convention was but the pio kota towards hiBl permanent retirement frodi public life and that he intended in the near future to resign from the cabinet that he lost his temper as the best man in tho world would probably haye done under the same cea he characterized the statement as an infernal lie circulated byrdle men who have nothing better to do mr blaine was never more interested in the of his position aud in the welfare ef the republican party which he recognizes aa that f the country than he is today and if his health cn as good aa it now is he will certainly remain at the head of the state department daring the rest of this ad ministration and during the next one too unless his desires andere un dere great tho canadian reciprocity commission ers now here came under orders from the canadian government and not upon any invitation from this government this your correspondent knows to be absolutely correct statements to the contrary notwithstanding secretary blaine has courteously received them ra he aras in duty bound to do and their propositions will ba given proper consideration but unless they differ widely from those heretofore submitted by the canadian government nothing will be accomplished at end of the line although some political benefit may accrue to the canadian administration at home because of its hating made an apparent effort to obtain commercial reciprocity with the united states today to day anniversary of the birth of abraham lincoln the first republican president and one of the greatest mm that ayr occupied tho white house there was no formal tion of the event here but tie gul lorn accompanied by several natives ta tives is in chicago for the purpose of delivering an address on lincoln and the Ee publican night to the marquette club of the city representative newberry of illinois is pushing a bill ha has introduced to cut off all pensions now paid to for dignen and permanent non he saya that pensions are paid to at least fifteen thousand ani that the greater portion of them never intend returning to the united states and are raisins their sous as citizens of the countries in which they now reside etting it possible at como time in the future if their pensions continue to be paid for the sons f men drawing pensions from the united states to bo fighting against ua as aal aol biars in a hostile army senatorial circles irrespective ef par ty were shocked by the cheek becenti ly displayed by senator hill at his request the committee several times postponed its report on the nomination of postmaster rathbun of el ra iraN Y but at last finding that hill could show no good reason for holding up the nomination longer tha committee favorably reported it this week when the report waa called iu executive session of the senate hill presented by proxy a very modest request that the senate would defer ac tion until hiis tiis return froia setting up me pins dortho control of the new york delegation to tho chi ao convention did the senate pet mad well it at once confirmed mr Rath bums nomination mr william grimell Grim sll who is a neph ew of vice president morton has been nominated to the third assistant secretary of state to fill a vacancy the bill appropriating for a bronze equestrian statute of gen grant in this city which was passed by the senate du rine the last congress has been again favorably reported to the senate its passage by the senate is certain and the same ought to bo true of tho house but it he is a rach man who attempts to predict what alie befuddled majority of the house will do so far it does nothing with great industry the president has as yet given us attention vacancy on the sup derae coart there are no in the ordinary understanding of that word although of course tho names of a number of eminent members of alie bar have been suggested to the president the democrats of alie house have in the hope of obtaining obtain ins some campaign material for use among thos who are opposed to pensions adopted a resolution for an investigation of the pension bureau they will probably find it a boomerang before it is concluded the senate finance committee has reported adversely on a whole batch of financial coina irb and senator land loan scheme the house committee on coinage has favorably reported bianda free coinage bill but it does not follow that the committee on rules which is the autocrat of the house will allow it to bo voted on at this session |