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Show WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Mar. 16, 1S91 (From anr Refftiltr Correspondent,) Mr Harrison has given no sign that he intends to remove the present, head ot the Pension bure.ii, notwithstanding the damaging facts brought out by the Congressional Con-gressional socalled investigation into the peculiar business methods of Gen Raum, although he has had his attention called to the matter by a ery prominent member mem-ber of his party, who, I have reason to know, told him that Raum and his wild cat speculations and his proven obligations obliga-tions to the tins of the pension within a week, boasted to a personal friend that he was all right and would not be dis-distuibed dis-distuibed A democratic Representative said to me to-day: Looking at the matter from a political pointof view, I hope that Harrison Har-rison will not kick Raum out now, be cause if he is left in his position until nex winter the dem icra'ic House will! show him and his methods up in a manner that will d sgust all decent men, whatever what-ever mav be liteir political affiliations, and it will help us greatly in the Presi dential canpaign. But whether Raum goes or stays we shall investigate the Pension Office, which I am satisfied is honeycombed with baud, that can easily be discovered, if it is fearlessly and hon-t-stlv looked for. The air of mvstery which always prevails around the Slate department is just now very much inleiisiiia J, owing to the fact that Mr Blaine and Sir Julian Pauncefote are deep into the negotiations preliminary prelimin-ary to the atbhration of the Behrings Sea question, which Mr Blaine is pleased I to think or to pretend to think that he h is compelled Great Britain to accept, although all the rest of ihe world knows that hetnevermade the slightest progiess toward a settlement of tbe dispute, until he returned to the position maintained by Mr Bayard under the Cleveland ad-mi ad-mi listtation. Thes-j negotiations are not conducted at the department, Oh.no. theie are too many prying newspaper men always on the watch, so whenever Mr Blaine has any verv important business busi-ness on hand it is transacted at his private pri-vate residence. The administiation feels very much relieved at the prospect of a-peaeetul a-peaeetul settlement of the question, hav ing last fall become fully satisfied that th" sentiment of the country was opposed oppos-ed to any unnecessary display of "jingoism." |