Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

| C0ngress-The National Committee
Foreign Afdirs-Curi0sities of Id
vertising Columns.
In Congress commendable progress
has been made during the pass week,
the Tariff, Naval Appropriation and
Post Office bills occupying most of the
time. A bill for a library building to
be put on some part ofthe Government
reservation has been introduced, and
as no land shark scheme appears to be
back of it there is some hope of its pas
sage. The Post Office bill provides for
g leductinn of letter postage toa cts,
and there is no doubt Of the passage of
this measure. The National Board of
Trade has been holding some very in
teresting sessions in which the MEM
bers take strong ground in favor of
postal telegraph, and some judicious
scheme for the encouragement of Ame-
riean shipping,
The harmonious meeting Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee argues
we'll for the future of the party. The
absence of talk regarding candidates
was one of the striking features of the
meeting. 1t was to be expected that
at such gathering of politicians, on
the eve of Presidential contest, the
names and claim Is of prominent men
in the party would be auitely dis
oussed, 1t was noticed, however, that
the members had little or nothing to
say on the subject. The n. Y. Sun has
sounded the tocsin of alarm at Gen.
Grants designs for third term, and
here and there speculation crops out
respecting the Presidential hopss and
CHANCES of Arthur, Linc0ln, Edmunds,
blaine, Logan and other leaders of the
party, but these leaders themselves
have nothing to say and 1t Is evidently
the object of all to work together for
the selection of suitable candidates
and the formation of a wise platform.
The resolution to make "broad' plat
form was significant. ~ the close of
the meeting%a large numbers called on
Gen. Malone and nobody will be sur
prised to see him in the next republic
can convention. II this policy is per-
sued, the solid south is thing of the
past. Mr.. Martins election as secre-
tary seems to give general satisfaction,
while the resignation of Mr.. Dorsey
gave feeling of relief which his caus-
tic letter of resignation could not dis
turb. 'Nhe committees wisely adopt
the "district representation rule laid
down at Chicago.
The new Mixican treaty is sugges=
tive of q new policy by which the Uni.
ted States can more effectually regain
her prestige in South American States
than by the policy of armed interven-
tion recently advocated by certain dis
tinguished Americans. 1t provides
for mutual concessions and engage
ments looking to development of re-
ciprocal commerce.
The list of articles to be imported
free of duty from the United States
into Mexie0 has Peea considerably
enlarged: Among other things there
have been added to it petroleum, crude
and refined, for illuminating purposes,
machinery, agricultural implements,
tools for artisans, and houses made of
iron and wood.
A provision has been agreed upon
which will relieve th~ .oo of
the United States from the transit du-
ties which have hitherto been imposed
upon goods passing from state to state
within the republic of Mexico.
A further provision will permit the
transportion of commodities from the
United States to Mexico, and from
Mexico to the United States, under the
terms of this treaty, in ships owned by
the citizens of either republic which
have been built within the territory of
either.
The startling news from France has
again turned the eyes of politicians