The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-05-06
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, u. e., April ~, 1856,
To tie Editor Of the Herald:
Washington Is in the height of its beauty
just now. With its 20 miles Ofasphalt pave
ments kept clean IS a waxed floor by their
nightly sweepings, and bordered with
carefully trimmed and nurturea trees now
in full leaf with all the freshness Of spring
time. 1t presents attractions to be found at
no other time and in no other place. The
people of our common country axe begin
ning to realize the Iaet- that the spring
time is the season to make pilgrimage 10
Washington, an hedee it IS that we are
having conventions here every spring
mora than at any other season of the year.
The Methodist had hard y adjourned their
con ference before we had the pleasure of
meeting our Congre gatiOna! brethren from
New Jersy These good brother n have been
with us since last Monday, and left for home
on Friday Their convention was largely
attended by the delegates from here and
from a distance, and ''The Church and the
Labor Problem" formed the subject of one
days discussion. The sentiment of the
convention was that the church should en-
phasize from the pulpit the Christian law OF
brotherly love and arbitration as the equit
problem now causing SO much commotion
throughout the whole country.
The American Historical A Association is
also holding daily session. The foremost
literary and learned men of our country
compose its membership, and they are
here in large numbers. The meeting was
opened with an eloquent and vigorous adj
dress by the venerable historian Hon.
George Bancroft. Among the papers read
were "the early protection movement ana
the tariff of 1928" by DR.. Fausihg, of Har-
ward University; Cenfederal Stragety in the
Pope campaign before Washington in 1882
by Col. William Allen. OF Baltim IRE "Tha
value of Typographical knowledge In Bat
ties and Campaigns by Maj Hotchkiss,
of Virginia; and the "Or,gin of States
rights by DR.. yelling President Of Column
bia University of this city.
The competition in plans for the statue of
lafayette to be corrected under direction
of Congress, Is getting interesting and in
tensely lively. A number OF models have
already been received at the state Depart
ment, and are on exhibition there One
has just been received from France, design
ed by Mons. A. Falquier', ofParis. Anoth-
er and last models Is expected shortly from
France, and then the selection will be made
by the commission appointed for the pur-
pose.
Congress has been working industriously
this week. The House Committee has
agreed to report q resolution fixing III
o'clock as The hour of meeting instead Of
IL o'clock. The necessity for such rule has
become so urgent that there will be no OPP
position to it. Many of the appropriation
bills have yet to come up for discussion.
and tho Tariff Bill is also to be acted on.
The latter will hardly be reached before the
latter part of May. and a long discussion Is
bound to follow its report. Among the
most important bills not yet reported from
the committee are the sundry civil, tie
legisla tive the general deficiency, and the
Notifications. The naval bill over which q
heated debate is expected will be reported
by the Naval Affairs Committee the latter
part OF next week.
1t looks as if Congress would net be able
to adjourn before August But the members
don't like hot weather, and therefore 1t is
probable that they will lnaupurate night ses-
sioss earlier than usual, with a view of get
ting Through with much OF the business be
fore "dog days. come. or course when so
period it is but specifically considered and
hence 1t is that so much loose legislation is
done in the last days of every session
Members and lobbyists who have "doubtfur
claims or pet schemes to work through hold
them back till the last with the hope of get
ting them passed without the close scrutiny
that prevails in the first part or the session
1t has recently been charged that some ex
members of Congress avail themselves OF
their privilege to enter the floor of the House
to influence legislation The II ouse has or
dered an Investigation and 1t is found that
passes have been issued TO more than 81 ex
members to enter the floor. Some of these ex.
members are engaged ia law practice here
many of them having "big" cases before
Congress and the departments. 1t must be
assumed however that all these members
abuse the privilege granted them, as such is
not the case. Most Of them go on the flool
merely to converse with their ''old chums,
but as appears from the cha; ges and resolu
lions made some endea yor TO wrongfully In
huence legisl alton. H