New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, March 10, 1886.

Washington, March 10, 1886.
The debate on the Presidents prero-
gatives began in the Senate Tuesday.
1t was delayed by Mr.. Cleveland
unprecedented special message.
explaining to that body the
rights and privileges of his Office. The
Senate has had whole week to digest
the contents of that remarkable docu-
ment and to decide what is to be done
about it. Senator Edmunds, as Chair
man of the judiciary Committee, is ma.
turally the leader so long as this issue
is pending. He thinks it can be dis
posed of in few days, but many OF the
Republican Senators think it will con-
sume the greater part Of the week.
I When Senator Edmunds retired from
the presiding officers chair last March
he was in poor health. His complexion
was sallow, and he looked like q man
who was having trouble with his heart
or his digestion. At the beginning of
the present session it was noticed that
he has aged considerably. His beard
and hair, what little there is of it left,
were much whittier, his figure was much
more bent, and the Democrats were
congratulatlng themselves that the
Senator from Vermont would not be so
formidable in the Senate's battles.
But Mr.. Edmunds has improved ply
sically of late, and there never was a
time in his career when he has been
more master of himself and more alert
than now. The cold sarcasm with
which he freezes those who oppose him
is as frigid as it was in former days,
and as for the Democrats, why, they
simply accept Mr.. Edmunds as a dis
agreeable fact that cannot be lodged.
They feel compelled to suffer almost
anything from him, not daring to re-
sent.
| A Republican Representative who
was making a speech on the silver
question remarked that the President
was right in his recommendation in this
regard. 1t had been charged that the
present Administration was engaged in
q conspiracy with the bond holders for
setting aside the law. But he thought
the sins of this Administration were
sufficiently heavy without adding this
to its burdens.
The Democrats Of the House of Re-
representatives. are much demoralized ON
account OF disagreement with the Exc
cutive and internal disputes upon the
Tariff and Silver questions. Conse-
quently they are dubious about the re-
suit Of the fall elections which will de-
eide the complexion of the next House.
One of them said: why did the
President force his silver theory upon
us? He knew we were pledged to sill
yer and had made our campaign on
that line.' Some Of them say they try
to counterfeit Mr.. Cleveland's silver de-
clarations by making speeches and
otherwise declaring loyalty to the silver
dollar. but they are ut once met by Il
gold speech from some member Of their
own party. or by ~ reiteration on the
part of the Secretary of the Treasury
of the Administration championship
Of gold. They are actually hoping that
the Senate's fight upon the President
and the partisan fight that has opened
in the House over the issues of the past
will save them from themselves. They
can only keep from fighting each other
by fighting the enemy.
From the number of partisan speech
es made in the House over the Pension
bill just passed, that innocent measure
may be said to have aroused as much
patriotism as call for troops did twen-
| ty.four years ago. When these old is.
sues arise the Republicans assert that
we have one country and one Govern
ment, and the Democrats make y SINH
lar assertion. But as in the case Of
married people, who are one, the ire
pressible question arises; (which one. "
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The board of directors of the State
Agricultural society was in session last
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