The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, September 7, 1883

| WASHINGTON, sc september Z, 1893.
Editor Herald:
Representative Phelps, OF New Jersey,
In his remarks on the Canadian Retail
alton" bill expressed what is the general
opiuion of republicans in both houses on
the subject. He cheerfully comedies the
President the additional power asked
for, hut regrets that there is no more
likelihood Of his using this new power
than that he would use the power given
him eighteen months ago. Mr.. Phelps
thinks tnat this last message and the
free-trade message sent to congress last
December ought to stand together as
the Siamese of the presidential policy.
The decided gain made by the republi-
cans in the Vermont state election is err
garded here as sure indication of the
carrying of New York, New Jersey, and
| Connecticut for Harrison, Morton, and
| Protection. The same ratio of gain
| over the 1884 vote will take those
three States out of the dubtful column.
VI ttlS IuS
sky; the fearful darkness caused by the
fear of frce-trade will soon be over, and
the citizens of this country will again
take up their march toward general
prosperity, and their pathway will be H.
lun:inated by the brilliant rays of the
bright sun of protection" is the way an
enthusiastic congressman puts it.
The house, i'll it's mad race for votes on
the Pacific slope, passed bill prohibit
ing Chinese immigration as soon as the
unofficial news of the rejection of the
treaty of the Chinese government was
received here. No official news of the
| rejection of the treaty has yet been re-
| ceivcd at the state department. 1t is
needless to say that the senate will at
| least have the courtesy to wait for
| offirial news of the rejection of the treaty
before passing a bill that is bound to
max. serious complications, and may
| make war with China.
The senate substitute for the Mills bill
is now ready to be reported to the full
fin; nee committee of the senate, and u1l-
| less the democrats on that committee
| throw some unexpected obstruction in
the way, it will be reported TO the SCH
ate next week. 1t is altogether useless
| for the democrats to attempt to obstruct
! the passge of this measure Such action
will only p1olong the session, as the re-
pub!icans nave fully determined that no
adjournment shall take place until the
bill is passed.
Senator Sherman has offered (; rcsolu-
| ton which was passed by the senate,
calling upon the President to inform the
senate whether the recent treaty with
China had been ratified by that country,
This is in striking contrast to the i'll
decent haste displayed by the house.
Senator Stewart has offered a resolu-
ton for the appointment of select
| committee to investigate various mat
| tors connected with the execution of
the laws relating to public lands and
tin,-er depredations. Something is evil
! IDENTIFY rotten about the General Land
Office, and Senator Stewart intends that
the people shall know what it is.
Senator Chandler S resolution for an
investigation of the last Louisiana state
election was called up Wednesday and
| Senator Pasco made feeble attempt to
defend his party from some of the ter
riblc charges made by Mr.. Chandler.
He thinks that it is bad taste to stir up
such things; they make hard feelings"
Shafts Just what the southern senators
used to say many years ago, whenever
ANYBODY referred to the horrors ofslavery.
Such answers did not answer then, and
they will not now. Every legal voter is
entitled to vote aecvery election, and to
have his vote counted-no matter
whether he lives in New York or Louisi-
/ ana.
Senator Cullom has introduced bill
declaring trusts unlawful.
Senator Vest, in a speech delivered in
the Senate, attempted to rebuke an EN-
ployc of the senate for having written q
book IN favor of protection, taking the
absurd ground that the man had no
right to write such book because he
was senate employee. Little Vest was
probably sorry afterward that he said a
word Oh the subject, SO numerous were
the cases pointed out by the republican
senator's of similar work being donc by
| democrats.
| The bill to "dcela,e unlawful trusts
and combinations in restraint of trade
and pre- lection" was considered at the
last meeting of the senate committee on
fin onc-. 1t was not disposed Of but
fn;r opinions expressed, it is almost
! certainly TO &c fasprably reported.
Many democrats arc looking longingly
toward the vacant mission to Russia
Cleveland understands the value of ex,
pect&tioHs il. = pnlical campaign toe
well to till this position until after the
election.
The demo Gratis have appointed com
mittcc Of local democrats to solicit and
cc!iec, subscriptions throughout the de
| parrn:.lt for the campaign fund. This
is another evidence Of civil-seryicc re
| form.
St. Nicholas for September has dainty
sunlaefy frontpiece, the original ofyVhicl
may be found in almost every country
place, showing that More near than We