The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WARRINGTON, July n, 1885,
Editor Herald:
Senator Hiscock has introduced bill
providing for the pensioning of all per-
sons who served three months in the
army or navy of the United States dur
ing the rebellion.
A caucus of republican senators was
held at the residence of Senator Evarts
Wednesday evening, at which it was
definitely settled that substitute for
the Mills bill should be reported to the
Senate, thoroughly discussed and pushed
to vote before adjournment. 1t is un-
derstood that the measure is now near
ly ready to be reported. The bill it is
expected will tonch the customs very
lightly, with the exception of sugar,
which will be heavily cut. The internal
revenue is expected to finish the most of
the reduction. The bill will probably be
reported in two weeks.
Senator Sherman has reported favor
ably, from the finance committee, Mr..
Spooner's amendment to the Sundry
CIVIL Appropriation bill providing for
the refunding of the direct tax paid by
the several states and territories under
the Act of August S, 1861. This amend
ment is substantially the same as the
bill which, after its passage by the Sem
ate caused the recent prolonged deadlock
in the House, whereby the southern DEM
ocrats succeeded in preventing the House
from passing bill that was favored by
more than three-fourths of it's members.
This amendment is certain to be passed
by the Senate, but whether the southern
brigadiers of the house will again fill
buster against it cannot be said at pre-
sent, although it is safe to assume that
they will, so that another deadlock may
be considered as among the probabilities
of the near future.
Senator Ingalls, is expected to make a
speech in a few days on the fisheries
treaty, in which he will review the en-
tire foreign policy of this administration,
and show what a mammoth fraud it has
been from the beginning. That Mr.. In
gals will handle the subject without
gloves it is unnecessary to say.
Brigadier Cockrell, of Missouri, had
quite spat with Senator Davis, chair
man OF the senate committee on pensions.
Cockrell attempted to defend Cleveland's
veto of Mrs. Doherty's pension bill.
Thereupon Mr.. Davis proved that every
statement upon which the veto was
based was false.
Mr.. Davis has reported favorably to
the senate, from the pension committee,
bill providing that the fees of examin-
ing surgeons for each examination of
applicants for pensions shall be 81 for
each surgeon when made by a board of
surgeons and So when made by a single
surgeon. Travelling expenses shall also
be allowed when by reason of the claim
ants disability the examination has to
be made at the claimants residence.
Senator Hoar has offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of select
committee of service to inquire into and
report upon the relations of business and
commerce between the United States
and Canada.
Senator Cameron has presented a
large number of petitions from various
soldier organizations in Penn, asking
for the passage of the arrears of pensions
act and of the act to increase pensions of
fully disabled veterans.
The republican congressional commit
tee of which Hon. Nathan P. Golf OF
w. Va, is chairman, and the veteran,
Hon. Ed. Mcpherson, of Penn, is secre-
tary, have opened their headquarters
here for the campaign. This committee
will prepare all the campaign documents
for the national committee.
Cleveland sent as message to congres
along with the annual report of the
civil service commission. The message
is looked upon here af joke, inasmuch
as all reform in the civil service has been
abandoned.
The majority report of the senate COM
mittee, which investigated the Jackson,
Miss, election riots has been submitted.
the report finds the charges as to the to-
tai suppression of the negro vote to be
true, and recommends that six of the
federal officials who took part in the
riot, or belonged to the white league,
should be dismissed.