New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, ID. G.. Aug. "a, 1s

democrats could not have created more
CONSERVATION than the discovery, Just
made, that there would be no Treasury
surplus for the present fiscal year. The
democrats to whom the awful surplus
has been continual nightmare, are the
hardest hit, they are completely bewil-
dered, and know not which way to turn
for a new grievance. The reason why
there is, or rather there will be no sur
plus this year, is very simple. Congress
has, or will have before it adjourns,
appropriated for the present fiscal year
an amount about equal to the estimated
income of the Government for the same
period. This state of affairs will tend
to simplify the work of the Senate COM
mittee now engaged in perfecting a
substitute for the Mills bill.
Representative Lyman, of Iowa, is
determined to get vote on the Depen-
dent Pension bill in the House, or to
block all business that requires quo
rum. He says he proposes to put the
democratic members on record OH this
pension business.
A proposition has been made here for
Speaker Carlisle to challenge Mr.. Blaine
for twelve joint discussions of the tariff,
in as many cities. Republicans are in
hopes that the arrangement can be
made to have the discussion. They
would make thousands of votes for
Harrison. Morton and protection.
representative Mckinley left for At
lanta, Georgia, where he goes by invi-
tation to deliver an address before the
Chatauqua Assembly on the tariff. 1t
is believed that majority of the voters
of Georgia are believers in protective
tariff; nevertheless, owing to theiI in
ability to sink their prejudice, they will
vote for Cleveland, the free trader.
Senator Chandler will make speech
in the Senate, Wednesday on his resolu-
tion for an investigation of the Louisi-
ana elections, that promises to create a
sensation. He has gathered a mass of
information showing the crookedness
by which the democrats carried that
election, and as he has the courage to
speak right out in meeting" he will
make things very lively for the South.
ern Senators.
The Senate has passed bill amend
ing the act of June Is, relating to pos
tai crimes. The bill declares unmail-
able all envelopes, postal cards. or
newspapers upon which shall be writ
ten or printed any delineations. epithets,
terms or language Of an indecent, lewd,
obscene, libelous, scurvilous, defamn-
tory or threatening character, or calcu-
lated by the terms or manner OF style
of display and obviously intended to re-
fleet injuriously upon the character or
conduct of another. The penalty for
each such offence, upon conviction
thereof, is a fine of S5, 900 or impr1son-
ment at hard labor for not more than
five years, or both at the discretion of
the court. The wording of the act is very
comprehensive, and covers every pos
sible case and condition.
There is one country in the world of
which this administration is not afraid.
1t is little Hayti. The man .of-war Ca
lena has been ordered there with in
structions to protect American inter.
ests. As this is the first and only move
that the present administration has
taken for the protection of American
interests, at home or abroad, [ take
pleasure in chronicling it.
The democrats in Congress are much
disturbed over the excellent prospect
that exists of the acceptance by the
House of the Senate substitute for the
Mills bill. At least twenty democrats,
representatives, who voted for the Mills
measure under compulsion, are UNDER
stood to be in favor of accepting the
Senate substitute, if it shall be a good
measure, which it is certain to be; and
if the substitute is accepted by the
House, il will become a law, for Cleve-
land dare not veto it.
Senator Allison thinks that Congress
will not adjourn before the middle of
October, if SO early.
1t is generally believed here that the
democratic Representatives are delibe-
rately absenUing themselves from the
House. leaving that body without q
quorum about four fifths of the ii
order to prevent any action on I
pendent Pension bill, and some =,
measures they are afraid of.
General Mahone says that now the
National Committee has settled the dis
pute between the party factions in Vir..
ginia, he has not 81 single doubt of Har-
rson and Morton carrying the state by
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