New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, d. c.. Aug. q, 4

CleVeland3s s message on the rejection
of the fisheries treaty is still the all alb
sorbing topic of conversation here. 1t
IS most remarkable document; remar-
kable for the complete somersault
which he has taken on this Canadian
question; remarkable for its tone of bel
ligence. and remarkable for pure una
dulterated gall (no other word express
es it SO well.l He has suddenly discov-
cred that the republicans were on the
populariside of the question, and forth.
with he proceeds to try and get step
in advance of the Senate. This would
be all very good, if it were not for the
damaging fact that what is known as
the Retaliation act'' has been on our
statute books for eighteen months; this
act places unlimited power in the hands
OF the President for the protection of
American interests, and while in his
message he acknowledges that he has
known of a number of instances in
which Americans have been uniustIy
treated by Canadians, he has done noth-
ing, ing, has not even protested against such
treatment. Now he asks for additional
power to retaliate. and this is Just
where be has made naiscalculation.
He has no intention of retaliating, he
a
only wants to make little political
capital, but he will find that tne repub-
lican Senate will not be one whit behind
the democratic House in giving him all
the authority he wants, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he has lacked the nee.
essary courage to make use of the pow
er unanimously given him by Congress
a year and a half ago. When it comes
to protecting American interests, the
republicans are always in the lead, now
as in the past. If Cleveland and the
democrats want to join the ranks. even
at the eleventh hour, and add their mite
to the good cause, the republican yete-
rams will give them cordial welcome,
but they cannot rule the campaign.
The House is now in deadlock on
the Deficiency Appropriation bill, for
want OF a quorum, owing to a large num-
Der OF democrats absent from the city.
The House has passed a resolution re-
voking all leaves, except those granted
for sickness, and It'll hoped to have
quorum present by the middle of the
week.
Among the other regular appropria-
ton bills still unsettled, are the Sundry
Civil bill, which is still in conference,
the Army bill, which is in the same con-
dition, the House having refused to ac-
cept the report of the conference COM
mittee, and ordered new one. The for
tifcation bill has passed the House,
and is now in the hands of the Senate
committee. If all of these bills are not
passed by Friday, another joint resolu-
ton extending the old appropriations,
will have to be passed.
The nomination of Representative
Gof for Governor of West Virginia by
the republicans has created small
panic among democrats here They
acknowledge that the state is now a
doubtful one. Mr.. Goff is very popu-
lar candidate, and deserves to be the
next governor of his State.
The House committee on pensions
has reduced the amount Of the pension
which it proposed to give Mrs. Sheridan
to $500 year. Representative Mat
son, of Indiana, voted against giving
her any pension. The bill has also
been reduced to the same amount by
the Senate pension committee.
Senator Hoar has offered a resolution
requesting the President to send to. the
Senate copies of all communications re-
monstrating with the British govern
ment against the conduct of Canada in
regard to the canals: also copies of all
demands made by the President for the
redress of wrong done to our fisher
men. This is only a little bit Of fine
sarcasm on the part Of the Massachu-
setts Senator. He knows very well that
no such remonstrance or demand is in
existence.
Senator Chandler used part of two
days last week in telling how the de-
mocrats carry elections in Louisiana
and Florida. The practices resorted to
are enough to cause every American ci-
tizen to blush for shame; but southern
Senators are always ready to defend
them.
The Senate finance committee are
still working on the substitute for the
Mills bill. but owing to so many other
important bills being before the Senate
just now. the members of the committee
nave had little time to spare in prepar-
ing the bill.