Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent)
"The greatest effort of his life" is the
universal verdict upon the speech deliv-
cred by Representative Kelley, of Penn
sylvania on Tuesday in the House, in re-
ply to the speech of Chairman Mills Of
the Ways and Means. committee, on the
Mills tariff bill. Mr.. Kelley is the oldest
member OF the House, and it was very
fitting that he should have been put for
ward as the special champion of the Re-
publican party. Had he been a new
member, the speech he delivered would
have established his fame as statesman.
These two speeches began the great tariff
fight that promises to last well into the
summer.
Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont, our
present minister to England, will, 1t is
stated, be appointed to the vacant Chiet
Just1ccship of the United States. This
will be pleasant surprise to the Repub
licans should it be true. Mr.. Phelps Is
every way qualified for the position. and
if the place is to be filled by a Democrat.
know of no man who would do it better
than he.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has intro
duced bill in the Senate granting a pen
sion of $4,000 to the widow Of Chief
Justice Waite.
The Administration has ut last awaK-
ened to the gravity Of the financial situ-
alton. The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued circular giving notice that under
the authority contained in the act of
March 2, 1881, on Monday, April %, and
daily thereafter at noon until further no.
| tice, proposals will be received for the
| sale to the Government of United States
bonds of the acts of July IA, 1870 and
January 20, 1871. This is complete sur
render to the Republicans, who have
claimed right along that the Secretary of
| the Treasury possessed this authority.
The claim has been denied by Cleveland,
but now that he has carried the contrac-
tion of the currency as far as he dares to,
he has to officially acknowledge his error.
Fine statesmen are these Democrats who
have accidentally got control of the gov
ernment.
The death of ex-senator Conkllng is
deeply regretted here where he had many
personal friends, having served in the
House or Senate continuously, with the
exception of two years, from the time he
! was first elected to the House in 1858, un-
| til he resigned from the Senate in 1881.
The Fisheries Treaty will be rejected
bv the Senate. Tie committee on For
eign Relations have already agreed to re-
port it adversely and there is no doubt
that every Republican and possibly some
of the Democratic Senators will vote to
reject it.
The House has passed the bill to estab-
lish Department of Labor. also the bill
providing for arbitration between rail-
roads and their employees.
The idea originated by Mr.. Blaine some
years ogc of holding q Congress of the
American nations in this city has finally
| been adopoted by Congress and the Pres.
ident has been requested and authorized
| to invite the several governments of the
republic of Mexico. Central and South
America, Hayti, San Domingo and the
Empire of Brazil to join the United States
in conference to be held here in or near
the month of April, 1889. This confer
| to all countrins concerned. but particu
larly to the United States.
In little tilt with Senator Edmunds
! on Tuesday, Senator Vest. of Missouri,
said that the Electoral Commission bill by
which Hayes acquired the presidency was
Republican measure. On the follow.
ing day Senator Sherman in his remarks
on the bill to admit South Dakota to the
| Union, took occasion to prove by the
vote in the Senate that it was Democrat
! ic measure Twenty six Democrats voted
for it and only twentyone Republicans,
while fourteen Republicans and one Dem
ocrat voted against it. MIR. Sherman
stated that in view of these facts he
thought Democrats were precluded from
assailing the bill as partisan measure.
Ex-Governor Routt, of Colorado. who
has been spoken Of as candidate for the
United States Senate from that state. is
in this city, He emphatically denies that
he has anv desire to come to the Senate.
He says, Colorado does not favor the
Mills tariff bill Its wool interests are
too big. 1t does not favor the present
administration at all; it wants free silver,
to which the present authorities are op'
posed"