The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 1883.

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Editor Herald:
The last democratic combination is
one that should interest every old soldier.
1t has been entered into by members of
the house of representatives for the pur-
pose of preventing the department pen
sion bill from being voted upon when it
gets before that body. 1t is said here
that Cleveland himself requested the for
nation of this combination in order to
prevent his having either to veto or sign
this bill just on the eve of presidential
election. The tactics to be adopted in
the house to accomplish the defeat of this
bill will include fllibustering of all sorts
by the members of this cowardly combi-
nation. Cleveland talks to Grand Army
men whom he meets as though he would
sign this bill should it pass while at the
same time he is chuckling to himself to
think that his friends will prevent vote
being taken on it. This is all the more
cowarily from the fact that few demo-
Gratis in the house, with the exception of
those from the south, will dare to record
their votes against such measure. The
republicans of the house however, al
though in the minority, will probably
be able to defeat this well laid
scheme to deprive the preservers of the
Union of their well earned pensions.
Senator Paddock of Nebraska, paid his
respects to the inefficient mail service, on
Tuesday. He denounced the manage
ment of the postofice department for the
last three years as failure-probably a
more conspicuous failure than any of the
other short comings of the present adj
ministration. -.'-.. ~.
The senate has agreed to an amend.
ment of the dependent pension bill, which
makes it apply also to those who served
in the war with Mexico or for thirty
days. in any of the Indian wars.
1t seems that the sudden change OF
mind which came over certain members
of the democratic committee in regard to
pleasing Cleveland as to the time Of
holding the nominating convention, cost
a goodly sum of hard cash, in addition to
an almost unlimited number of promises
of patronage. Rumor says that the
amount paid was over $40, 900 and that
it was all furnished by w. L. Scott, the
millionaire congressman from Pennsyl.
vania, and confidential friend of Cleve.
land. PA
Democratic newspapers have been as
surfing their readers that Mr.. Randall OF
Pennsylvania would support the tariff bill
proposed by the majority OF the ways
and means committee as soon as it was
placed before the house. Now when the
bill is about ready, Mr.. Randall's init
mates announce that he is engaged in
framing a tariff bill of his own, which he
proposes to offer as soon as completed.
Senator Sherman, from the committee
on foreign relations, has reported to the
senate the bill to amend acts relating to
Chinese emigration. He proposes as
soon us practicable to call it up for action
in the senate. The bill provides that the
words "Chinese laborer" and "Chinese
passenger" shall be held to include and
to mean any person of the Chinese race
without regard to the government to
which the Chinese may owe allegiance,
or to the port, place, or country from
which they come. Other sections of the
bill relates to the return ofChinese labor
ers who have left this country and to the
issuance of certificates of those leaving.
BY request of the home market club OF
Boston, Mr. Long of Massachusetts,, has
introduced in the house a tariff bill which
readjusts the sugar duty and gives a
bounty for the production of American
beet and maple sugar, reduces the tax on
tobacco SO per cent, and removes the
tax from distilled spirits withdrawn from
bonded warehouses, for use in the arts.