Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
'" ".x>-o~o>x 0o< 1900

The President has not vet appointed
successor to Commissioner Tanner.
Early this week it was thought that Mr..
Campbell, of Kansas. would get the
place. but some one suggested to the
President the name of Ex- Gov. Hartrauft
of Pennsylvania. and it is now believed
tnat Gen. Hartrauft can have the posi-
ton if he wishes it, but his friends here
say it is not likely that he will accept it
aud he has forbidden the use of his name
as candidate. Secretary Noble is un-
derstood to be doing his best to get the
appointment for Mr.. Campbell.
Republicans here are greatly pleased
with the result of the elections in the
four new States, although it Is nothing
more than was generally expected.
The members of the Three Americans
Congress left here Yesterday on special
vestlbule train for tour OF our principal
cities as the guests of the United States.
The Congress met Wednesday, and organ.
lied by electing Secretary Blain President
and Ex-senator Henderson, of Missouri,
President pro tempore. Mr.. Blaine's
speech of welcome was in his best vim.
1t is commended on all sides. A demo
cratic Senator said to your correspondent.
If Blaine had always spoken like that
he would have been President long ago.
Every American should feel proud to
know we have man at the head of the
State department capable of delivering
such an address," Mr.. Blaine is very
deeply interested in this Congress, and
he hopes it will be followed by grand
results in business way.
A long list of Presidential postmasters
were appointed this week.
The public dept was reduced S13, $685.
094 during September. Lucky public.
1t is doubtful if our (your correspondents
private debts will get reduced that much
in life time.
Democrats are trying to make sensa-
ton out of the fact that the U. S. Ship
Kearsage, which carried Minister Fred
Douglas to Hayti from New York, was
in charge of new commander. Secreta-
ry Tracy sees nothing sensational in the
matter at all. One naval officer was
relieved and another put in command,
as is constantly being done with other
| vessels.
Senator Hampton is an out spoken
advocate of Washington as the only fit
place for holding the great American
Exposition in 1892.
The nearer the assembling Of Congress
gets the harder it is to get Representa-.
| tive to say who he will support for Speak
er. They all seem to be waiting for a
chance to make combinations, and after
| all its only natural for the supporters Of
the winning candidate always gets the
best places on the Committees. The
members and the humble gatherer o1
Washington news are just now IN the
same boat, trying to find out who is to be
the winning candidate. It's question
that will not be decided until the repub
| lican House caucus meets.
| The President will hold special recep
tion next Wednesday night to the Knight
Templars attending the Conclave here
and their ladies'. Later IN the week Mrs
Gen. Logan has rendered them a recep
tion at her residence here.
The Cabinet resumed its regular semi
weekly meetings today with all the mem
| bers present for the first time since July
The meeting was mostly given up to q
| discussion Of matters relating to the Pres
1dents message to Congress, although
something was also said about pension
| matters.
Representative Butterworth, who has
gone to Ohio to take the stump for Gov.
Foraker, says he intends to review his
Congressional agitation looking towards
the annexation of Canada, during the
coming session of Congress. Mr.. Butter
worth firmly believes that the two
countries are bound sooner or later to be
| Joined, and he wants to make it as soor
as possible.
The question of who will be the Repub-
! lican leader on the floor of the mex,
House is being discussed here. Represen
tatiye Farquhar of New York, says 'Thf
majority doesn't need any leader. There
are fifteen committees, and the chairman
OF each of these is expected to be always
fully prepared to defend whatever comes
from his committee" Mr.. Forquhar is a
warm advocate of a Government subsidy
to American ships. A bill embodying
his ideas was on the calendar when Con
| gress adjourned. He will introduce q
similar bill as soon as Con gress meets.
The President is very anxious to get
things in such shape that the republicans
can carry the next Presidential election
without the the vote of n. Y. He doesn't
really wish to give up New York but only
to prevent its being the pivotal state
Peculiar.
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