New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. d. c., Jan. 25th. 1873

Senator Blair seems to possess some
faculty that whenever brought to bear
upon tre-eating Senator'S from the
South always results in provoking those
gentlemen into a state little short OF
madness. For instance when Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama, said that if it was
in his power to expel every negro from
that state and keep them out he would
DO 50, Mr.. Blair, by asking him if he
thought it would be best for the inter-
ests OF the white people in the South
that the negroes should emigrate in a
body, threw theAlabaman into passion
which caused him to engage in some
rather bitter personalities toward the
New Hampshire Senator. The ques-
ton asked was certainly a harmless
one, and if asked by any other Senator
don't believe would have angered Mr..
Morgan as it did. Why it is that the
hotblooded Southerners are always
ready to quarrel with Senator Blair has
long been puzzle to me. He is essen
TALLY man of peace, and yet Says that
if he received challenge to fight a
duel he should feel it his duty to fight.
| The. Senate has passed the amend
ment to the tariff bill. allowing boun-
ty OF one cent per pound on all sugar
produced in this country. Senator
Quay was the only republican Senator
that voted against the amendment, aud
Senator Payne the only democrat that
voted for it. Unless something now
unforeseen shall prevent, the bill will
be passed by the Senate tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Commissioner of Pensions Black
wants to be appointed Judge Advocate
General Of the Army, and rumor says
Cleveland promised him the appoint
ment, but there is considerable doubt
about his eligibility.
Mr.. Morton's present visit to Wash
ington is for the purpose of familiariz-
ing himself with the duties of the pre-
siding officer of the Senate, in order,
that he may be prepared to assume
them after the fourth of March without
aWkWardness.
The House has passed bill proVid-
ing for the admission of South Dakota
with two Representatives and Montana
with one, by Presidential proclamation,
when the voters accept the constitutions
already formed; and for the admission
OF North Dakota Washington and New
Mexico by Congress when their consti-
tutions are formed. Opinion differs
as to other probabilities of Senatorial
action on this measure, but the major.
ity think that nothing will be done at
the present session.
Senators Morrill, and Stanford, the
republican members of the sub-com-
mittee of the Committee on public
buildings and grounds, which is en-
gagged in investigating the Office of the
supervising Architect of the Treasury,
have already exposed condition of
affairs that should put somebody in
prison. 1t has been common practice
in this office for employees to make con-
tracts, through outside dummies, to
perform work which should have been
done in the Office. Although receiving
salaries from the Government, these
men were allowed to contract for doing
work, and what is worse than all, to fix
the price to be paid for the same. The
investigation is not yet over; and it is
said that considerable crookedness is
expected to Oe shown up in connec-
tion with The selection Of sites in various
cities for public buildings. The demo-
cratic administration will get out none
| too soon.
The democratic Senators are some-
what frightened at the prospect of a
number OF democrats of the House vot.
ing with the republicans to pass the
Senate tariff bill. Representative Will
son, OF West Virginia, and Representa-
tive Catcliirss. OF Miss, have openly
stated their intention of voting for the
measure, if it ever gets before the
House, and it is generally believed
there will be enough of the same sort
to insure its passage, if it could be
brought before the House. There's the
rub. 1t is hardly likely to be voted
upon in the house, unless it's friends
can steal march on It's enemies.