The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-01-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
WAsHINGToN,J January 25th 1889.

WAsH1NeroN, January 25tn, 1889.
Editor Herald:
Senator Allison has, your correspond
ent is reliably informed, positively refused
to be secretary of the treasury under the
coming administration and Gen. Harri.
son is said to be very much embarrassed
to find another man from the west whom
he considers as well equipped for the
position. The reason of Senator ALI
lison's declination is that he prefers the
duties of senator to those of the position
offered him. The Iowa senator would
have made an excellent secretary of the
treasury, his position as chairman of the
finance committee having made him
thoroughly familiar with our system and
wants in that direction. and besides he
is free from any faint of Wall street infu-
ence. Senator Allison wants Hon. ]. S.
Clarkson to represent Iowa In the cabi.
net.
The senate tariff bill was duly passed
according to program, and has now
gone to the house Ways and Means COM
mittee, where it is generally thought it
will be smothered to death. There were
rumors to the effect that several demo
cratic senator's intended to support the
bill and that several republicans would
oppose it, but the vote showed both par
ties solid, the republicans for and the
democrats against the BILL Senator Rid
dleberger who was paired with Mr..
Blodgett of New Jersey, stated to the
senate after the vote that, had he been
free he would have voted against the bill,
and Senator Blair said to friend that
he would have voted against it if his
vote could have defeated the bill. AS a
matter of fact if Senators Blair, Blodgett
and Riddleberger had voted against it
the bill would have been defeated.
Vice-President-elect Morton has pur.
chased the elegant residence in this city,
which was erected several years ago by
Prof Bell, of telephone fame. 1t is a
strikingly elegant mansion and is in the
fashionable West End quarter.
Candidates for office are getting very
numerous around Washington. One day
this week there were five candidates for
public printer in the Capitol at one time
They represented the states of Illinois
Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, and
Ohio.
Commissioner of Pensions Black was
badly disappointed in his ambition to be-
come Judge Advocate General of the
army. There is slight obstacle to his ap
polntment. The board of army officers
that examined Gen. Swain for retire
ment, reported that gentleman to be IT
good health and not eligible for retire
ment. Gen. Black will have to get some
thing else, and will have to get it pretty
soon too, if he does not care to become
private citizen again.
The twenty-frst annual convention O
the National Woman's Suffrage Assoca
ton was in session here this week. Veal
after year this body has been meeting
here with no signs of fatigue. No matter
what man may think about woman
suffrage he is compelled to admire the
pluck, patience and perseverance OF the
members Of this association: Had they
been an association of men they woulc
have given up the fight long ago.
The organizations that have already
been assigned positions in the Inaugural
procession muster nearly 40, 900 men
and still the applics tons are coming in.
Senator Sherman evidently believe:
that American intrests in Samoa are not
as we'll taken care of as they might be
| notwithstanding the effort OF the state
department to make light of the recent
news from there giving the details of in
suits 10 Americans and the American
flag by German officials. He has Offered
an amendment to the counsular and di
plomatic appropriation bill appropria
ting 100000, and authorizing the pres
ident to spend SO much thereof as may
be necessary for the execution 81 the oh
legations and the protection of the inter
ests of the United States under the trea
| ty with Samoan islands. 1t is proposed
to construct United States coaling sta
| ton with a portion of this money, thu
right to do 50 having been given under
the treaty.
Secretary Bayard is being very harsfiJ
criticised, even by his own associates, fol
the manner In which he has conducted
! this matter. Mr.. Sewall, U. S. consn
| general to Samoa, who Is a democrat
and was appointed by Mr.. Bayard, i:
here and is giving testimony before thu
Foreign Affairs committees of the house
| and senate as to the condition Of affair.
in Samoa. He blames Secretary Bayart
for the humiliating condition in which
the Americans in Samoa now find them
selves, and he produced correspondents
to prove his statements.