The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Number of Important Topics Dis
cussed--The Tariff Bill and Ex-

A Number of Important Topics Dis
cussed--The Tariff Bill and Ex-
tradition Treaty.
Special Correspondence TO the Free Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Sher-
man, who knows the cares and perplexi-
ties ola secretary ofthe treasury, warmly
congratulated Senator Allison when the
fact became known that Mr.. Allison had
written to Gen. Harrison positively and
finally declining the appointment.
Nearly every Republican senator adj
vised Mr.. Allison not to 60 into the cab
met, some for one reason and some tor
another, but the majority of them feel
that the Iowa senator can do more good
on the floor of the senate than he could
in the treasury department.
Evidently secretary or postmaster
general whichever it may be) Wanna
maker proposes to hold up his end of
the coming administration. 1t is said
that he has purchased for $50, 600 the ell
egant residence in this city now occupied
by Secretary Whitney.
Senator ingalls, says he will be very
glad to turn the gavel over to Vice Pres.
Ident-elect Morton on the fourth of
March and resume his old place on the
floor of the senate. And most other Re-
publcans will join him in his gladness.
Not because he has not made a good pre-
siding officer for the senate, but because
he is more useful and decidedly more
interesting on the floor.
The Democratic members of the House
ways and means committee are at work
on compromise tariff bill which they
will endeavor to get the senate conferees
to agree to. 1t will embrace the entire
free list of the senate bill and the inter-
nal revenue section, except free alcohol
for use in the arts. 1t will also embrace
those portions of the Mills bill over
which there was little or no controversy.
But from the best information your cor
respondent can get, it is now too late to
get any tariff legislation through the
present congress, more's the pity.
Once more this poor administration
has been sat down upon, and members
of its own party have helped to do it.
The British extradition treaty, which
Mr.. Bayard was so anxious to have
adopted, has been rejected by more than
two-thirds vote of the senate. John
Bull seems to have lost his influence in
this country.
Sensational newspaper articles some
times serve good purpose. We have
Just had a striking example in the Sa-
cles aroused congress and the people of
the country, and the sentiments gener-
ally expressed by all classes and in all
sections proved to Prince Bismarck that
the United States would fight if neces-
sary to maintain the honor and rights of
Its citizens in Samoa. The result was:
Bismarck cabled to the German minis
ter in this city instructing him to see
Secretary Bayard and assure him that
Germany would do nothing detrimental
to our interests, and also that orders had
been sent to the German officials in Sa-
moa to be more discreet. So much for
sensational newspapers.
At last, after many ups and downs,
the Oklahoma bill has gotten through
the house all right. 1t now goes to the
senate, where its friends propose maxi
ing mighty effort to rush it through.
There Is a rumor here that Cleveland
has promised to veto 1t if it gets through
the senate.
Representative Mckinley, who has
been mentioned as likely to be secretary
of the treasury, says he is not an appli-
cant nor would he accept the position if
offered him,