New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. ID. c., Jan, 18th. Is

VaSH1ugl glOH. ". ", Jan. 1lGn. 1859.
Mr.. Blaine, after having been several
times reported as on his way to Wash
ington, arrived here last week and is
now the guest of Representative Will
lam Walter Phelps. His visit here at
this time is said to be without any po-
litical motive, and only the carrying
out OF arrangements made long before
the election to spend the winter in this
city AS usual, Mr.. Blaine's quarters
are overrun with callers. There are
few prominent Republicans now in
! Washington who have rot called to see
him since his arrival. Senators His
cock and Plumb, who are fresh from a
visit to General Harrison, have had sew
eral conferences with Mr.. Blaine, and
there are any number of ruplors in re-
gard to MIR. Blaine's making visit 70
the President elect. One thing is very
noticeable of late, and particularly so
| since Mr.. Blaine came here. That is
the very decided change OF opinion on
the part of the Republicans who are op.
posed to Mr.. Blaine's entering the Cab
met. They all believe now that he will
be asked to take the portfolio of the
Secretary of State, and that Gen Harri-
son could not do otherwise without putt
ing an unmistakable slight upon seven
tenths of the Republican party. You
ask what has brought about this great
change? Several things, but first and
foremost is the fact that Senator Sher-
man, who is perfectly satisfied with his
present position. refused to join in MAX
ing fight against Mr.. Blaine, and the
small number of anti-Blaine Republi.
cans are therefore losing no time in join
ing the big procession. Still all this
does not prove that Mr.. Blaine will be
the next Secretary Of State. He may
decline the place if it be offered him.
Many think he would not accept it.
The Senate bill Incorporating the Nj
caragua Canal company has been
passed by the House with several a.
mendments, and is now in the hands Of
conference committee. The bill as
passed by the House Incorporates pri-
vate company for the destruction and
operation of a ship canal from the At
lantic to the Pacific ocean, through Nj
caragua or Costa Rica. The com pany
is authorized to issue bonds secured by
mortgage on its property and rights;
must have its principal Office in New
York city, and majority of its direct
ors, fifteen in number, must reside in
the United States, and it's president
must be citizen and resident of the Unit
ed States. Its capital stock is to be l,
100000 shares of $40 each with right
to increase it to 100000.
The House has practically been in a
dead lock since last Thursday, a fact
which speaks volumes Tor the absurdity
OF the rules which at present govern
that body. Representative Reed, from
the House COMMITTEES on Rules, offered
resolution on Thursday, providing
that during the remainder of the session
it shall not be in order to introduce bills
on the first and third Mondays of the
month. These days are known as sus-
pension days, that is, under the rules,
with the consent Of the Speaker and a
two-thirds vote Of the number present,
the rules may be suspended and vote
taken on any bill on the calendar. Ac-
cording to these same rules all Mondays
are assigned as the proper days to in
troduce bills for reference, and here is
where the troubles came in. One or
two members opposed to any bill that
should be called up on suspension day
have enly to introduce bills long enough
for the reading thereof to take up the
entire day, in order to defeat the will of
all the rest. 1t was to prevent this a.
buse of power by members disposed
from any cause to be obstructionists
that Mr.. Reeds resolution was offered.
But it has not yet been adopted, as the
members opposed toit have been numer-
Gus enough, owing to the House, to
break quorum by abstaining from
voting for three successive days. The
friends Of the resolution expect mem.
bers enough to be present to-day or to-
morrow to pass it without the votes of
the filibusterers.
The sugar interests Of Louisiana, Cali
fornia and Kansas have representatives
here endeayoring to get the Senate
financial committee to do something for
them. They claim that the SO per cent
reduction in the duty on imported sugar
made by the Senate tariff bill, will. if
carried into effect, ruin them, They