Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF PROMINENT
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

WEEKLY REVIEW OF PROMINENT
EVENTS L WASHINGTON.
True Status ofthe Sioux City Public Build
ing Eill-Republican Campaigning
Sumac in Every D~istrict-Notcs of Esq
pecial Interest in the Northwest.
Readers of Sioux City, Iowa, 1 know
are anxious to hear something definite re-
gardlng the outlook of the Sioux City
public building bill. They have read
many articles concerning the measure and
have been very hopeful. No one denies
the activity of Congressman Struble in his
and it is his desire to do all he possibly
can to push 1t through this session of con-
gress. The bill has passed the committee
of the whole house, as you know, and now
awaits the approving nod" of the speaker
before any further action can be taken. 1t
was thought at one time last week that con-
gratulatory kilograms might be forwarded
to the people of Sioux City. for Speaker
Reed in a way promised that he would
allow the bringing up of public building
bills. OF course the passage of the bill is
practically settled, but the true stains is
that the people of Sioux City are depend
ing altogether on the convenience of Mr..
Reed in its early adoption. If the speaker
would come down from his high horse"
for a little while all would be serene.
Campaign Preparations.
The republican congressional campaign
committee met last night and mapped out
a plan of work for the fall campaign.
Congressman Belden, Of New York, was
elected chairman, and S. S. Odds, of Mich
lgan, secretary. The congressional COM
mlttee will open headquarters at once and
continue during the entire summer the
work of getting all the doubtful districts
into shape. Chairman Quay thinks it is
very foolish for republican congressman
to be saying, as they repeatedly have done,
that the democrats will undoubtedly elect
a majority of the next house. he says
they should not say this even if they be-
lleve it to be so, and there is no telling
what the result may be if everybody works
as though defeat were impossible. He is
very hopeful that the party can be kept
in supremacy, at least until a fedora! cleo
ton law is enacted, when, he thinks, the
democrats will have no hope OF success for
SEVERAL years TO come.
One Of the things determined upon at
the dinner party given by Senator Quay
last week to the republican national exc
cutlve committee was that the close rela-
tionship established between that oreani-
cation and the congressional committee
two years ago should be maintained this
year. One important step taken by the
national committee at the recent meeting,
which has not yet been made public, was to
appoint a subcommittee of three to confer
and act in harmony with the republican
congressional committee during this falls
campaign In the congressional districts.
Inc Subcommittee consists of Chairman
quay, Vice Chairman Clarkson and Treas
urer Dudley. Members of congress are
quite generally anxious that the national
executive committee should take charge of
the congressional campaign instead of
leaving it as heretofore to the congress
sional committee, which, being composed
> of members of the house who have thelr
own reelection to engage their attention,
cannot properly look after the entire can.
vass of the country.
Ambitious for Clarkssn,s Place.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
has left Washington for an extended Off
clal tour of the far west. He will be Joined
by his family at Des Moines, and in a pri-
vate car he will go at once to Seattle,
Wash. Later he will visit San Francisco,
The object Of this tour is to obtain a thor
ough knowledge of the postal needs of the
far west. Mr.. Clarkson will return. to
Washington in about a month or six weeks:
at which time he will tender to the presi-
dent his resignation to take effect imme-
diately. Three men are mentioned as pos
sible successors to Gen. Clarkson. Thew
are Fessenden, of Connecticut, who has
the endorsement of his fellow-menlbers of
the republican national executive commit
tee; L. T.. Kitchener, of Indiana, and Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General White
head.
The Republican Majority
Representative Turpin was urseatsd to-
day and Judge McDufie put in his place.
The republican majority is now an even
twenty. there being TIA republicans and
154 democrats. This will be- increased
by the unseating of Mr.. Elliott; of South
Carolna, which is on the program for this
month. At the organization Of the p:es-
ent congress the republican majority was
only eight, but now they have a very COM
Portable margin. Featherstor. of Arkansas,
is not a strict republican,. having been
elected by the farmers organization known
as the Wheel" However, be was adopted
By the republicans who gaze him tie seat
to. which Mr.. Cate was certified. Mr..
Featherston rewarded his republican as
sociates by voting against the Mckinley
BILL. Theirs. are now two vacancies. in the
house.. one, caused by the death of Mr..
Wilbur aad another By. the election of Mr..
Carlisle 70 the senate. AS one was a re-
publican, and the other.a democrat it Will
make DO difference in. the relative majority
when these vacancies arc filed.
Sunac in Every District.
Senator Stanford, and family have, left
Washington for Europe. Before the sena-
toy departed, however, he was asked
WEATHER the Mckinley bill would pass the
ssnate, and he responded that be thought
It woald be passed; substantially as it had
gone to the senate from the house. 'sEyery