Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28
washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspond J.

Il '','S's-r,'N''- S@Ns 1AnY SUI AO PAColAOuVS
like everybody else, Is glad that the
i house has disposed of the troublesome
tariff question. There are two other
things which the President wishes to see
| done before adjournment. Ono is to
pass pension bill and the other Is to
provide the means for carrying out the
recommendations of the recent Pan
American Congress relating to close com.
mercial relations between the United
States and the countries Ut central and
South America. AS starter in the lat
ter direction the President this week
sent a special message to Congress ask
Ing that the amount estimated as the
quota of the United States of the ex-
pensc of making the preliminary survey
Of the proposed trans. continental rail-
way be appropriated. This railway is
one of the grandest projects Of the age,
and prominent engineers have expressed
the opinion that it Is entirely practicable
To build it would make fitting close
to the nineteenth century, the most re-
markable hundred years in the history of
the world, and Its beginning at this time
will make the Harrison administration
occupy a proud place in the pages of
American history.
The conference committee having
charge of the two pension bills, which
have respectively passed the house and the
senate, have not yet reached an agree
ment, but the spirit of the discussion has
been such as to remove all doubts of an
early agreement. This is disappointing
to nobody but the Democrats who are
opposed to pension legislation of any
kind.
The Vice President on Wednesday pre-
scntcd to the senate the resignation of
Sergeant at Arms Canady to take effect
June 80, BY vote of the senate it was
laid on the table. Mr., Canady says he
resigns to give his entire attention tc
private business. The woods are full Of
good Republicans anxious to succeed
him. and no wonder. The Office pay!
within fraction of So, 600 year. 1t!
duties are not cxacting and it controls (
lot of patronage in the minor Officials
and employees of the senate.
Secretary Blaine has accepted an in
vitntlon to deliver an address to thu
second Scotch-Irlsh Congress which is Il
meet at Pl,tsburg on the Goth inst
Among the other speakers will be Gov
ernor Beaver, Representative Breckin
ridge Of Kentucky and Governor Camp,
bell of Ohio.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is try.
ing to pursnade his able assistant, Mr.
Clarkson, to change his mind about re
signing this summer but so far MIR
Carkson remains mistaken in his deter
mination to leave the government service
Mr.. Clarkson is now at Boston, wher
he went to deliver an address before tn
Norfolk club. =.~*
Senator Stanford has introduced a bill
embodying his ideas of the solution o
the agricultural problem. 1t provide
for the establishment in the treasury de
partmcnt of a land loan bureau, whic
shall be empowered to loan on unicum
bered agricultural land one half the as
scssed value at the rate of two per cent
per annum, no loans to run longer tina
twenty years. The idea has more advo
Gates out Of, than in Congress. and Their
is not the slightest probability Of its he
coming law during the life Of the pres
cnt Congress.
Senator Blair has begun crusad
against the lotteries. He wants cor
stltutional amendment adopted prohibit
ing any state authorizing anything in tn
shape Ola lottery.
Chairman Mckinley has received cor
CALCULATIONS from all quarters for the adj
gcncralship he dlsploycd in the manage
ment of the tariff bill; not single amend
ment proposed outside Of the committe
was adopted, and only two of those whic
came from the committee were defeate
those affecting jute and wool. Thi
was remarkable showing, but more RI
markablc still was the fact that whe
! IuC uuHl VOCC WIS tukcu, Ouly wv ACpuA
licans - Coleman of Louisiana an
Featherstone of Arkansas-yoted agains
the bill which was passed by vote @
1854 to 142. Democratic predictions of
republican revolt in the house having s
slgnally failed they have begun on tn
senate.
The house will settle one or more of III
contested election cases which the com
mlttee have ready before taking up othe
legislation.
Senator Ingalls, thinks ten years
undisputed possession of real estate
should give a good title to the same, ant
he has introduced bill to that effect.
Silver and the "original package" ques
tions as represented in bills before tina
body have taken most of the senate''
time this week.
It has been stated at the capitol tina
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