The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-05-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
(From our Regular Correspondent

(From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, D. CAPRI %, 1890.
Senator Mitchell is in dead earnest
about his proposed constitutional amend
ment for the election of members of the
United States Senate by direct vote OF
the people, and has given notice that he
will address the Senate in its favor next
Tuesday. II Mr.. Mitchell can convince
the Senate to pass the amendment it
would be almost certain to become law,
as far as Congress is concerned, as there
is large and growing sentiment in the
House in favor of such change, and it
seems to be generally believed here that
such change will eventually be made.
The three America 5 Congress has ad-
journed sine die, and its members have
gone South on tour of inspection.
The president and Mr.. Blaine both ex-
press themselves as much pleased with
tie work of the Congress.
A joint committee of the House and
Senate consisting of Senator's Alidrich,
Allison, Sherman, Jones and Teller, and
Representatives Conger, Mckinley,
Bayne, McKenna and Bartine are en-
gagged in preparing silver bill which is
to be submitted to a republican caucus
of both Houses, and If approved is to be
pushed through Immediately. The
amount of coinage under it will not, it
is thought be less than $4,5OO,OOO per
month.
The republican leaders in the House
have been doing some figuring on the
business co be transacted at the present
session, and they have concluded that by
rushing things little it will be possible
to adjourn by July I. For some unac-
countable reason the democrats seem to
be opposed to an early adjournment.
The House has passed the Naval appro-
priation bill; also the bill to reorganize
the United States district courts, and for
the addition OF seventeen circuit judges.
The tariff bill was reported to the house
Wednesday afternoon. At the last
minute hides were put on the free list.
Sugar is also put on the free list. and a
bounty of two cents per pound provided
for the next fifteen years for the pro-
ducers of sugar in this country. 1t is es-
timated that the bill will make a reduc-
ton of about $40, 900, 900 per annum in
the receipts of the Government. The re-
port OF the majority of the Ways and
Means committee which accompanied
the bill avs: 1T was the aim of the COM
to fix the duties upon that class Of
manufactured goods and farm products
which can be supplied at home so as to
| discourage the use of like foreign goods
| and products, and secure to our own
people and our own producers the home
market, believing that competition
among ourselves will secure reasonable
prices to consumers in the future. as it
has invariably done in the past. The bill
is framed in the interest of the people OF
the United States. 1t IS for the better
defense of American homes and American
INDUSTRIES. There were two minority
reports, one by Mr.. McKenna against
the sugar clause, and one by Mr.. Carlisle
representing the democrats against the
whole bill.
Hon. Robert Adams, United States
minister to Brazil, arrivedin Washington
this week. He has had several confer
ences with Secretary Blaine. and, it is
said that statement will soon be made
by the State department which will put
an end to the democratic lie accusing the
administration of having deem tardy in
recognizing the republic of Brazil.
The bill providing for ship canal
around the Niagara Falls. which has been
discussed from the foundation of our
Government, has been favorably re-
ported to the House.
The United States Supreme Court has
rendered decision sustaining the U. S.
Circuit Court which released Maggie, the
deputy Marshal who killed Judge Terry
who was about to make an attack upon
Justice Field, in California last summer.
The only two democrats who sat in the
case-Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Lamar-dissented. They still cling to
the old Calhoun doctrine Of state rights,
and think that Naegel should have been
tried by State co urts, notwithstanding
that he was A u S. officer and that the
shooting was done in performance of his
duty.
BY no * or crook the democrats sue
ceeded in postponing the Montana Scna-
torial case until late Wednesday after
noon W hen it was settled by the decisive
vote of SO to 26 in favor of the republl-
can contestants, who were Immediately
sworn in.