Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
washington Letter.

Washington Letter. :.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent).
WASHINGTON, March a. The President
Is close observer of congressional legls-
lation and he holds constant consultations
with the Republicans OF both house and
senate. He does not attempt to be dc
tatoral and yet he does not hesitate to
tell the congressman when he thinks
thing is wrong, and he generally offers,
in the way of suggestion, something to
take the place of the Objectionable
measure. The result of this IS to put
Mr.. Harrison in closer relations with his
party in Congress than any recent Presi-
dent has been, and if kept up, and there
is not the slightest reason to suppose
that it will not be, there will be no use
for presidential vetoes during this ad-
ministration.
The senate has decided to vote on the
Blair educational bill on the Goth inst.
1t will probably pass by very small
majority, but this is by no means as Ger
tain as it was month ago. In fact its
defeat would not surprise many people
here.
1t is thought that a pension bill will be
gotten up embracing something from
each of the several bills now in the hands
of the committees, it being generally
agreed that it will not be advisable to
pass all the bills that are being pressed.
The dependent pension bill will probably
be made the basis of the new measure,
or it may finally be decided to pass that as
it is, and leave the others for the present
The town was thrown into q commo.
tion one day this week by an alarm of
fire from the White House, but it soon
subsidized when it was learned that the
alarm had been turned in tc test the new
fire alarm wires which had just been put
into that building. In the crowd which
hurried towards the White House was
Secretary Blaine and Attorney General
Miller. both OF whom supposed the house
to be on fire.
The senate has practically administered
reprimand to Senator Call by voting to
expunge from the record some objection
able language referring to Senator Chand-
ler which Mr. Call had inserted, notwith-
standing that he did not use the words
in his speech on the floor Of the senate
This falslfying the Record is practice
that IS becoming entirely too common in
both branches of Cong gress.
Senator Stafford's resolution providing
for an investigation by the senate finance
committee as to whether the government
may loan money to the owners 81 farms
at per cent. per annum is being much
talked about and has been indorsed by
the Federation of Labor of this District.
If such thing is really practicable it
would beyond question be the most
popular measure ever before Congress-.
Senator Allison's credentials for his
new term beginning March 4, 1891, have
been presented to the senate.
Senator Mitchell has introduced joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution which provides that
United States senators will be elected
directly by the people, and given notice
that be will shortly address the senate
upon the subject. The idea. while not
new one, would seem to be, in view OF
the charges of bribery in connection with
the election of senators which have be-
come so common of late years, a good
one Anything that brings the Govern
ment nearer to the people should be
welcomed.
The house yesterday passed the Okla
homa territorial BILL 1t passed the SEN
ate some time ago.
The house committee on coinage will
decide next Monday what report 1t will
make on Secretary WINDOWS silver bill.
1t will probably be favorably reported,
with several amendments.
The house committee which conducted
the civil service investigation has not yet
considered the printed testimony, and
regard to what the report is likely to be.
The currant resolution for the lnvesti-
cation of immigration and the purchase
of American industries by foreign capital
has passed both houses. Now perhaps
something may be learned about this
English syndicate business.
Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. Wanamaker, Miss
Wanamaker, and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Harrison have gone to Florida for short
stay.
Ex-Representative Taulbee, of Ken
lucky, having died, Mr.. Kincald, the
newspaper man who shot him, two weeks
ago, has been placed in Jail under a
charge of murder.
Representative Lodge, of Massachu-
settS has his federal eIection hill noorl1,