The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-08-21
WASHING TON LETTER.

(From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, d. c. Aug. 12ht., 1890.
ED. HERALD
Resolutions have been offered by Sem
ators Blair, Edmunds, Hoar and Quay,
to bring out the desired end-a curtail-
ment of debate on the tariff bill; and all
OF these resolutions are in the hands of
the committee on rules which is compos
ed of Senators Aldrich, Sherman. ingalls,
Harris and Blackburn. The resolution
of Senator Quay. which was the last one
offered, has created a veritable sensation,
because if adopted it will result in shelv-
ing the Fedeal election bill for this ses-
sion. 1t provides that no bills except
the tariff bill, general appropriation bills,
and bills relating to public buildings and
shall be taken up by congress during
the remainder of this session and that
the tariff bill be voted upon August 80.
Senator Hoar offered an amedment, to
include the Federal election bill.
Many rumors are rife as to bargain
having been made between Senators Quay
and German whereby the former promis-
ed to shelye the federal election bill and
the latter agreed to have the tariff bill
voted upon August 80. can state on
the very highest possible authority that
no such bargain has been made or even
thought of, and that Senator Quay in
offering this resolution is only endeavor-
ing to have the tariff bill disposed Of, and to
bring this already extraordinary long
session to a close. His reason for leaving
the Federal bill out of his resolution is,
that he thinks it will be impossible to
pass it in time to take effect at this
years congressional elections, therefore
he does not think any good will be ac-
complished by prolonging the sessions
in order to pass it. Speaker Reed takes
another view of the matter and believes
that it is the bounden duty of the republi-
cans of the senate to pass the Federal
election bill before adjourning and it is
limited that he has plan to compel the
senate to act upon that measure ifit
does not do so its own will and ac-
cord. The situation is particularly EN-
barassing to the democratic senator's.
Most of them would very gladely vote
for Mr.. Quay's resolution. or anything
else that would postpone action upon
the much dreaded Federal election bill;
but every one of them has put himself on
record as being conscientiously opposed
to changing the time honored rules of
the senate and the adoption of this re-
solution would make very radical
change in those rules, hence to use a
homely but expressive phrase, they are
"between the devil and the deep sea-
Republicans in the House are making
arrangements to have Saturday set
aside for the consideration of the anti
lottery bill and all Republican members
not sick have been notified to be present
on that day.
Representative Strubble, OF Iowa, ell
| deavered to obtain unanimous consent
for the consideration of Joint resolution
authorizing the expenditure of the I'm ex
pended balance appropriated for the
Mississippi river food sufferers for the
relief of destitute pcrsons iii Oklahoma,
as the PrsiCent recommended in his
message last week, but there being
objection the matter went over for the
time being. 1t will be passed as bill.
The President returned from the G. A.
R. eneampment yesterday afternoon. He
says he had great time and what
pleased him more was that all the boys"
seemed to enjoy themselves. He also
spoke very highly of the new command
er-in-chieI