The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
OF GOVERNMENT
WEEKLY REVIEW OF MATTERS
AT WASHINGTON.

complied with the Especial View of Inter-
tsting Northwestern Readers Happy
solution at tho Problem at Issue isc-
tween thr President and Secretary
BlutMc-Im General,
On Monday the republicans succeeded ia
getting the Mckinley tariff bill before the
81 nat. for discussion, despite the cbstruc-
tive tactics Of Boss" German, who has
been recently heralded q convert to free
trade. and his democratic brethren. Not
only that. but the republicans permitted
democratic. Senators Voorhees, and Daniel
to deliver long.winded Trades against it,
and listened courteously to them. The
democrats have charged their political
opponents with having prepared II scheme
to choke them off aud inaugarate a most
horrible system of gag law. There will he
no further debate. however. On the tar fl
bill until the Indian appropriation bill.
which was taken up Yesterday, has been
disposed of. The delay will be no longer
than this week ut farthest. aud then the
Mckinley bill will ngaln be taken ul,. The
next speaker on the democratic sida will be
Senator Vance, and then In n few days
Mr.. Carlisle will take the floor. III,
republican case will lie under the man
agement of Senator Aldrich. VINO Iii fami'.-
lar with the whole details of the bill and If
all tariff legislation for years past. 1t is
10 him that the republicans look to carry
them safely through. lie is n good de.
batter, a ready talker and is probably the
best prepared of all the men OH his sidn of
the chamber to meet Mr.. Carlisle, who,
although a member of the senatp, is yet
recognized as his party leader Oh the tariff
question.
The Presidcnt's Vfcws.
Your correspondent has been informed
that the proposed amendment to the tariff
bill presented by Senator Pierce expresses
in the main the views of the president.
It provides that one year after the passage
OF the bill the president may di,ect that
the duties on sugar imposed under the
laws now in force he reimposed as against
any nation or country failing to enter into
adequate reciprocity relations with the
United States regarding the agricultural
products of the country. The, president
is directed to negotiate and secure by
treaty OF otherwise the unrestricted entry
to any such country of the agricultural
products of the United States,
A "Harinonizing Influence.
Advocates of the amendment say that il
offers a happy solution of the problem at
issue between Secretary Blaine, which in-
sists that the markets of Cuba and Porto
Rico can, for the admission of free sugar
here, be opened free to American products,
and Senator Allison and Maj. Mckinley,
both of whom appear to thinkt that it Is too
late in the session to tack the Hale alle nd
ment to the tariff bill.
MIR. Struble's Friends.
Hon. 1. s. Struble returned to The city
last Thursday evening, end the reception
accorded him Friday morning by his col
Leagues at the house was marked with
words of universal regret at his defeat at
the LeMars convention. The politicians.
generally, had acceptelMr. Perkins letter,
as published in the DAILY TIMES, an in
dication that he wouli not be in the race,
and the idle demonstrations of Judge
Lewis of little or no avail, and knowing
the continued hard labor done
for the Corn Palace city, as IA mark of de-
:struble, anticipated sufficient support
from the Woodbury. delegation to assure
his nomination. MIR. Perkins will find the
work we'll finished and n clear desk when
he assumes the chair at present held by
MIR. Struble.
Col. E.inery's Work.
Col. j. NJ. Emery, of LeNIars, is also
back i'll Washington, and the large amount
of mail which accumulated during his alb
sence is disappearing like dew before the
morning sum-, ard in a few days everything
in the territorial committee room viii b.
moving on with the usual regularity. If Il
quorum eau be secured the committee will
discuss the New Mexico admission ques.
ton ut the regular meeting to-day.
Loyal support for Perkins.
1nterrogating Col. Emery regarding the
dlsatfection mons Congressman Struble's
friends CT. the result of the recent conven-
dion at Le,Mars, he said: Il will give d
handsome chrome to any set of men who
will accord more loyal and enthusi-
estic support for Geo. d. Per.
kins Than will the stalwart friends
of Mr.. Struble. l think. when correctl,
understood. that the pressure that bore
upop the Sac county delegation was simply
Woodbury. county's sixteen delegates fol
Wheeler for governor next fall, against
Plymouth county's seven delegates; and
think it will net to the disadvantage of the
western candidate, especially in the light
Of plymouth county sticking first and last
far Wheeler last fall, and Woodbury. count,
:,..iming the nomination of Hutchison.
Strange things happen, however, and the
| b.ys NAV becOme reroncilad hafnra fhe
l,,bernatorial race. But, as | said a few
l.oments ago, Mr.. Strublc's friends will
= earthly support Geo. D. Perkins, and the
.ld-time Eleventh district majori., can be
ounted on"
The Free Silver Lobby.
The national silver committee, which
sas maintained several active representa-.
t!ves here during the winter and summer
s preparing to open a vigorous canvass fol
he control of the next house of represen.
tutives in the interest of fre and unlimited
coinage of silver. Thousands of free ccin.
age speeches have been purchased, the com.
mittee is sending copies of them into ever,
western congressional district. The pres.
ident of the committee, Gen. Warner, has
issued acall for the committee to meet i,
Washington Sept. l, at which time lie Will
present n printed report showing the worl
of the committee, the progress of legisla.
ton in congress, and tho vote of every
congressman upon the silver bill and its
various amendments. The executive com.
Mittee expresses its determination 10 rela,
10 efforts until the minis of the United
:tates are thrown open to tho silver o.