Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
Wasnington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent.

has been indulging IN some PLAIN private
talk in pleasant way on the pension
question to Republican members of Con-
gress. The present status of the matter
IS what brought the president out. The
senate has passed the dependent pension
bill substantially as 1t was when vetoed
by ::Mr. Cleveland. The house passed as
a substitute for this bill the Morrill,
service pension bill. which is both de-
pendent and service bill. This substi
tute the senate has refused to accept and
the house has refused to recede from It's
position and the whole matter has been
referred to conference committee. The
president is determined that this failure
to agree on the part of the house and
senate shall not prevent some pension
legislation at the present session if he
can help it, and he has been urging the
necessity of such legislation upon men,
bers of his party. He has not committed
himself in favor of either bill. but it is
evident that he thinks one or the other
of them should become law without
any unnecessary delay.
Representative Butterworth made a
queer exhibition of himself this week.
He made speech against certain feat
ures of the tariff bill and then announced
his purpose OF voting for the bill. His
speech was applauded vigorously on the
Democratic side of the house, and will
without doubt be used as campaign
document in the congressional fight this
fall by that party. In defending him
against some ugly charges in connection
with this speech. Mr.. Butterworth's best
friends admit that he made very bad
break which they cannot explain.
Personalities have several times been
indulged in by the tariff debaters
this week. No amendments have yet
been adopted to the bill though quite a
number have been voted upon. Every
body is anxiously looking forward to
next week when the bill will be disposed
Of as far as the house is concerned by its
passage.
The Jones silver bill is still the un-
finished business of the senate and will
so remain until finally disposed of. A
number of excellent speeches have been
made upon it this week including that of
Senator Jones in its favor and of Senate =
T Teller in opposition. Mr. Jones remark
occupied a part of two days and are gen.
orally conceded to have formed the most
Intelligent and comprehensive statement
of the entire silver question ever pre-
sented in SO compact form. This bill
is the one over which the Republican SEN
atorlal caucus committee has had so
much trouble and So many consultations
and upon which an agreement has not
yet been reached. 1t is believed that it
will pass the senate, but as the house
caucus has approved the Window bill, it
will meet with trouble there.
Secretary Blain's daughter was married
here yesterday to Walter Damrosch, of
New York.
The meeting of the Republican Ma
tional committee which was called for
last Monday was held secretly, though
the announcement was given out that it
had been indefinitely postponed. There
are no leaks in the comittee, so nothing
has been learned Of what was done,
The Farmers Alliance want finger in
the legislative pie. and their representa-.
tives have been making arguments before
the house ways and means committee in
favor of the Pickler bill providing fol
the establishment of subtreasurles for the
receipt and storage of agricultural pro-
ducts.
Senator Frye, chairman of the senate
comittee on commerce, says the house
will, in his opinion, pass the river and
harbor bill at this session all statements
to the contrary Notwithstanding. SO
much confidence has Mr.. Frye in his
opinion that his comittee is now con.
sidering the house bill so as to be pre-.
pared when 1t comes. Mr.. Frye may
have some inside information, but the
popular impression is against the passage
of the bill.
The subcommittee of the house com.
mittee on election which went to Ar.
kansas to investigate the Clayton-Breck
inridge contested election case has re-
turned and would have made its report
tns week but for waiting for the return
Of Mr.. Breckinrldge before hearing the
closing testimony.
Senator Edmunds has introduced bill
for the establishment of an educational
institution in this city to be known al
the Univeriity of the United States.
The senate comlttee on agriculture has
made favorable report on the bill tc
transfer the fish commission to the agri
cultural department.
Senator Ingalls, denies the charge o1
plagiarism made against him by Kansas
City paper, and says the manuscript o1
the charge was offered to him for $5O(
but he declined to buy.
Senator Brown of Georgia who has moi
been here during this session will, hiE