The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-01-16

him calling upon the ey-General
for information as to whether the U. S.
district attorney at Indianapolis had
acted under orders from the department
of Justice in the matter of refusing to
sanction the issuing of a warrant for the
arrest of Col. w. w. Dudley during his
recent visit to indianapolis. Mr.. Ed
munds offered as an amendment the fol-
lowing, which was adopted: THAT the
encouragement be and hereby is in
structed to inform the senate what in
structions, if any, theAdepartment of JUS
tice has given to S. N. Chambers, district
attorney for the district OF Indiana, on
the subject of the arrest of w. w. Dud
ley or his exception from arrest, and by
what authority Of law any such instruc-
tons have been given. and that copies Of
all such correspondence be transmitted
to the senate" Mr.. Edmunds sarcastic
ally expressed his admiration of and
concurrence in the beautiful tribute of
political morality. This caused broad
smile all around, which was increased to
positive litter among the republicans
when Mr.. Edmunds sent to the clerks
desk and had read letter written by
the chairman of a democratic county
20 nmittee in Indiana some months be-
fore the alleged Dudley "blocks of fvv'
letter, which was SO nearly like that doc
umcnt that MIR. Edmunds called it its
twin brother. The resolution lopted
will brin. 40 information, simply be
cause the attorney general has none to
give. Mr.. VOORHEES, knew this, but be-
ing overloaded with slurs ard innuer-
does against Mr.. Harrison, he took this
occasion to unload lie has injured 70
one except himself.
Tie senate committee on the Worlds
Fair gave hearing 70 representatives Of
| all the cities interested IN this work.
St. Louis ana Washington have already
been heard and to morrow Chicago and
New York will have their say. The
house bills on the subject have been re-
| ferred to the house committee in foreign
affairs, of Which Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, is
chairman. This looks like big advan-
tage in favor of Chicago, but it isn't,
because the committe has practically de-
cided to report leaving the site blank,
to be filled by vote Of the house. That
will give everybody an equal show.
Justice Brewer seemed thoroughly at
home on the bench of the supreme court
when he took his seat for the first time
Monday.
Superintendent Porter of the Census
bureau, says it will require an addition
al appropriation Of $45O,OOO to add a
special report of the present condition
of the negro to the census, as many
prominent people have requested.
I The honse committee on theSilcott de-
falcation have completed it's report,
| which is to be accompanied by bill APP
propriating money to pay the salaries
Of the members.
Speaker Reed and Representative Can
non, in accordance with a resolution OF
the house, went to ex-Speaker Randalls
house, and administered the oath of
office to him, he not having been able to
occupy his seat in the house at this ses-
sion up ty this time on account of his
bad health
The tobacco people, both growers and
manufacturers, took up a good deal Of
the time of the house committee on ways
and means this week. Every conceiv-
able ssde Of the tobacco question was
giyeu.