Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-16
Wasnington Letter.
(From our Regular COrrosp0ndent).

Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Corrospondent).
WASHINGTON, April H. Senator Sher
mans antitrust bill, as reported back
from the judiciary committee, has been
passed by the Senate. The judiciary
committee made q number of changes In
the bill in order to make 1t conform tc
the constitutional objections raised
against it, and it is feared that in its
present condition it will not hamper the
trust to any marked extent if it should
become law.
The Montana case still drags on as the
unfinished business of the Senate. 1t
may be voted on this week but 1t is
doubtful.
A bill has passed both House and
Senate appropriating $75, 900 to pay the
money stolen by Silcott, it having been
decided by Secretary Window not to
appeal from the decision of the Court of
Claims making the government RESPONSE.
BILE for the money.
The members of the Three America 8
Congress were very highly pleased
with the military review given here
this afternoon. which was gotten up in
their honor. All branches of the regular
army and of the militia were represented
and there was also battalion of cadets
from the Washington high school. The
foreigners will start on their Southern
tour next week.
A special committee of thirteen repub-
lican senators is engaged in preparing a
silver bill at the request of q conference
OF republican Senators. 1t is believed
that the new bill will deal more literally
with silver than any measure now before
either House or Senate.
Representative Butterworth's bill TO
levy a special tax Of 81 900 and a tax of
S cents per pound and 30 cents per bushel
upon the articles which are the subject
matter of sales under futures and option
contracts has been favorably reported to
the House. The report says the bill is
intended to apply to speculative gambling
in fictitious farm products, and does not
injurlously affect any legitimate trader
or dealer in farm products.
Hon. Samuel J. Randall, who has been
confined to his house in this city since
before the present session of Congress
opened, has become much worse this
week, and small hopes now exist of his
pulling through. His death is only a
matter of time, and apparently a very
short time.
There is movement on the part of the
opponents Of the present civil service law
in the House to defeat the appropriation,
for the support of the commission. This
is not manly way to fight, and it is
hardly likely to succeed. There are a
number of gentlemen who would gladly
vote for the repeal of the law, who
would not resort to any such method as
trying to cut off the appropriation
When a law is obnoxious Gen. Grants
method is the best way to deal with it
ENFORCE IL strictly.
Gen. Raum. commissioner of pensions,
in report just made to the secretary of
the interior, shows his Office to be in a
better condition than ever before. Every
application on file on the 1st of last
January will have been examined by the
1st of May.
The Chicago idea IS not making very
rapid progress in the Senate worlds fair
committee, and some people are begin
nlng to hint that the fair may not go to
Chicago after all. But there seems to be
no solid foundation for such statement.
The Democrats of the House are afraid
to attempt to get up tariff bill of their
own. and have announced that they will
simply oppose the Mckinley bill. 1t will
become a law all the same.
The preliminary steps are being taken
to secure the Grand Army encamp mpment
for 1891 fo1 Washington. Pledges have
been given that all the money necessary
to entertain the visitors will be subscribed
by our citizens.
An attempt was made this week to
suspend the rules of the House and pass
limited service pension bill which re-
Gently passed the Senate. but it failed
owing to the lack of few votes to make
the necessary two thirds. Representative
Bootbam of Ohio, has introduced new
service pension bill.
Secretary Blaines idea of amending the
Mckinley tariff bill so as to provide for
trade reciprocity with such American ma
tions as may extend the same to the
United States has been very favorably
received. 1t provides also that these
concessions shall only be made for mer-
chandise carried in American vessels.
It is probable that the new tariff bill
will be reported to the House early next
week, and there IS not the slightest
doubt that it will be pushed through as
early as possible, Democratic statements
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Gen, Lewis A. Grant, of Minnesota,
the ,newly appointed assistant secretary