The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-02-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

ne morse committee on pensions mas
reported the pension appropriation for
the next fiscal year. sos, 427, 461 is the
amount.
A large number of congressman have
made arrangements to attend the nation
al convention of republican league clubs
to be held at Nashville, Tenn., March f.
The president has written a letter to
Hon. ]. NJ. Thurston, president of the
league. from which the following is ex-
tracted: "Such organizations are whole
some and desirable not only from a
party but from a public standpoint.
They interest the young men i'll public
affairs and compact and organize the in
terest thus excited into controlling polit-
ical forces. The trty to which you be-
long has never suffered by an intelligent
discussion of its history or it's principles,
and am sure your organization will
continue to furnish courageous and we'll
appointed champions whenever the lists
OF debate are opened
Senator Ingalls, has introduced a bill
to amend the interstate commerce law.
by providing that any person shipping
int oxicating liquors into state or terri
tory that prohibits the sale of it, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor. and
filming railroad or other transportation
companies for carrying it 500 for each
Offers.
The president returned from his Penn
sylvania tri p to-day. He went to Allie
gheny City and formally opened free
public library and afterwards went to
Pittsburg. He expressed himself as
much pleased with the cordial reception
he received at both places.
The contest for the Worlds Fair is
now in full blast in the house. 1t was
originally intended to have taken vote
to-day, but the New York men succeeded
in having the vote postponed until next
week. The present status of the matter
IS very much mixed. There are at least
sixty members OF the house known to be
opposed to holding the fair at all, and
when the site is decided upon they will
probably get some recruits from the dis
appointed members. There are quite a
number of members in both parties who,
while favoring some particular city, fear
the political effect upon the presidential
campaign of locating the fair anywhere
but at Washington. Your correspond
ent ventures the prediction that if the
fair is held at all it will be held at Wash
ington.
SO far as formal entertainments are
concerned Washington society is religi-
ously keeping Lent, but informally the
gayeties go on about as usual.
Commissioner Of Pensions Ra I'M Gre
ated little ripple of interest this week
by stating to the house committee on
pensions that he could greatly improve
the clerical force OF his Office If he could
personally select his clerks instead of
having to take those certified to him by
the civil service commission.
The new British extradtion treaty
having been ratihed by the senate,
American thieves will now have to keep
away from Canada.
Immediately after the Worlds Fair is
disposed Of next week another of the
contested election cases will lie called up
in the house. 1t is probable that ali the
rest of the contested cases will be dis
posed of as fast as they are reported
from the committee.
Representative O'Neil, of Pennsylvania,
raised hurrah from the.republican side
Of the house ON Wednesday, when he an
nounced that a republican had been
elected to succeed the late Representa-
tive Kelley.