The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-09-25
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

Il
bers, are practically in the power of the
democrats, as far as any electromagnetic
ton which does not meet their approval
is concerned. In spite of the effort.
made to get the republicans here this
week there has not been at any time
within twenty five of quaorum present
on the floor of the House, and the demo.
Gratis are openly Boosting that the House
can do nothing else at this session with.
out their consent. The circumstances
surrounding the cases of most OF the alb.
sent republicans, are such that it hardly
seems fair to harshly criticize them, and
yet it is believed that the republican
party at large is losing much more by
their being away from here than it can
possibly gain by the work they are doing
in their respective districts. Without
them it will be impossible to pass Repre-
sentative Boothman's Joint resolution
invalidating the recent gerrymander of
Ohio, on account of certain territoray be-
ing left out, and the democrats will have
the power, if so disposed, to prevent the
House acting upon the report of the con-
ference committee on the Mckinley bill
when it is maed. and there are other i'm
portant matters, including the contested
election cases, that might be acted upon
with aquorum of republicans present. 1t
is only fair to say that the managers ex-
pect quorum this week.
The House has decided that the object
ionable portions of the speech recently
made by Representative Kennedy, of
Ohio, shall be expunged from the Record.
Speaker Reed has signed the River and
Harbor bill, which was on his table for
about a week.
The Raum investigation was formally
closed Wednesday, and a report is ex-
pected from the committee at once.
The Senate has passed the bill repeal
ing the Timber Cultivation act, and has
agreed to the conference report on the
Railroad land grant forfeiture bill.
There is lots of scandal flying around
IN connection with the efforts of the lot
terry lobbyists to delay the adoption of
the anti-lottery bill, which was passed
Tuesday afternoon by the Senate, with
out dissenting vote. 1t is said that
one prominent Senator was offered $685.
900 in cash if he would manage in some
way to get the bill delayed, and another
$4,000 for the same purpose. 1t is also
said that Senator Evarts and ex-Presi-
dent Cleavland have been offered a re-
tainer of $25O,OOO if they will become
counsel of the lottery company in order
to have the Supreme court pass upon
the constitutionality of the new law. If
these gentlemen accept the retainers they
are expected to get out an injunction re-
straining the postmaster general from
putting the law into effect until the Su-
preme court renders a decision. The lot
terry would willingly pay $25O,OOO for
one years unrestricted use of the mails,
and it would probably take longer than
that to get case through the Supreme
court.
PATENTS GRANTED.
To citizens of Minnesota during the
past week and reported especially for
this paper by CA. Snow & Co. Patent
Att'ys and Agents tor procuring Patents,
Opp. Patent Office. Washington, D. c.
G. A. Goods on, Minneapolis, Matrix
making machine. J. T. Moore M1nnea-
polls, Holder for phone-receivers. c. O.
White, Minneapolis, Neck-band ironer.
Hon. S. M. Owen, the Alliance candi-
date for Governor, spoke to a fair aud
fence at Memorial Hall on Wednesday
evening. Owing to mistake but short
notice was given of the fact that he
would be here at that time or there
would doubtless have been a larger at
tendance. His entire address,, with the
exception of the question of taxation,
was upon national issues, and not quest
ions of state policy. While dwelling
upon the subject of taxation, he laid
great stress upon the fact that millions
of dollars of property annually escapes
taxation. He failed to call the attention
OF his hearers to the fact that by the
provisions OF the statutes of this state,
enacted by republican legislature, ev-
cry dollars worth of property in the
state is required to be assessed at it's true
value in money, and that if this statute
is not enforced it is not the fault of the
party that enacted it, but is the fault OF
the people themselves in not electing as
SCISSORS who will fnlfll the duties i'm
posed upon them by law. Mr.. Owen
is an outspoken free-trader, and upon
this point, must find himsilf sadly at
variance with the farmer element in
this state who but two years ago, when
the tariff was squarely at issue in the
national campaign, helped to swell the
the vote which pronounced so strongly
in favor of protection to home indus
tries.