Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-11-20
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Washington City News.
Special Correspondence to HERALD.

uleuuoeIeu loHB DY Gne news gathering
fraternity of Washington on account Of
the two very decided beats " it got on
the watchful boys. The first was the
announcement in the presidents mes
sage to congress last December that
Minister Miner had been recalled, and
the last was the announcement this
week, while arguing the Sayward case
before the supreme court, by Attorney
General Miller, that the arbitration
treaty with Great Britain had been con-
cluded, and only required the ratification
OF the Senate to become binding, Mr..
Harrison has never been an editor, but
he certainly has the news instinct, so
necessary in the making of successful
editor.
The National Council OF Administra-
ton Of the G. A. R., presided over by
Commander in Chief Palmer, held a most
harmonious meeting here this week and
decided that the national encampment
should be held here the first week in
October next year. The members of the
council are enthusiastic over the pros
poets for the grandest encampment ever
held. Gen. Palmer says: 81 imagined
we reached flood tide in Boston, in fact
[ said at Boston that we should never
again see SO many Grand Army men in
line, but want to take that back. The
Washington encampment Is going to
eclipse all others.
That Secretary Foster knows how to
do graceful thing was shown by his
order directing that No. OF the new
series of 81 certificates, which will be
shortly issued, should be sold to The
widow of the late Secretary Window,
whose portrait 1t bears,
Although the national committee does
not meet to decide upon the date and
place for holding the next republican
national convention until the 23d inst,
there are already representatives of a
number Of cities here working up senti-
ment to help them influence the members
of the national committee, Chairman
Clarkson, who was here this week look
ing after some arrangements connected
with the committee meeting, says that
he has not yet made up his mind in favor
OF any city and does not expect to do so
until he hears what all of those compst-
ing have to offer, but he said that if
Chicago is named her newspapers will
have to make promises that all G, the
candidates shall have fair play in their
columns, which they did not have at the
last convention there. The fact that
Chicago will be in the turmoil Of get
ting ready for the Worlds Fair will, it
is thought, operate against her getting
the convention, but Senator Cullom and
others who are looking out for Chicsgo's
interests here, says that argument is
nonsense and will influence nobody.
San Francisco, Omaha, Minneapolis,
Chicago and Tacoma are in the field for
the West, while Philadslp phia and New
York are representing the East. The
president has expressed no preference,
but rumor has it that he tavors either
Omaha or Minneapolis.
Being candidate for speaker has
brought about a very noticeable change
in Representative Springer, OF Illinois.
Formerly he was always ready to ex-
press an opinion on any question OF pub
lie interest, now he declines to express
opinions upon anything about which
there are differences in his party. He
confessSs, however, that he does not see
how the democratic house can cut down
the annual appropriations to any marked
extent without crippling some work of
great public Importance or reducing pen
sions. This is significant in view OF the
charges Of extravaganza which Mr..
Springer's party has been making against
the last congress. Mr., Mills, another
candidate for Speaker, is opposed to yot-
ing any more money to the Navy, except
to complete work already begun. Nc
MiIlen, also candidate, says he believes
in adding to our navy the best and fast
est vessels ia the world and in perfecting
our coast defense 1t will be observed
that there is a marked difference in the
opinions of the two last, and Mr.. Mills
is likely to discover that he has not in-
proved his chances OF beng elected speak
er by expressing such un-American SEN
tlments.
The supreme court has postponed un-
til Nov. 80 the hearing of the arguments
in the case involving the constitutionality
of the Mckinley tariff act and also that
of the right of the speaker of the house
to count quorum.
Four Of the candidates for speaker Of
the house are here, but owing to the
small number of representatives in town
they are not making mnch progress with
their campaign,