Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-19
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. }
Washington, Nov. IS, 1891.

I
announcement of the Presidents mes
sage 10 Congress last December that
! Minister Miner had been recalled, and
the last was the announcement this
week. while arguing the Sayward case
before TIE Supreme Court, by Attorney
General Miller that the arbitration
treaty with Great Britain had been con-
cluded. and only required the ratilica-
ton of the Senate to become binding.
Mr.. Harrison has never been an editor,
but be certainly has the news instinct,
so necessary IN the making of success
full editor.
The argument has been concluded in
the Sayward case. and the public looks
forward with much interest to the de-
cision. What that decision will be no
man can tell, but the opinion prevails
largely here that it will sustain the posi-
ton taken by the administration, j. e.
/ that the question of jurisdiction over
Behring's sea is a political one. and be-
longs properly TO the President and
Congress and not to the judicial branch
of our Government.
The National Council of Administra-
ton of thee. a. r., presided over by Com
mander-in- Chief Palmer, held most
harmonious meeting here this week and
decided that the national encampmeDt
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 encampmeHt ever
held. Gen. Palmer, says: "Iimagined
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 l 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. l 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 it bears.
Although the National committee
does not meet to decide upon the date
and place for holding the next republic
can national convention until the 23d.
INST. there are already representatives
of a number of cities here, working up
sentiment to help them influence the
members of the National Committee.
Chairman Clarkson, who was here this
week looking 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 competing have to offer. but he
said that if Chicago is named her news
papers will have to make promises that
all of 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 getting 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 Chicago's interests here, says that
argument is nonsense and will influence
nobody. San Francisco, Omaha, Mn
neapolis, Chicago and Tacoma are in
the field for the West, while Philadel-
phia and New York are representing
the East. The President has expressed
nc preference, but rumor has it that he
favors either Omaha or Minneapolis.
Being q candidate for Speaker has
brought about very noticeable change
in Representative Springer, of Illinois.
Formerly he was always ready to ex-
press an opinion on any question of
public interests, now, he declines to ex-
press opinions upon anything about
which there are differences in his party.
He cOnfesses, however, that he does not
see how the democratic House can cut
down the anpual appropriations to any
marked extent without gripping some
work of great public Importance or re-
! ducipg pensions. 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 voting any more money to
the Navy, except to complete work AZ
ready begun. Mcmillan, also candi-
date, says he believes in adding to our
navy the best and fastest vessels in the
world and in perfecting our coast de-
Tense. 1t will be observed that there is
marked difference in the opinions of
the two last, and Mr.. Mills is likely to