The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-08
WASHINGTON I.ETrH.A
Washington, Dec. 2. 1892
From Our Regular Correspondent

tonight from the sad errand of burying
his father-in-law, Rev. DIR. Scott, who
died in the White House last Tuesday
afternoon. The death OF DIR. Scott
put a stop to work on the pres;
idents annual message to con-
gress, and it was at first feared that the
delivery of the message would have to be
delayed few days, but with the aid OF
the members of the cabinet it is now ex-
pected that the message, which will con-
tain about $4,000 words, mostly de.
voted to review of the excellent work
OF the administration, will be ready not
later than next Tuesday.
From the talk of senator's and repre-
sentatives, many of whom are already
here, it is apparent that the session OF
congress which begins Monday is to he
much more interesting than had been
generally supposed. Some democrats
are already expressing the fear that the
republican senate may take up and pass
the "pop-gun" tariff bills passed by the
house at the last session, placing wool
and other articles on the free list, which,
If signed by the president, would make
that treasury deficit, which democratic
success at the polls has made strong
probability for the next fiscal year, an
absolute certainty. The fears are, how
ever, groundless; the republican senator's
are too patriotic to vote. against their
honest convictions merely to add to the
troubles, which already promise to be
great enough. heaven knows, of the
democratic administration and congress-
1mpecunious congressman are rejoicing
over the prospect OF the presence of big
lobby in Washington during this session
to fight the bill which will be reported
by the senate committee on immigration
providing for suspension of immigra-
ton for period of one year from March
1, 1898. Should this bill become law
it would cause an immense loss to the
trans Atlantic steamship companies
which derive very large revenue from
the immigration traffic, and it is these
companies which are organizing this
lobby. and will supply it with all the
money needed to Influence" votes
against the bill.
Another lobby will also be here, indeed
its advance agents are already here, but
its work will be entirely with the senate,
which has very few impecumous MEN,
bers, consequently its presence does not
excite so much interest. 1t is composed
Representatives of the great grain and
cotton exchanges and is here for the pur-
pose of preventing the passage Of the
anti-option bill, which passed the house
last session. and which Senator Wash
burn has given notice that he will call up
i'll the senate and push to vote at the
earliest opportunity.
A formidable number Of democrats
aided by the third party members are
working up sentiment in the house in
favor of the passage of a bill providing
for an income tax, and they claim to
have gotten almost enough pledges to
secure its passage; but as Speaker Crisp
dominates the house committee on rules,
and he is anxious to curry favor with
Mr.. Cleveland, who is opposed to an in
come tax, and no bill opposed by that
committee can be brought to a vote in
the house. it is regarded as doubtful
whether the bill can be passed by the
house. 1t is certain that it would not
pass the senate.
If the democrats who are Camoring
for an early extra session of the fifty
third congress continue to gain recruits
at the present rate Mr.. Cleveland will
find it difficult to refuse their demands,
whatever he may think aboutit Speaker
Crisp, although he processes publicly to
be undecided. is in reality working as
hard as he knows how to bring about
an extra session. 1t is pure, unadulter-
ated sel6shness with him; he wants to
be speaker again, and having been a Hill
man, he fears that if the election of
speaker be postponed until the regular
session Mr.. Cleveland will have an OPP
portunity to make combinations thu t
would result in the election of a Cleve-
land speaker. The latest and most sor-
did argument yet advanced for an extra
session is that the democrats could then
admit New Mexico and Arizona to state
hood and have four more democratic
senator's at the opening of the regular
session, making them independent of the
votes of the third party senator's.