The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
wAsHrNGroN LETTER.
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WAsHNGToNMarch II. 1892.
The President seeks no war with
Great Britain or any aother power, but
like the patriotic American that he is, he
is determined that American rights shall
be maintained, let the consequences be
what they may. All OF the correspond
ence up to date together with the re-
Gently signed arbitration treaty, is be-
fore Senate, which Judging from
opinions expressed by individuals is of
about the same mind as the President,
and it is not probable that the treaty
will be ratified, unless Lord Salisbury
on behalf Of his government shall agree
to renewal of the modus viyendi in
Behring Sea. Should he presist in refus-
ing it is probable that the treaty will be
rejected and sufficient naval force sent
to Behring Sea to seize all illegal sealers,
and if need be to fight any British YES
sci that may interfere. And that is not
all. Canada may expect to find all the
fayors she now enjoys by courtesy OF
this government withdrawn. Lord Sal
isburY had better think twice before act
ing upon the last communication sent
him. He certainly would if he knew
how very popular a war with Great
Britain would be in this country.
The opening of the tariff debate il the
House was very tame compared with
similar events in the Fiftteth and Fifty
first Congresses. The galleries were
empty and not one-half OF the members
were in their seats. Mr.. McMillin made
the opening speech, supposedly in favor
of the free wool bill. but in reality
rambling defense of the alleged policy of
the democrats as far as it relates to APP
preparations and the tariff. Mr. Dinghy,
of Maine in his reply easily demolished
the free trade champion.
Representative, Harter, of Ohio, is
about the only man in Congress who ex-
presses any doubt of the House passing
the Bland free coinage bill by majority
anywhere from 80 to rs whenit is taken
up under the resolution adopted on
Monday last. Mr.. Harter believes, or
processes to believe. that between now
and the 22d, inst, he can convince enough
democrats of the danger attending the
passage of the free coinage bill to defeat
it.
The democrats are getting seriously
alarmed oyer the outlook for their party
in the next House of Representatives,
which some of them acknowledge to be
ANYTHING else but encouraging. Inspite of
their big majority in the present House
they see defeat staring them in the face,
in the next congressional election. Rep
resentatiye McCreary. who wants to be
chairman of the congressional campaign
committee, has obtained enough sigma
lures to have democratic caucus called
for the purpose of naming the House
! members of that committee, and it will
be issued at once.
Ex-Speaker Reed was given grand re-
ception on Tuesday evening by the Natl
onal Republican Auxiliary Association,
an organization composed of representa-
tives from various state associations ex-
listing here, and more enthusiastic
crowd has never assembled in Washing
ton. The ex-speaker responded to a con-
gratulatory address delivered by Repre-
sentative Burrows, of Michigan, in his
best vein. not forgetting the shortcom-
! ings of the democratic majority in the
House. including their economizing by
cutting down the appropriation for
school books for the poor children in the
District of Columbia public schools, and
closing with: meanwhile the republican
party emerging from its temporary dis
aster, turns it's shining face to the future
now as ever, the one hope of progress of
the people Of the United States"
The Commissioner Of Patents. has is
sued the following circular letter to all
having business before OF with that Of
fee: "The patent Office regrets that, in
consequence of want Of room for the
storage and arrangement of printed
copies Of patents, it will be impossible to
fill your order in current issues until ad-
ditionai room is proyided by the proper
authorities" This will entail great
hardships on thousands of manufacture
ers. inventors and owners of patents and
create much confusion. Congress has
pcrsistently neglected to appropriate the
money for the necessary room for the
United States Patent Office, in the face
of the fact that the Patent Office has 81,
OOO, 900 of it's own earnings lying idle in
the public treasury. One-fourth of that
amount would provide ample accommo-
datious.
The retrenchment ideas of the demo-
| Gratis on the House River and Harbor
committee have been stampeded by out
side pressure and it is now conceded
that the river and harbor bill soon to. be
reported will carry more than $40, O00,-
600.
Representative Harter, who has be-
come CONSPICUOUS on account of his oppo-
sition to free coinage. is now after SEN
ator Hill, having written an open letter
to Hill asking him to state his position
on free coinage, etc.
The beef trust is said to nave burned
it's books in order to battle possible
scrutiny by federal officials.
The river and harbor bill will prob.
ably appropriate $500, for deep
water channel between the great lakes.
a bill has been introduced in the
French chamber to make destruction of
property by dynamite capital offense.
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