Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WAsHINGToN, d. G., Dec. 10, 1892

try has long been familiar, is the
manager of the Democratic scheme
to secure the election Of senators
from Wyoming, Montana, North
| Dakota, Nebraska, and possibly
California who, if not Democrats,
will make an iron clad agreement to
vote with the Democrats on all
political questions, including the
organization Of the senate of the
next congress; and Jerry Simpson
is to be his chief instrument for
hood-winking the populist members
Of the legislatures of those States
Facts were brought out at the Re
publican Senatorial caucus held last
week which convinced the Republi-
can senators that anything like an
honest deal in these states, except
ing California, is bound to result in
the election of Republican senator's,
and steps are being taken to upset
Senator Germans little game by
preventing Democratic dishonesty.
1t is now believed that the Republi-
cans can control the senate in the
next congress, although if at all, it
will be by very narrow margin.
Present indications bear out the
truthfulness of the report prevalent
before the assembling of congress,
that the anti-option bill was to be
talked to death in the senate The
other report that number Of
Southern senator's who had favored
the bill at the last session had
changed front and were now OPP
posed to it, is not borne out by the
action of the Southern senators who
have already spoken upon the bill.
The President will endeavor to
get a little recreation during the
holiday recess of congress by going
on duck shooting trip. While he
is not exactly sick bis health is far
from being robust. His friends and
family hope that short rest will
put him in good condition to
stand the immense amount of work
that will be imposed on him after
the holidays.
In marked contrast to publications
in Democratic newspapers alleging
by implication, if not in plain
words, that Secretary Foster is try
inc 10 deceive the Democrats ana
the country as to the condition Of
the Treasury, are the words of Rep
resentative Springer, chairman of
the House committee on Ways and
Means, which has just been author
| ICED by House resolution to in
quire into and report upon the
present condition of the Treasury
ard the future probable revenues
under present laws. Mr.. Springer
said: "Wc shall call upon Secre-
tary Foster for a statement covering
moneys on hand and Indebtedness
up to and including Dec. 81, which
closes the first half of the current
fiscal year. OF course we have
every confidence in Secretary Foster,
who is emiuenty fair, and there l.
no doubt that we will be given q
precise statement of the Treasury
condition Secretary Foster told
Mr.. Springer and Senators Carlisle
and Brice that 1t was absolutely Ger.
tain that there would be au available
Z surplus Of not less than S2o,oo0,oou
81. the close Of the preseal fiscal
ear.
The design tor the equestrian
statue OF Gen. Logan that is to be
; erected in this city has been select
+, ed. The successful artist is Nh
Franklin Simmons, the famou,
r American sculptor. There is avail
able for this statue S65, 900, $50,
600 Of which was appropriated by
, congress and the rest donated by
Gen. Logan's comrades Of the q
A. II. and the Army Of the Tenne
see. Ii is the intention Of th,