The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-02-25


cratic and independent forces. Against
4 divided party and alienated independ-
emit voters there is little doubt of the re-
suit.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON Feb. 10. 1892.
The legislative cowardice of the demo-
Gratis of the House was in striking con-
trast with the honest and manly courage
of the republicans in the last Congress.
And the "gall" displayed by the alleged
democratic leaders, when they found
that they had lost control of the majori-
ty of the democratic members of the
House, was wonderful, not to say ludi-
crous. They actually triedto get the re-
publieans of the House to promise to
help them out of their dilerma, a promise
it is needless to say they did not get.
Early in the week it was aseertained
that the free silver men had succeeded in
obtaining the signatures of more than a
majority OF the democratic members of
the House to petition asking the COM
mittee on rules to set date for the con-
sideration of the Bland free coinage bill,
already on the calendar. 1t was plain
that this petition could not be ignored,
SO in order to gain little time Speaker
Crisp took a dav off, "by order of his
physician" and Mr.. Catchings, one of
the other democratic members of the
committee on rule was suddenly called
to Boston ION urgent private business, "
and, of course, the remaining democratic
members of the committee on rules could
not call a meeting of that committee. 1t
was at this time that republicans were
approached with statement that il
they would promise to vote with the
anti-silver democrats against the Bland
bill it could be defeated by a majority OF
FIVE or six, even allowing that those re-
publicans who were committed in favor
of the bill should vote for it. The repub-
lican leaders are far too smart to tell the
democrats in advance what they will do
when the silver bill comes up, but the
chances are that they will allow the
de nocrats to fight it out among them
selves.
Many senator's believe that theinyesti-
cation of the introduction of typhus
fever into New York and Brooklyn by
Russian, Hebrew immigrants, authorized
by joint resolution of the Senate and
House, will result in a report showing
the necessity of making radical change
in our immigration laws.
Behring's sea matters and Canadian
reciprocity were discussed at Cabinet
meeting this week in a general way. The
Hardness of the Behring's sea commits
sion. now in session here, in reaching a
decision as to what questions are to be
submitted to arbitration is far from sat-
isfacto,y, and the situation is not i'm
proved by reports that the delay is in
territorial on the part of the British COM
missioners, i'll order to pyeyent a renewal
of the modus Vivendi before the opening
of the coming ealseason. On Canadian
reciprocity there is but one opinion.
When Canada wishes to enter into an
agreement that will be just and eauita-
bic to both countries, the Uuited States
is ready to meet her half way, but it is
useless for her to waste time in making
such onesided proposition as that sub
mitted by her representatives here. the
other day.
Even democrats are becoming dis
gusted with the big democratic majority
in the House that does not dare to do
what it really wants to do. Representa-
tive DUNCAN, democrat from Ohio says
of his party colleagues: II am becoming
convinced that this is a cowardly Con-
gress. 1t is becoming very tiresome to
me. 1t ought to get up and do what the
people expect it to do, and not be afraid
of its shadow" The only difference be-
tween Mr.. DUNCAN and the unprejudiced
observer Of the present House is that
while he is just becoming convinced
and tired" the observer has been both
for sometime.
The democrats of the House this week
for the second time defeated the Senate
resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Navy to charter vessel to carry the
food to the starving Russians which has
been contributed by big hearted Ameri-
CANS, which has been lying on the speak
er's table, under q motion to reconsider,
since it was first defeated. 1t matters
little, so far as the Russians are con-
cerned, as private generosity has sup
piled vessel, which is now almost ready
to sail on it's mission of mercy.
Said veteran observer: mo wonder
the democrats of the House are SO anxi-
Gus to start Investigations of any and
everything; they hope to stir up some
thing to distract the attention OF the
public from their do-nothing policy
Mr.. Holman is now leading deter
mined assault of the peanut" democrats
on the Indian appropriation bill.