The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.I

Observation-Disclosures 70, 1897.
The Presidents back bone is made of
true blue American material. When he
received Lord Salisbury's evasive ans
wer to his plain request for information
as to what Great Britain proposed to
do in regard to the preservation of the
sealing industry in Behrine Sea, he sent
what is in effect an ultimatum to he
British government. So much is known
although the text of neither Lord Sails
bury's dispatch nor the answer thereto
has been made public. but both are in
possession of the Senate. Opinion differs
somewhat as to the effect these dispatch
es will have on the arbitration treaty,
some believing that the Senate will re-
fuse to ratity the treaty, and Others that
the treaty will be ratified, but accompa-
MED with a resolution stating that there
does not appear to be any sufficient rea-
son why the United States should abate
it's claims to jurisdiction pending arbi-
tration and authorizing the President to
use all the force of the military arm OF
the Government to protect Our rights:
The adoption of such resolution would
be neXt-door to a declaration of war, in
deed Great Britain might easily accept
it as such, if she wishes for war with
this country.
The big silver fight is over, for the
present anyway. The anti-lree coinage
man made the best showing in the ora
torical line, but when it came 10 voting
they were not Gin it" with the free COIN
age man. 1t Is now said that Speaker
Crisp made pledges. as to the makeup
| of the Coinage committee and the COM
mittee on Rules as well as to his OWN
action in the chair, while the democratic
caucus for the nomination of Speaker
was in session, the last of which he has
filed to the letter, this week.
Even the democrats on the House Iudi-
ciary committee refused to endorse the
J absurd bill which Representative Enlos
introduced short time ago for the sole
| purpose Of trring to get some evidence
from employees of the Pension Bureau
against Gen. Raum. The bill processes
to be for the protection Of such Govern
ment employees as might testify before
| Congressional committees concerning
abuses in the public service, but its real
object was to encourage sneaks to vent
their private spite against officials over
them, either by putting up jobe" or by
outright perjury. The bill is dead.
Speaker Crisp considers the term" Mug
wump" supplementary and SO ruled
during the silver debate, when Represen-
tative Taylor, of Illinois, was called to
order for referring to the Massachusetts
democratic members as mugwumps.
The first amendment reported from the
committee on Indian Affairs to the In.
dian Appropriation bill; which is now
being considered by the Senate, provides
for the striking out of the section of the
bill directing the President to detal
army officers to act as Indian agents
! whenever vacancies oocur. This amend
ment will probably cause lively little
fight in the Senate. with the chances
against it being Adopted.
Senator German stirred up regular
hornets nest by the publication i'll the
New York Sun (Which it is said will at
the proper time support German for the
| democratic nomination. OF an interview
add he has been kept busy all the week
explaining and denying references made
therein to other democrats.
The Senate this week passed an indie
pendent bill appropriating S1S,750,00C
for the improvement of the Mississippi
| RIVER Commission, not more than So.
100000 to be expended in single year
Only five Senators voted against the bill
Call, Kyle, Perkins, Pugh and Vance
This bill has no connection with the river
aid harbor bill, which mas been complet-
cd by the House committee, and which
carries nearly 100000 of appropri-
| atoms.
If there is any truth in rumors Senator
Hill has not protted by getting knocked
down by the House election committee
which, in spite of his orders to the con-
trary, reported in favor of giving the
seat now held be Rockwell; oil New York
20 Col. Noyes, the republican contest
ant, and he will make the Tammany
members fight the report of the commit
tee on the floor of the House. lfhe does
he ;Hill regret 1t the longest day he lives,
as the Clevelarid democrats would ask
nothing better than such an 6nnortuni-
ty to show up the methods of Hill.
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