Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WAsHIEGTor. ID. G., March II, ls9

GREAT britain or any other power,
but like the patriotic American that
he is, he is determined that Ameri
can rights shall be maintained, let
the consequences be what they may.
All of the correspondence up to
date, together with the recently
signed arbitration treaty, is before
the 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, I'M
less Lord Salisbury on behalf of
his government, shall agree to a
renewal of the modus vivendi in
Behring's Sea. Should he presist in
refusing it, is probable that the
treaty will be rejected and suf
hcient naval force sent to Behring's
Sea TO sieze all illegal sealers, and
if need be to fight any British
vessels that may interfere. And
that is not all. Canada may expect
to find all the favors she now enjoys
by courtesy of this government
withdrawn. Lord Salisbury would
better think twice before acting
upon the last communication sent
him. He certainly would if he
knew how very popular war with
Great Britain would be in this
country.
The opening of the tariff debate
in the House was very tame com
pared with similar events in the
liftieth and tifty-frst 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 a rambling defense of the
alleged policy of the Democrats as
far as it relates to appropriations
and the tariff. Mr.. Dingley, of
Maine, in his reply easily demolish.
ed the free trade champion.
Representative Harter, of Ohio,
is about the only man in Congress
who expresses any doubt of the
House passing the Bland free coin
age bill by 4 majority anywhere
from 80 to rs when it is taken up
under the resolution adopted on
Monday last. Mr.. Harter believes,
or processes TO believe, that be-
tween 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 over the outlook
for their party IN the next House of
Representatives, which some of
them acknowledge to be anything
else but encouraging. In spite of
their big majority in the present
House they see defeat staring them
in the face, in the next Congresslon-
al election. Representative Nc
Creary, who wants to be chairman
of the Congressional campaign
has obtained enough
signatures to have Democratic
caucus called for the purpose of
the House members of that
and it will be issued
at once.
Ex-Speaker Reed was given a
grand reception by the National
Republican Auxiliary Association,
an organization composed of repre-,
sentatlyes from the various State
asso Citations existing here, and a
more enthusiastic crowd has never
assembled in Washington. The ex-
Speaker responded to a congratu-
latory address delivered by Repre-
sentative Burrows, of Michigan, In
his best vein, not forgetting the
short comiugs of the Democratic
in the present House, IN
GLIDING their economizing by cut
ting down the appropriation for