Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-04-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(F.Om Oar Regular Correspondent.)


to statements made both way $, be-
come somewhat doubtful, by stating
that he had never said that he would
not accept a denomination. and that
he would accept il ii the convention
sees fit to tender it to him, and would
go into the fight with vIgor,
but that he will not be Il
participant in any scramble for the
nomination This manly way OF
stating his pos tion is commended OH
all sides, and will add to the popular
ity which Mr.. Morton SO justly ell
joys, whether he r''-rO minated or not.
After lots of trouble that specimen
of demOcra tic craftsmanship, the free
wool bill, which makes the farmers
product IRA W. wool. compete with the
fore;g product brought III free OF
duty, while it gives the manufacturer
of wooden goods an average pro-
lection OF 80 per cent, has gotten
through the House, although it was
demonstrated, in a few days fillibust-
ering, that the republicans of the
House could, had they been SO dis
posed. have compelled the democrats
e;they to have abandoned the bill Ol
to have adopted Il ciOture rule to
pass it. But the republicans were
perfectly willing for the democrats to
pass the bill, knowing that il will
help largely to wards ma king the ell
ectiun Of a republican President and
Congress, next November IL certain
| ty.
| The reason the State department
has not made public the details of the
reciprocity treaty recently negotiated
with France is that the treaty does
not become binding until it is ratified
: by the French Chamber OF Deputies,
before which 1t is now pending. Rep
sentative Hit, of Illinois. is nder
stood to I've Stat as Whitelaw Reid .
successor us Minister to France. 1t
would ne difficult to find u man better
fitted for the place.
| Jerry Simpson is accused of trying
to prevent the passage of the bill for
the Ope ming Of the Cherokee strip, at
the present session of Congress. IT e
strip adjuins the district, which has
the misfortune to have Jerry for it's
Representative in Congress. and if it
should be thrown open to settlement
before the election Jerry fears that so
many of his constituents will go there
that his reelection already im-
probable. will be an absolute i'm
pos Utility, SD he said to have been
quietly working tpg get the bill thrown
owe: to the next session, while he
was pretending to his constituents
to he working hard to push it
through at once. Members Of the
committee having the bill in charge
do not expect the bill to pass at this
session.
Sc rotary Blaine has few closer or
more confidential friends than White
law Reid, who spent several days
here this week discussing and en-
ated with France; and in view Oi
the rumOrs recently freshly started
about MIR. Blaine becoming Il candi-
date for the President ial nOmina ton
his WORDS on the nonina ton are i'm.
portant. He said, just after spend
ing Il day with sir. Bla;n.: II see no
reason, il he wishes it, why Mr.. lar
ri:On should not be nominated. His
administration has been a clean one
and acceptable to the people, au.'.
with Mr.. Blaine out Oi the way. /
think there will be but little Dppus;-
ton MIR. Blaine is not a candidate
believe every word he id IN MS
letter. He II cant what he said''
The Investigation of the Pension
Office has now been going on a
month, and the only result is that
the House Is asked to authorize the
payment OF $40 Il day to IL stenos-
rapher for an indefinite period.
According to Il Treasury statement
issued this week the circulation pel.
capita on the first day of April was
$24.6S
The Chinese minister is making a
very great mistake IN trying to in
tiuence the action of the Senate upon
the anti-Chinese bill by making
threats. There are ut present some
Senators who will opp ,se the bill,
because Of their belief that it is wrong
even 70 accomplish an end very much
desired, to Violate obligations con-
tanned in treaties with China; but if
che minister keeps up his threat, OF
withdrawing from this co untry and
serving diplomatic relations with us
! he will probably find there will be no
opponents to the bin when it comes
before the Senate for action upon it.
The pr esent anti-flinese law expires
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