The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular correspondent.I
WAsHNeroN Feb. 26. 1892.


WASHINGTON Feb. &c. 1892.
The president has taken advantage of
the demoralized condition of the big
democratic majority in the house to OBJ
tain few days of much needed rest, and
has gone, with his family, to Virginia
Beach, leaving word that he must not
be bothered with business. unless it be
of the most urgent nature, before his re
turn to Washington. which will probab-
ly about the first of next week. This is
the first rest the President has taken
since last November, and few men in any
occupation have worked more hours
than he has during the last three
months.
The democratic leaders of the house
are trying to hatch up a compromise
agreement that will stave off the open
rupture that has been threatened for
weeks between the silver and the anti
silver democrats. Having failed in their
attempt to persuade the silver demo-
Gratis to allow the free coinage bill to go
oyer until after the presidential election,
they are now at work upon the anti
silver democrats with aview to allowing
the free coinage bill to be passed with as
little debate as possible after the free
binding-twine bill is disposed of by the
house, and, although the anti's have not
yet fully agreed with that programme,
it looks as though they. would have to
do so, unless they can get the republic
cans to vote with them. A democratic
caucus was held last night, but no at
tempt was made to do anything. definite.
Democratic Senators are beginning to
show considerable opposition to Senat-
or Paddock's pure food bill, and, as usu-
al with democratic opposition, it has a
very fimsy foundation, if indeed it has
any at ALL Senator Bate, OF Tennessee,
made pretense of having discovered
that great big political machine. with
of active agents in every Sec
ton of the country, was concealed in the
bill. Senator Paddock made short work
of that by calling attention to the fact
that only 100000 was asked for by
Secretary Rusk to carry out the provis-
ions of the bill for the first year, a sum
that would not employ many political
agents. Senator Coke, of Texas, then
stated his objections which were princi-
pally because he did not think it would
prevent the adulteration of food. SEN
ator Paddock regards the passage of the
bill by the senate as certain.
The senate adopted resolution, offer
ed by Senator Sherman, calling upon the
Secretary of Agriculture for a copy of
the report made by the special agent
who experimental in the production of
rain by artificial means, last year. Sec
rotary Rusk hopes the resolution will
bring the report, which has not yet been
received from the aforesaid special agent.
The senate postofhce committee is favor
ably inclined towards attaching an am
endment to the post Office appropriation
bill appropriating 100000 to enable
the postmaster general to make test of
the free delivery service in rural districts.
The idea is strongly urged by represen-
tatives of national grange and other far
mer organizations, and is also warmly
by businee men.
But little Importance is attached in
circles to the st. Louis
conference, it being so apparent that the
South will remain in control of Tammany
Hall. which is now running the national
democratic party, that the prediction is
made that thousands Of republicans in
the northwest who have been misled in
to joining the third party movement will
return to the support of the national re-
publican ticket this year.
Representative Springer's flop from
Cleveland to Hill shows the way the
democratic wind IS blowing. Hill has
certainly made rapid gains in congress.
notwithstanding the statement, which
should be taken with good deal of eau
ton, that Brice and German had with
drawn their adherence. Many believe
that this statement has been put out for
the purpose of heading off the cry of
"bossism, and that the triple alliance
is still in existence. z
A non-partisan convention of lumber
men will meet here this week to protest
agaitst the democratic proposition to
put lumber on the free list. Delegates
from all sections of the country will at
tend this convention which has adopted
for its motto: American markets for
Americans"
The senate adopted resolution offer
ed by Senator Sherman asking the Presi-
dent, if net incompatible with public in
terests, to furnish the senate with copy
of the proceedings of thc recent confer
ence of Secretary Blaine with the Cana
dian reciprocity commissioners,