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search of information. It does
not make any difference whether
he can find it one place or another,
he goes after it wherever it may
be. [ have seen him come over
to the senate and interview half
dozen senators at considerable
length in order to get personal in
formation about some particular
matter. Mr.. McCleary did not
talk on the silver bill when it was
under discussion because he said
that he found that no matter what
a man said he was very apt to re-
peat the same argument of some
other man or perhaps portions of
the arguments Of several men.
But before the congress closes he
intends to get in his work on some
of the topics to be considered, as
he says even if there is repetition,
"every man if he has anything to
say on subject should make his
own Speech McCleary will be
heard from before this congress
adjourns.
There was very little interest
taken in the debate for the repeal
of the election laws. From Re-
publican standpoint it would be.
better to keep them in force.
They are the last safeguard there
is to prevent wholesale fraud in
the south and in New York, but
the Republicans get few congress
sional votes from the south and
none from New 7 ork. One rea-
son why the Republicans did not
make too great an cutlery against
the repeal was because they knew
that they could not prevent repeal
in the house, and all the fierce talk
that they might indulge in would
only be so much more powder in
the southern campaigns. The
present laws are not as rigidlY en-
forced in the south as they ought
to be. There is just about enough
federal supervision in the elections
now and the present laws should
not be repealed. The Republicans
of the senate will be justified in
resisting repeal with all the power
they have. It is possible for them
to stop repeal there as has been.
/ demonstrated by. the: debate on
I the repeal bill and was demon
i. strated, when the elections bill Of
the ffty-frst congress was talked
to death. The resistance which
the Republicans made to the con
sideration of the bill was more for
the purpose of demonstrating that
the only effective methods in leg
islation was practically the same
rules which had been adopted in
the fifth first congress and which
received such wholesale condem-
nation at the hands of the Demo-
Gratis.
Senator Davis is one of the few
men in the senate who does not
talk unless be has something to
say: This may be q subject of
criticism in some quarters, but
here where many talk and say so
little it is measure of the highest
praise. If anything comes up
where the senior senator can say
something for Minnesota, or for
the whole Northwest Senator
Davis will be found ready to talk.
! This has been shown before.
Senator Davis always talks to
some purpose. {
Gen. Boynton tells me that the
field of Chickamauga will have no
handsomer monuments than those
which will commemorate the
heroic deeds of Minnesota volun-
teers, also that the monuments
will show by their location that
the Minnesota troops were an i'm
portant factor in the great battle.
The General has been on the bat
tie field recently with the Mime
sofa men who were delegated to
make the locations of the monu-
ments. % -.: .*as II
- ARTHUR w. Dunn.