Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-12-05
WASHINGTON IETrrp
From our regular corre..o,.
wAsBIsorns n r neht

piane' around which everything o.. ~
gressional has revolved sinca i con-
rival in Washington early las, - a.
One might suppose from tba n,, @sek.
OF those who profess to knoa oef
intentions that he had spent a. ~
tire week taking newspaper ~ II
into his confidence, if opa msa
know "a heap sight better. ra
the wise man that he is he iii, -
questionably do in the fut,ra : IN
has In the past-allow his acts ,on
his intentions-and let other ma. va
the talking. He has, however = W
two very good things, for himselfa eus
Tor the republican party-adyisad y,
republican members of the hons. -
go slow and to consider well hato
committing themselves to anv a
tlcular line of policy, and absol,ssI
refused to take any part or to exnrar,
any preference in the contest for u.
minor house offices. Althougb ~
believed that he has nearly or quit
completed the assignment If man,
bers to committees, he declines
discuss that matter until he has+al
his seat as speaker. Then II il u
pected that he will give the men,har.
an opportunity of expressing tham
selves on the subject before he =
nounces the committees. and win ~
far as it may be judicious make sncb
changes as may be desired, keepipo
in view the welfare of the party ~
whole, and not the ambition of indi..
viduals to occupy prominent places
Right here ! wish to record a pre.
diction, which is not based upon con.
lecture: When the committee an
nouncements are made it will be seen
that Mr.. Reed has not organized the
committees of the house in the inter.
est of his own candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for president
but in the interest of business.like
disposition Of legislation, and conse,
quenty in the interest Of the repub.
lican party and Of the country as
whole.
The Kansas delegation in con res
is unit in being Disguised with the
way in which the state department
has conducted the Waller ease. See.
rotary Olney has ignored their pro-
tests and suggestions, and now they
propose that congress shall have
say about it. A resolution is to be
introduced in both branches Of con-
gress providing for the appointment
of committee to investigate the
arrest and Imprisonment of ex-Con.
sui Waller. The refusal OF France
to furnish this country with copy
of the proceedings at the trial u
Waller has added to the interest Of
the case, and not few representa-
tives and senatores are Of the opinion
that France should be called upon
to furnish that record.
Mr.. John w. Yerkes, who had the
honor of being chairman Of the RI
publican state central committee Of
Kentucky in the recent campaign, is
in Washington to see the opening OF
congress. He says: I'VE have re-
deemed Kentucky, and ] haven't the
slightest doubt that it is going to stay
redeemed. In 1894 we carried the
state on national issues, and did 1t
again this year on national and state
issues cambined.n Mr.. Yerkes thinks
the chances favor the election OF
republican senator, and that Black
burn cannot be reelected. even
should the report that he has cap
tured the votes Of the two popull't
members Of the Legislature prove 20
be true. He believes that there are
democrats in the Legislature who VIII
vote for a republican sooner than
see Blackburn reelected.
Presidential booms are present y
Washington along with the congress
men, although their custodians are
rarely members of either house OF
senate. For instance, Chairman
Hackett, of New York state repubi-
can committee, says: New YORK Is
for Morton, and we expect to see MN
nominated. We have no secohu
choice. We do not expect to neea
any. We intend to nominate MOT
ton" Mr.. Geo. w. Curtis, the rlei
Iowa lumberman, says; "Senatol
Allison will have solid and eontih-
ued support Of Iowa, and ne WI als0
be the first choice Of several nelgh'
boring states, especially those lyns
to the westward, and the seeonl
choice of many Others"