Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-05-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rom Our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, May %, 1896.

nave DCeu lOllOWGQ Qlll iuS tHlS
session is becoming more marked
as the time for adjournment draws
nearer. First Chairman Mahon,
of the committee on war claims,
got in a blow at the unanimous
consent legislation, which has
knocked out the regular order so
often of late, by giving this warn-
ing to the house: "Gentlelnen,
get what you can the next fifteen
days. Unanimous consent will
not be given for any purpose at
the next session." He was fol-
lowed by Chairman Walker, of
the committee on banking and
currency, III an impassioned
speech arranging the three or
four men who rule the house with
a rod of iron. eff God spares my
life," he exclaimed dramatically,
'and | return to this house at the
next session, this thing will end.
have served here for eight years
and received no more consider
alton than dog In reply to a
question Mr.. Walker said: "In
view of the approaching presiden-
tial election, both sides of the
house show a decided disinclina-
ton to consider bills from my
committee" Notwithstanding the
palpable truth of that assertion
it was greeted with shout OF
laughter as though it was some
thing funny.
The best informed politicians
of all parties now believe that
President Cleveland is out for an
other nomination and that moth
ing will prevent his getting II
but the capture of the Chicago
convention by the silver demo
Gratis.
The American missionaries in
Turkey are after Minister Ter.
rell's official scalp, and they haye,
it is believed, a pretty good show
of getting it. They charge him
with profanity, vulgar;ty, un-
gentlemanly habits of severa
kinds and general incompetency
and they are backed up by many
influential personal friends of the
president. Terrell is in Washing,
ton now trying to square himself
1t has just come to light tha'
an attempt is to be made to con
solidate the votes of the negro
delegates to the St. Louis con
ventlon and to use them to die
tate the nomination Of some othe
man than Mckinley. How dan
gerous this movement may be t.
the fortunes of Mckinley is no
yet apparent, but it is alread,
alarming some of his of his sup
porters. Perry Carson, who is
!, negro delegate from the Distric
of Columbia to the convention, i
credited with being at the head 0
!, this scheme. He claims to favo
the nomination of Senator ALI
son, but is believed to be workin,
! in the interest of Speaker Reed
: Mr.. Manley, who is Mr.. Reed
manager, is not in Washington
| but his private secretary says G
! this scheme: 'If the the pla
| goes through, Speaker Reed wi
receive the vote of every colore
r delegate at the St. Louis conyer
I ton, at some stage of the pro
t ceedlngs, whether they are unde
]. instructions or not"
, The most important politics
1 event of the week was Senate
g Ouay's announcement that he ii
f tended to pay ex-Gov. Mckinley
o visit. It isn't so strange that M
Quay should make this visit, bl
: it is very strange in view of h
e usual manner of doing thing
> that he should have announced
e in advance. 1t has set everybod
S guessing, and that is probab1
/ what Mr.. Quay desired and e:
t pected it to do. Nobody pretend
e to know just what the object
n this visit is, but there is rath
general idea that it is largely