Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-05-27
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
All the Important Doings in
the House and Senate Re
corded Weekly.

Washington, May 26. Senator
Quay's coming conference with
Gov. Mckinley bears out the state
ment repeatedly made by your cor
respondent that the rivalry for the
Republican nomination, so far as
the principals are concerned, was
entirely friendly. Needless to say
that Republicans generally are as
much pleas. d to know that this
conference i to take place as the
Democrats are disappointed. There
is every reason for the belief that
Senator Quay will be authorized to
speak fer Senator Allison and
Speaker Reed. In this connection
il may be well to recall a remark
made when congress first met by
one of Gov. Mckinley staunchest
reporters. He said: II believe that
if Gov. Mckinley is nominated ne
will ask Senator Quay to take the
Craftsmanship of the national COM
mittee and manage his campaign.
The sane gentleman said this week
that he thought Gov. Mckinley
had requested Senator Quay to
come to Canton in order that he
might ask him to manage his cam
paign>
Senator Sherman met Senator
Germans amendment to the fort
ifcation appropriation bill, pro-
viding for the issue of 500, 100000
in 3 per ce2t certificates of indebt-
edness. which he characterized as
unexampled in the history of the
government, with a strong plea
for the passage of the Dingeley
emergency tariff bill, which would
furnish the money needed by the
government without adding a cent
to the public debt and without bur-
den to any of our people. Senator
German was merely making a gall
lery play, to emphasize his charge
that the appropriations made at
this session of congress have been
extravagant. He knew that his
amendment would not be adopted
or he never would have offered it.
No appropriation Is too extrava-
CANT to receive his support provid-
ed that the money is TO be spent
for the benefit of his constituents,
but he is always ready to cut down
elsewhere.
It turns out that Mr. Terrell, our
minister to Turkey, was not sum:
moned to Washington to discuss
Turkish affairs, but to answer serl-
Gus charges against himself. He
is charged with being low and gross
IN his habits and with habitually
u sing 1rofane and vulgar language
IN the presence of his callers at the
q. S. legation at Constantinople.
AS though that was not enough ne
j. charged with being utterly IN
competent, by reason of his lack of
familiarity with the usages of polite
society, to protect American inter
ests Ia Turkey. These charges are
made by the American missionaries
Of all denominations now In Turk
4y and were originally sert to
Washington by Rev. Henry 0.
Dwight, who failed to get an inter
view with either Mr.. Cleveland or
Secretary Olney on his first visit,
being CURLY Informed at the state
department that he could present
his charges in writing and they
would be filed. But he was too
smart to be caught In that kind of
IA pigeon hole He went to New
York and Boston for consultation
with his friends, and the result
was a second visit to Washington
accompanied by committee of
such influential men that even be-
fore they demanded il hearing for
Mr. Dwight they were invited to
Day the whole matter before Mr..
Cleveland, and it was SO done. Ter
rell has been asked to explain, and
unless he can make it plain that he
has been slandered his official head
sid fall.
Chairman Dingley, of the house
" 4ys and means committee, has