The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15
Washington Letter .
(From Our Regular Correspondent

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President Mckinley made new
friends both by his promptness in
recommending in a special message
to congress that an appropriation be
made for the immediate relief of the
flood sufferers and by his following
it up with the announcement that al
though all arrangements had been
made for his departure from Wash
ington in order to get several days
needed rest he would not leave until
congress acted upon his recommen-
dalton. The promptness of congress
in adopting unanimously in both
branches joint resolution appropri-
ating 100000 for the relief Of the
sufferers from the foods in the Mis-
sissippi river and it's tributaries and
in the Red River of the North en-
abled the president to get away on
the day planned, This was highly
creditable to congress, but detracted
nothing from the credit due Presi-
dent Mckinley for having said that
he would not leave Washington un-
til he had signed the resolution max
ing an appropriation for the Hood
sufferers.
Speaker Reed took occasion, dur
ing the short time the house was in
session Wednesday, to answer some
of the criticisms Of his failure to ap-
point the house committees, except
ing those necessary to transact the
business for which the extra session
was called. After calling attention
to there being $50 new members in
the house and the time needed to
know them we'll enough to judge
their capacities for committee service,
he said that the late Jas. G.. Blaine,
when speaker of the house, had, un-
der similar circumstances, deferred
selecting the committees. Referring
to the charge that he was exceeding
his authority, Mr.. Reed said: eff
the house thinks that any occupant
of the chair is not carrying out it's
wishes, is not acting as it's representa-
tive, the remedy is in the hands of
the house at any time, and the chair
welcomes any action on the part of
the house, whose representative he
is" This was manful and business
like, and it aroused much enthusiasm
on the republican side of the house.
Senator Hanna is not disposed to
interfere with the pleasure the demo
Gratis are pretending to feel because
few municipal elections in Ohio have
been carried by democrats. Speak
ing on the subject, he said: "There
was really nothing significant i'll the
elections at all. The questions at is
sue were purely municipal and not
national. It is quite the thing fol
Ohio to swing from one side to the
other ia these local elections, and
history has repeated itself. That is
all. If Il national campaign should
occur tomorrow, Ohio would be in the
republican column. I am quite sure
that the result will have no effect on
the election on Legislative ticket
next fall"
Lawyers can seldom be persuaded
to express opinions, for publication.
of speeches made in court by other
members of the legal profession, but
it is evident that Mr.. Bryan's argu-
ment before the supreme court this
week, in the Nebraska railroad cases,
did not make a good impression upon
lawyers, however we'll it might have
sounded as speech at democratic
or populist mass meeting. If he
knows any law, he didn't make much
use of the knowledge in that argu-
ment. 49,: ~. i.
Speaker Reed and Mrs. Reed went
with the membess of the house ways
and means committee and the ladies
of their families on a little trip to the
battlefield of Gettysburg, this week,
which was greatly enjoyed. Repre-
sentative Tawney, of Minnesota, who
is member of the committee, was
born near Gettysburg about six years
previous to the war, and lived there
abouts, working after he was fifteen
years old at blacksmithing. He act
ed as guide for the party. This COM
mittee, the republican members of
which worked steadily and industri-
ously on the Dingley tariff bill from
the first of last December until the
bill was passed by the house, has
earned the right to take little rest
and recreation 5A6.aa, 1~i.;. =. .
The senate threshed out a lot of
old Cuban straw this week and
adopted a resolution requesting the
president to endeavor to prevent the
execution of Gen. Riviera. In view
of the fact that the Spanish minister
has said to Secretary Sherman that
Riviera's life would be spared, the
usefulness Of this resolution is hot APP