The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-25

considerable congratulation to us
that both the President and Secre-
tary of War will be members of the
Grand Army. We have done very
we'll in the matter of Presidents since
the war. President Mckinley will be
the fifth, the others having been,
Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Harri-
son."
Some fears are expressed that one
or more of the regular appropriation
bills may fail to become laws before
the expiration of the Fifty forth Con-
gress, but so far as can be learned
they are not shared by the veterans
who compose the Senate and House
Appropriation committees. One Of
them speaking of the matter said:
"'Che life of this Congress is rapidly
drawing to close, but with the ex-
ception of the General Deficiency
bill, which is always purposely kept
back so as to include items that may
get overlooked and so as to give the
departments time to ascertain all the
DEFICIENCIES, we have the appropria-
ton bills which have not yet become
laws we'll in band, and, unless one of
them should be vetoed during the
last few days of the session, l feel
certain that they will all get through,
although one or two of them will as
usual have tight squeeze; but there
will be little or no time to devote to
anything else from now on"
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Although Senator Pettigrew, of S.
OAK, denied the charge made by
Senator Chandler, that he betrayed
the sound money convention that
sent him to the St. Louis convention,
by boiling that convention and sup.
porting the silver monometallist can
didate for President, his denial left
the charge just about where it was
when first made. It has been re-
peatedly stated in Washington that
Senator Pettigrew pledged himself to
a number of republicans to abide by
the candidates and platform of the
St. Louis convention before he was
elected a delegate; also that Mr.. Pet
tigrew would not have been elected
delegate if he; had not made that
pledge. If he wishes to convince
people that his subsequent action
was blameless he should be a little
more specific. Stating that a con-
vention which had just come out fat
footed for sound money sent him az a
delegate to the national convention
if it declared for sound money. as MIR.
Pettigrew ia substance does, is not
convincing enough.
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Although Senator Frye is the Sc
cond member of the Senate commit
tee on Foreign Relations, he will sue
coed Senator Sherman as it's chair
man after March 3rd. Senator Frye
is chairman of the committee on
Commerce and has, it is understood,
stated that he would not care to
undertake the arduous duties Of
chairman Of the Foreign committee
in addition to those Of his present
craftsmanship, which he prefers TO re-
tain. Consequently it is considered
certain that Senator Davis, Of MIMI.
at present third member of the COM
mittee, will be made chairman when
Senator Sherman retires. Mr.. Davis
is thoroughly equipped in general
knowledge for the position, and his
Amercanism is Of the true blue brand.
There is some talk of combination
of the silver Senators to prevent the
retention by the republicans of the
organization of the Senate in the next
Congress, but known conditions do
not warrant belief in the success Of
such a combination, even should the
attempt be made.
Xxx
A great many bright newspaper
men are assuming to tell just what
Speaker Reed will do at the coming
extra session, but not one of them
has given Speaker Reed as his au
thority. It should be needless to say
that Mr.. Reed, even if he has fully
decided upon his exact course, which
is doubtful, has not taken anybody,
outside of the leaders of the republic
can party, into his confidence, and
that neither he nor they are in the
habit of furnishing advance pro-
grammes to newspaper men. Some
things may be surmised with a fair
degree of correctness by almost any
body who is fully conversant with
the situation, but when any attempt
is made to enter into details about
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