Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-01-13
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
All the Important Doings of
Great Men During Va
cation.

ley, he has been more popular thar
ever. That he knows important
eabinet secrets is certain, and
,while he has probably given some
of his party associates a hint o
aheir nature, he is too wise man
to giFe them to the public at this
time. 1t is the general opinion IN
Washington that Senator Allison
IAN be a member of the cabinet, il
SO disposed, but the knowledge that
he twice declined cabinet port
folios whem he was younger man
than he is now causes many to
fhiSk that he doesn't care to ex.
ehange his present duties for the
h arassing cares and responsibilities
of seat in the cabinet.
No ONE in Washington was
greatly surprised when Congress
reassmbled to find that many Sen
ators who were previous to the hol-
zMay recess elamOring for immedl-
ate action ON the Cameron resolu-
t1on for the recognition of the IN
dependence of Cuba were inclined
to be mum ON the subject. Sena-
tcr Cameron has not returned, and
at this weeks meeting of the COM
mittee on Foreign Relations no
steps were taken towards the push
ing of the resolution to vote, and
the prediction is freely made by
Senators that the resolution will
not be voted upon at all, although
a few speeches both for and against
may be made IN the Senate. Re-
preventative SuIxer, of New York,
the gentleman who cultivates what
he thinks is likeness to Henry
Clay, introduced a resolution in
the House, giving Spain thirty
days notice of our intention to
recognize Cuban independence and
maintain it by force of arms, if the
methods of conducting the war
4a2e against the insurgents is not
ua ale to conform to the rules of
civilized war, but it did not create
a ripple and was referred to the
com mittee on Foreign Affairs,
Yhere it will remain.
Nothing could have been further
from the truth than the report that
Sen ator Sherman, who is chair
man of the committee on Foreign
Relations, intended to visit Cuba.
Senator Sherman, like most men
aof strong common sense, thinks it
not only bad taste but actually i'm
proper for Senators or Representa-
tiEes to go spying around Cuba.
Representative Curtis, of Kan
sas, who asked the Ways and
Means com mittee in the name of
the cattle raisers, feeders and farm
ers of his state, for restoration
of the old duty on cattle, said; eff
Congress win restore the duty Kan
sas will pledge herself to produce
her share Of cattle without raising
the price of beef . Turner, of
Ga, a democ ratio member of the
committee, asked Mr.. Curtiss if he
would sacrifice the revenue pro-
4anced from cattle, and Mr.. Z.
promptly replied ''Revenue can
he raised On other items as it has
been heretofore by republican leg
islation. There never has been
amy trouble about revenue under
republican adm iDistration. Mr..
Turner then sought to crush him
by asking. ''Then you are for a
duty for protection only2" But
Mr.. Curtis came back at him with
thus 81 am for protection and
revenue. And / would have duty
absolutely prohibitory on every
agEicultural product that can be
raised in this country"
Senator Chandler insists that
there was ne joke In his PROPOSE
aion to reduce all government sal
aries ten per cent for three years,
and says he will insist upon hav-
Ing vote In the Senate upon his
amendment to the appropriation
b7n carrying the money for public
salaries, providing for the reduc-
a2lnR.
The second and last week of the