Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-28
WASHINGTON LETTER


The members Of the senate com
mittec on foreign relations made i
very plain TO Secretary Olney at th'
meeting Of the committee that he at
tended upon the invitation Of Sena
tor sherman, that neither prejndict
nor desire to get even with the adj
ministration was playing any part ~
the consideration Of the arbitration
treaty; that senators were only after
the fullest information about those
sections of the treaty upon which
more than one construction could be
placed, and that when that informa-
tion had been obtained the treaty
would be dealt with according to It's
merits.
This week has been almost en-
| tirely devoted to routine business in
both branches OF congress, excepting
the time given up to the Nicaragua
Canal bill in the senate. The repub-
lican members Of the house ways
and means committee are sticking
steadily ter the bard task of prepar-
ing the tariff bill.
FN-Presl6Lent Harrison, eX-Attba-
ney Gen. Miller, and ex-Nice Pres.
week, but their visit has no political
Significance, ~ neither of them 4
now actively in politics. The first
two came In connection with Il cas- ?
they had before The supreme court
and the latter Oh business connocteC
with his large holdings of Washing
ton real estate.
a petition signed by more than.
two hundred members of the house,
asking that time be given Tor the
consideration of % bills OF the calen-
dar providing for the erection of
public buildings in various states,
was presented to Speaker Reed last
week by a committee headed by
Representative Hicks, of Pa. Mr..
Reed now has the matter under con-
sideration. Although he candidly
told the committee that he was per-
soAally opposed to appropriations of
this nature while the annual deficit
is S5S,0ou,0oO, and that be did not APP
prove OF passing bills providing for
public buildings and leaving the APP
preparations TO pay for them to be
4 l. .th iG "a
possibility that he may grant the re-
quest of the signers of the petition
and set aside one or more days for
the consideration of these bills.
The house committee on public
lands spoiled some democratic
stories by promptly reporting back
to the house the free homestead bill
Just as it was passed by the senate.
Chairman Lacey presented a mi-
nority report favoring the exception
Of lands the government is selling as
| trustee for Indians.
Senators will not discuss the Della
ware senatorial muddIe for publica-
| ton, but it is good guess to say
/ that MIR. Kenny, the democrat who
claims to have been elected To the
senate from that state a few days
ago, will not be escorted TO scat in
| that body on the day he presents his
credentials. Col Dn Pout thinks he
/ has prior claim ON that seat, aud
the committee on elections is now
considering as towhethcr it shall re-
port In favor of the reopeuing of Col
/ nu Points claim.
\ senator who hasn't exactly mads
up his mind as to whether he will
vote for or against the ratification q
the arbitration treaty said, speaking
of il: After all there are two side,
to this question, Speaking gener
ally of arbitratiou, should not hest
tate to say that | favored it, hu
specifically, am not $40 sure abou
liz. For instance, bad arbitration
. been applied to the quarrel OF TIL,
American colonies with England
lama the decisive vote been cast by
monarch ct Europe, Sc you spppos,
tHare would today ne any Unite,
States ="
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