Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
An Interesting Letter From the Ma
tion's Capital.

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An Interesting Letter From the Ma
5: tion's Capital.
EDITOR SREAF:-
4. The legislature that recently ad-
/. journed has not heen without inter
est even to a distant observer.
|"Home-ness,'' if nothing else, has
been a prominent characteristic of
our law-making body.
But there are other things to re-
member not at all unworthy OF a
Minnesota legislature. Our Senators
and Represen ta tives have esta blished
a unique precedent by adjourning
twenty days before the time fixed by
law. Undoubtedly, personal ambi-
tion entered largely into this maneu-
yer. Yet, the really good things by
which mankind has been enriched,
have been the results OF personal ex-
ploits, OF individual schemes, and
''ego-considerations''. So, even this
may not be without it's good result.
III the first place, it necessitated a
greater business expedition and
saved the people to a certain extent
from the bewildering amendments,
repeals, etc., so much too common
in an American state For, as a
rule, the American people do not
suffer so much from a lack of laws,
as they do from a super-abundance.
Among the laws passed none are
more popular than the "Gross Earn.
ings Bill'' and the bill appropriating
800, 900 for drainage purposes. The
former will undoubtedly receive the
Esamefate as the Anderson Law-that
is, the railroads will exert their best
endeavors to have it declared uncon-
stitutional-bu in the end it will
prove an easement to the tax paying
population. Besides, this measure
may, serve as a stepping-stone to
Congress for certain Senator in the
seventh district. The credit for the
drainage bill must be conceded to
Senator a. Grindeland. The tact,
political sagacity and wisdom dis
played in connection with that
labotious task were typical Of the
| Warren statesman. Others may
wish to assume the credit, and they
are entitled to the superficial 'fglory", :,
but a. most casual observer will not
hesitate to attach the true credit to
the Senator from the 63rd district.
! There are in all bodies OF this nature
certain personages that continually
remind US OF Dickens Pickwick, first
because they are SO different, and in
the second place because they are
able to produce SO much noise in
their attempt to occupy Pickwickjan
space. They have been present even
here. And it may be, though it is
doubtful, that a majority OF the peo-
pie will mistake the rattle of these
we'll rolled barrels for the real thun-
der. Honor him to whom honor is
due. Grindeland is the man.
The thinking student OF political
history, and particularly he who is
studiously watching the current of
events, cannot fail to notice the omi-
nous signs OF some approaching
political disturbance in our national
life. The "Babcock agitation for
tariff reform, which has already be-
gun to assume definite shape, means
much more than one would at first
suspect. That it will serve his SEN
atorial aspirations are of little mo-
ment. But, what effect will it have
upon parties? is the question that
must come home to every man with
tremendous weight. It is not possi-
BILE that we have forgotten the dire
calamity incident upon the Wilson
4 German tariff reform, famous for
the tragedy it wrought in the party
where it was conceived and for it's
failure to produce the anticipated re-
suits. Whether the organization OF
the Republican party is so well-nigh
perfect that it can afford to invite d
similar occurrence within it's own
ranks, and emerge from this family
squabble" with unbroken front, il d
question that time alone can deter
mine.
Serene p. Payne, chairman Of the
"Ways and Means Committee, fis
opposed to any reform, as Mr.. Bah.
cock terms his pet tscheme. Others
OF the same committee are opposed