The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-05
WI IS ENLIGHTENED
Questions Judge Torrance in Man
ner ssChildlike and Bland.''
WILL HE COME TO MINNEAPOLIS?
Mr.. Fletcehr's Report on the Bill to
Abolish the London Land
ing Clause.

From The journal Bursa's. Room IS, Fess
Building. Washi0gt0ss
Washington. March 5.-The interview
between Minister WI and Senator Nelson
and Judge Ell Torrance, when the latter
invited Mr.. WI to go to Minneapolis this
spring as the guest Of Rawlins post, was
! eminently characteristic, at least SO far
! as it concerned the Chinese minister.
! After the Invitation had been extended
| and Minister WI had expressed his thanks
/ nounced that he would visit Minneapolis
If he could, be turned to Judge Torrance
and said:
| Are you a general?''
No" said Judge Torrance. II carried
/ q gun mostof the time
Then how can you be commander-in-
| chief of the Grand Army?''
This was explained to him, when Mr..
!! WI turned to Senator Nelson and said: z
Then this gentleman who carried a gun
| most OF the time is over you"
Yes said Senator Nelson, smilingly.
| Minister WI asked numerous questions
about the flour and lumber Industries Of
Minneapolis and about conditions in Min
nesota generally. He did not forget to
talk about Chinese exclusion, although in
/ way that could not be excepted to by
Senator Nelson, who will have to vote
on bill to continue the Geary law in
force in short time. The prospect OF
what makes the date of Minister Wu's
going to Minneapolis indefinite. When
that bill has to be disposed OF he will
probably be able to make definite ar
rangements for accepting invitations
which he has received in the past month
or two. ay
Fletcher and His Work.
Representative Fletcher has made
to the house the report of the
majority OF the interstate and foreign
committee in favor Of the passage of the
bill abolishing the London landing clause
and amending the Harter act in that re-
spect. The report is very long and re-
views the case in detail, advancing the
main reasons why the majority of the
committee think the Nelson bill should
become a law The bill will come VI
in the house some time within the next
month or six weeks under call of com.
are favorable for it's passage through thai
body. The senate committee on com
merce will take I'D the same bill at its
regular meeting, this week Thursday.
Representative Fletcher has Jared very
we'll in the river and iharbor bill as it has
been reported to the house. He got ex.
actly what he had asked for, for the con.
tinuation OF the work on lock and dan
No. g. and for the reservoirs at the head.
waters of the Mississippi river. This is
the second or third time that r.
Fletcher has pulled out of this committed
everything he has wanted, and since this
! is a very difficult performance, he is the
object of good deal Of envy on the par
of less successful members whose request:
have either been ignored entirely, OF
trimmed down to infinitesimal proper
| lions. @r- -. .
Princes Double in minneapolis.
Prince Henry of Prussia resembles
Former City Engineer Cappellen Of Min
& neapolis closely enough to be his brother
The prince is a size larger than Capped
I len in build, but the facial resemblance
struck me as being very marked. l d.
not mean the manner of wearing tn
j beard. for many men are alike in thi
i respect, but the cast of features. Non
+ Of these pictures of the prince which :
have seen bring out the characteristic
: expression of his face. Before a Gamer
a he seems to pose and to put on a loo
= which is not his naturally, in the sens
d of being customary. In repose and Whe
3 talking, he suggests the Minneapolis gen
& nleman very strongly, which fact was re
i marked by several Minneapolis peOpl
who were in the house galleries the othe
y day during the delivery of the Hay me
J. mortal address on Mckinley.
Heatwole's Possible Conclusion.
- Representative Heatwole has returne
from his trip to Minnesota He doesn
care to discuss the political situation
! the state, but evidently thinks that the1
> is good chance to prevent the renomins
ton Of Governor Van SAINT. He disavoW
i taking any hand in the tax bill questio
before the legislature.
In the opinion Of his friends in Washing
ton, Representative Hull of Des Moine
has made confession of fatal weakness
in his announcement to the people of b
T. district that il they will send him
congress just one more time he will re
tire to private life for good. Such a
announcement was entirely unlocked TO
= and makes Washington think that tt
Des Moines gentleman is very much I
against it.
Judge and Mrs. Ell Torrance expect
be in Minneapolis this week. The VOL
of looking through the files OF the pei
j. sion office for information bearing on ii
pension question is now completed, al
the pension committee of the G. A. +
Of which Judge Torrance is ex-officio tt
chairman, will meet at some future tin
to frame report to be submitted to Il
president. This report will deal with tt
administration of Commissioner Eva1
exhaustively, and will wind UP with re
RI concentrations which will go straight
the question of his efficiency as publ
officer. a.
49, w W. JarmanA