The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-29

From, The Journal B.creau. Room, A5, Poss
Building, Woshilagton.
Washington, March 20. Adjournment
within sixty days. This is the talk cur
rent about the capitol corridors. No
himself s-onsor for the. idea OF so early
an end for the session, but it is in the
air, and the same signs which have por-
tended early adjournment in former long
sessions are visible now and in more i'm
pressive form than ever before. 9e&
The movement toward May dispersal
began in the senate Immediately after the
Tillman- McIaurin episode. Up to thai
time there had been pretty frequent
clash of interests. The Philippine tar
if bill had stirred up bad blood by it's
general nature and on its travels through
the chamber had tried the temper of the
most forbearing. But since then the dis
position Of everyone seems to- have been
TO get along with as little friction as pos
sible." There has never been an1nstance
within the recollection of the oldest OF
the habitues of congress, when the: pres
ent stage of long session found everything
in a condition not only so we'll advanced
! but SO pleasantly environed. The smooth
, ness" of the work in hand is what strikes
everyone with establishment. There is
! no bitterness, apparently, even in the re-
lations OF the two great parties toward
each other in either chamber. It is a
subject of common remark, Tor example
that there has been thus far almost nc
unseating of representatives, as the re-
suit of contested elections. 81
! The increased tendency toward earlier
adjournment may have distinct relation
to the proposed change of the date Of in
auguration day. The same constitutional
amendment which substitutes the 10th OF
April for the 4th of March will, If it sue
ceeds, extend the short session 70 the
later date. AS it is now, much business
is crowded into the first or long ses-
sion which would normally lie over to the
second if the latter were not SO short
To prolong it nearly tvgaar 4 s rs will even
| up the burden Festings ~ ~ Yhe two SEES
sions so that it would nossssdy surprising II
the first session lasted uniformly from
December to the middle or latter part OF
| May, while the second was twenty or
thirty days shorter; the designations
"long" and Short" as applied to the
sessions respectively, would then cease to
have any meaning. . .. .--a FIR. -. ..-
HUNT ON The question whether
.. the candidacy of L. r
BEHALF Hunt of Mankato for the
office of first assistant
OF HUNT postmaster u a
should be pressed is one
that Representative McCleary is consid.
ering. A few days ago Mr.. McCleary had
heart to-heart talk with Postmaster
| General Payne, at which the whole sltua
| ton was discussed. Several questions are
! involved in the selection of new mrs,
assistant for Mr.. Payne, and geographical
conditions will govern to large extent
! At least one other important office, that OF
| commissioner of pensions. is to be hlleo
! in a short time. The president wants &c
| give one office to the east and one to Tue
west, il suitable men can be found IN
| these sections. If he appoints pension
! commissioner from the west the 1rst as
sistant postmaster general Will naturaliy
come from the east and vice versa II II
/ is decided to appoint western man te
| the latter office Mr.. McCleary believes
| that Hunt has chance. He insists tina
HINT is not a candidate in the sense tina
he is actively seeking the office, but tina
he is really "in the hands OF his friends,
! McCleary and Senator Nelson, VINO 'ar'
working for him, practically without M
| knowledge. MI McCieaAJ Aoo VICE.
! New Mexico, where Hunt is now spenolnt
some time, informing him what was 40
| ing but has no answer. s.e.-. s-..... f..
| EVANS It is asserted to-day or
high authority that Presi
PREFERS dent Roosevelt intends t.
| offer the Cuban ambassa
| JAPAN dorship to Henry Ga.
| Evans and that . Evan
will ocoort If He would rather 20 tt
.Japan. as he has a son in the army in The
philippines but it looks as If that coult
not now be arranged. Possibly transfer
from Cuba to japan can be arranged TO-
later.