The Minneapolis journal., 1902-02-05

Lacey has introduced another bill. He
wants the public land offices at Circle
City and at St. Michaels, Alaska. abol-
lsneo, and the business concentrated at
Sltka, 5000 miles away. He says that he
proposes to push this bill, also.
unfortunately for Lacey, he rests under
the suspicion, as to both of the afore-
said bills. of being actuated by unworthy
motives The irrigation bills now pend
Ing In congress have the name Of Sena-
tor Hansbrough of North Dakota stamped
across their faces. Hansbrough and La
cey have locked horns over the Judge
Noyes matter, one being the judges friend,
the other his enemy. Lacey in the last
congress tried his best to have some
friend of his appointed as public land
commissioner at Circle City and St.
M1chaels; and here. also, he came into
direct conflict withsHansbrough, who had
a man for this place and landed him. =. Said
well-known irrigation expert to-day,
speaking about Lacey's reservoir bill:
irrigation has not been an experiment for
four thousand years. 1t is not an experiment
to-day in Colorado, California, Arizona or
anywhere else where it has been tried The
purpose of therLacey bill undoubtedly is to-
delay action and prevent the passage of the
Hansbrough bill. No true friend of irriga-
ton will support that bill. x.a ust~,s -
AS to the second Lacey bill, it will
readily be understood that if Lacey's man
had been appointed, instead Of Hans
brough's, there would be no move on La
cey's part to abolish the two Alaska land
offices. sas:1azls -
Kittredse's Rhetoric Ruslf1nese.
It was Senator Kittridge who made the
motion in the senate last Thursday to
nave the bill considered granting an ad-
ultlonal appropriation for the public build
ing at Aberdeen. Here is the way in
which the matter has struck the 'tCapitol
Chat writer Of the Washington Post:
Senator Kittredge OF South Dakota deliv-
ered MS maiden speech in the senate yester-
| day. 1t was not a long or an especially
| thoughtful effort. He had not wasted days
| or weeks In the careful compilation of impor-
tant statistics Ahor had he ransacked the dusty
volumes OF the congressional library tor te-
dious essays on craftsmanship. In fact, Mr..
kittredge was very brief. He merely said:
Il ask unanimous consent to consider the
bill which increases the limit OF cost of the
public building at Aberdeen, 8. D.
BRIEF as this utterance was 1t proved effec-
tive. In less than two minutes the senate had
agreed that the public building in Mr. Kit
tredge's town should cost $l75OO0 more than
originality intended. No wonder the South
dakota senator smiled as he noted the pleas
| Ing effect OF his oratory. At the same time
| 1t will be pity If Mr.. Kittredge does not
! In the near future attempt a longer flight with
his oratorical wings. His voice is as musical
| as bell, his gestures are as perfect as De-
mosthenes', and his rhetoric is as polished
as though he had sat at the feet of Ruskfn.
Whenever he essays to speak, the twittering
swallows of the senate will hold their peace.
| Rising After Something Better.
| Fl. C. Rising, the Faribault editor. who
| has been reinstated in the rural free de-
livery service. will probably not return
TO TO n1 Minnesota 1s for work, but will be sent
! to kentucky, where he was at the time of
his dismissal in December. It is be-
lieved at the postoffice department that
Rising Will soon begin to work for a
transfer to good paying place in the
department at Washington. Rising is now
| to reinstatement under the civil service
| rules. AS an evidence of his desire to
secure transfer it is stated that, while
he was awaiting reinstatement last week.
| he got a copy of the official register and
carefully made list of names Of some
demo hoIdovers who are in the clas-
sified service and are drawing anywhere
| from $4,000 to $4,000 year. This list he
TOOK to a prominent Minnesotan in the
department and wanted to know about the
political influence back of each holdoyer.
with view to finding out where it would
be most to make an at tack. He got some
information, but not all that he wanted.
M1nnesotans, Present and Former
John F. Baker, who was closely asso-
c1ated with, the st. Paul Globe manage
ment during the time when his father was
| the owner of that paper, but who for
several years has been living in Washfnp
ton, has bought an interest In the weekly
Capital, a society paper and thinks he il
on the way to a fortune.
Horace dunno, the we'll known twin
city newspaper man, lately with the
Times. Is In Washington doing little
work for the Capital, but whether he will
remain has not been determined. MI.
Dunno has been in New York for several
months having his eyes treated ~
P. g. Richardson of Minneapolis. a, we'll.
known member OF John A. Rawlins post.
g. A. r., will remain IN Washington long
enough to be with Judge Tt yrance durin 2
the latter's visit to the cit next month
Mr Richardson had planned to spend th 3
winter IN Florida, but Mrs. Richardson,
who was with him. concluded to return
home, and 30 he IS here alone .
! ". Jsrmans.