The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
The National Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6, 100
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD

the primaries for Congress, Is 1
the city. His name has been mer
toned, although, he has probabl
not yet heard of it, in connectio
with the attorney generalship Q
the Interior Department recent
made vacant by the promotion o
Judge Vandeventer to the bench
Mr.. Hays candidacy will receiv
the hearty Endorsement of the en-
tire delegation, as he is recognized
as eminently qualified intellectual.
for the place, besides being a maj
of splendid presence and IRE
proachable character.
There is a proposition to make
former state senator, H. j. Miller
of the Rock County Herald, assis
tant secretary of the new depart
ment of commerce and labor. Mr..
Miller is recognized as an exceed
ingly able man, and his appoint
ment to this position would he re
ceived with favor throughout the
state.
Mile Bunnell, of the Duluth
News Tribune, the leading daily at
the head of the lakes, is in the city
on pleasures bent. Mr.. Bunnell
has many friends in Washington.
A. G. Bernard of Walker, is in
WASHINGTON in the interests of
special Legislation for his section of
the state. 1t is understood that
favorable consideration is being
accorded his requests.
Senator Nelson is the recipient
of hearty congratulations from the
Minnesota delegation, and is ELI
titled to those of his constituents
for the splendid success which has
followed his efforts in securing the
passage of two of the most promi-
nent measures in the ffty-seventh
congress. The bill for the depart
ment of commerce and labor, which
Just passed the House, is his measure,
and it awaits only the presidents
signature to become law, and to
bring into the cabinet another Of
fetal. The other measure is an
amendment to the original bank
ruptcy law which the senator intro
duced, and which has passed both
houses.
Representative McCleary is very
proud of the fact that he reckons
among his constituents at this time
two real, live representatives-elect,
and that he is himself reelected for
two more years, this unusual in
stance empasizing that his section
of the North Star state is full of
sound congressional timber. 1t
comes about by the last redistrict7
ing of the state, portions of Mr..
Met leary's present district forming
portions of two other congressional
districts under the regime which
goes into effect March next. One
of the representatives-elect is c. r.
Davis, and the other is o. J. Vol
stead of Granite Falls, just arrived
in town to look things over.
Representative Eddy gave din
ner on Wednesday in the House
restaurant for congressman-elect
John Lind. That dinner was at
tended by the entire delegation, and
included also the the new Repre-
sentative, STEVENSON. 1t was an
informal and exceedingly sociable
affair, and was greatly enjoyed by
all who were present. In con-
nection with Mr.. Lind, it is re-
called that in the fifty-frst congress
he was the only republican member
from the state, while his second
coming finds him the lone demo-
crat.
The next speaker of the house,
"Joe" Cannon, paid very sincere
and an extremely high compliment
the other day to one of Minnesota's
congressman. He said 81 view the
retirement of Loren Fletcher from
congress with greater feeling of
regret than l have had at the de-
parture of any congressman since /
became a member of the house of
representatives" Speaking of Mr..
Fletcher, | am reminded that he
has succeeded in securing two eff
fective bits of legislation for his
state and district. He secured,
with Stevens of st. Paul, an appro-
priation of s4eO,OoO for continu-
ing the improvement work on the
Mississippi, and the further appro-
priation of $40, 200 to buy more
land extending the limit of the
Fl. Smelling reservation.
During the discussion of the
sundry civil bill, the most i'm
portant appropriation bill in the
house, Mr.. Tawney occupied the
speakers chair for two days.
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