The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-02
MONDAY EVENING,

ally secured. 1t isn't a long one but it is
the longest possible. III later sessions Of
congress he will endeavor to have others
taken. The bureati of corporations in the
new department Of commerce will furnish
important trust datas and Is confidently.
believed that these data will be the key
to the situa ton next winter. If anything
further can then be accomplished. the
president will put himself squarely in line
for it.
Senator Nelson as have said, knows
this to be the case and his vote for the
amended Lttlefield bill was not there
fore an Indirect criticism of the president
Tor not asking for more at this time. 1t
was simply the registering of Mr.. Nelson S
opinion that more legislation was neces-
sarF. lie has not broken with the admin
istration because of his failure to secure
the appointment of Governor Merriam to
the cabinet. and In the future as in .the
past Will be found working side by side
in congress with those men honestly en-
deavoring to accomplish results for the
people. Personally he feels that the pres
1ldent should have given him consideration
IN the new appointments, but that feeling
VIII not affect his actions as q member
of the senate. : p -,
Inc present session will end with the
senior Minnesota senator in a position of
Wider influence than ever before. IIe is
one OF the important figures in congress,
and must be recokned with on all matters
or legislation. He has the confidence Of
the president. who consults him frequent
~ and values his opinions. He has the
confidence of his colleagues. and altogeth-
er Is rejecting substantial credit on the
state.
The Primary Election Law
There is little sentiment among the
members Of the Minnesota delegation in
congress in favor OF a repeal Of the pres
ent primary election law, or of that part
of 1t relating to congressman. If, any
members favor repeal. they are saying lit
tie about it. Representative TaWney,
Heatwole and Fletcher are presumably not
friendly to the new law, but the latter
two retire March 4, and their opinion does
not count for much. Mr.. Tawney is be-
l1eved to hold that the law should be
changed In some respects. It made his
denomination certain last year, when un-
der the convention system he would prob
ably have been defeated, and consequently
he feels that it has been his friend. There
is a feeling here that it would be a good
idea to exempt the Judiciary. as has been
proposed in the legislature. and no objec-
tions would be offered If the scope Of the
law were extended to embrace the state
ticket AS a whole, the delegation would
oppose any serious proposal to repeal the
law. T. ,
Mr.. Estes New Place. ...
W. r. Estes. formerly Of Madela Mimi,
the newly appointed consul to the Lee
ward islands. is in Washington, prepara
tory to sailing from New York, March 4,
at noon. The trip will last about ten days.
Mr.. Estes has had a good deal Of expert
ence in the consular service, and it is
quite likely that before a great while, he
will be transferred from the Leewafd
islands to some better place. -.
p Corn for the North. -
It is the opinion of the secretary of agr-
culture that the commercial corn belt can
be extended as far north as northern Min
nesota and northern North Dakota, and
he is conducting experiments with a view
to developing harder varieties. Already,
as the result of experiments in Washing
ton and in northwestern state experiment
stations, the corn belt has gone north. of
northern Iowa, the old line. and is now
midway Of Minnesota. Secretary Wilson
sees no reason why it should not be pushed
still farther north, making corn one, Of
the staple crops in the higher Iatitudes.
He expects that experiments the present
crop year will shed important new light
on this question. - '-.''
w. W. Jern1ane.