The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-24

nized the "Tall Sycamore" and insist
upon brief interchange of courtesies.
He is always good natured on such
occasions, and takes these Interrupt
tons of his journey in good part, but
as soon as the conversation is ended,
he is off like quarter-horse, with the
senate chamber as his goal. He is
tireless walker and gets over the
ground at gait which would keep an
ordinary pedestrian in dog-trot to
remain alongside.
1t is likely that the Jamestown
exposition which is to take place next
year, will fail to receive the support
asked of congress. Few senators or
representatives are in favor of appro-
priating the large sum requested be-
cause of the sad experiences of the
government in recovering all or even
a portion of the loans made to similar
expositions in the past. The President
is friendly to jamestown, and has re-
iterated to the Board of Governors,
when they called upon him at the
White House, his ardent hope that
congress will see its way clear to make
liberal allowance to make the enter
prise what it should be. The Presi-
dent has mentioned his view to many
congressional callers in advocacy of
liberal treatment, and it is believed
that he will continue to give it his
aid. He reasons that as many foreign
governments have accepted the invi-
tation to join in naval display at
Jamestown, the exposition should
makeia creditable showing in every
way, and this it cannot do so we'll
without the assistance of Uncle Sam.
Washington has long been &C
customed to excitement, but it has
seldom experienced anything like that
of the past ten days occasioned by the
battle royal between the senate and
the White House over the rate bill.
People have tiocked to the Capitol in
droves, crowding the senate galleries
to the doors, the question on the lips
of one and all being, "What will turn
up next?" One woman who wanted
to see all that transpired and at the
same time not neglect her home
duties, brought her sewing and oc-
cupied front gallery seat. Staid old
senators, who have participated in
many battle in the Upper House,
have taken their places at an un-
usually early hour, while the principal
stateomen in the debate have entered
their committee rooms or appeared on
the floor of the senate shortly after
breakfast, so as to be fully prepared
for the events of the day. Members
of the House have left their seats in
that body and strolled through the
long corridor to the senate side where
they would line up around the wall
and listen to the arguments. Usually
there are plenty of vacant seats in the
senate chamber for members of the
House, but few are to be had these
days. If the excitement keeps up
much longer the sessions of the
senate will have to be held in the big
to accommodate the vast
throngs that push and struggle to get
even a glimpse OF the men who are
history.
From all quarters there is severe
criticism of the navy for the recent
mishaps in which costly vessels have
been run aground while entering or
leaving domestic harbors. The delay
Of the Navy Department in promptly
publishing the facts regarding pilotage
accidents is responsible, to great
extent, for the popular belief that
avoidable accidents are becoming
more frequent. Little news is to be
had on the subject from those in
charge. The report of the Board of
Inquiry in the matter of the ground
ing of Rear Admiral Evans battle
ships in New York harbor, has been
for several weeks, but up
to the present time it has not been
made public. Possibly this is be-
cause it is unofficially announced
that the board in this instance finds
that no officer was to blame, but even
if such is the case, it would be better
for the navy that the report be pub
lished in order that the public may
Judge for itself. The public is paying
for the battleships and the public