The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

TO TU 1Dres Nsw &eEs1-W1s: - H% '-s'
The boards Of Congres are being we'll
flied. looking very much like work. The
near approach of summer has seemed ~
spur up our fathers 10 business. .' u ,
9'A LAND SUBSIDIES. "
Mr.. Holman's resolution against granting
public lands for railroad subsidies, which
passed the House on the 2lst and was elinck.
ed by laying a motion to reconsider on the
table, elicits much comment Us being upjus.
to The interests of the West It 10 not be-
lieved, however, to be the sentiment Of the
House, as compared with recent legislation
upon subject matters, therefore IL not tho't
decisive. 1t was only ''snap," taken while
Members were careless to the questions i'm,
med'ately before them. Land grants have
been of incalcujable benefit in developing
the resources Of our great West. Il may he
asked, then, will the West be traversed by
the Iron lIorse' without these grants: or
will these Territories be settled unless ave.
nues Of travel are openeil The present
progress of our sgc admits no longer Of the
four-horse coach system in the development
OF the West ....., ,..,...
cULLoM's roLYGAxY BILL. q sa,,
The passage in the House on the 2sd of
Cullom's anti.polygamy bill by . vote Of
81 to "a, shows conclusively that his foul
stain upon our institutionsis is to be wiped ou'.
Heretofore the isolation of Utah rendered
this evil less Obvious, but now the Pacific
Railroad makes that Territory - accessible
- any Of our Western States, hence the de-
basing influences of this system Incomes
more prominent. The question Is not .'slall
it be destroyeds' (for its fate is irrevocably
fxed,) but how shall II be abatcd! A nice
diversity of opinion exists ~ to tho choice
of means, but this bill can be we'll canvasscd
ere it reaches the Senate, where it is con-
sidered safe to become . law. Then Brig.
ham and his cohorts must strike tents and
pack knapsacks. ~. ..'|' .'.. 'n i'Ii' L 81,
The Piegan imbroglio still occupies the
War Department boarda It ID stated that
gsrbled reports have been made through the
press as prejudicial to the facts. This, with
the recent letters of Generals Sherman and
Sheridan, places the issue In prominence
again, and the public are on the qai ssse for
Colonel Bakers report, as called for BY the
Secretary OF War, upon the receipt of which
final rulings will bc made. a. q ~
o. AH- ANRV REDucTIoN. .-..i
Another commotion is quite pcrceptible
among our gold.tiusellcd lords of the army,
caused by Wilson's bill In tho Senate and
L"gan's bill in the House for the reduction
Of the army, 10th rank file-the former
more than the latter General 'shermans
opposition is leader Tor many Of the lesser
gradesto 10 'dx bayoncts" for the charge up.
on this invasion of their eft places. After
al, is it good policy N reduce our army 70
70 small peace footing "a, ,0oo), while our
western frontier, needs 10 much protection,
which can be given only by TIE army!
Should this bill pass, and our navy % much
reduced az to be actually less than what
Spain now has in Cuban waters, fcarfuT
prospect would present itself In case of an
emergency, liable to occur At any time. We
favor retrenchment;2 but the 'pcnny wise
and pound foolish" system may be called
retrenchnent mania. Lessons of the past
should make Us wiser for the future. sts'@.S
"'E' a., BAN DOMINGO TREATY. . 't - rr
The San Domingo treaty, now under, dis
cuss;on in secret session, .calls ost all the
pro- and coma relative thereto. The most
noticeable feature Of this matter IL, that
while the President strongly aadyoca,es its
passage, Summer. and the Committee on For.
cign oppose It. OF ;coursc, men will differ.
Many Senators believe there are special rca,, !,
cons why this treaty should not be ratified.
This unpopularity shows that the Secretary
Of State has not the power ~ press Adnip.
istratton measures to : successful issue b.
for the Committee on Foreign Affairs The
Committee must either rely much upon tl.eIr ,
own Judgment OF there must 30 :, lack, Of
persuasive e'oqpenpces op iths, part raf he
Prime = Minister: hnA!Aa sy,aaszsa*ti %ssr.W OFT
.ler.1 4 AoxTAArAA ON N-.wHo sog2s i2.ld
A letter kpublished thh msrnils purport-
inG 10 have been written By gentleman
fermerly from Hontaaa, now psGpeesius'
in San Domingo, speaking In glowing A9msr
Of tAis Ophirof thetWess Indies; sslso, thasi
the inhabitants ars strongly in favor ef.
nsxasipns (0ft course uV wosld be),aaU
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