The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.


From eas Regular cagzsspss6ssk :.
1Drsos NEW Nesss,wDf.
The sbssnce Of the Prssident AuRiaa this
week has caused. 4 general cessation of bu.
sipese. In both the Departnentsl and politi.
eal arenas; the White House deserted, Office
seekers nonplussed, wirs-workess taking
out kinks. and he corridor corps masking
baltesies to epen spon; tho ussuspectinG.
Altogether. ths week has Pees dull. void Of
interest and unpsonAs o. ilsshlssiEs enact
ments. o....
The nasses, however, have ,had slgals
week In the sti6cstion Of the: 18th AmsE'd.
ment, celebration Of the Emancipation
Proclamation; and to-day, the eommsmoa.
ton Of the freedom from slavery in tLe
District. The whole display may b. sum.
med up In two words-slsetios bsaesmbe.
The meeting of the National Academy Of
Science here (now in sessiop). has served
the book.worms with new food. and has
been marked with much iptssest In the de.
velopment OF several items of interest to the
general diffusion Of knowledge and those
sciences best calculated to subsesve the In.
terests OF the nation.
In the Senate, Georgia 10 still on The
boasds-a final vote 70 be reached next
Tuesday. ssassor Neston's speech upon
this bill, given. with that force 10 peosliar
70 the man, he ebsek.assed The Bingham
Amendment movers, and the bin, without
doubt, viii psss vitbous Il upon the Hsans
conditions thas oshsr reiaaes lnvs ,bssn "a.
mileed. j. ....':. .- 4..t
Senator Sunases iutsedaesd 4 substitute,
yesterday. for the bill AMT Franking
Privilege" By reducing the posssse on let.
ters to one cent. and establishing = system
Of stamped envelopes for those entitled to
franks. %" "7 Z. "
Gen. Walker. the Census superintendent,
has been touched with the retrenchinr
mania to the tune % @ls5 900 by disposing
Of the third set OF returns, % IL now re-.
quired by the census law. The House has
acted fsvoraLly upon this suggestion, hut
The Senate hangs dre on this - on mary
other hills before them from the House.
NJ. Heaspn, of North Carolina, Chair.
man Of The Committee sf the House on
Mines xnd Mining. has reportela bin to the
House, for an Assay Office in Montana, (at
Hslena). The reason for this 10 obvious,
from the fact that this Territory with three
times the area OF the State of New York,
that has contributed &l0o, ,0oo, 900 to the |
wealth Of the country, and fast increasing
development of her gold mines. has no
such Once within it, bordera The estab.
lishmeut of such an 0mce would not only
be convenient 70 The people, but would, also,
materially assist In the carly develepmcut
Of the minerl resources Of Montana.
We nc sujoying the beauties OF Spring
dame Hsears b fest puttiaG on the ''wsar.
Ing Of the green;" mercury. yesterday, s4s
In the shade. This may account for the
late Canadian soase shout the Fsnian raid.
This, with the Red River expedition, gives
our real coast ueighSsEs full. <noA Of ex
element for the time heinE. The dine may
come when our frieads vim have else To d.
BESIDES watching The a,irase Of Peniauism.
It is understood that Gen. Potts, at Ohio,
will seon be bore 10 hook after tie in.
terests of his constituency. While here be
will receive The heesty congratulations Of
many warm friends. being highly esteemed
by "thc powers that be-" for his un6inch
ing 0delity to the chasccs entrusted 10 his
keeping. Who will be G0vcsnorf r.
The NEw NoRTn. WEST 10 welcome vie.
itor to our desk every week. D. Al.