The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30
ELEGRAMS !
The Democrats Jubilant.

The Democrats Jubilant.
snrNGToN, March 20.--The passage by
ouse yesterday of the so called Garfield
dment to the federal election laws con-
to be the principal topic of conversa-
b political circles to-day, and there are
btions that 1t will give rise to an excit-
bntesL in the Senate. The Democrats
nerally very iubilant over the result in
onse. Congressman Springer says of
.This is the greatest victory we have
md we have regained all we lost by the
session and great deal more. We do
ant any more riders, now that the Re-
ans are completely demoralized and
know what to do. 1t Is sad blow to
and the Grant boom too. There can
more talk about the Democrats nulli.
the. laws. Under this amendment the
must appoint the election marshals and
nust be taken from the different politi-
rites. That will prevent a partisan Use
laws and it puts the Democrats in a
position before the country. We have
epublcans in full retreat and they are
ng Garfield for his bad management of
after. We have got all we want now."
essman Frank Hurd, of Ohio, repre-
g the out and out bourbons on this
on, has taken a very different view of
BE predicts that the Democrats of the
will regret their action because, in the
lace, it is complete abandonment of
sitions taken at the extra session !; that
ection laws were unconstitutional aud
he Democrats would never vote dollar
orce them, and secondly, because lie be-
that if any Democratic deputy mar
are appointed by Republican judges,
viii be class of men willing to work for
epubicans for five dollars day. Sew
prominent Republican Senators an
be an intention to oppose this amend
in the Senate us strenuously as they
the attempted repeal of the election
1t the extra session. Mr.. Conkling and
inter- will undoubtedly come to the front
S question but it is somewhat doubtful
Der they will be able to command the
party strength in the Senate because of
spiciOn that their purpose i'll taking the
10 engineer the debate so as to help a
b Presidential candidate. At any rate
will be heated political discussion
ehis question in the Senate which will
some of the memories of the extra ses-
The bill cannot very well come up in
enate before Wednesday, as it must first
ed upon by the committee on appropri-
There is disposition on both sides
house to bring it forward as soon as
cable, and it will doubtless be taken up
next week.
Washington Gossip.
surycroN March o1-Senstor Rem.
havinu a hard lime el1dinp Jessie Raw
and her hahv ot tho Canitol and even
own honsa Hill doas no, have the
In o,rcstad and she s,vs she o,lv wants
bfront Inn in cont 'ihe nanors are full
scandal
House comm;ttae on Indian affairs is
to L,ve naso IF firsnborIin,tion to
rare nf and if NAV ha that the nublic
ee fine move, snactscla of a nartv of In.
brouqb, bofora tbo Uouse Ear rcfusal tO
kr oIestionS ,s white men have often
The rxaminatinn of chief Onray has
eoing on tnr ssveral laws and ,Le com.
have been Immensely entertained by
tarcments nf tho famous indian. but
A delicata sn,iact wac reacbad (tbe ont.
that ware com ,,;tteI nnon tbe women
Meekar aoomrvI Onr.v haoan to show
he fret time thot ,oo;t,r,itv which has
been ranresenteT @ os characterjstic of
ice, His vita Who 4, woman of un-
ION intel,ioonce and ah;litv. was tried
bund evan more ,o.icent tban her nus
Then Jacl, oud Son,orwicI- two of the
ated chiafs wara ,Iaoed nnon the stand,
Dnp of ,bar, oo,Id e ha na,snaded to sneak
in relation 10 the barbarous treatment
the Meeker family received. from tneii
The committee were amused at lllst
ingenious methods Of evasion, but a1Iei
lIatlon it was agreed that this was an
amt branch of the inquiry and the attl-
Pl The committe became more serious
man Scales explained to the Indians
le committee had been directed 10 as
the true history of the whole alialr,
pa them that they would be expected TO
all they knew about it. lie dllateo
ne seriousness of the questions ana the
their answers might have upon the leg
N to be hereafter adopted by Congress
o'nmittee, he explained, were in posses
statements Of the victims, and 1t was
the Indians that their version OF the