Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-07-03
.oUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

w AbdAN6EON, " " u ullC q, 1CCO.
The true inwardness of the Ferry scan
dial doth not yet appear, for the honora
BILE senator from Michigan opens not his
mouth, neither does his farile pen deign
to reply to communication from Col
Sidney Cooper in Milwaukee paper
1t appears from the statement of the af
fair over Col. Coopers name that it was
he and not daughter that inflicted the
optic discoloration referred to in our last
weeks letter. Itseems that Miss Cooper
indeavored to infict some punishment
for something or other which as yet has
not been made evident, but failing the
Colonel himself, who by the way is a
much smaller man than Senator Ferry,
took the matter into his own hands and
finished the business
To say that the nomination of General
Garfield by the Chicago convention was
a surprise to the Washington world is to
convey but faint impression of the SEN
timents which pervaded the minds of the
people upon receiving the news. So far
Aowevsr as.we have heard any expression
Of sentiment on the subject, it appears
to be the determination of the Republi-
can politicians to stand by the nomination
through thick, and thin, and make
strong fght for it.
The sentiment which animates the
democratic heart of the district of Colum-
bia is ia favor of nominating Seymour at
che Cincinnati convention. Some seem
to feel that Morrison is the coming man
who will carry the democratic banners to
glorious victory, but opinions are SO un-
decided on that subject that they can
hardly be quoted. A glorious uncertain
ty seems to shroud the future in that
regard
The Ute question has been settled by
the passage of bill which has for its
principal feature the giving to each mem
Der Of the tribe patch of ground which
he could call his own, and on which he
could earn livelihood for his family
The question now is, where is this land
to be locatedl The matter is in the
hands of one or two officials, and it is
their bounden duty to see that this land
shall be of snch character as will at
least yield these Indians sufficient sus-
tenance to sustain life, and not to be
sterile rocks, barren plains or malarious
swamps.
In response to q Senate resolution o1
March =. the Secretary of the treasury
furnished statement showing the ex
penses Of the Government on account o.
the war of the Rebellion, from July
1861, to June 80, 1879, inclusive. Tht
grand totals are as follows: Gross ex
penditures, s6,796, 6,792,5O9, of which
the ordinary expenditures were 5000
b49, ia, and expenditures growing ou
Of the war, $6,ls7. .243,3s5, or over 81,
thousand millions of dollars. 1t make
a man feel warm to think of the figures
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Alvord, pay
master general of the army, who ha
been in the service over 46 consecutiv
years as q commissioned officer, has bee
retired at his own request by the Pres
dent.
1t has finally been decided by Coz
gress to adjourn on the 18th of June, 6
that ere another week has passed, th
deserted halls of the Capitol will preseT
mournful aspect, and doubtless ther
viii be many mournful glances cast q
the familiar seats by many who wi
know them no more. For the first tim
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