The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-04-02
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From, our regular Correspondents.
" WASHiN(;T,<. Nuf,.h .G. 1851.


WAsHiNGru>. Marcl, Is. 1851.
There is reason tn believe that an extra
session Of the 18th Congress has l'ecn virtu
ally decided upon. members of Congress.
both Republican and Democrats who have
,nadl, recent inquiry upon the subject at the
Wat!e House, all agree that the call Tor
the session will ,,e at an early day Some
of them speak u: ">rioTt session. but the
situation and surroundings all point to II
very long one. The first legislation under
taken, will. no doubt, bc II funding bill.
Tic Republicans will probably report a hill
substantially, the same as the vetoed meas
ure, except that the fifth section will le
omitted. The Democrats, with Il minority
almost equal in numbers to the Republicans
will insist u,n,, inserting the old fifth SEC
ton and ,;,en the fight will begin and oI it,
ending no man can t. Il.
! The contest over the funding bill ended,
| the next step OF the Republicans will BE- to
send investigating committees into the
Southern State to look after alleged frauds
in Congressional elections. i'hi, will also
meet witt, resistance consequently the >cs.
! sion will be likely to estc,i several months.
The superintendent bill will also come
in for IL share OF discussion.
Ofcourse the expected extra session has
revived the >peakership contests, and though
the po. is yet only si'nmerin!; 1t is no;
clo,,., to drive out the smaller candidates.
II is generally admitted that had the cleo
ton for Speaker taken place i,rmsdiately
alter the rcccnt adjournment tina Mr. Ills.
cock Of New York would have ,s.n cho.
sen. But since that time, candidates from
the West are looming up bright, and Mr..
lliscock'> stars may be said to be in a state
of eclipse. Mr.. k;>son, OF Iowa, seems vir.
tuallv out Of the race, and Of tl,> other
. Western candidates, Mcs>rs. Burrows anc
, keifer occupy the most prominent positions
: Mr.. Burrows lacks support in the East
S The only objection to Mr. kcii,r is that h
4 is an "Ohio man." otherwise he is popular
: has long experience and imminent fitness
for the position.
$ The Senate; II executive session yestcrda.
confirmed the nominations Of Levi r. Nor
:, to,.No he Minister to France and man
Il other important ones.
4 Vice. President Arthur is much a,nlse
; at the newspaper version of the number {
his children, and at the r,,,nor Of his intene
= ed marriage. lie has no idea Of maria (,
and has but two children, both OF whol
are ut school.
" 1t was runored yesterday, aud the rune
:, seems to have pretty solid foundation
= fact, that DR.. Loring would BE- sent in tt
day for Commissioner OF Agricultur
(. General Lew. Wallace for Minister to Per,
and Hon. S. \. Sheldon for Governor
1. New Mexico.
10 1t seems well settled that Fred Dougl:
\. will not be re-appointcd Marshal of tn
e. District The plan is to give Mr.. Dougl;
position of equal importance.
at Mrs. Agnes jerks, who supplied all Il
missing links in the Louisiana record
n Secretary Sherman, is again in this cit
Her husband is under pay from the Go
g ernment, as indeed she may BE- for all tn
-, the public knows.
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