The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Ins and Outs OF Capital Life.


Special Correspon l.nc, New NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 80, ISL
There will be no extra session Of Congress
and the Nation bresthes freer. There were
many reasons advanced for and against IL.
The principal one for it was the passage OF
funding bill. But the Republican MAORI
ty Is so small that the Democracy would de-
feat it or else insert the Objectionable Car
Isle section of the vetoed bill. which would
amount to the same thing; so, the extra SEES
sion would have been called in vain. 1t was
a great risk, for bv the defeat of the real OBJ
ject for which Il was called the Republican
party would be In q worse predicament than
before. The veto Of the funding bill brings
before the people of the country the import
ant fact that the banks are about to rule this
country, and that they are strong enough
and bold enough to begin to assert them
selves. Probably it is just as we'll to learn
this lesson now as later on.
THE ROBERTSON APPOINTMENT.
The President is in dilemma as well as
,he party and he has chosen the more rugged
horn. 1t will he remembered that when Blaine
saw he had no chance Of the nomination at
Cuicaao he gave his delegates TO Garfield,
which settled the question. The Senator
from New York was a strong Grant advo-
cate. He claims, nevertheless, that he should
control all of the New York appointments.
Blaine is not on good terms with Conkling,
and. the other day, when the President ap-
pointed man for the Collectorship of New
York without consulting ConkliDg he at
once charged Blaine with it. But the Presi-
dent gave il out that he did it did IL himself
aud that Blaine had nothing 10 do with it,.
| The appuintee was All anti-third term dele
gate aud led off in the disatiection which
| nominated Garfield. Hence the appoint
ment irrespective Of ConkIiDs's claims. The
! President starts ont ike he has mind of
his own aud intended bavirg something TO
say about matters aud things generally.
! Other things being equal, II is but political
| justice That he should reward those VINO have
conf ributed TO bis success. Kissing goes by
favorilism, 1t is said. Then why not political
I appointments? The Blaine and Conklin9
ftc.ions will make lively .ussle for the
tiesl-pots, The spois and The offices. Bu the
| Administration holds the edge aud Elaine
has The call"
| Politicians are thinning out. The fight In
The Senate for the reorganization is too
much for the slender pocket-bOoks OF many
Of the place hunters. They came here on a
:. dead sure thing" and 60 away denonDcipg
| The Admiuisti a,iOn as failure because they
did not gel in.
| THE SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE
| Is Unprecedented, notwithstanding the low
salaries attached to some. Half the ability
and energy used III getting and keeping them,
IT displayed elsewhere, would make double
tn. money, and even lead 10 fortune. But
they do not care TO fight the world. They
want comfortable sinecures, around the cep-
ter of social world they can never hope 10
J enter.
| FEMALE "EEADJUSTEES."
One frequently hears and reads great
deal about women lobbyists" who over
come Congressman like Midsunmers
| Nights Dream, and secure the passage vi
| bills with any amount Of money III them
| This is all bOsh. 1t looks very we'll In print
| and makes the newspaper correspondent
letter readable. When news IS scarce TIL.
kind Ut gossip IS rehashed. But 1t is mos
largely dwelt upon 10y female correspondence
of Dackwoods newspapers. IL brings tht
name of woman into prominence and he il's
the female scribe, for she sends niarke,
copies Of the paper 10 Cougessmen,and thos'
of the rural kind tip her 80 occasionally IL
be let alone. There Is ring here--alt iii
| visible ling. But there no women III I'll,
ring. They are meu-experienced polltlrlans
ex-Congi essmeu, and others who know nov
the thing is done because they have beef
there. These men do not hang round TIL
Capitol corridors but, having entire to TIL
floor, 20 right in anu tell member that I'll
INTERESTS Of the county, and ms own, de
mand the passage of a certain bill which ia
nu.rimenI IN il for all. The alleged woma
.iuDbyisr' hangs round the ladies recept'o
room, sending III her cad for this And Tia
member. The statesman comes out; al IN
trodlction follows, and when she asks hin
To vote for certain measure, he gives he
the Irisbman's enismalical answer Sh
imagnes she is lobbyist, for some outsid
e. ,end Of the bill owes her debt o. grati.ud
anu pays it under the preLence Of hiring lie
" use her Influence for the bill" An III
stance Ieceu.iy occurred where woma
continued =. lobbying for ball long after
had passed, such was her ignorance Ut le2is
laLion. Eut however foolish men are /
some matteis-especially where women al
concel ,led-lhey are NOT 50 silly as 10 be Ell
trapped by them as lobbyists. When til
|, man lakes the chances Of disgrace and I'll
| Penitentiary he is not going to place himsc
IN the power Of woman, who, II caisn
could plead the 'ba5y acG" and get out oil !
Aud, furthermore, no Aiatter what mgi
have been the Contract, AS sooh as the wonia
: got out Of money, and wanted new dress
, she would 90 To The bliOed member foi
. forced" loan. Were u man 10 do this h
, would get Ihi ashed OF have To thrash eli
member. But ia the case Of WOMEN there
lo phy steal responsibility. hence Jhey ~
nut trusted, With nell u 0aI gain and sale
a closed transaction, aud when the goods III
delivered the cash Is paid and the accouI
} closed. \ man can never pay wone
eiloush-especially this class Of reaijuster
The brilliant and beautiful female lo
pyis," exists only in the newspapers. I'll
Boys write up such stun when news
scarce. There are many Desutiful aud ga
: women who throng the galleries and corr
dos seemingly IN the Interest Ut Legislation
But that Is a blind, used 10 deceive I'll
world. The Congressman themselves kno
better, and those Innocent children OF virIu'
the newspaper fellers" know better ais,
and style them social readjusters."
FURLoUGHED.
(,wiup IN the. failure of several apDrpDri;