The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-20
EDITORIAL T

On the Sth the President, on the recon-
mendation of the Secretary Of the Interior
acce pied an additional 25-mile section of the
near Pen d'Oreille lake.
jeff Davis and family returned from Eu'
rope on the 7tb. de does not believe the re.
Cancellation between the North and the
South possible. He was very curt in manner
and cut the reporter off short on political
matters.
The postal authorities are informed that
during the war between Peru ard Chill, and
the subsequent occupation of Peru by the
Gillian troops, the mails for Peru have bean
opened several times by the Chilisn military
and a number OF registered letters seized.
Colonel John W. Forney was in politics as
lie was in mental power--a stalwalt. He adj
vocated Grant at Chicago, and when Garfield
was nominated, he became a Democrat, thus
returning to the party to which he belonged
before the war.
The first bill passed by the United States
Senate at the present session was that grant
ing the franking privilege to Mrs. Garfield
The committee to whom it was referred acted
unanimously, and the bill was passed without
debate under \ suspension Of the rules.
Doerkeeper Brownlow, Of the House, has
appointed Richard W. Austin, Of North Car
DINA, Assistant Doorkeeper, and Col. } r.
Popham, of Virginia, Assistant Doolkeeper
in charge of the Document room. Popham
is a ReadJuster. George McNrir, son-in-law
of Representative Burrows, Of Michigan, was
appointed Postmaster of the House,
Pendleton ba. introduced a bill to provide
that tbe principal officers of each executive
department may occupy seats in the Senate
and House. The ACCESSIBILITY of allowing
heads OF departments to participate in Corr
gressional discussions, has bsen much dis
cu,sed. and this bill no doubt is a beginning
looking to that end.
The character OF Arthur is illustrated by
an incident that occurred in Washington a
few days since. A party Of Senators called
upon the President to urge the claims Of a
well-knswn politician for a Cabinet position,
when the President brought the convers alton
to an abrupt termination with the statement:
"Gent!emep, the matter is already closed"
Senator vest, of Missouri, has rather taken
the wind out of the sails of those who are
insisting that p~olygalny would be wiped out
except for Democratic opposition. He has
introduced a bill for recording marriages in
the Territories also to make the wife a COM
petent witn.ss in the trial for bigamy in the
Territories of the U nited States.
Tie Philadelphia Times can't get over that
remark of he New York Tribune about kei-
fer. 1t says: "There is no more commend
able character in the world of fiction than
Mark Tapley. Bat when Jay Gould's young
editor extracted from the triumph of keifer a
substantial victory for the Garfield Republi-
cans, Marks memorable struggle to appear
jelly in the midst Of malaria and death on a
Mississippi swamp is outdone."
The Republicans desire two mere votes in
The Senate. A Washington dispatch Of tho
9th says: 1t is eviden: the Republicans are de.
termined to push the matter of the admission
of southern Dakota into the Union. Senator
Window and colleague have introduced bills
for this purpose, both being substantially
Inc same. SaQnCsfS Is CnalTInan OF the CON-
mittee on Territories. and all bills of This
will go into his hands. The Demo
Gratis intend to fight the measure, but the
chances are against them.
A great many amiable Poop e thought that
in view Of the aid and comfort given to the
Readjuster movement by the Republicans
fall, that party would divide up and give
she Republicans the U. S. Senator. Lieuten-
vernon Lewis, who was elected on the
Readjuster ticket short time since, seemed
10 indulge that harmless dslnsion, and even
to Washington to obtain administration
backing to that end. 1t is stated in dispatches
published to-day that all Readjuster differ
,nces have been quietly arranged, and that
Rid ileberger will be nominated for Z. 5.
senator.
There does not appear 10 be harmony in
happy family of pr otectlonists. A di.in-
observer will fail to see why silver
u the far West is not as much entitled to
as ron in Pennsylvania. Western
Isngressmen, notably the representatives
rom the bullion-producing States, are vio-
emily opposed to the recommendation of the
resident and Secretary FoIger that the COIN
ge Of silver dollars should be stopped and
liver certificates be Withdrawn. Representa-
i've Bedford, of Colorado, speaking for this
ointment, says: "Such . policy will alien
te the bullion States against which it dis
Eliminates. 1t will be as unpopular there as
he suggestion to repeal the duty on iron
rould be in Pennsylva nia. II President
arthur desires to make war on my State, |
ball not support him in his policy"
A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch Of the Sth
avs: Great frauds on The Atchison, Topeka
nd Santa Fe road have just been discovered.