The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-11-05
Correspondence. g
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular Corr spon2pnt.
WNeI,ISsrD< 'O..t. 18th. JSS,

WASHINGTON, Oct. ,oth. 1851.
Cabinet making has progressed slowly.
If the outsiders We're permitted 10 take q
hand in the business they would have
completed in about three davs--to suit
themselves. Material enough has been |
suggested tu Pres lent Arthur by the diein |
tereSted gossips tor three or four first -cla>s /
Cabinets, but somehow he has not seen
fit to let the selections i,e made in this way
Evidently the President has found what a
difficult piece oi work it is to construct =
political cdilicc that shall comport exactly
with his own wishes while It also meets the
expectations of the public aud satisfies The
demands OF hi>'own party. There have
been many consultations at the Prcsien
tiai residence in whici. representatives ui
the >talwart element are chiellv the partisi-
pants onc O, the great difficulties So tar
encountered, - am credihiv ;ni'rmed is
the desire OF the President to ar
range that Mr.. torlliny can come in after
| Il while. The iinat tec!c.>sinu o.! fy- Coy
ernor Morgan nominated for Secretary q!
the lresa,,rv, was a great disappointrrnt.
In the course Of the immense business
transacted by ;ht Treasury Department a
great many very curious and amusing
things occur. The pu,lc at large have
| little idea Of 'hc enormous corrcspon tcnc"
received b, the different Government DE
partments, from all sort and conditions 81
people, in Ill parts o the country. that
received bv III Treasury is probably the
largest Of all. Every now AND then lett rs
come in without Il signature and contain
iny Suns at money which is aSCriacd To
"ra,s science" and credited to a fund bear
inc that name. OF course there is 40
means OF knowing who these conscience
I
taken from Cncl1 Sam that which did not
belong To them. and fiaa'v restore it sor
their peace of mind. They may i,e tX Of
tic" holders or contractors. CT cifizer> "hU
have had unjust claims allowed thcn
Not many DAYS ago M on,mou> letter
came FROM Cincinnati cortninin. $50 in
coupon bonds and :, stna,. sum in !rta-ur,
notes. Net a word of explanation accom-
panied the inciosei and il is not h"oWl
what the tl, ct OF Ia >cnalr w,>, unless F.:
/ contribution I, the "ron>vIcnre fund is in
tended. The bonds were cut and mutt
,atcl hcvond ilentiioa!ion except as t'
!, thcir a;nou,'S. A~ an il ustraion ct tn,
funny things that occur: \ gentlemen II
siding in Ehi,a1n recently wrote to hi
wife from %"v York to forward >on'
coupons II 'he Treasury for rcdcnrtio,
and tn send the numbers ~ him. Th
!iuh!ui spouse oDcNcN n'S request NlsFallN
{ rhc coupons cpn,e to tbs Treasury wit
y the numbers cut ont and the officials wcr
: at a loss t., lfs,,>r~tanl it until; letter cam
from the husband in New York savir
i ,at his wifi. bad caretuiiv r'ii them o.
y and sent them t. him, instead of sending
y mc,noran,. ,.um OF the numbers a. .ls il
tended.
9 Last week tall angular men o' som
= sixty o>,,ls wears came to town from OH
y "ish SryrSs,t.'.-siy ,'&r cent. bonds for X
II acn;,ton, and he made Rome howl wit
!" ii, ,ic,nun,, Tor gold lie went up to til
n Treasury and taking a stnd in the cas-
$ roam comm ,ncrd the delivery OF q $.
y speech il ltvor oI paving gold for bond
IL Whsn toll Hlt he could have gold il h
1t PR ter, ed Il. ont thai he would find Trca
:" urt' eh>rk or greenhark> more cons cuien
~ his worst st,snirioas wore aroused. II
Z. wanted nothing bat gold. He bad pa
- e~n'l fsr the honAS nna wanted gold il, /
tuin. So the entire amount was give
,in in v...lav coin. 1t weighed aba,
>. sev,>.',, g., rn',n IS. rrh. ola inan );
~ down and cariuv counted il C,cr two
!. fhr" 'i'ncs ansi ,lr >to"ed it away in ;
: old lca'htr v;tlSe. Whcn. with thi, >trarp
=, over his shoulder. he started down u
. street Staggering .!t,It.i' the load, an Ollie
Was sr,lt after him to sec that no mar
cam" to him. On nil other subjects til
Old man appeared .1ne and >cn>i''r r,'"''.
y. bat upon this one pnn, an hH''n'i'ia'i'
,u seem ii - have taken possession O, h
* rnial. lie loo,c;' upon the Treasury OF
/ !, ;.ial> with suspicion, somewhat As did t
nj man DOWN in 'l'rya- last sumner who la
ing a mtti'ate,i SO lr 'asurr note whit
he wished cvcnanged. refused To se;:d II II
IL The new ON" was forwarded. He wrr
or that he WIS All honest man and could he {
hr pended upon but i'm, led Son. do,
h. VIII t',rr that WAS III" case With Cover
rn mrn, officials.
en- 1t is stated that Cnnrrns> is to hc ma
AL the arena for another brittle of the >pir
Mis- winter. The whiskev disillcrs ;
understood 70 be in readiness ion Il il.
:, effort to get the tax reduced from ninety
4 City cents per gallon, and the brewers ;
N intending 10 appeal t,r Il chan.r t" an
ms 7.IOrrW tax on malt. ii is no unu|,
6" thing for Couyrc>~,n ~ to wrs>t,r with u
ne class oi spirits. They arc qui'. tamil
,,P with them a> - rnlc. But there may
- constitutional o'i%ction> to the maj i,ritv
Ne tnc,n votin: on this question, it he
nv Legislation in which they are personally
VI tcrcSt"a.