The new North-west., 1881-03-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
No New Judicial District--The
Apportionment Strife--Sen-
ate Reorsanization--The
Principles Of Trans
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Editor New North West !
WASHINGTON, March ,1SS1.-The chances : :
for any further legislation for Montana ~
this session are very slim. 1t was hoped by :
your Delegate, Major Maginnis, that nearthe ,
end of the session several matters OF special
interest out there would be acted upon: But
our statesmen are confused with politics
They must make record or some OF tnem
may never get back here.
THE FOURTH JUDGE.
Last week Major Maginnis introduced ana
passed q bill providing for an additional dis
trict Judge In Montana. The bill was then
placed on the Senate calendar. and the Sen
ate had nearly reached it iuthe regular ord
of busin IS, lackn., only two or three biiis,
when rule was adopted requiring unani-
nous consent before any local Dill Should DC
taken up while the appropriation, apportioh-
ment and other bills of National import
auce were pending. OF course this settles
the fate of that bill for the session.
THE PROPOSED APPoRTIoNMENT. |
Nv the DISPATCHES your readers Will learn
what rrctions u House is having over th.
apportionment bill. Ii 1t geis throusn u INT
noisy b. dy of men, who make up IN bidstef
what they lack in brains, II il likely that Tue
same trouble will occdr In the , 'nate, though
| If the appor ionment bill fails to pass TINS
session it would not force an extra session
But, If IL docs not pass this session, egnl' en-
States, whose Legislatures meet bienniaiiy
would be compelled to call extra sessions oil
| their Legislatures in orda' to redistrict their
| own st ates, according to the represent ation
as provided in the new b,,i and under the
new census. And, agair. he next Congress
being Republican would change the bills so as
to give their side the aii' antaSe. Ihis wou'd
not set we'll on the Democratic stomach ana
is the reason why they are So anxious 10 pass
II at this session. "Sunset" or Twilight
Cox, of New Y York, introduced the bill III
creasng the number OF telsrsen' atives from
2g3 TO 3O1. Under this basis some States
would lose and others gain. But the soilu
south would gain far more than the com
nact north. The extreme Democrats want
, the number increased to 81. This would
give the south six more than the north. Inc
, Republicans wish to divide on the tair UNI
of $40 members. This would increase the
membership by 26, giving the south Id aha
the north 13. But, IL seems that the south
, wants all "turkey." The "crow " they Oh
, fer to the Republican minority. But they
do not want all black meat, they want some
. or the chicken pie," also. And this Is ~hy
thew are fillibustering. IL the bill does not
mass this session the Democrats will try the
= same thing next session. But your corres-
: pondent thinks 1t will pass. There Is not a
: case within my recollection wherein tne
Democrats did not back down. Ihey ala u
v In 1876, when they were gong 10 swear III
4 Sammy Tilden with 10000 armed politicians
: of the first families. And they did It The
h other day on the electoral count resolution
q The Northern Democrat, generally, Is "iui
. | of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
a LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION.
y If the appropriation bills, which are nee
essary to carry on the government, do no
mass. there will be an extra session. Bn
70 they will pass. In referring to these, Dele
% gate Maginnis has had inserted ln ths CIV
= appropriation bill the necessary amount II
y nav for the extended session Of the Montana
20 Legislature.
% THE NEW DEAL.
The executive session of the Senate an
~ ito organization is the absorbing theme
,,I There are 81 Democrats, and, until the re
:! cent death of Senator Carpenter, ~ kepuDi'
cans. There are what Is called two "lndt
m pendents," Davis, of Illinois, and Mahoh,
-. of Virginia, the celebrated Readjuster. Boz
". were elected by Democratic Legislature
We nav,s voted for ,hn nresent organization s
IL !, he senate and will probably vote to mair
ss tain it. He could uO, n" emily vote Tor
s s.es lew deal. Malone might ais in consider
M ,ss ton of his elevationly Demo rats, vote th
,I way too. That would give the Democrat
an 49, two majority. "But, will he do itT; Is as
u ed by eyery one and answered by none. Bt
;n hoped to secure Mahone's vote Tor the r.
!, publicans, when, there being tie, the vict
nv President would give the casting vote. B'
r 20, the death of Senator Carpenter created VI
ira cancy which cannot be filled until the d'
M for the organization Of the Senate has pas
- ed. The Legislature of Wisconsin Is now
-, session. The Congressional statute provide
w. that when such vacancy occurs, If the Legi
,s, lature is in session. they shall proceed
ooI elect a Senator on the second Tuesday aft
,'d the notification Of the vacancy. The sc
=, ond Tuesday was March 8. But II the LIE
~ islature is not In session, the Governor ca
.e nn fiji the vacancy by appointment until
" meets. The Republicans must count up'
,ha Mahones vote, for the scheme is beng dl
nn- cussed as to the possibility OF the Legisl
on- ture adjourning so that the Governor ca
IN IN appoint Senator before the 4tl Of Marc
les Ypnr correspondents idea is that the Leg
la,ure cannot now adjourn. 1t cannot po
~ " sibly escape or evade its duty by any such {
,n' m ton. The election Of a Senator to fill I
,aI place is mandatory by the law Of Congre
" tou and when officially notified of the vacan
'"' must fill it. The law does not provide ii
the Governor shall appoint when the Leg
, lature refuses to do its duty, and such acti
an = ON his part would be illegal. About
' ." only way for the Republicans to get out
,ho the dilemma Is for President Hayes to &C
w.. VIZ vene the Senate to meet In executive sessi
is ms about the middle Of March. The Wiscons
'u s''a Legislature could commence voting on
,n ,,d Sth and finish up by that time. The fight
1uu between the Republicans. 1t has been
' Gus ON to convene the extra session on
" VI 4lh Of March. There is 10 law on the 81
'... ject, and this custom is very likely To be
~, parted from as political expediency. III
VIC -, are old precedents done away with. Il
~. here comes more trouble. Hayes CabiI
,s goes out with him at noon on March 4.
Ie heI the extra session lie not convened until af
nus nus hat day, the Cabinet holds over until IL,
my one is confirmed, aud the Senators-els
81 could not be swo n In, for there would be
pe- Senate in session. They and the new Ca
III net weuld lose about te;i days Of glory q
u. no the latter that amount of pay. So, at eve
,m ~. turn Of the political wheel, matters seem
;1 get more mixed. -
ing NEW BLOOD IN CONGRESS.
but lN;uo.;a,, .sd ,Ia aiac,;nnas prss;d.
pro tenn Of the Senate to succeed Senai
Thurman, of Ohio, whose term expi
March 4. It Is the duty of the Presid,
, ,m. pro tenn to swear in the new Senators,
hat ma, which there are 25, one-third of the Sena
kes Of Is members changing every two yea
s Some few have been reelected, but that nu
UP ber is less than ever before. The people
the W",,soa 0T,hs oo1 n,emhers ~ The ~
ira G.sa.. 1ee &C ,,aw ,ne,nhars nf ,vh;
: =, the south sends 60 new members. This
!, ! larger amount of raw material than e,
hss came to one Congress. The great secret
Northern success is that they returned th
representatives session after session. BY {:
means they became familiar with legis
tion, know the ropes, the tricks Of the ira
Bill ETC., and consequently are successful in 2
" l .; vhotayor opv,rcprio iofic fhav uanf