The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-05


rival of the president-elect in Washington,
wv days before his Inauguration. A presi-
dent should be firm and have made such inn
portant selections long before the last mo-
ment.
FIIBUSTERNG.
1t does seem thai something should be done
to stop flibustering. Duringt the last few weeks
of the session this disgraceful method OF
defeating a measure vas the order Of the day
! and night. One party would oppose a meas
ure and, in order to prevent its passage, they
would, as a whole. refuse to vote. The roll
call would how that there was no quorum;
yet almost every member was in his seat.
The same has been done in the senate OH
several o~ccasia,... A member who does not
want to go on record on a dubious measure
or, being afraid to make a stand, can "dodge"
the issue, yet be in his seat all the while.
This is unfair for one party and unfair for
the other, and it is all imposition on the pub
lie, as well as cowardly. The people have a
right to know how their representatives vote
and they should vote one way or the other on
all questions. \ member should not be eX-
cused except on personal grounds. And for
the matter of refusing TO vote i'll order to
show the lack of a quorum. that is about as
mean and lying a subtertuge as Il congress
Nal can resort to.
TIE RUSH FOR THE o TROUGH,
otherwise, fat offices, continues with unabat-
ed Juror and undiminished crowds of patriots,
all of whom "made the election of Garfield
possible" Those who disclaim coming for
office say they merely want to move things
%along,' Or advise the president how to 1un
the government, by putting their friends in
who have done so much for the cause.
Among the many patriots here are Capt.
Robt. Fisk. the stalwart editor OF the stalwart
Herald, at Helena. He thinks the postlnas-
tership would about fit him.. Thos. A. Cum
mings of Fort Benton, wants to keep any
body else from getting the collectorshlp.
Colonel Sanders, the stalwarJ lawyer and
republican of Helena, is after scalps, blood
and office for himself or friends, [ canno
learn which. He has declared war on sever
al of the most prominent fedora! officials in
Montana and is conideEt that he will annihi-
late them. He wants nothing tor himself,
but is doing this merely for his friends he
says. He will be hele a few weeks, and, as
he has undertaken a large contract, probably
longer. Il. b. Walker, of Helena, is looking
OH at things here.
NOTES.
AS an evidence that President Garfield APP.
proves Mahone's political treachery, atwo-story
boquet was sent from the white house and
adorned the senator's desk the day after he
delivered himself to the republicans. He is
regarded pretty much like man who betrays
a woman's confidence. Her enemies delight
in the betrayal, but look upon the man with
distrust and contempt.
The Illinois legislature which elected
Davis senator, was composed Of 9S democrats,
10l republicans and five independent demo-
Gratis. That that elected Malone had amuch
larger democratic majority.
Mr.. Bedford leaves for his Colorado home
Saturday. Some few Of the western men,
hers yet linger, but grass is getting short with
them and they must soon skip out.
MONTANA.
WAsuINGToN, March IS, 1881.