The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
OF Congress Neutrality-suspicious.,
Of Colorado, Gets His Play In
Taking tn. Stamps Of
Wrong Article.
No Extra Sessi Om-HOw the Money Goes
-ConEressmeD, Girls, Grass Il Q
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
His Pretty A~menuensts.
Editor Butte MINER

As the session nears its close our statesmen
work harder and the prospects for IN extra
session grow correspondingly less. There is
really no necessity for 1t, and they know il,
and understand that the people are aware of
it, also. Yet several of the members-elect
are gathering here, as if an extra session was
expected. They wan to be on hand in time;
also to watch now the congressional wheels
60 round and somewhat familiarize them
selves with matters and things.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO
has been heard from again. Last Tuesday,
commemorated as George WIS birthday, Mr..
Bedford, of Colorado, succeeded in "catching
the speakers eye" This is the second time
this session that he has succeeded in attract
ing the visual organ of that official. As kiss
ing goes by fayOritism, the speaker sees a
member when he wants to, and those whom
he does not want to recognize may halloo
"Mr. Speakah" until doomsday. During the
winter several sarcastic letters passed between
the gentleman from Colorado and Mr..
Speakah. Notwithstanding, Mr.. Bedford was
unable to get a hearing until Tuesday, the
memorable day aforesaid, whicA should now
be doubly commemorated.
The river and harbor bill was up, and the
various members were getting in their work
for their districts, when Mr.. Bedford asked
that the clause appropriating $4,000 for re-
claiming arid lands in the west be amended
to $4,000. A member attempted to inter
rupt him, but Mr.. Belford stated that as the
speeches were limited to five minutes, and
that during his four years service he had been
unable to get in any speeches except under
the fve-minute rule, he hoped he would be
allowed to proceed. He held the floor, how
eyer, and showed the amount OF revenue
Colorado and the territories paid the general
government, aud the extent of the arid lands
had been received. He thought that in con-
sideratlon Of the 81 ,O00, 1000 revenue that Col
Grade had paid since her admission, and the
large revenue paid by the territories, all of
that section of the country was entitled to
some consideration He thought $780, 900 was
little enough. He had endeavored to get
$4,000 for sinking ~artesian wells, but that
was voted down; now he would again ask for
that sum-. He made an earnest appeal for
the Interests of the west, and wound up BY
saying: water, water is what we want, and
water is what We must have; and as the scrip
ture says, or country will bud and blossom
as the rose
The gentleman was Il little more earnest in
his demands than correct in his scripture, but
he got the appropriation, though. Some
smart fellow from New York endeavored to
be funny by stating that the people of Colo-
RADIO very seldom called for as light a bever.
age as water. But the Humorous appeal for
water, with d little scripture, though some
what mixed, had the desired effect, and amid
the general laughter that prevailed the gen-
t'cnan from Colorado triumphantly took his
seat and received the congratulation Of his
friends. He had caught the speakers eye,
and struck water, also.
DEMOCRATIC REFORM.
While the democratic doctrine is a "tariG
for revenue only" the representative of that
party III The house are about to repeal the law
requiring the stamps on bank checks, bank
deposits, perfumeries and patent medicines.
Tins will not assist the poor people, for they
have very little to do with bank matters, and
do not purchase much perfumery. As for
patent medicines, the tax should certainly
remain. The class who have to do with
banks and purchase perfumery are best able
to pay the tax. The cry against the protec-
tive tariff OF the New England states will
avail nothing if the government is to be run
in the interest Of the wealthy class. Luxur-
les, not necessities, should be taxed.
TIE END IS NEAL.
Things are moving along swiftly if not
smoothly, aud there will be no extra session.
various appropriation bills will be got through
on time, and the new administration will
start in without the censure that the calling
Of an extra session would have entailed
upon it. AS all evidence that a
crowd will be here at the Inauguration, the
rooms at the principal hotels are already en-
gagged. The keepers Of boarding and lodg-
ing houses are in high glee, for this is their
harvest. Coal-scuttle rooms that they are
glad to rent at $40 a month, have been ele-
waited to 81 per day. Suits OF rooms that rent
for $50 and $50 a month, are put up at 500
for EMANCIPATION week." But this is the
way in all capital cities or towns that are
supported by politicians and visiting place
hunters. They are leeches and they know it.
They are fattening upon leeches of another
kind. so, dishonors are easy.
TO- THE MONEY GOES.
Fifty million dollars a year is paid in PEN
sions to the wounded soldiers in the late war,