The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-12-16
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Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent
WAsA1 SsroN, D. c., Nov. 9th, 1889.
The Garfield Memorial Fair vacated the
capitol Just as Congress was coming in.
The amount taken in during the week was |
estimated by the managers to be about
$1a,ooo. This fund with that already do
mated, and other contributions in the future,
Is to he expended under the direction Of
the Society Of the Army Of the Cumberland
in erecting beautiful monument to Gen.
Garfield in this city.
The agricultural annex to the fair will
remain as permanent exhibit, which may
be seen by future visitors to the capital OF
the country. These exhibits Of farm, gar
den, orchard and mineral products are
made principally by railroad companies /,
the Soutl, and West, showing the resources
Of the country through which they pass.
That Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
re X. X. Co. Is the most unique and beau
tiful Of the group, being graceful and
beautiful temple made up Of golden sheaves
Of grain, mosaic of corn stalks, p ndcnts OF
ears Of corn, and great hollow glass col.
utnns filled with golden wheat, barley, oats
and all the seeds that grow it, Kansas, Cal
itornia, New Mexico and Arizona. Within
this lovely temple are other products Of the
soil as we'll as minerals. The exhibits OF
various wO,ds, cotton, wools, minerals.
grasses, &C., from Tennessee and Alabama
are very full, and large number from
Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas.
The Committee on Appropriations oi
the House have prepared the Indian Ap-
preparation Bill and will report it on the
call Of Committees. II makes a reduction
OF more than a million dollars from the
amount asked for in the estimates, and cuts
down the expenses ot the Government
$67, 600 below the amount appropriated for
Indian purposes last year. A member ol
the House, in commenting on this reduc'
tion, said "If Congress would he just to the
citizens Of this country before being so gen
erous to the Indians, they would receive
the applause and approval Of thinking men
II they would cut down the appropriations
to feed lot Of idle, lazy savages millior
or two every year, and appropriate tina
sum to paying the hardy frontier settler to'
the property-the fruits Of his hard labor
stolen, eaten and DESTROYED by these sam'
Indians, it would be an act Of justice lont
DELAYED, and every year better understood
and criticised by the people"
Gen. Robert Toombs, Of Georgia, who
was a prominent member Of the u. 5. Sen
ate befor.. the war, has b 'en In the city tn
several weeks. Although about u year
old he looks quite hale, but seems to b
soxyed and out Of humor with the Who'll
world, except himself. In an intervie,
with the reporter OF a Washington pape
he denounced both the Republican an
Democratic parties, although himself a lit
long Democrat lie denounces the Reput
licans tor everything that is m .an, and de
nounces the Democrats for falling into tn
example, OF their political rivals. lie bt
walls the methods of his party in Georg'
and saws IL the advice Of Sam Randall an
a few other Democrats had not been a
lowed to prevail 'rilden would have bee
President A prominent Southern Demt
crat when shown this interview, said "b'
Toombs is political corpse. Ills IDEAS o
long to past age. lie is only tit to spea
at funeral. not to lead triumphal pr
cession."
At the openingof Congress the ga'ler''
were we'll crowded and large nu"per
members present. Many of those WI
) were defeated at the last election have BET
, engaged in explaining just how It ma
!. pened, while the successful ones are recs!
| ing the congratulations OF friend" ana one
ing their coincidence to the depar'e
Among the first business before the hM'
was the receipt and reference to the No'
mittee Of Ways and Means OF the mus
talked of report OF the Tariff Con'n,"s'u
} which will be printed and distrih''tca
It Is said to be very voluminous II VIII ne
week at least before the report comes 'ro
a the printer.
A resolution was offered and adopted
: thorizing the printing and binding o'
report Of the Tariff Commission IN
!. forthcoming report Of the commissioner
Agriculture for 1852. This will enable
agricultural friends, farmers, stock m'
|. gardeners. &c, to study the question
i. tariff and free trade.
: In conversation with many mcmoe's
find a great diversity Of views upon
subject of a revision OF the tariff ana the :,
neal Of the Internal Revenue laws:
majority Of both parties take the views
the President and favor reduction
not the entire repeal of the revenue ,"N'
Several new candidates for Speaker
~ the next House are in the field, the m
4. sanguine of whom Is Hon. ). ,. Iox'
New York. He thinks New YORK "
: its big delegation, will get it. and OF % 60"
thinks $. S. Cox will be the man. 80
!. however, Carlisle and Randall lead IN
80 race. 80, ~
The Star Route trial began with all
principal actors on hand. Many rum
II are af1oat, one that ex-senator dorsey
take the witness stand in his defense
make some startling revelations; an"t
that the prosecution have discovered os ),
will have here several new witnesses o
aging to the defense. Altogether 'ne
i'll week here will be big with events.
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