The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-04-08
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LETTER


WASHINGTON LETTER
tFsss our r.sslar cusespnasntJ
WASHINGTON, April 1st, 1852.
1t Is probable that President Arthur has |
now got his Cabinet fixed and completed to
suit him, and that there will be no more
changes, after the present are consumma-
ted, during the remainder ot his term. There
hat been good deal ofquestioning among
politicians and all classes Of PEOPLE as to
the reasons that existed, or appeared to ex
ist, for the displacement Of Mr.. Kirkwood
as Secretary Of the Interior. Nobody doubt.
the right OF the President to have Cabi.
net Of his own choice, and the changes
made upon his accession to office were ex.
pected and accepted without question as to
their propriety. But Mr.. Kirkwood has re-
n,ained member Of the reconstructed
cabinet six months, and during that time
has administered the Office with singular
ability and fidelity. WHY is he now called
upon to step down and out? He is tho.
roughly in line with his party, Of which he
Is one Of the notable founders and earliest
leaders. Though allied to no faction, he Is
e-eminently Stalwart in its broader pt,.
litical sense. He possesses in a peculiar
degree the qualities Of sound statesman
and safe adviser. What should induce the
President to part company with by far the
ablest man In his Cabinet as it now stands?
The public, which assumes the right vi
knowledge as we'll as the privilege Of opin-
ion, Is curious to know. The great State Of
Iowa, with its enormous majority for the
ruling party, ought hardly to be expected
to give way to the youngest and one OF the
smallest commemorative without some req.
son. Mr.. Teller will make a good Secre.
tary, no doubt, but nobody will claim for
him qualifications superior to Those OF hon.
est old Samuel. A speech on the silver
question which Senator Teller was to have
made this week In the Senate, taking ground
opposed to the present policy Of the admin.
istration, was folded up and put AWAY upon
an intimation from the President that it had
better not be delivered.
There seems to be no ground for the
hope, in which some persons seem to in.
dulge, that Congress will adjourn early in
June. There are indications tnat the ses-
sion will continue until the middle OF July.
Mr.. Hiscock and his committee have the
general appropriation bills we'll In hand,
ana supply them faster than they can BE-
passed, but there are MANY other important
bills that must consume time. The House
will soon take up the Tariff Commission
bill, and It Is said that one hundred speeches
will be delivered before vote is reached, il
full discussion Is allowed. Much Of the
Houses time ia consumed each week by the
Introduction IF bills, the presentation Of re-.
ports, and action upon private bills. There
are only three davs each week in which
real progress can be made with any i,npor-
tant bill. The Commission bill may de-
,nand the attention OF the House lor a
month. If It Is passed, some reduction Of
internal taxation will be demanded. The
recent decision Of the Supreme Court will
cause efforts to be made to revise the sugar
tariff at this session. If the Commission
bill is defeated, the House will be hrough,
face to face with the question Of tariff re-
vision and a long discussion cannot he
avoided. There is also the bill to begin the
con~truction Of a new navy, the Geneva
Award bill, the bills for postal savings
hanks, and steamship maj! subsidies, the
Inter State Commerce bill, the bill for ex.
tending the existence Of the National
banks, the bill to send al! private claims tc
the Court Of Claims, and others which will
come before the House and consume much
time. congressman who desire reelection
will earnestly support bills for the benefit
of their constituents at this session. On
the other hand, the reapportionment Of dis
tricts in several States may lead some Con.
grcss,nen to seek an early adjournment ir
order that they may become acquainted
with the new distribution. 1t does not seen
probable, however, that they can get ava,
before July Ist at the earliest.
| Guiteau has not durin. the last few weeks
been making much Of a stir in the world
hut he is, nevertheless, one of the lions O
| Washington to all Curiosity loving str;nS
ers who visit this city. lie is doing u thrill
tv business in photographs and autographs
and must be making more money than IN
ever made out Of the various avoca'ions ii
which he engaged outside of Jail bounds
A speculator recently offered $3.50 for th'
old suit Of clothes in which G,,itcau sho
the President and Mr.. Scovillc advised hin
to take it, but the advice was declined witt
a torrent of abuse and oaths. The contras
between the treatment of this ni>erab',
scoundrel and poor Mason is enough II
make ones blood boil The latter suffered
almost brutal treatment from the day h
was confined in military prison toe 'iitll.
and mean for dog kennel, while G,itea'
has lived on the fat of the land and enioye'
unusual privileges. The only consolation
for this injustice is that it will come to
sudden end in about two months. Mucl
interest has been taken here in the efforts Il
release Sergeant Mason, and there was AT
almost universal hope that he would b
turned over to the civil authorities for
new trial. 1t is gratifying to know tina
the subscriptions for "Betty and the Baby
are pouring in, and that at the present rat
they will shortly be beyond want for man.
wears tn come. Dom PEDRO.
Anti-Polygamy Standard: One little SET
tlement, not far from Salt Lake, sent II