The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-01-06
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent

WAsni NGroN, ID. c., Dec. goth, 1882.
One Of the peculiar but not cheerful fea-
lures Of Washington from Christmas eve
until after New Years day is the eternal
footing of tin hmns. On almost every
square and at almost every hour Of the day
and night this atrocious blast Of tin trump.
cts tortures the ears, confuses the senses
and drives away sleep from many drowsv
eyelid. The tin horns are now giving us u
blast that would make h-hades pleasant
In comparison.
Many Members and Senators went home
to eat Christmas turkey and drink New
Years egg -nog. Some If the more indus.
trious, and those realizing how short is the
session and how important many Of the
measures, remained here and are at work
In their respective committees. 1t Is in
committees where the hard work is done.
The member who 10 always rising in his
place to object, or stands IN high places
and, like the rich Pharisee, thanks God he
Ia not as other men are. is MT always the
man that IL serving hi. csr,t-y best or
doing most for his money.
The Committee on Ways and Means of
the House, in formulating their bill for q
revision Of the tariff, ia not following very
closely the recommendation Of the Tariff
Commission. The various manufacturing
industries are 30 strongly represented in
the lobby and are pressing their views no
earnestly and effectually upon the Commit
tee that these interested views. rather than
the report Of the Tariff Commission, have
already, and will continue to, fix the rate
Of tariff in the new schedule.
II Ia a fact commented upon by the OBJ.
servant freQuenter of the lobby, that while
every leading manufacturing industry OF
the country, including the manufacturers
Of woolen goods, have representatives
here to urge as high tariff As possible up.
on the imported article which they produce,
the wool growers OF the country, who out
number by many hundred thousands all
the manufacturers in the land have no del
egation here to speak against he proposed
reduction Of the tariff ON imported wool
| Every farmer in this great agricultural
country is interested in this, but ynfortu-
nately, farmers think they have Commits.
sion-r OF Agriculture here to look after
their interests. and in that they are deceived
for he is swinging around the country
making bucOlic speeches.
There is considerable comment upon the
clause in the Post Office appropriation bill
which passed the House; providing for the
reduction of letter postage from ; cents to
cents on and after the first day Of Ianu.
ary, 1854 Many persons think that to re.
duce letter postage to cents. on letters
sent over mail routes which is attended
with the expense Of transportation, and re.
tain the old rate Of , cents on drop.lc letters
delivered by carriers in the same city, is
not consistent modification Of the law.
The bill reported from the Committee on
Pensions OF the House Just before the ad
journment. to place the survivors of the
Mexican War. and the Greek, Seminole
and certain other Indian Wars, on the Pen.
sin rolls, has provision which will ex.
clude jeff. Davis and few others from it,
benefits. The bill, If it can he reached on
the Calender, will pass this SESSION. Many
of the old vets are very old, and in short
time none will remain to dr " pension.
While Congress is struggling with a
Civil Service Utopia, in ,ovidiny places
in perpetuity for few hundred clerks, it is
missing some points that schoolma>tcr
might overlook, but hu>i'ess man never.
For instance, when the fore in the Pension
| Office was increased, the second Auditor
asked for an increase OF ahh,t fifty clerks in
/ his office on the ground hat the present
| force could not keep upt!e work. The in
! crease was given bv Congress-; Immediate
" thereafter. the workir-. hours OF that Of
| fee were reduced ri he~r nnh dar:
working before the irrrs.>e from . a. IN. to
! u. m. and since the in rca>c from Il. m.
| till half past three ?, N Th"> it will he
seen that ii the old t0cc of I.S had re
maincd at their d,>k, II ! o'clock. as they
do in the War, Nav. Interior and other
Departments. it wovu give the Govern
mrnt sufficient scrviD., without this increase
of force. increase of tf'ns' and decrease of
work. This j. ONLY, sample OF the many
absurd things ~h;,,' point out. What the
public service want, is not schoolmasters
nor old political h'nacles that cling with
quic, and contcntetenacity to the public
crib. but live, act'e, practical business
men. These rr!lcions are not so pleasant
as turkey al IS ccrs pound. so l will
close to Join the at''e>a:d bird. and Christ
mas b-in. past wilwish You all Happy
| New Year. CoDEN.