Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.


important IutstioiiS. -tho'iS 'h''
are the tariff. Interstate commerce,
theten OF Office act. the Indian prob
lem, the sundry civil bill, consressmen
acting as attorneys for subsidized
railroads. and secret sessions.
Thehouse OF Representatives declared
emphatically that the Yellowstone
National Park shall not be desecrated |
by n railroad. There was quite a
spirited debate on the subject. Hon.
:. :. Cox thought the bill asking for I
such a privilege should he entitled a
measure "for the spoliation of the
National Park" The measure, he
said. had its origin in corporate greed.
Behind it, no doubt. We're railroad
monopolists. and men who worked.
not i'm the interest of the people OF the
| United States, but for themselves. .
Half a dozen congressman for or
against the scheme were drawn briefly
into the debate. and one of them was
Representative.K ely, of Pennsylvania,
who is called the Father of the House,
because of his age and long service. lie
has been in congress over thirty con-
secutive years. and is the Oldest man
in the lower branch. Mr.. Kelly i'm
plored the house to stand by the sane
tiny Of the one national park on this
continent, and protested against any
action which would encourage other
spectators to ask the American con
eress to allow them to invade that
territory.
Naturally Senator Beck is.indnant
to find a substitute reported for his
original bill prohibiting members OF
congress from acting as attorneys or
emlfoyes for railroad companies which
hold charters on land grants or other
aid from the United States. Outside
of the senate and railroad circles the
Beck bill is regarded as a measurethat
should have been n law long ago.
Contending for the consideration of
his bill, the Kentucky senator said 1t
was indecent for senator's and mem-
bers to sit and vote upon measures
affecting great railroad companies to
the amount of hundreds of millions
while having the money Of those cont
! panies in their pockets. Public right
and the honor of every senator and
e representative was involved in having
Y the world o understand that no man
: was sitting in either house rs the hire
o ling. or the retained attorney. or tllt
: agent OF any OF these subsidized rail
!. road corporations.
= It will he interesting to the old Mexi
o can veterans over thecountry to know
= the exact condition OF the MeXicai
l. pension bill at this time. The houS'
E" pa ssed il and the senate amended it sC
as 80 restrict the beneiiciariesi to veter
ans who have attained he age of sixty
| two years. II j. now before the lowe
:. house for action, but iQr some reason
le Representative E,dridse of Michigan
I. chairman OF the committee which ha
Is the matter in charge. doe, not seen
u anyious to push ii. Friends of th
:, bill, unwilling there should bean
IL longer delay, propose NOW 20 press I h
ID houseto pas, ii with The senate amend
Id lnent. and they are confident that
Is. majority oi the members will vote !
- IL. favor.
- Tariff conference. have been in ord,
"a during the entire week. held by i
IA. Morrison faction, the Randall faction
IL and therepublican protectionists, an
i,- much interest i, fel, in regard 10 wh1
p, will be done in he house. Mr. Morr
- son will ask the house 10 go into con
ne mittee OF he whole to consider rer.at
measures. and that means that the
n will he "A test vote in the house at Ia
I, lime 10 decide whether the propositio
mi 20 revise the tariff shall be approx,
,n or rejected.
"d According 10 the new law sorolnii
~ he presidential succession. in ease
removal. death. resignation, or lnab
;.,'. ity OF the vice president, the duties
,,. the Office are to be assumed hy Il
es. cabinet Officers u. he following ord,
nd First. secretary t.. state: Second, =
.r-tarN of HE tres -ury: Third, esci
'"i tary of war: Fourth. attorney selcr'
nv and then the postmaster general, So
rotary ot ,he navy and tine secret "A
f., oi he ilt erior. Consequently. Ollie
,ns society i agitatcl over the questl
ya. uf sncia, precedence. Who shall n
bat frs. walk first. iaii> first. call .,r,t 4
ana ~it nearest the distinguished ho-t
i'-' senator, wi,e. or The cabinet office
vile l. Is matter that could not
H.. .e'tlel by haphazarti concessions "a
.,..I. 80 Il IA, been sl--e,.e ed 10 the Ia.
.,u. thai the eldest bc allowed to - IT,
Yen Two notable women have iectul
has herr. during IA. week. on subject i
th' tiu,ut . ne iu -r.-fs - Wom}nhI
''N- Mi. Ka-c Field ~pose for the enai
U5tioilo woman rom the'l 'le1r;,r,at
uf Norinoni~m IN l',ah. and Miss =
Ness Miller talked for he liberation
AL! women from thebondala ofhus.
ui.,f.bou-~. ~te,.i-. h.-' hea,-, and
q. z. a. .t.r aIa.ieua.rs - Women. = ur.tI