Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-16


About the time this letter reaches
YOU the two houses ofthe Forty-Ninth
congress will meet and open in the us
ual way for the short busy session.
the rush of congressman to the city,
and of the crowd that always follows
them. began yesterday, and will con-
tinue for the next month. The indica-
tions are that there will be pretty full
representation of both senators and
congressman on next Monday, when
the gayels fall simultaneously in both
ends of the capitol.
The question which excites the most
attention i'm the minds ofthe members
who arecoming in, is whether anything
can or will be done with the tariff this
winter The high-protetionists are
bound that there shalfbe no reduction
of purely protective duties, il it can be
prevented. The reform leaders are as
anxious that some Difference shall be
paid to the promises Of the party to
which the ma jority belong One OF the
things which the president is credited
with saying in regard to the tariff is
that it should be arranged with refer
euce to economic interests instead OF
political conditions, that as party
issue it is dist racting, and as experience
for several long and fruitless years has
shown, leads to, no practical results,
nor even points ont practical! methods
Of reform.
A Pennsyly ania n,ember-elect OF the
, Fiftisth congress, who has been here
during the week, was talking about the
surplus millions and about the proba-
bility Of the administration being able
to submit n plan for their reduction.
He thinks great deal will depend upon
! what the president will say and he
thinks the president has before him
now the greatest opportunity Of his
! lie. sit amounts to n crime" said he,.
. '.to heap up needless taxes in the treas
ury in time Of peace, and If the presi-
; dent takes a bold stand against it he
Il will have the country to back him."
G Just ut this time the president isgiv-
}. ing the last polishing strokes to the
I message with which he has been wrest-
), lippfor the last few weeks. lie has had
4 a very hard time with the figures OF
n those surplus millions, and in trying
s to solve the problem for reducing those
i needless taxes,--so hard time, indeed,
n that he has grown nervous and irrita-
l. BILE and explosive over the work, to
n the great CONSERVATION ofhis obseqhi-
g ous attendants. Secretary Manning =
r. annual report will deal almost exclu-
is sively with the surplus and the best
r method of reducing the taxes, and it
~ viii he interesting to see whether he or
,r the president can produce the better
~ financial matter.
1, The report ofthepostmaster general
III was before he public more than week
y. ago. but the report of Secretary Endi-
IN colt will not amount to anything this
id year. nor will that OF the attorney
general. Secretary Bayard will make
no report. but will represent the state
department by sending to congress the
H., diplomatic dispatches of the year.
j. He is not discouraged, however, by the
=. Indifference shown Mt the last session
u, of congress to his recommendations
- Secretary Whitney will ask for five
| more millions this year in addition to
~ what has already been given for a new
"a, navy, and Secretary Lamar will reiter
ate his views on the settlement Of th'
Tie Indian problem.
'es lie advocates IL generous policy OF
ed the part Of the government towards
'au '' it's wards, and at the same time recon-
M mends such measures as viii result II
their becoming Independent OF it, fos
terins care Our Indian policy, he IN
sists. j. based on considerations o
'es nat ionaI honor and philanthropy ri'tl'
i'h er than Of trade or self defense. Las
Ir. year he said the Indians as IA race ar
'at few. poorand harmless, and they hav
,ry n Just claim for help and protection
~. whicl, should be scrupulou.ly respect
u, ed
80. -, The well worn argument that
.el- would be cheaper to keep the Indian
Mr. at a fashionable hotel than as =
~. ar. now dealt with. isoften revI' al
IT. western people who come ; ere. r
II argument is strictly true, n, ,h.tro
is Bile lies in the fact u a, the uuit
re- states has no righ: to save mor,-
,a, @ that way. The iv.,dians enjoy ao ..i
,hn eleses that arc not theirs h. righ. ~
ON these rann',t be taken away oec..i
@ 9mn the c"u'ltry would make n.oney
n ~ the pet.
Mr.. Lamar report reflects t. bread
OF view and force OF expression viii
give the document u literary value 1,
always To be found in II state pap
',l'l Last year he was startled by the es
.~.u ~ mates for pensions for the fisca! ye
,i,.,' ns.t passed. 'but' said he, '.it Is n I,
Tie that is cheerfuly borne.
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