The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-10
Washington Letter.
Washington, March. |, 1885

Washington, March. |, 1880.
Editor CtronicZe
Congress is devoting itself to politics
now instead of business. The discussion
between the Senate and the Administra'
aion forced by the Republican caucus
resolutions on official papers, begins to-
day. An exciting debate is expected.
and the Senate galleries will be crowded
so long as the fight lasts.
When the discussion is fairly under
way, Senator Morgan viii complicate
matters by calling up his own indepen-
dent resolutions to the effect that the
whole proceeding is out of order. The
Edmunds' resolutions should not have
been received. The only legal procedure
for the Judiciary Committee was to have
summoned Attorney General Garland
before the bar of the Senate, and to have
impeached this alleged violator of law
who refused to give up his private pa
pers.
A number Of Republican Senators do
not follow Mr.. Edmund lead in this
matter which much zeal. 1t is pretty
well understood that the Vermont
statesmen made this "much ado about
nothing" because there was not much
to do about anything and he was under
the necessity of impressing the Vermont
Republiancs with his greatness and in
dispensability. The Vermont legislat-
ure, which elects U. s. Seantor to fill
the seat now occupied by this would be
chiehain, is to be chosen next fall. Until
then Mr.. Edmunds may be expected to
be as Extensively prominent in the Sen
ate as possible HI wants to stay in
Washington, where he has just built a
superb residence, and he has reason to
to fear the Green Mountain boys are
arranging his retirement to private life
when his president term expires.
The House of Representatives, this
week, does not offer such attractions to
visitors as the Senate Nothing but
silver may be heard from it for some
time. The financial debate begins their
regularly tomorrow. Ten DAYS have been
set apart for the subject and sixty mem
bers have prepared speeches on it. AT
the close of this discussion the House
will refuse to suspend the silver coinage
by an overwhelming vote, and that is all
that this forthcoming eloquence will ac-
| complish. If all this time and talk
could be given to an issue that promised
results, it would be we'll enough, but it is
agreed all around that this debate will
lead to nothing in the way of legislation
and that not single vote will be chang
cd by the talk.
The Telephone affair has taken party
turn in the House. The Hanback, and
Pulitzer resolutions of inquiry into the
Pan-Electric has been met by another
set of resolutions under Democratic
management, asking for broader anc
more thorough investigation, aninvestiga
ton of newspapers as well as officials.
Congressman Gibson, of West Virginia
opposed the investigation on the GROUND
that there was nothing to investigate In
asmuch as no charge had been made
against Attorney General Garland OF
other officials who are alleged to be i'm
plicated. why" said he, what vii
the committee report ? will they repor
that the gentleman got stock without
paying for it Who will say that was
wrong? see men all around me wht
hold railroad stock and nationa
bank stock voting with the stock in theil
pockets and no cutlery is made agains
it," BUD BAKER.