Fergus County argus., 1888-10-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.


GFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S, 1883.
When John Sherman arose and an
| noInced to the senate that he would
briefly" Address that august body ON the
resolution to inquire into our relations
with Canada, there was M trace of irony
| in his tones. lie read his speech, rather AN
unusual thing for Mr.. Sherman to do, hav-
| ing oerurrsi only once before during this
session. that being when l,c rhaieneed the
! president tariff utteranre> in his annual
message. Mr.. Sh.rmans speed is about
two hundred words ~ minute. aud as he
talked one hour the speech was long enough,
| ut least, to le complete review of the
ease. The attendance was unusually large.
| The remedy advanced. annexation was in
| sisted upon with much new aud novel ar
giment, and this set speech was perhaps
more interesting than most of Mr. Sher
mans efforts. IL had the weight oi an
official manifest" of his party, and was So
received On all sides.
| IL pleased Senator Morgan. ia his reply.
to pursue "a light. not to say chastely jocu-
lar. vein Of thought. lie described por-
tion of Mr.. Sherman's speech as being n
| post -mortcm examination of the recent
fisheries treaty" at which remark Mr..
Sherman'- east iron face relaxed INTO II
wrought-iro smile. Ia respon-. 7" II a,ies-
tion Mr.. Morgan said that while his party
had no intention of rcsortins to extreme
measures, il would make an honest aud
strong eiior; topass the bill. Republicans,
of course, took this to be threat of iili
| listering. The committee On foreign affairs
took hold of the house b.ll on Wednesday.
hut no result can be hoped for until several
sit tings held.
| The Democratic caucus of Tuesday night
called together the ma iority oi the Demo
cratic members, and the discussion of ad
journment was long and vigorous. Mr..
Dockery of Missouri presided, and it was
soon discovered that he was opposed to
the Oates resolution to adjourn octol,er J..
Other speakers said that, as the Republican
senators had no idea of passing u tariii bill
this session. that adjournment was wise
and most economical and creditable to the
party. II the Republicans in The senate d."
not intro,lurr their hill next Tuesday. AN
othcr caucus will i'e in order.
The way the Sroit hines" hill was rushed
through the senate WAS bewil'lering. There
are Chinese merchants of SAN Francisco
now rcvisiting China. under the sacred pass
port 81 the United states. who would never,
under this bill, bc allowed to return. There
are no November elections To hasten action
in china, and the government of that rorin-
try might take s,x month hs To- consider {,
treaty. Ia the end however artlun would
he ,lignifird und rfiertual. We don't want
the Chinese. aud China don't want to lose
them. senator E.lmunds did the proper
thing when he requested that the bill should
be examined by the senate committee on
foreign relations. but many Republicans
were afraid Of the political effect of delay.
Il" not think, as is predicted, that the bill
will now u" delayed in the house. This act
of needless disregard for common inierna-
ti"nai courtesy will b. completed.
Representative Matson and IIovey. III,
rival can,lllates, are both in their scat n
the house this week, having returned from
Indiana Tuesday. Gen. II"vry is confident
that Harrison and Morton will carry In
diana by s.0" ma jori'y, and he adds
YOU see. in that state We have u slight ad
vantage nn the tariff question" col. Mat
son is M less confident that Cleveland and
Thurman will carry the state. though h,
refuses Ia guess AT the ma joritN. II. cheer
fnlly winds up his assertion with the ovin
ion. "Y"u see, We have u lecid.d advantag'
uu the tariff question" Both canaidate'
are united, however. on the necessity %
getting back to Indiana as soon as pos-ibl,
, -ad djournment or no adjournment.
The sad news that comes from Paris I,
the effect that Senator stanford of C.,liior
MIA is the victim of queer mal:,dy, maxim;
him sleep when he wants to be awake AN,
stay awake when he wants to sleep, o
rather makes both involuntary, marks tn
br-aking up of II great physique. and fore
shadows the political end of one of thos
famous early Californians who used to cu
such IA wide swathe in Washington. Thes
men. al Of them genial aud most oi then,
generous. 0pHl anu TfrbtiftiuI nave ntstfi.
all passed out of notice. The oft-repeate,
story Of the vanity of riches is told in thei
life stories with the inexorable voice of fate
I and the scores of men in Washington tina
> Leland Stanford has lifted up into the sun
light Of prosperity watch with sorrow hi
.'passing under the rod"
The wife and daughter of the new Chi.
Justice Fuller arrived in Washington thi
week, and are engaged in fitting up beaut
ful Belmont the mansion ON Columbi
: Heights, which the family will occupy. Til
supreme court commences on the first Mon
day in October, and Mr.. Fuller will arriy
at that time to commence his career On I d
bench.
Secretary Whitney is out in card den,
ing that influential officers of the navy ~
part ment secured the post ponenent "f IL
launching Of the Baltimore until next weel
in order to have "a change made in the s
lection Of the lady to ehristen the ne
cruiser. The snobbish reason given Wa
that the lady who had been chosen was ol
iectionable because she had once been
governess. Secretary Whitney says tha
the story is complete fabrication, an
that the only unusual fact in the ease
that the lady is the first married woma
who has chri-tene,l u war ship ia years.