Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, Nov. III, 1858

Senator Quay is the observed Of all "bser-
vers, and his brilliant management oi the
republican campaign places him away ~
front among party leaders. His methods
were dcrided by hosts III people, but the
cause is judged by the effect and his Efforts
have the seal oi success. lie is now in
Washington. undoubtedly for the purpose
of watching the congressional returns The
house will he desperately close, whichever
party wins, and QUAY does not desire his
party To be left. While he has not
announced his purposes, the conference
between him, Gen. Dudley and Gen. Malone
WAS for the purpose Of ascertainns il Nirgi-
mia could not be counted for the repubi
cans. This would have relieved New York
Of its importance in the electoral college,
and cooled the ardor Of the New York poll
ticians to own the earth. New York has
controlled the last two administrations,
and would not he 10th to rule another.
The big New York conference will pretty
well tix the cabinet slate. Mr. Quay will
probably ask the postmaster generalship
for J ohm Wanamaker. California will prob
ably demand place. Warner Millers
claims may be bitterly opposed 10y Levi l..
Morton. Their III feeling is ofl"ng standing,
and Morton's memory ssiill sound. Wes-
tern candidates loom up. Algcr, sherman,
| Foraker, old Governor Husk. and n dozen
Others are in the fight. Mckinley is not
garded by his friends here as IN the iace.
| A cabinet positiop H. u burial for presioicn
tial aspirant. and Mckinley has n long head.
| Politicians now nj the capital are talking
of an extra session Of coneres' to be called
| very soon after Mr.. lIarrison's Inaugural
tion. The expectation ol the passage oi n
tariff hill during the coming winter is lie
crca sing. The work oi preparing legislation
ol hat sort is n matter of NeNaiiolis detail
and dragging debates and even with the
extra session, over - year would he likely
to elapse before n new tariff bill would he
ON the statute books. \ spring session
would at least give the new house an oppor-
tunity Ia decide its membership effect or
ganization, and be in shape to get quickly
at work and receive important committee
reports early in the iollowin ing December.
The packages of silver dollars h"ing
shipped from the New ORLEANS mint T." the
treasury department have been tampered
with. The money is shipped in sealed
wooden boxes, each containing twocanva-s
bags with 81 900 in each bag. Two boxes
were found short last week. In both lead
had been substituted for the money. The
treasury officials say it is clear that the
seals on the boxes had been broken and
counterfeit seals substituted. This theft
will probably go Ia keep mysterious com
pany with the uns"lyed Sioooo national
bank note robbery ri last winter, as the
detectives are without clew thus far.
Lawyers are greatly Interested in the de
cision of the United States supreme Court.
rendered by Justice Harlan, denying the
writ Of hahcas corpus in the case of Judge
Terry, now in Jail in san Francisco for
contempt of United States Circuit court.
Terry knocked down the marshal and
drew u knife in open court. His attorneys
contend that the order was Irregular as il
was made in the appellants : absence, and
without previous notice of the courts in
tentions, aud without any chance being
given him to be heard in his defense. Jus
tice Harlan, after elab"rately reviewing the
ease concluded that the jurisdiction oi the
court attached the moment the contempt
was committed. and that, being commit ed
in the presence Of the court the contempt
admitted al no defense and forfeited right
tn defense.
The Sioux commission, which has 50 sig
naIly failed to accomplish anything, is pre-
pairing its dying report to the Indian
Bureau. The members are now wranglnl
over the causes Of their failure to Obtain
the consent of the Indians to the term -
the act throwing open the reservation
The report will contain little that has not
lalreadx Leln- de-,puLli1- ELe-l -lnluillis
sion is firmly united upon its recommends
tiou to prevent the inter-marraee -
sguaws and white men. The report vii
allege that these 'squaw men teach th'
Indians vices, sell them whisky, take thei
property. and finally leave them without
providing for their bali,hreed- children
These allegation receive credit excerpt th'
one aS to teaching The Indians vices. Th'
saIaw man does not exist who could in
struct the full bloodod Sioux ia the way
of sin. The SionN has nothing Ia learn il
; hat line.