Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-10-18

iFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. ), 1883.

The tariff bill Of the senate was reported
On Thursday. but the minority and major
ity reports. with arguments pro and con,
were withheld The Democrats have not
yet completed their statement. The main
provisions are as outlined in the published
unofficial schedule la.t week. No import
ant item was then incorrectly given. Upon
this and the Mills bill the parties go before
the country. senator Sherman made n
lengthy speech On the tariff bill ON Thurs
day. Recess may not I've Tar distant. though
perhaps IL may not occur under two weeks.
The debate on the tariff will commence ON
Monday. and the bills being both intro
slucesl, must he finished.
senator Beck is having u slight relapse
after the exertion necessary in his revision
of the minority report on the tariff bill. IL
| is not known when he will return from
Fortress Monroe. The pain in his breast
has returned with such violence that he has
had to renouncc all hope of resuning work
for some time.
The general deficiency bill is probably
condemned 4" the same fate this session
that il met last session. Any member in
the house eau prevent action by merely
raising the point Of mo quorum" This
Congressman Morrow of California threat
enel To do. unless the item Of S21G.O19 for
indemnity to the Chinese government is
stricken out. As modified in conference
committee, the Till carries about S,,'mH,,-
aOO and raises the total appropriation for
,ieiiciencicr during this session to nearly
$50, ,OOO, 900. The increase in the number
Of deficiency bills is annoying, though it is
as often due to unexpected increase Of bus
mess in some depart mcnt as to inadequate
allowances made by congress in n spirit "f
unwIse economy.
Tn. Chinese exclusion act going int /" effect
Wednesday, WAS telegraphed to the col
hector If customs at San Francisco. and
announced by circulars to other ports.
Score one more for senator Jones Of Ne
vada. lie has just introduced n resolution
requesting the president To negotiate treat
les with Great Britain and Mexico, Tor the
exclusion Of Chinese laborers for the North
American continent. Mr.. Jones, following
the conmendable example Of Alexander,
weeps for more worlds tn conquer.
Nearly fifty three years ago Roger B.
Taney was sworn in, the first Democratic
chief Justice Of the United States. On Mon
day Melville W. Fuller, the second Demo-
crat raised to that position and the eighth
chief Justice. will qualify. Taney succeeded
the truly great John Marshall. The neces-
sary ceremonies ARE slight. The candidate
merely takes two oaths Of office a- long as
"A couple nf senator Evarts' sentences, and
the thing is done. That WAS about all
there was to the Inauguration ii the late
chief Justice Waite, but it is proposed, in
Mr. Fullrrs case. to revive the elaborate
proceedings which distinguished the swear
ing in of Chief Justice Chase. The whole
affair l. being rehear-rd and will probabl,
be ,ligniiid enough to satisfy the most rx-
acting.
/ The nl-mbrrs of the proposed conference
committe IT, investigate the biilding oi the
Wa-hlngto on aquedurt will be appointed
shortly. but in the pressure of other work
and political engagements they will prob
abby not begin work unit election. In the
house, ON Thursday. the resolution To in
vesiis,t- was fully debated. aud il Was or
d.red that the charge that therontract was
not awarded to the lowest bidder be in
cluded in the matters to be investigated. The
f--iiff4r .+.-+i+++i ,i4l.Aee4 i-iaI
! to-day he is the most dctested man in
| Washington.
! Acting Secretary Of War Macfrely is of
the opinion that the defect in the aqueduct
can lr remedicd for $1,000. congressman
sneer at the suggestion as childish. Recrim-
nations follow each other pell-m"ll. The
| Democrats charge that the contractors CON
tributcd several thousand dollars to the
Republican campaign fund of 1874 as the
price oi the contract. The Republicans RE-
call with sarcastic enjoy ment the fact that,
as soon as Mr.. Cleveland was inauguratedl,
the cont ntrartors rmpl"y-i ~ their attorney
Mr.. IIi~-'ll %! Buffalo, the president bosom
friend aud old law partner, II man never
heard of in Washington l"bbying before.
There is nov II Persian minister to the
United states. 4 gentleman with ~ kalei-
dosropic name, II black suit, II military
overcoat covered with decorations, II big
cashmere shawl over that, and II still larger
oriental gravity over all, was introduced
to the president this week 10y Secretary
Bayard ~ the first representative Of the
court of Persia to the United States.
The gratitude of the state department il
"a sluggish emotion. Eleven years ago citi-
zen Salas, Of Venezuela, rescued "a crew of a
Wrecked American schooner. The story Of
his hardy courage stirred the pulses of gen
.rous men the world over for a day-and
Was forgotten. When Evarts was secretary
he found time To write Mr.. Salas u letter
about it, aud this week the department
sent him a great carved vase in memory of
his act. II only happened eleven years ago.
Mrs. Anna Dickinson is in the city, and
denies that she is having trouble With the
Republican national committee. She says
that she IL satisfied with her salary as a
campaign sIeak ker. and adds that so far
calling upon the Republican committee to
pay big drcssmakers' bills is concerned, the
dress she worr at her last speech she has
had four years. Think of Mrs. I.angtry
app-a ring in ~ dress four years old
Shaksprare's lines anent the slaves whose
attendance eur-eth kings have eX-inpliica-
tiou in the instance of AN over Jealous
friend oi tn. administration who has sent
circulars To- the local polio. officers, solicit
ing political contributions. This il the first
time the polio. have ever been solicited, and
as rul- - of the regulations expressly f?r-
bids police contributing. tn. sender of the
circulars !, placed la rather IA silly li-ht.
The house has passed the senate bill per
mitting all settlers who have abandoned
homestead claims to take up new one-.
The Last Man Who Ought to Complain
Bald-headed Man-Here. waiter this
l. an Internal outrage. Here il a hair
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