Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23

SenatOrCOckrelI OI MtssOurt gave express
sion to an opinion in the senate Wednes-
day, that il considered by many people as
unjust. The cause was bill tn pay two
men for "a patent device for the use Of the
government, which had been perfected while
these two claimants were in the employ of
the government. Mr.. Cockrell opposed the
hill, and maintained that when person in
the employ OF the government. invents a
useful device. it should belong to the gov
ernment. II Mr.. Cockrell's idea ever
becomes "a law, there will be "a large falling
off in the number of inventions by govern
,nent employees. What would be thought
of IA railroad company that attempted to
claim, AS it's own, an invention made by
one of its employees?
The house committee on expenditures in
the treasury department, has reported a
bill to the house, providing that all govern
ment securities shall be printed in the high
est of art. This bill is intended, or rather il
is pretended, that IL will abolish the steam
plate printing presses now in use in the
bureau of engra wing and printing.
The republican members of the senate fl
ance committee Indignantly deny the story
printed here this week. that they were going
to New York to confer with Blaine before
completing their tariff bill.
Representative Springer believes that his
hill. providing for the taxation II the pro
duets oI trusts, would, il passed, effectually
abolish trusts. pools and combinations.
II il would have that effect il should he
Immediately passed. il only to stop the
sugar trust from roI,bing the public as they
have been doing recently.
Everything is in readiness for the funeral
of General sheridan, whrh will take place
tOmorrow ~ -. Matthew = church. His
body arrived here yesterday, aud was taken
Immediately To the church. lie will be bur
led ut Arlington cemetery. The religious
rere,nonirs will l~ conducted by Cardinal
GbIons. The proression will i~ that pre-
.-.r;'@l 10y army regulations for acnmman.
sirf in chief a..i "1i b. amber H." "~.'".''""'
of General Schotield. who succeeds Sheridan
as commander Of the army.
senator Sherman. in thccou Ola speech
against the fisheries treaty, said he believed
that IN less than ten years from this time
Canada would ln represented in the con-
gress ofthe United States. This mere state
ment II ~ belief by the eminent Ohio sena-
tor, has raised quite n hub-bub hereabouts.
There are few outward Indications at the
present time of such ~ state of affairs. but
of course no man can tell what u few years
may bring forth.
The house bill to place Gen. W. +. Smith
On the retired list rs colonel Of the army,
has been passed by the senate with AN
amendment. changing the grade of colonel
to that of major of engineers, the rank he
held when he left the army.
senator Frye has given notice that he
wished to close the debate on the treaty on
the t.s4ss-.l the hntal
that the democrats would agree to take a
vote without delay. senator Morgan re-
piled. saying several democratic senators
had speeches To make ON the subject, and
that he intended to see that there was
no unnecessary hurry about the matter.
The debate in the house ON the senate
bill to enable the executive depart nents of
the government to participate in the Ohio
cententiial IN Npbsuion atNoiuiibus, brousht
out the fact that the house is inclined to
stop this whole business of sending out
exhibits at government expense.
senator Evarts, on Wednesday aud
Thursday, turned his battery of elongated
sentences ON the fisheries treaty.
The whisksy trust investigation is still
going On.
! senator Palmer has been greatly annoyed
nj the general circulation of an expression,
/ falsely attributed to him. to the effect that
| in his opinion not more than hall dozen
senators had procured their seats by the
/ too free use of money. He says he never
made use of any such expression, nor of
anything in the least kindred to il.
! Representative White. of Indiana. has
introduced "a hill to stablish an Interstate
minimum of wages in the United States.
Every male laborer shall be entitled to not
less than 81 80 per day Of ten hours; every
woman 81 90, and children between I and
Is years of age. 15 cents per day. am
daily expecting "a bill to lie introduced. to
regulate by law the number oi children that
each family in this country must have.