Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-18
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, April 3, 1889.

The senate having adjourned earlier than
was expected, the appointment mill has
hardly moved in the last two days. There
has been a vigorously circulated report that
the president will now send Murat Hal
stead to Germany willy-nilly and depend
upon the eight senator's from the new states
whose terms will begin next December to
secure confirmation. This. however, is not
a very credible runner, as il is likely that
the recent vote did not bring out the full
strength Of the opposition to Mr.. llalstead.
Besides, Senator Sherman announced that
Mr.. IIalstead would not accept such snap
pointment.
II Is probable now that another nomina-
ton te Berlin will bs made within n few
days. To the average citizen Mr.. kassOn
Of Iowa one Of the recently appointed Sa-
moan commissioners, would seem To he the
hest person to I'LL the vacancy. lie is one
of the most polished gentlemen in this coun-
try, was n long time in the diploma tic serv-
ice. and is not yet too old to do good work.
He in particularly experienced in treaty
affairs and international law.
The friends of Mr.. Ilalstcad ha We thought
of another man for Berlin. senator Sher-
man and many other Republican politi-
clans of Ohio look upon Gov. Foraker as
al unsleserved pestilence. II hs were out OF
the state they say they could unite the
party for "a good man for governor, aud
elect IA legislature which would select n Re
publican senator. That would mean Sen
ator iislstead, who could not lie beaten.
tears, and secs revenge blooming ON the
tree of defeat.
A great amount Of talk WAS indulged in
just after the rejection Of Mr.. Halstead by
people who imagined that n great blow had
been struck at the liberty sf the press.
Some even dashed themselves into an &C.
stacy of fear and went about the streets
talking Of censorship, imiuisition aud
bloody bones. Such talk has all died out,
and the rejsction Of Mr.. IIalstead is re-
sar,ed as y personal matter only.
Take heart, oh Murat. In 1881 Presi-
dent jackson nominated Martin Van Buren,
as minister to Great Britain. The New
Yorker was singularly unpopular with the
senators. Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and
John q. Calhoun scored and scared him
with the heat Of their brilliant oratory. No
man ever was more bit tcrly hated. And
yet the next thing these gentlemen knew
Mr.. Van Buren, was nominated and elected
vice president and lived To he president.
In the course of the last days secret scs-
sion vigorous effort was made To officially
announce to an anxious world the vote ON
the confirmation Of Whitelaw Reid and the
rejection Of Murat Halstead. The measure
failed.
Senator stewards resolution EXPRESSING
regret at the death Of John Bright WAS by
the efforts Of Senators Sherman and Reagan
referred to the committee on foreign rela-
tions, where of course il expires. The sen
ators opposing the resolution of sorrow did
so entirely ON the ground that it's passage
! wo,ld establish dangerous precedent. To
this Senator Hoar replied by forcing upon
/ the attention of the senate a labored eulogy
Of bright. Mr.. Reagan replied by avowine
his own admiration for the English patriot,
but still adhered to the belief that it would
d. unwise To- establish II precedent by which
tho senate might he called upon To express
sorrow at the death oi every foreign pa
triot or rcvolutionist.
To the astonishment and disgust OF boti
wings Of the Republican party in Virginia
Postmaster General Wanamaker propose
to make StonewaIl Jackson's widow post
I IL. Ia l.. "A t.s
her to like position at Lexington. anc
" hen she declined as the salary is onl,
5000, he offered her the Richmond office
which is worth over S:i,oW. There were .
number Of Republican candidates, amonl
them being Miss Van Lew, who held TIN
office under Grant.
1.-The sr,s,st it1ft,f,f ttrrt
the standpoint of available patronage, il
the public printer. IL will doubtless IN
filled within few days. Whoever the maj
may DE, he will be only the tool of senator
from now until December, for he will hav
pend for confirmation.
Just now every one is taking AN invoic
Of the patronage distributed and sealed b.
confirmation. New York and Indiana hav
Jared best. Besides "a cabinet officer Ne'
York has the French. Russian and Aust rial
missions, commissioner Of pensions. AN as
sistant secretary Of the treasury, andditt'
of the interior department. lndiana. bs
sides "a cabinet officer has secured the lta
ian mission, the consul-gene' alship to Lon
don, and the trcasurersiiip of the Unite
States.