Fergus County argus., 1890-08-14

From Our Regular Corrcspondent.I
WASHINGTON, Aug. !, 1890.

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| Another Blaine sensa tion was sprung on
| an inoffensive public this week when the
statement was positively made that
Speaker Reed, Mr.. Harrison and other
prominent Republicans had entered into a
! conspiracy to force Mr.. Blaine out Of pub.
lie life. II may be said ON authority that
Mr.. Blaine will certainly not resign until
the Behring sea controversy with England
is settled: and it may be stated further.
| aiso on authority, that Mr.. Harrison was
considerably worried about this publica-
ton. feasing that Mr.. Blaine might believe
it to be true. As to Speaker Reed, he dis
likes Mr.. Blaine personally. but he is too
shrewd and too ambitious 10 want fight
with him, although it is certain that he
will move heaven and earth to defeat the
reciprocity amendment to the tariff bill in
the ho,ise should the senate adopt IL. as
nov seems probable.
The senate began yesterday morning to
meet at 10 o'clock. This means that some
talk To empty chairs for two hours every
morning.
Talking is contagious. The Republican
.eua,ors ,ou,d hold in no Longer. so this
week they heyan T., answer the tariff
s,e...,es rece,tIv made Inv the Denocrats.
The q, rl,., date vet sci for the di-po-a, of
the tariff bill is the nrst Of September. Vice
President Morton stood IL for ~ few days,
hut no has zone ay,in and il /, not Thought
tL., he will r.turn untiI il il over with.
There ara Io,s os o,bers who wouId like to
SoIlow nj, esa,,pIe.
The R.nub,i,an. are nI,v;ny "uoss,,m'
an, the Democrats abo,,t tteseJ eJeral elect ion
,,i,l they grew tired of the clamo, which the
,alk aver the hin was causing. so they de.
,s,,n;u.d A., ,,en IL ouiet until IN. time
,om,. Ia mass IL and that il will be passed
i, ,,o,lited form il nav almost certain
ro,r out of the six Republ;cau senators
who were -uppose.l to be Opposed to the
Iii, have ,n,ima,eJ their Willingness to vote
for the b,ll as amended by the committee.
TruIv the senate i. "A long vays removed
from the peoplc. AblI providing system
of pos,aI telegraph has been favorabIy re
norted ubiI, nothing * heard Of that real
boon totbe epeople-one-ccnt lettcrpostage
II abuse could kiIi Speaker Reed would
no, live five minutes. lie has made up his
mind that no other public building or p.,-
yate hill which carries AN appropriation
shall pass the house at this session, aud he
refuses To recognize mcmb-rs who wish to
call up these bills. This is rough ON the
members. for nothing so affects the status
of "a member in his district as bir ability to
yet appropria ions for public buildings Tie
The most Of the Republican members con
tent themselves with abusing Mr.. Reed in
private and in letters to their constituents; :;
but Representative Struble Of Inwe did il
in "A spccch ON the floor Of the house. lie
will not he likely to get roo, committee as
s;pnments in the next house should he be
reelected thereto and Mr.. Reed be again
speoker. The workinrmens' ryanizations.
too. are abusing MFR. Reed because he will
not give the labor committee a day.
Tbe Renublicon .enators do mt .eem To
have mucb fear of Mr.. HarrIson's threat.
r...,,,v ,,,d. of a,o;,, the r,vernnd har.
bor bill IL il passed with the senate amend.
ments for they ba We decided in ca aucus that
the bin shall, mass md il has been decided
that today week Friday the sth inst To
law aside tho tariff b;ll un,il the river and
t,a,,o, iii, ia n.ssed
Mr. u.rr;son hsso,e Gavin, for +. week =