Fergus County argus., 1890-09-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent.1
WAsHINGrON, Aug. 81. 1880.

w .hoS.
TIL. battle royal bet ween the Republican
friends aud opponents of the federal elec-
tion biIi has begun in the senate, aud when
or where il will end no man can say. Ap-
parently the election hill is dead for this
session. and many believe that II it is not
passed at this session il will never he
passed aud unless the Republicans get to-
get her to- II much greater extent than now
appears possible IL is not ut all certain that
the tarim bill will be- disposed of ut this ses-
sion after all. Unless the rules are changed
the Democrats have the whole matter in
their avn hands. and it il not likely that
they will neglect any opportunity to make
political capital out of the situation.
OF course, il Mr.. Quay's resolution is
adopted, that insures the passage oi the
tariff hill. but under the present rules oi
The senate it is in the power III those op-
posed tn that resolution to keep il pending
indefinitely. aud already Democratic SEN
ators are being implored by their c"nstitu-
ents to vote for the Quay resolution. and
without the solid Democratic vote IL can
TIL. fight is so far IA very pretty one to
thos. not Interested, and at times you
would only have to shut your eyes I" in'ag-
inc. from the plain talk INDUCED in, that
you were at "a secret Republican caucus.
The policy 81 the Democrats up to nov has
been to let the other side do all the talk.
ing: hut as the orat torical bricks fly thicker
| and faster il will he n difficult matter to
kecI, the fiery sous of the south cut of the
fray. senator Pugh oi Alabama just es-
raperi yesterday.
What the house will d.' il also AN inter
estiny question. More than fifty Republi-
can nstnbers have signed an agreement To
use every known parliamentary method To
prevent tn. house acting upon the senate
amendments to the tariff hill until that
! body shall have disposed "f til" federal
election hill. Some of the cooler heads
| ,leprecate this movement, and are trying
I to smother it; but, like l'anquos ghost.
I lit will not down." One thing is prett ,
r.yt aip and that il that the ob-trnction'
isss will have the sympathy Of Speaker
Reel in their efforts, and they count On hir
active assistance, too. The whole thing Is
wors., than the fifteen puzzle and only "ns
I thing seems clear someboly has got u
back down before any thing can he done.
The Farmers Alliance il having an inninl
| in the house. The bill To aid agricultural
colleges aud also the one providing for thu
inspection of meats have l~s" passed. Sat
ur,lay the bill defining lard 10 tn he pat
I, through, and next Tuesday aud Wesnesda,
L the hill against dealing in options ON grain
otr., is to be disposed III.
/, af you have any -. percent United stat"
y.s,A4s the treasury depart ment will redeem
I..,w Mt their face value aud the interes
,h.y.i will have accrued Ia sept. !, 1881
VIII. :, tas.y mature; Sl5,OoD"~ is !" r
mt in. s;,uns lation this way.
After. nssuay members had declined Il
serve :, ~ay..s Reed finally succeeded III get
ting the ,,Ir-ilss committee organized wh'''
i. In ;,ve., ixss.. 4 he charges made aga'ns
the commi. ,si.,sser All pensions. The com
mite. beran taking evidence to-day. Their
are To- be mo .-c than thirty witnesses hear
in this case, the eanmttee having dec'de'
to 60 into every thing charged against "en
Haum.
The house believes in .'A,Nerjcau lands Ia
Amerieaa- only" ior it. has Just refused u
consider a hill exempting min'nf iands' 'ro'
the allen land Jaw There was NO polit'c
in this. Representative Payron. - Eepui
lican. and Representative Holman. "A iasn
ocrat, stood shoulder to shoulder IN al
tacking the bill. II was laid on the tae''
which means that it will not he heart iFs''
again at the present session.
The bill for the new congressional appoi
tionment will not be reported at this ser
sion, although the house committee is "a
ready at work upon it. II il too import
A ant "a matter to hurry over.
| senator Edn,unds thinks with Mr.. Hoa
that the federal election hill is more in
portant than the tariff bill, and that
/ either is to he sacrificed il must he the lai
ter. Mr. Harrison is also said to lse of tll
same mind.
The house has voted to- nOncOncur in IL
senate amendments to the river and ha
bor bill, and has asked for a confcrenc
This is merely form, the bill when r
ported from the conference will be substal
TALLY as it passed the senate.
Mr.. Harrison has gone tot'ape May Poit
for ~ week. Yesterday was his birthda
he was iifty-seven.