Fergus County argus., 1890-06-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

the senate committee On finance to act on
the resolution hc introduced some time ago
instr,Ieting that committee to inquire and
report upon the feasibility "f the govern
ment lnaning the farmers money at a low
rate oi interest, taking mortgages on real
estate us security. and has introduced n
Hill providing that the treasury shall loan
upon any unncumhered agricultural hand
one-haii its assessr,l value at :. per cent in
tere-t. The bill, although strongly favored
10y many thoughtful people, will probably
meet the fate OF the senator's resolution
aud never he reported back to the senate.
Mr.. Harrison sent u special message tn
congress this week calling attention to the
Recommendation of the an-American con
gress for II survey of the proposed grand
transcoutinental railway, and transmit
ting II letter from Secretary Blaine giving
details of the proposed work and asking
that congress appropriate S65, 900, which
is the amount estimated as the share of the
United States in the cost Of the preliminary
surveys to determine the best and most
economical route for the railway. The line
of this railway is to lie neutral territory
forever: all materials necessary for its con
Struction and operation are tn he admit
ted free of Gust oms dues by every country
through which il shall run, and its property y
and revenues shall he forever free from tax
alton in any form. The building Of thi.
road will he II great work and one that can
a "A l,p trnJ. If
United States.
senator Carlisle has taken his seat. and
Ia look at him sitting here one would think
that he had been n senator all his life. lie
will he heard from in his new field very
shortly. as he has determined to make the
tariff speech with which he had originally
intended {" close the Democratic side oi
the debate ON the Mckinley hill in the
house when the hill gets before the senate.
II will be something unusual for new sen
aior to make himself So prominent, hut the
Democratic senators will not object. for
with tw" or three exceptions none of then
are thoroughly posted on the tariff pues-
tion.
The steady aud continuous pressure has
AT last proven too strong for Sergeant at
Arms 'anaiay al the senate, aud he has
rendered his resignation because al press
ing private business I" take effect June
80. Canaday has always been under the
special protection of senator sherman, and
this voluntary" resignation is taken to
mean that the ohi" senator IL not rs in
llu"ntinl ~ y" once was. Already 'i"reare
"A d"Hrn aN"wcd candidates i"r tins very
snug place. where th" duties are lish, and
the pay heavy. I" say nothing "i the I'M
mensr patronage ~ his disposal.
TIL" ni'"d states supreme court handed
down - nutnher"i very important DECISIONS
thus week. Among Them was one afhrt'ns
III" "'"n~tithtI"hhIiS "l IN" ahti-i"iNsany
law "i tab. and On" holding that M state
c"inn"rc" teiwe"h states.
The senat" IL still haniiner'ns AT the
Jones s'iN'r n'''' "nh 'r'" i'r"s'"' appear
a"rrs every man !" IN" s"""'e WIN want ="
make u speech on ~ before u Is "'sp"se" "''
''''" f'lp" was '''''e' u! '"e "I"''
'ha' VII Harrison i'''" '""' 3'"''"r '"sr
man. WI" j. "il"'S'' =" Wv ""'' '""' wv
would NOT H'-h any S'i'er h''' 'h"' "i" ""'
pass 'h' s'"a'e 10y '''" votes "' a '"'lo'"!
formed eh'if'lN "l h'ph'lea" N"''S' u
vas s'"''' az NV S"'''' '''''e '"'' '"' w
Ieet "i Mr.. Harrison IN making tins state
m"nt was I" break mp the rnin"red comm
nati"n h"'""'h thr sii'er h'pnhhe"hs an"
southern senator's wherein! 'he H'''er "'"
promised 1" vote i"r 'hr SILVER I'M ~ ~
turn Tor kep"bls' '"'rS against any ""-