Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a, 1891.
The president returned from the last va
cation he is likely to have for the next seven
or eight months-a duck shooting trip in
Maryland-in time to preside over very
important cabinet meeting to-day, at which
portions OF his annual message to congress,
which will be unusually important this
year, were read and discussed. The name
of the successor to Senator Proctor was
also submitted, and there was some infor-
NAL talk about the success of Minister Fred
Grant in getting the government OF Austria
to Withdraw it's prohibition OF the import
alton of American pork which is now re-
garded as an assured fact. Secretary
Blaine had something interesting to SAY
about the reciprocity treaty with Mexicn
and his final instructions to Minister Ryan,
who left Washington for the city of Mexico
this week. The negotiation OF this treaty
or agreement will probably be officially con-
cluded and announced soon after Minister
Ryan gets back to his post OF duty. as only
"a few of the minor details remain to be
settled
The president and every member of his
ca abinet realizes that they have "A season OF
hard work before them, and that, politically
speaking, the coming session OF congress
promises to be most important one. as
the action of the Democratic house Of rep
resentatives, from it's election of a speaker
to it's adjournment will be pregnant with
results affecting the presidential campaign
and the commercial and industrial prosper.
ity now so general throughout the country,
and they may be relied upon in coniunc-
tion with the Republican senate, to be on
the alert to counteract the evil ofany wild.
cat legislation that may be attempted by
the Democratic house.
When the statement was made by Re
publican speakers and newspapers during
the recent campaign in New York that j
Tammany Hall succeeded in carrying that
state it would attempt to control the Dem
ocratic national policy, it was pooh-poohed
by many people, including some Republi
cans. Well, the prophecy is already full
filed, and the agents of Tammany Hal
are in Washington demanding that CrisI
shall be elected speaker of the house, ius
as next year they will be at the Democratic
national convention demanding the nomi
nation of some man, who will promise, i
elected, to allow them tointroduce into ma
tional affairs the corrupt methods which
have made the New York city government
stencil in the nostrils OF fhonest men every
where. The speakership contest will be &
test of the strength of Tammany hall in ma
tional affairs; if it can have Crisp elected
speaker it can dictate the Democratic pres
idential omination next year.
Secretary Foster is very much interested
in the experience of Immigra tion Commits
sioner Schulteis, who, in order to ascertain
the bottom facts about the immigrant
| from Europe came over from Europe in tn
steerage as one OF them. and made som
startling discoveries concerning the method
OF certain European associations in assist
ing undesirable people to come to America
\ as well as the immoral practices in tn
steerage of European steamers. Secretar.
Foster says that no amount OF STEAMSHIP
influence will prevent his getting at the bot
| tom OF this whole business and putting
stop to it, if it can be done under the pres
ent laws, and he thinks it can be.
| 1OSIEndslcE OtutTdl NdudtudheE ud
nearly completed his annual report, whic
will be a business document from beginnin
| to end. He will give the results, as far a
they have been obtained, ofthe experinen
made by the department by authority {
the last congress in extending the free d.
livery of mail to small towns and village
which will show that the service has r
| suited in increa sed business at every pos
office where it has been introduced, to sa
nothing OF the convenience and saving
time to residents OF small places in havir
their mail regularly delivered at their home
and the report will strongly urge an appr
priation sufficiently large to make the se
vice general. The report will also conta
some interesting matter concerning the WI
on the lotteries, the new postal subsiC
law, the reports from county-seat pos
masters, and renewal OF last years 1
commendation for the establishment of
postal telegraph.
Ex-senator Edmunds made his appes
ance before the people OF Washington in
. new role this week-presiding officer of t
church congress now in session here.