Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July, 9, 1891
1t is seldom that Washington has a po
litical sensation at this season of the veal
unless congress happens to be in session
but a sensation of the first magnitude wa,
sprung here this week by the announce
ment that Representatives Mills and By
mum had determined to withdraw as can
didates for the speakership OF the House
and to throw their strength as far pos
sible to Representative Holman, of Indiana
who had not up to this time even been con
Ii is stated that Mr.. Mills is to head al
open revolt against Cleveland as a presi
Dental candidate, and that he has assur
ances of assstanc from number OF south
ern and western Democrats who favor the
nomination of exRepresentative ("Hori
zontal Bill'') Morrison, at present one o.
the interstate commerce commissioners, ol
some other western man.
The cause of this action on the part o.
Mr.. Mills is, his friends say, the base in
gratitude of Cleveland, whose assistance
Mr.. Mills had every reason to expect in his
campaign for speaker, in letting it be un
derstood that his first choice for speaker
was McMillin. of Tennessee, and his second
Crisp, OF Georgia, thus ignoring the candi
dacy of Mr.. Mills entirely, and practically
knocking the bottom out of his canvass
That was more than the hot-headed son o.
Texas could stand, and he determined to
have revenge. There are quite "a number
of southern Democrats of prominence who
would gladly see the speakership go to
some other section than the south, be
cause they want the south represented on
the national ticket next year, and they
know that they cannot have both. just
when Messrs. Mills and Bynum will formally
withdraw from the speakership canvass
seems not yet definitely determined upon
but if the programme is to be carried out
as their friends have announced it will be
within thirty days.
The weather bureau passed under control
of the agricultural department last week,
and everything appears to be working
smoothly. Secretary Rusk proposes to
greatly enlarge the usefulness of the bu.
reau to the agricuturists of the country,
and in this he will he ably seconded by
Prof Mark w. Harrington, late of the Uni.
versity of Michigan, the newly appointed
chief Of the bureau.
Ex-Representative Smonds, of CoEnecti-
cut, has been appointed commissioner oil
patents to succeed Hon. Charles +. Mitch.
ell, of the same state, whose resignation
has been in Secretary Mobiles hands for
some time. Mr.. Simonds made a good
record in the last congress, and those who
know him predict that he will make an ex
celent commissioner.
The executive committee of the Knights
of Labor have been here the past week, and
a gentlemen representing the committee ha;
had several conferences with Secretary
Foster relative to the men who were dis
| charged from the bureau of engraving ano
printing, and just it apparently y
about tn be settled in n manner satisfacto
ry to both sides IA committee from th'
| Federation of Labor filed "A protest Will
| Secretary Foster against the employ mem
of the discharged men until after all othe
applicants for work had been provided for
This has resulted in temporarily hanging
up the whole matter.
The President has gone to Cape May
Point, where his family is. He will remain
away for some weeks, but it will only be 1
vacation in name. as his private srcretar,
| will this week take the clerical force of tn,
White House over there and establish al
executive office in close proximity to til,
Presidents cottage which will he connecte,
by wire with all the departments in TIM
| city, and the current business will go Oh
just the same il the President was il
] Washington. This move was made neces
sary because workmen are waiting to ge
possession of the White House in order (,
make extensive repairs to its interior.