Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June, z, 1881

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June, 2, 1891.
After waiting until he was heartily tired
tn receive the answer of the British govern
meut to Secretary Blaine's proposition Tor
n closed season i'm Behring's Sea, the presi-
dent called the ca binet together and decided
upon the policy of this government for the
present season without regard to what
may or may not he the wishes OF her maj
esty's government, and sailing instructions
were telegraphed to the revenue cutters
Bear and Rush. Nothing official is known
OF those instructions, but there are reasons
for believing that they do not differ materi-
ally from those of last season, which were
in short to prevent illegal scaling as far as
possible, but to make no seizures outside
of the three mile limit. Secretary Blaine
was in telegraphic communication with the
president while the cabinet consultation
was going on.
Many rumors have been floating around
this week about the resignation of General
Raum, commissioner of pensions, one oi
them being that the president had spoken
TO some of the prominent New York Repub
licans, who were here early in the week.
about rendering the position to First
Deputy Commissioner Davidson, OF that
state, and that the same thing had been
proposed at IA cabinet meeting. No mem
Der of the cabinet would confirm this, and
Commissioner Raum and Deputy David
son both profess ignorance oil The gen
eral impression here is that Gen. Raum will
resign as soon as his successor is agreed
upon.
The immigration question is daily be-
coming more important to every citizen ol
the United States, and some good results
are hoped from the investigation OF the
commission recently appointed by Secre
tary Foster. Ex-RepresentativeG Grosvenor
of Ohio, who is chairman of that commits
sion, says on the subject: Just what IL
specifically expected Of the commission
do not know, for we have not yet received
our inst tructions, but do not know that
there is a pressing necessity for action on
the part of the authorities. Never was a
country IA receptacle for such a stream O.
immigration as is pouring in upon us now
III our previous records a receptacle are
being eclipsed. The increase, which has be
come so apparent of late. has it's origin
principally in southern Italy, and as most
of the material now arriving is non assimi
lative something must be done to decrease
the volume. The labor organizations com
plain that sufficient employment cannot bt
secured for the people already here, ano
there is "A general demand for more rigid
IT.
instance state that is almost an Euro
pean province. The people there demand
the conduct of the public schools in g
foreign tongue and give other marked evi
dence of their alienism. In a little whil'
they will have the records of their legisla
ture kept i'm their non-A American Language
and on top OF that will come an endeavo
| to have the courts operate in the languag
or languages native to other lands thai
ours. This is all wrong. Wecannot affor,
to welcome those who will not be OF u.s.
The attorney general has decided tina
the secretary of the treasury has authorit
| to issue silver certificates against the 81
| oOO, 900 which has been gained as seigr
orage from the coinage OF bullion, and
will be done at once. Secretary Foster
also considering proposition to issue 81
yer certificates against the 500. 900, 900
silver half dollars that has accumulated
the treasury.
The United States supreme court, at til
spring term, just ended, disposed OF 61
cases, an unusually large number. Amor
which may be mentioned decisions makir
Pullman cars and telegraph lines taxab
by states; affirming validity ofTexas peni
code and original package law, and a fin'
decree in the celebrated Mira Clark Gain
litigation.