Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspopdent.l

From Our Regular Correspopdent.l
WASHINGTON, April II, 1892.
Vice. President Morton definitely settled
n question that had. owing to statements
made both ways, become somewhat doubt
full by stating that he had never said that
he would not accept denomination, and
| that he would accept it il the convention
secs fit to tender it to him, and would go
into the fight with vigor, but that he will
not be participant in any scramble for
the nomination. This manly way Of stat
| ing his position is commended on all sides,
and will add to the popularity which Mr..
Morton so justly enjoys, whether he be re-
nominated or not.
After lots of trouble that specimen OF
Democratic craftsmanship, the free wool
| bill, which makes the farmers product-raw
wool-compete with the foreign product
brought in free of duty, while it gives the
manufacturers of wooden goods an average
protection Of 30 per cent, has gotten
through the house, although it was demon
strated in n days fllibustering, that the
Republicans could had they been disposed,
have compelled the Democrats either to
abandon the bill or to have adopted a
cloture rule To pass it. But the Repuhli
cans were perfectly willing for the Demo
Gratis {" pass the hill, knowing that il will
a Republican president and congress next
| November certainty.
The reason the state department has
not made public the details of the reciproc
ity treaty recently negotiated with France
is that the treaty does not become binding
until it is ratified by the French chamber
of deputies before which it is now pending
Representative Hit, of Illinois, is under
stood to be slated as Whitelaw Reid's sue
cessor as minister to France. 1t would III
difficult to find n man better fitted for th'
place.
Jerry Simpson is accused of trying tC
prevent the passage of the bill for the open
ing Of the Cherokee strip, at the presen
session of congress. The strip adjoius TIN
district which has the misfortune to hav'
Jerry for its Representatives, congress, ant
il it should be thrown open to settemen
before the election Jerry fears that man.
OF his constituents will go there that his re
election, already improbable, will be an al
|
been quietly working to get the bill throw
over to the next session, while he was pre-
tending to his constituents to be workin
hard to push it through at once. Member
of the committees having the bill in chare
do not expect the bill To pass at this SCI
sion.
Secretary Blaine has few closer or MOI
confidential friends than Whitelaw Reit
who spent several days here last week d
cussing and explaining the two treaties b
negotiated with France; and in view.of tt
rumors freshly started out about NJ
Blaine becoming a candidate Tor the pres
Dental nomination, his words on the non
ination are important. He said, just aft,
: spending day with Mr.. Blaine: Il see n
reason, il he wants it, why Mr.. Harriso
should not be nominated. His admin
tration has been clean one and accep
able to the people, and, with Mr.. Blaii
out OF the way, | think there will be bl
little opposition. Mr.. Blaine is not a ca
didate. | believe every word he said
his letter. He meant what he said.''
The investigation of the pension Off
ha. now been going on a month, and t
only result is that the house is asked
authorize the payment OF $40 a day to
u stenographer for an indefinite period.
According to treasury statement {
circulation per capita on the first day
April was S24.6S.
The Chinese minister is making q We
q great mistake in trying to influence the
tion of the senate upon the anti-Chin,
/ n IN
ent some senators who will oppose the
because they believe that it is wrong, e,
mt to accomplish an end very much desir
ne to violate obligations contained in treat
III with China; but il the minister keeps
his threats OF withdrawing from this co
try and severing diplomatic relations "