Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-05-19

From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHtN"ToN, May II. 1889.
Senator Allison is always on the alert to
for the benefit of the old soldiers,
many oil them when he had the senate
bill to convey Zoo acres oi the Fort
Hayes military reservation to the state
OF Kansas. for homes for old soldiers and
their families and to open the rest oi the
reservat atiou to homestead settlement,
changed 50 as to convey the whole reserva-
tion To that state for homes for old sol
diers, before it was passed by tine senate.
Whenever the house does a good thing.
some Democrat is sure To- spoil the effect.
For instance the house under suspension
ri the rules passed "a bill allowing the two
ocean steamships City nf New York and
City nf Paris the privileges "i American reg
istry, provided their owners should build
two more steamers of equal tonnage and
speed befor,. they became rstitled to these
privileges. Representative Snodgrass, al
Tennessee. rising la question of privilege,
submitted resolution setting forth that
the house lad passed the hill ithnut I'M
lerstanding it, aud asking the senate to IT,
Ia n the hill To the house for reconsitler:l-
iinn. Speaker Crisp, 1" his credit he it
said, refused ia rcs.-iv, the resolution and
Mr.. Snodgrtss exposed his ears inr moth
ing.
Postma,.i er General WanamaLrr's ~
port on the experiment. al Tree mail delivery
in forty-siS small towns, which wnsautI"r-
lied 10y The last congress. has been submit
ted Ia congress. II shows the experiment
Ia have been = decided sucress, and that ia
nearly -vrry town the postal receipts wrr.
increased 10 AN amount rIualins the cnSi
al the free delivery. Notwithstanding this
favorable report The hnust. has shown by
It's wholrs:4ic reductions la the post Office
nppr"priat ION bill that it could hav" its
way, whirh fortunately for the country il
cannot, there would l,r un nfurthereStrr
"f the free delivery or any other branch ol
the postal service.
\ chang, has come over the spirit Of Mr..
Tut-it-tlown Holman. Not long ago hr an
nouncrd his attention to have congress ad-
juurn hy June lst- Now. after lie has sev-
rral times been knocked down and jumped
upon by the party in the house, he makes
II piteous appeal Ia the Democratic repre-
s,'ntatives To keep n quorum in the house,
in order that adjournment may hc reached
by July 18th.
The srnute will have Ia De depended
upon Ia save the representatives of the
United States abroad from humiliation
which the Democratic majority of the
house would put upon them by the absurd
reduction ri salaries made ia the consulHi
aud diplomatic appropriation bill, which
has passed the house. 1t is not for "a M"
ment believed that the senate will consent
I % having the United States, which is jus-t
beginning To reach out for an extensive for
eigu trade. made ridiculous abroad fer NJ
better reason than the saving of u frv
thousands of dollars. Instead of being De
creased .. salaries Of many Uf our eousut
ought Ia be increased. it is well know
that representatives of private businrs
| houses in foreign couniri ries often recriN'
larger salaries than our ronsuls, c"nse
quently the private establishment Otter
| commands Tue SfrNi'tS al an amer ma
than his government gets inr it's consul
and the government loses accordingly,
not in actual money in the estimation q
the residents of that place.
| There is so much Democratic kickiu
against the hill to place lumber on the fire.
list that il is doubtful whether the way
aud means committee will report the bill
Secretary Noble has put the Democrat
on the pension investigating committee 90
| their ears because he declined To furnish "a
the papers in his office relating to the dis
missal nf special pension examiners. |
was sort of drag net request, made i
hopes of finding something in the paper
that could be twisted into political cnpit;'
for the Democratic party.
The discussion of presidential politics i
growing very warm here, but there is reall
nothing new that is not speculation al tia
vaguest sort, stun that is set ahnat "n
| hour only to lr denied the next