Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

'hf correspondent
WAsHINsToN, Feb. %, 1892.
The legislative cowarlice OF the Demo-
Gratis of the house was in striking contrast
with the honest and manly courage OF the
Republicans in the last congress. And the
gall displayed 10y the alleged Democratic
leaders, when they found they had lost
control of the ma iority of the Democratic
me embers Of the house, was wonderful, not
tn say Iudicrous They actually tried to
get the Republicans of the house to help
them out ri their dilemma, "a promise it is
needless to say they did not get. Early
last week il was ascertaned that the free
silver men had succeeded ia obtaining the
signatures of more than ma iority of the
Democratic members of the house Ia pc
titinn asking the committee on rules To set
:. date for the consideration of the Bland
free coinage bill, already on the calendar.
1t was plain that this petition could not
ignored, so in order to gain little time,
Speaker Crisp took day OFF, ''by order of
his physician" and Mr.. Catchngs, one OF
the other members of the COMMITTEES oil
rules, was suddenly called To Boston on
urgent private business" and of course
the remaining member OF the committee
could not call meeting of that committee.
approached with statemeani3' ai' t2ssf2 t2sisfns We're
would promise to vote with the anti-siiScl
Democrats against the Bland ILL it could
be defeated by "A majority OF five or six,
even allowing that those Republicans who
were committed in favor of the bill should
vote for il. The Republican leaders are
far too smart to tell the Democrats in ad-
vance what they will do when the silver bill
comes up, but the chances are that they
will allow the Democrats to fight it out
among themselves.
Many senators believe that the investiga-
| tion of the introduction of typhus fever in
to New York and Brooklyn by Russian He
brew immigrants authorized by joint reso-
luton OF the senate and house, will result
in a report showing the necessity ofmaking
| a radical change in our immigration laws.
Behring sea matters and Canadian reci-
procity were discussed at a cabinet meeting
last week in a general way. The hardness
OF the Behring Sea commission, now in ses-
sion here. in reaching decision as to what
questions are to he submitted to arbitra-
ton is far froIn satisfactory, and the stu
alton is not improved by reports that the
delay is intentional on the part of the
| British commissioners, in order To prevent
"a renewal OF the modus viveudi before the
| opening OF the coming seal season. On
canadian reciprocity there is bnt one opin
ion. When Canada wishes to enter into al
agreement that will be just and equitable
to both countries, the United States !,
ready to meet her hall way. but 1t is us7
less for her to waste her time in MAXIM
such one sided proposition as that cub
mitted by her representatives here, th
other day
| Even Democrats are becoming Disguised
| with the big Democratic majority in tn
house that does not dare to do what !
really wants to do. Representative Dun
gan a Democrat from Ohio, says al IN
marty colleagues: II am becoming coi
yinced that this is cowardly congress. !
is becoming very tiresome to me. lt ongil
to get mp and do what the people expect
do and not be afraid of its shadow" TIL
only difference between Mr.. DUNCAN an
the unpreiudiced observer of the presen
house is that while he is just becoming col
| vi,ced and tired. the observer has bee
both for some time.
The Democrats OF the house for seoSn
time defeated the senate resolution autho
izing the secretary of the navy to charter
vessel to carry the food to the starvii
Russians which has been contributed !
= big hearted Americans. which has been lyii
on the speakers table, under "A motion
= reconsider, since it was first defeated.
matters little. 80 far the Russians a
concerned, as private generosity has su
plied a vessel, which is now almost read
to sail on its mission OF mercy.
Said a veteran observer No wonder Il
Democrats of the house are so anxious
start investigations of anything and ever
thing; they hope to stir up something
J distract the attention oi the public fro
their do-nothing policy
Mr. Holman is now leading determin
assault of the peanut" Democrats on I
n Indian appropriation bill.