Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-02-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb 4, 1892.

From Our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1892.
The president and his cabinet emerge
from the Chiian affair with the American
flag proudly flying and with the good win
OF all patriotic Americans. irrespective of
political affiliation. They have upheld the
honor OF the United States without at any
time attempting the role of bully towards
the weaker power. They practiced Tor
bearance toward Chilli until satisfied that
advantages were being taken OF that for
bearance by the Gillian government. Then
they brought the Chilians up short by send
ing an ultimatum and took congress and
the country into their confidence by max
ing public the correspondence and the pres
ident's message, which was one OF the most
manly and patriotic documents ever writ
ten by an American president. Congress
was practically unanimous in it's support
of the administration, and it is not sur
prising that Chill quickly responded with a
humble apology.
Whatever the ignorant masses of Chill
may think of the power of the United
States those in power in that country know
how great it is and saw instantly that they
had dallied as long as it was safe. 1t is
now only question OF a few formal Off
cial details before the matter will be hap
PLY for all concerned finally disposed OF.
This country is to be congratulated that
it escaped a short but costly war, and the
Chilian government is to be congratulated
because it had the good sense to decide in
favor OF Chill retaining its place on the map
OF South America.
Representative Rayner. of Maryland.
Gratis of the house when, in answer to some
remarks in favor OF free silver by Repre-
sentative Lanham, OF Texas, he jumped on
the anti Cleveland and free silver people
with blood in his eye. Attempts were
made to stop him by points OF order, but
they all failed and he had his say out. He
predicted defeat for the Democrats unless
they threw free coinage, which he eharac-
terized as "the most absurd heresy that
ever made it's appearance in any intelligent
representative assembly" overheard and
made Cleveland their candidate. This is
but another bit of evidence OF the harmony
existing among the Democrats in the house.
Senator Hill made a failure OF the first
thing he attempted to oin the senate. He
made a vicious fight against the nominal
tion OF l.. G. Rathbun, to be postmaster at
Elmira. New York, but with how much ef-
feet may be judged from the fact that the
senate committee on postoiiices has favor
ably reported the nc nomination, which makes
it practically certain that it will be con-
firmed.
The senate finance committee has by
unanimous vote favorably reported II
joint resolution authorizing the president
to invite the governments of such countries
as he may deem advisable to join the
United States in "a conference for the pur-
pose of securing permanence in the relative
value OF gold and silver at II common coin
age ratio. providing for the enlarged none
tary use Of silver, and for giving it equal
mintage rights with gold.
Delegate Harvey hoe introduced u bill for
the admission OF Oklohoma as state, and
he is industriously at work convincing
members to support it.
During the discussion of the new rules in
the house ex-Speaker Reed in defending the
rules of the last house made the Democrats
vince by telling them i'm his inimitable
drawl that he was glad to see they had ex-
perienced a change Of mind about its being
tyrannieal to give the majority the right to
close debate, as they have done so in their
new rules. He said he considered it as
much the duty of the speaker to stop fill
clustering as it would be to stop a disturb
ance on the floor OF the house. He criti-
cised other portions of the new rules and
sniilingly alluded to the absence oil n clause
authorizing the speaker TO count a quorum,
saying that he fully expected "a decision
from the supreme court sustaining his
SO doing during the last congress.
Senator Morgan introduced a resolution
which was adopted by the senate request
ing the president to furnish copies of all
| correspondence with China concerning the
refusal OF that country to receive ex-Sena-
| tor Blair as our minister, if not incompat-
ible with the public interests.
Democrats opposed to the Hill German
Brice combine. feeling that Cleveland is out
of the question, are talking OF Senator Car
lisle their candidate for the presidency
Mormen money is being spent here in the
interest of the bill for the admission OF
Utah as a state.