Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-06-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WasHfxGrox Nav ot 1892

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. May 26, 1892.
Docs the president desire renomina-
tion?" This question may sound strange
tn some people, hut it was seriously asked
10y Republican senator Of four other Re
publican senators. two of whom have them
, selves been prominently mentioned ia this
and other presidential years as avaiIabl-
candidates, and it brought out the fact
that although each III the five constantly y
meet MIR. Harrison and discuss political
affairs With him, not one Of them had ever
heard him say one single word that could
be construed as expressing desire to he
nominated. They were all OF the opinion
that the only ground that exists for sup
posing that the president does wish re-
/ nominatio is that he has not said that he
did not. The conversat ton in question was
private, which precludes the use OF names.
The senate commerce committee, after
mature deliberation. concluded that the
river and harbor hill was too large and
proceeded to cut off more than two million
dollars, making the reduction general and
uniform in nearly all of the items of the
bill.
! Secretary Foster has approved oil the
| idea OF coining 1000, 900 in silver half
dollars with "A special design commemora-
tive Of the Worlds Fair, and has promised
to lend his aid in securing the necessary
| congressional legislation.
; Democrats in congress- daily grow more
uncertain on the presidential question.
They now consider that Hill is no longer
even possibility, and regard Cleveland as
u possibility. hut decline to concede the
probability q fhis nomination in the face "i
Hills active opposition. Many "f them
confess that they know not which way {"
turn for candidate.
senator Allison, chairman of the senate
committee on appropriations, aud one OF
the very hest authorities on public busi-
ness, gave the calamity walters of the Mills
stripe a knock down blow when, in defense
or the amendments attached to the na val
appropriation bill by the senate committee
lac told the senate that Instead of being
bankrupt ut the close oi the present fiscal
year, the United States treasury would
have, after meeting all legal demands. II
; surplus of S25, ,OOo.O 900. Referring to the
charge often made by Democrats Of the
extravaganza Of the fixed appropriations
under laws enacted by Republicans, Sena-
tor Allison asked the Democratic senators
To name what laws they would like to
| repeal to reduce the fixed .,ppropria-
tions. Senator Vest replied that the Demo
Gratis would like to repeal the postal sub
sidy and the sugar bounty laws. Mr..
Allison smiled, as well he might, when b.
saw that he had neatly trapped the
/ Democrats, and turning to Mr.. Vest, said
THE repeal OF those two laws would save
about SS,oo0,ooo; 80 the country is asked
to elect "A Democratic president and Dem
ocratic senate in order that the sugar
bounty and the postal subsidy laws may
lie repealed"
Senator Villas. ofWisconsn, mas rainbow
IDEAS on international affairs, as well as
upon national politics. While trying t.
secure the defeat of the senate mendments
To the naval bill he said 1.-The idea o
England's going to war with the United
States in this age of civilization and good
sense is simply prepnsterous." II he lives
long he will probably change his mind
The country which RELIES solely upon ''civi
lization aud good sense' To- protect it from
England may fairly be considered as helm.
an the road Ia ruin.
The Democrats nf the house committee
on appropriate ms, in reporting adversely
upon the Joint resolution appropria in.
$50, 900 for the relief Of those made home
less by the overflow of the Mississippi river
in Warren county. Mississippi, on tn,
ground that there is no law authorizin.
such appropriations aud that it would b,
dangerous to set such precedent, forgot
the highest law Of all-humanity. II it Is
hit for congress to appropriate million:
to improve rivers and harbors in the sew
eral states, it cannot be wrong tn appro
pirate a few thousand dollars to relieve
sufferings brought upon honest, hard work
ing citizens of one of those states by floods
which they could not have foreseen or pre-
vented.
People who usually run away with every
thing have been disposed To make much o
the statement that the department Of stat
has received no formal acceptance to tin
presidents invitation to foreign govern
ments to attend the proposed internationa
monetary conference. While it is true tha
no official acceptanees have been received
Great Britain, Italy and Austria Hungar
have accepted a..d in due course Of tim
copies of their aceeptances will arrive b.
mail. France, Switzerland, and sev-ra
other counir rirs have given sal isiartory 10
timati"u III their intention T." accept.