Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-05-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHISGrnN Nav \ 1892

IFrom Our Regular Correspondent.l
WAsHISeToN, May D, 1892.
"Honor to whom honor is due" is evil
IDENTIFY the motto of Representative Hooker,
of Mississippi who, although Democrat,
does not forget that he is also an Ameri-
can, as SO many OF his party do. In a short
speech in the house last week Mr.. Hooker
paid high tribute to American diplomacy
as conducted under the present admins
tration. He said it was diplomacy which
had settled our Chiian difficulties aud the
Bering sea controversy, and that fortu-
nately for this country it had in the posi-
tion OF secretary Of state n man of such
large and diplomatic ability that he had
settled these questions by diplomacy.
Chill had been compelled to salute the flag
she had insulted aud to make reparation.
Salisbury had been compelled to renew the
modus vivendi, and that in accomplishing
these results the secretary OF state had
been ably assisted by the ministers to Chill
and to Great Britain, Hons. Patrick Egan
and Robt. T. Lincoln. He said that Mr..
Blaine had shown himself to be great
statesman by the manner in which he had
treated these questions.
Again the Republicans ofthe house, under
the able leadership of ex-Speaker Reed.
demons.r rated that it is easy under the
present rules to tie up the house unless the
Democrats keep a quorum of their own
members constantly on the floor, which
they have found it impossible to do, not
xr,t h.t. linz ha l., ,lNar nf n.
Gratis in the house.
Senator Hale who is a member OF the
senate committee on appropriations which
has reported large additions to the naval
appropriation bill, thinks the senate will
endorse the increase in the appropriations
for new ships and that it will also insist
upon the house agreeing to its amendments,
knowing that such action will be justified
by the public sentiment of the country.
He said on the subject: "There is univer-
sal sentiment throughout the country in
favor of further additions to the navy, and
the recent diplomatic experiences we have
had with foreign nations ought to teach
us the necessity of being prepared for
trouble"
II may now be set down as certain that
no further efforts will be made in congress
To have the remains of Gen. Grant brought
from New York to Washington. The aban-
donment of the idea was caused by the OPP
position of Mrs. Grant to the removal,
aud by the increasing belief that New York
ill raise the money to erect the monu-
ment, the corner stone of which was laid
recently. Senator Mauderson, who, since
the death of Senator Plumb. has been in
charge Of the Plumb resolution providing
for the removal, says il will never be called
up.
Speaking of the Grant monument, Sena-
tor Sanders, of Montana, oiisred joint
resolution last week authorizing the presi-
dent, whenever the Grant Monument Asso-
citation OF New York shall have received
| subscriptions amounting to 81 300, 900 for
the erection of the Grant monument, tn
subscribe in behalf of the people of the
United States $3.50, 900, and asked for its
in,laediats consideration, lint nbisetion
was made by Senator Berry, of Arkansas,
and the resolution was referred to the Ii
brary committee.
Decent Democrats are unanimous in con.
demning the action of Representative En-
loe, who, having made such a miserable
failure in his attempt to blacken the good
name OF Gen. Raum in the so-called pension
investigation, lost his head entirely and 81
far forgot the manners OF a gentleman as
to apply the words you are liar" t.
Gen. Raum, and TO attempt to make n per
sonal attack on that gentleman. The name
Enloe has already become synonym foi
bla ckguardism.
Senator Quay has introduced a bill ap
propriating $50, 900 for the erection of Il
monument in Washington to the late Ad
miral David ID. Porter.
1t has been. stated that the Canadian
sealing poachers would endeavor to save
| their vessels from seizure by flying the Mex
lean flag. The scheme will not work, how
ever, as the administration will order oul
vessels to seize all poachers, no matter
what flag they fly.
| The president and the other prominent
members of the administration and of con
gress, who attended the laying of the cor
ner stone OF the Grant monument in New
York, returned here thoroughly impressed
rapidly pushed to completion.
Officers of regimental associations an6
other social organizations have been in
formed by the committee in charge tina
only G. A. r. posts will be given places il
the parade at the national encampment
The large number of G. A. r. posts whicl
will attend has made the decision neces