Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent.I
WAsHINsToN, March II, 1892.
The president seeks no war with Great
Britain or any other power, but like the
patriotic American that he is, he is deter.
mined that American rights shall be main
tanned, let the consequences be what they
may. All of the correspondence up to date
together with the recently signed arbtra
tion treaty, is before the senate, which
judging from opinions expressed by indi1id
uals is OF about the same mind as the pres
ident, and it not probable that the treaty
will be ratified, unless Lord Salisbury, on
behalf of his government, shall agree To the
renewal of the modus vivendi in Behring
Sea. Should he persist in refusing il il Is
probable the treaty will be rejected and n
sufficient naval force sent to Behrinc Sea
to seize all Illegal sealers and if need be to
night any British vessels that may interfere
And that is not all. Canada may expect
to find all the favors she now enjoys 10y
courtesy of this government withdrawn
Lord Salisbury would better think twice
before acting upon the last communication
sent him. He certainly would be il he knew
how very popular n war with Great Britain
would he in this country.
The opening of the tariff debate in the
house was very tame compared with simi
lar events in the Fifticth and Fiity-frsi
congresses The galleries were empty and
not one half oi the members were in theiI
seats. Mr. Mcmillan made the openiie
speech supposedly in favor OF the free WOO
bill, but in reality rambling defense of tbs
alleged policy of the Democrats as far as il
relates to appropriations and the tariff
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine. i'll his reply easily
demolished the free trade champion.
Representative Harter, is about the only
man in congress who expresses any doubt
! Of the house passing the Bland free coinagt
bill by "A majority anywhere from thirty t.
seventy-tive when ii is taken up under the
resolution adopted. Mr.. Harter believes
or PROCESSES to believe, that between now
and the 22nd inst. he can convince enough
Democrats of the danger al tending the pas
sage of the free coinage bill to defeat it.
The Democrats are getting seriously
alarmed over the outlook for their party
in the next house of representatives, which
some of them acknow ledge to be anything
else but encouraging. In spite of their big
majority in the present house they see de
feat staring them in the face in the next
congressional election. Representative Me-
Creary. who wants to be chairman of the
congressional campaign committee, has OBJ
tanned enough signatures to have caucus
called for the purpose of naming the house
members OF that committee, and it will be
issued at once.
Ex-Speaker Reed was given grand re-
ception last Tuesday evening by the Ma
tional Republican Auxiliary association.
an organization composed OF representa-
tives of the various state organizations ex-
isting here, and n more enthusiastic crowd
has never assembled in Washington. The
ex-speaker responded to congratulatory
address delivered by Representative Bur
rows OF Michigan, in his best vein, not for
getting the shortcomings OF the Democratic
majority in the present house, including
their economizing by cutting down the ap-
preparation for school books for the poor
children in the District OF Columbia public
schools, and closing with: Meanwhile the
Republican party, emerging from its tenn
porary disaster, turns it's shining face to
the future, now as ever, the one hope oi
progress of the people OF the United States.
The senate has passed the Paddock pure
food bill without deyision.
The retrenehment ideas of the Democrats
of the house river and harbor committee
have been stampeded by outside pressure
and it is now conceded that the river and
ha rbor hill soon to be reported will carry
more than $50, 600, 900.
Representative Harter, who has become
conspicuous ON account of his opposition
to Tree coinage. is now after senator Hill
having written an open letter to Hill, ask
ing him To state his position free coin
age, etc.