Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-05-05
NTY, MONT, THURSDAY, MAY 8. 1892.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, April IS, 1892.
The Democrats had n lively fight between
the Hill and Cleveland factions in the house
last week, the bone of contention being the
report of the election committee in favor Of
Col. Noyes, the Republican contestant from
the 2sth New York district. The rumpus
was enjoyed by the Republicans, who took
little part in it, further than to vote solidly
in favor of giving Col. Noyes the seat to
which he had been elected.
Secretary Foster has received the report
of Assistant Attorney General Rannells,
who, at his request, investigated the
charges of incompeteney etc, recently
made by Assistant Secretary Nettleton
against Superintendent Owen. of the Immi-
grafton Bureau, but it is not probable that
it will be made public until he has decided
what, if any, action he will take thereon.
The house committee on foreign affairs
will recommend u resolution providing for
the appointment of a joint commission.
the duties of which shall be the bringing
about Of closer trade relations between
Mexico and the United States.
Senator Hill has gone over bag and bag.
gage to the camp Of the free coinage Derao-
| amend the Arizona funding bill. This is
| the last resort of "a demagogue to gain
strength in the south and ia the northwest
after having come to the conclusion that
he had got all the votes it was possible for
him to get in the eastern and middle states.
German. who is playing fast and loose with
both Cleveland and Hill, lived up to his
! reputation as trickster by sneaking ont
OF the senate before the vote was taken
which would have put him on record upon
| the silver question. If any evidence had
| been needed to prove that German expects
| the fight between Cleveland and Hill to re-
| suit in the killing off of both and his owl
| nomination it would have been furnished
by his dodging this vote.
| How honest the Democrats of the hous,
were in passing their resolution for the in
vestigation OF the alleged neglect Of the al
| minist ra tion to punish the alleged viola
tions of the civil service law by United
States officials at Baltimore, was showr
by their refusal to adopt the amendment
suggested by Representative Hopkins, O
| Illinois, providing that the committee
| should first find out whether the charge'
were true by investigating for itself. WheI
the average Democrat goes in search o
party capital he leaves reason and justice
behind him.
| The senate proved that il transact
business in a hurry when there is occasioi
for it To do SO, 10y ratifying the new modu
vivendi with Great Britain after a debai
of only two hours.
Senator Chandler has introduced bill
appropriating 1000 for the purchase q
the marble bust OF Gen. Grant made b,
Franklin Simmons, the celebrated Ameri
can sculptor.
1t is fortunate for the welfare OF the peo
Pile of this country that the Republica
senate stands between them and the desir
of the Democratic house to cripple tn
various branches of the government ser
vice by cutting down the appropriation
below the amount necessary for their eff
eient maintenace. A striking instance O
this disposition on the part OF the Demo
Gratis is the post Office appropriation bill
which before being passed by the house wa
reduced S3,ooo,ooo Delow the estlnliites g
Postmaster General Wanamaker. Now
there were no Republican senate to Sc
that enough money was appropriated, thi
reduction would prevent the extension i
any direction of the postal service durin
the next fiscal year. as well as the estat
Iishment of the proposed post Office on TIL
grounds Of the Worlds Fair. The Repub
cans know that the intelligent people a
this country want good postal facilities
and they also know that they can only b
had by appropriating the money tn pa.
for them.
| Opinions differ as tn whether the an
nounced intended retirement of Senate
German from the Democratic nationa
committee is made for the purpose of leay
ing him free To fight for the Democrati
nomina tiou. or for other reasons.