Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

who had just had long talk with Mr..
Harrison, sis not inclined to take any
steps either officially or personally
towards pushing any financial legisla-
ton through at this session of con
gress. His own position on the finan-
cial question which is well known to
the country, is just what it has been
for years, but, while he did not say so
in so many words, he intimated that
he thought, in view of the very short
period that will elapse before a new
president and congress will assume
Office it would be only right and prop
er to leave the matter to them for set
tlement." a great many Republican
congressman are also taking this view
of the matter, and the opinion is
steadily increasing that Mr.. Cleveland,
through his representatives in con-
gress, is trying to get Republican votes
to carry into effect mis- iDeas concern
ing silver, and that his object is to
provide himself with a bulwark behind
which to hide in case the legislation,
if enacted into law, did not prove
satisiactory-he wishes to be in a po-
sition to say: "Oh, l am not response
ble for that; it was done under Re-
publican administration.
A strong effort is being made to put
the Quarantine bill, which passed the
senate. through the house without
further amendment and although the
committee on rules has not yet posi-
lively agreed to report a special con-
tinuing order giving it a day't is be-
lleyed that it will be done. AS this
bill empowers the president to suspend
immigration for period of not more
than one year whenever he deems it
necessary as precaution against the
introduction of contagious diseases,
the impression is that the bill provid-
ing for a suspension OF immigration
for one year will not depressed, unless
it shall appear that the Quarantine
bill is in danger OF being hungup in the
house.
Representative Springer has grown
reckless since he learned that Mr..
Cleveland had named another man
for chairman of the Ways and Means
committee OF the next house. This
week he was foolish enough, while the
debate on the joint resolution provid-
ing for change in the dates for the
inauguration OF president and meeting
OF congress (which was overwhelmingly
deteated) was going on in the house,
to begin IA controversy with ex-Speaker
Reed. Mr.. Reed, in the language OF the
street, "wiped the floor" with Mr..
! Springer, and after leaving an orator.
cal arrow sticking in each OF the num-
erous vulnerable spots in the body oi
| the Illinois man tossed him into q
corner as carelessly as a terrier would
q dead rat, a saider if not wisel
man. The ex-speaker, who opposed
the resolution, was never more bit
Ingly sarcastic in his remarks thar
when he referred to Springer as "th'
leader of the house." and to add tt
the misery of the latter was the evi
dent enjoyment OF his scourging by 1
number OF his party associates in tn
house.
The public threat oil Representative
Holman, chairman OF the house com
mittee on appropriations, who is al
ardent advocate of an early sprin
session OF the Fifty-third congress, t.
hold back one or more OF the regula
appropriation bills and make an ex
ira session before the first OF mex
July necessary, if some silver legisla
tion is not passed at this session,
one of the queer signs of the times, il
dicative OF the lack OF unity in til
Democratic ranks. Mr.. Holman
ideas on the silver question are d
rectly opposed to those OF Mr.. Clev'
land and those who are known q
Cleveland men" in congress. NJ
), Holman's position as chairman I
the committee on appropriations wi
: make it an easy matter for him
! hang up one or more appropriate
> bills long enough to prevent their b
= ing acted upon before the 4th
\ March, but it is believed that Il
n threat was made more for effect thf
t with any real intention of carrying
out.
!. The friends OF Gen. B. +. Butler, wi
e had seen and talked with him only
n day previous were shocked to learn
= !. his death, which occurred after on
an hours illness. Gen. Butler was
IF man who was liked much and hat
2. much. By reason OF his fierce attac
upon his opponents in law, busine
p and politics, many people suppos
Il him to be heartless; but here, in Was
1t ington, we know better. His hea
y was big, and it as well as his pocI
io book was always open to the wide
j. and the orphan, and in spite OF
lg large law practice he was never {
busy to undertake case in whl
there was no fee, if in it were involv
the rights of an old soldier or
widow and children. He had
. faults, as all OF us do, but the pray
o. of the widows and orphans he has
81 friended will overbalance them at
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