Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-03-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1898.


a problem of grave Importance, not
only to the present administration
but to all future administrations. |
this combination can by creating al
artificial demand for gold compel ar
issue of bonds to the extent of $50,
600, 900, what is to prevent the same
tactics resulting in an issue of as many
billions? The president believes that
if the members of this combination
are once convinced that no bonds will
be issued the unusual and uncalled fol
demand for gold willcease as suddenly
as it began, and for that reason he i:
unalterably opposed to issuing bonds
Some disgraceful scenes occurred in
the cloak rooms and corridors of the
house during the all night session o.
the house this week caused by fillibus
tering on the part of southern mem
bers against the passage of the bill
compelling railroads to adopt an au.
tomato car coupler, which has alread .
been once passed by the house and is
now back there with senate amend
ments. Whiskey made monkeys oi
some of some OF the members. Avote
on the bill was STAYED off until next
week.
Secretary John w. Foster officially
retired from the cabinet last week and
has sailed for Europe to take charge
of the case of the United States before
the Behring Sea arbitration tribunal.
The vacancy will probably not be
filled, as Assistant Secretary of State
Wharton prefers to act as secretary
while retaining the present position.
From the best information obtain
able nothing will be gained by electing
another senator in Kansas, as Martin,
the Democrat-Populist, has already
secured the promise of being seated as
soon as the Democrats take charge OF
the senate, from German and Brice,
the twin bosses who engineered his
election.
Senator German could tale unfold
if so disposed, that would explain why
w. N. Roach, a Democrat, was elected
to the senate by the Republican legis-
lature of North Dakota. 1t was tn
direct result of plans made by Go r
man some time ago, when Senator
Brice and he formed combination OF
brains and cash, for the purpose OF
making sure that the senate of the
Eitty-third congress would be safely
Democratic. Well, there is no longer
any doubt, the senate will be reorgan-
lied by the Democrats, presumably,
as soon as it meets in extra session on
the 4th OF March. The man elected
to the senate by the North Dakota
legislature has other qualifications be-
side being a Democrat. He is well
known in Washington where he was
for some years cashier of a national
bank. but his manner of leaving here
was not calculated to cause those who
knew him to expect senatorial or any
other sort of honors for him. He was
a defaulter to the bank to a very large
amount, and if his wife's rich father
had not made the money good-some-
where between $50, 900 and $4,000
it was said at the time-Mr. Roach
might be serving a term in prison in
stead OF the senate. Mr.. Roach may
have lived beyond reproach since he
left Washington, but as matter OF
right and justice Republicans have a
right to know what is here told, with
out malice, of the man elected senator
by Republican votes. A Republican,
senator speaking of the matter said:
''There are some defaulters in that
legislature too"
There Is an element in the house
which threatens to take the resi- onsi-
bility for the calling of an extra ses-
sion out of Mr.. Cleveland's hands. 1t
is made up of Populists and free-coin-
age Democrats, under the lead of Jerry
Simpson and Tom Watson, who think
they see in the Sherman amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill,
providing authority for the issue ol
three per cent bonds, if necessary to
increase the gold reserve, disguised
attack on silver. Unless this element
which is strong enough to carry out
it's threat, can be convinced that il
has placed a wrong Interpretation or
the bond amendment it proposes to
kill the entire appropriation bill, il
order TO kill the amendment. Som,
of the appropriation bills might fai
without making an extra session alb
solutely necessary, but the Sundry
civil is not one of them. The bill ha!
been passed by the senate.
Senator Talmer, of Illinois, gave tn,
anti-soldier Democrats pain in thei
lower regions, when he said in tn,
senate that he did not believe tha
any political party would ever refus
to make proper appropriations TO
pensions, or that the next administra
ton would have any new policy oil
that subject.
The first annual convention of tn
Bimetallic League of America, formed
to secure free coinage legislation, ha
. been in session here. All of the bi
Populists, including Mrs. Lease, wer
present; consequently talk was plen
tiful.
The anti-option bill was given
. black eye by the appropriation com
. mittee in the house this week. MI
; Hatch, who is in charge of it, says
. is, however. still in the ring.
rheumatism Quickly Cured.