The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-07
Great Interest Taken by Public Men
In tho Elections Of Tues
day.
Not to Be Considered an Endorse
ment or Rebuke of the Ad-
ministration.
Bus % an Iadioatfon Of Public FseIIse z
and Thought ON Asltifarious
Public Questions.


out the country tomorrow are awaited with
great interest BY public nea IN this city.
who see in them - indisation Of the result
of the president tial elections Of 1896. Poli-
ticans are looking upon the election, not
ns being IN endorsement Of ths democratic
party. Of % . Febnke. but 10 an Indication
Of public feeling. Viewed from the Wash
inaton standpoint the elections are intsS-
estina ~ presenting The thoughts Of the
people ON multifarious questions. without
involving any fresh politieal Significance.
Secretary Lamont left this evening for New
York, where he will vote to- m orrow. Assist
ant HamliM. Of the treasury department..
left this evening for Massachusetts to vote
tomorrow. Su psfvising Architect O. Rourke.
Solicitor General Naywell, Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Maxwell and Fist
Comptroller Bowler have also gone to their
respective homes for the same purpose.
The conaYsssiona al ntingent in the city
10 pretty we'll thinned out to-day. Tho
New York, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania
and Ohio delegations are homo alton ding
TO the eampaign and have taken with them
many veil known congressman to make
closing speeches.
Although congress amended the Genry
aot 10 - TO allow the Chinese six months
mcIe within which 10 register. il Adjourned
without making an appropriation to carry
ont the provisions Of the aot. The chair
man OF the committee on appro psiations
had eosnissnos of the treasury de-
paStnsnt's need of money to carry out
the Law, and probable. II ths urgent de-
neisncy bill had besn passed. clause ap-
pEopristinR enough money Al least to begin
operations would have been inserted in the
bill. Al IL ID. registrations under the act
will not begin Until a appropriation IL
made.
Meanwhile the Internal revenue bureau
Of the treasury department will make all
its reparations. and as soon % monev il
available IL will be prepat cd to assign its
The baTsau has sssusanoss that an effort
will be made 10 get bill through II the
early days OF thu session 80 the work of
rseistra tion'wiil not bs long deferred.
II 10 said that all the Chinese now In the
eoan.ry. spproximstina 100000, can be
take advantage Of the opportunity.
The report was widely circulated tonight
that Commissioner Of Pensions Loohren
had resigned. The reason assigned for the
resignation Was that he 10 an old soldier
and is dissattsAeA with the attitude of the
administt alton concerning reforms In the
pension list. 1t was also rumorsd that
First Deputy Murphy will take charge.
Secretary Smith. whom seen tonight oon-
tradieted the report and insisted that there
was no truth In it. Commissioner Looh-
Esn. when Questioned. said: "You can
deny IN most emphatic terms for ma any
statement that I have resigned. I am
deeply Interested In the reforms which the
Drsssnt administration 10 making in the
pension bursau. and intend to esrty them
ont to the best Of my ability"
T1easusy department figures show that
430517 Immigrants arrived in the Unitsd
States during the nine minths ended Sept.
80; 476. .848 arrived In the same period in
1892
The annual Eerort of tho recorder of the
pension office department reports office
cases disposed Of during the year 2O3, 2O4,
and no Gases on hand June 30. 1893. Onses
received shsw . falling of over The pre-
viouS year.