Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-13
WASH|NG70N NOTES
Another Of those Interesting Letters
From the Pen Of Editor Jewell
at Washington.
Politicians Active as is Usual at the
Opening Of the Session Of
Congress.
Major Buttz Goes Down from His Home
at Buttzville to Look After
the Lawmakers.

WASHINGTON, D. g., Nov. 80. Especially
The past week in Washington has not
been fraught with northumberland
to the politician-the chief interest cen
terlng in the house and it's organization.
which was provided for this evening at
the republican caucus. What was
known as the Combination" slate ticket
went through without a break, except
that a blind preacher from Michigan
managed to squeeze in, The selection
OF Mcdowell for clerk was the fulfill
ment OF a program mapped out by Quay
along time ago,and it's success indicates
the a%stuteness of the Pennsylvania boss
and his ability to reach out into the con
INES OF other states and effect combines
as easily as those of smaller districts with
nthe Keystone state. Congressman John
son was not in the combine because he
had promised Gen. Henderson a long
time ago to support him and while that
is not practical politics it must be re-
membered that johnson is hardly a.
bandwagon politician. Many voted
against the republican veteran from
Illinois who much disliked to do so. be-
cause they recognized the fact that no
partisan in the country had done more
valiant work for the republican party.
But there is a great deal of president
making going on just now and the states
in the combine have many candidates
the friends Of whom at this time do not
wish to antagonize each other. At this
writing it is not known how the north
west will fare at the hands Of Speaker
Reed who was this evening nominated
for speaker by reclamation with a whoop
but he is a stickler for precedent and
rules and in the carrying out Of this
policy We have nothing to fear.
Its not known yet what the republicans
ofthe senate propose to do about reorgan-
izing of that body:but there is a growing
disposition in favor OF. that policy. The
coming senatorial republican caucus will
doubtless take the matter up. It is not
believed the democrats will oppose the
reorganization for they are DESTROYS Of
ending their responsibility and hopeful
of taking advantage of republican mis-
takes.
| presume readers of the TRIBUNE
have read what Secretary Lamontrecom-
mends in relation to additional improve
ments on great rivers and other appro-
p%riations for interior improvements and
they will hardly agree with his reason
ing in that respect.
There was sort ofssaching void"down
here, SO to speak, until yesterday after
noon when Major Buttz arrived here and
went into camp nea the patent office
restaurant where at certain hours of the
day the free side of the lunch counter is
heaped up with fried oysters, fish balls,
salads, %roasts, cheese, crackers, olives
and other delicacies. By the way, the
Major tells me some interesting facts
about his farming operations which only
confirm what Congressman johnson
says about farming in North Dakota
even with low prices. The Major had
5000 bushels of wheat destroyed BY
hail, but harvested a fine crop Of fax
which paid all his farming. operations
this year, and paid $1,000 Of old debts.
Besides he has 1000 bushels of oats in
the granary, has fitted himself out with
a new suit Of clothes and when I saw
him last he was looking for a comfort
able room for the winter and an. UNI
brella that someone may have lost--for
the weather here is a little threatening
and showery. M. H. j.