The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-03-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL
An Interesting Letter From Our Regu-
lar Correspondent.
HERSEY PENS ENTERTAININGLY
Tells What Is Going On in the Way of
Local Gossip - What Montana's
Representatives Are Doing.

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OF course been the appointment and
departure for Cuba Of the congressional
commission OH the New York Jour.
nal's yacht Anita. There is disposi
tion to do7bt the thoroughness and
honesty of the naval inquiry which
has now Ebeen proceeding for nearly
two weeks without definite results, but
there is, nevertheless. feeling of sat.
isfaction that the matter is to be looked
into by board of investigation so di-
rectly representative of the people and
Of such high character as is the com
mittee chosen from congress- Repre-
sentatives of the moneyed interests of
the country have from the first depre
Gated and decried war, and at this time
there cannot be found in WASHINGTON
a representative of the capital or com
mercial classes of any important stand
ing who. can be brought to admit there
is or has been any chance for hostili-
ties or that casus belli can be found.
Senators Thurston and Gollinger of the
commission are stalwart men and both
are on record in favor of q final clos
ing of the Cuban Spanish chapter if it
takes resort to arms on our part to
do it. Senator Gallinger has been de-
nounced by the friends of Spain as be-
ing too radical, and as for Senator
Thurston, his speech in the senate the
other day, proclaiming that war is the
inevitable and logical sequence of the
situation. shows how he stands. AS
for the other members of the commits
sion they can be trusted to weigh the
evidence with patriotic care and hon
esty of purpose.
The Loud bill, which proposed to re-
form our postal laws. is under discus
sion in the house. and there have
been some ringing speeches thereon
Among the most notable addresses
against the bill were those of Jerry
Simpson and Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri,. Both men are of strong and
picturesque personality and they never
speak to empty benches. The point
made by Simpson was that the proper
way to reform was to begin with the
excessive rates paid to railroads for
the transportation of the mails, rates
which operate to rob the people by ex-
tortion of millions annually. Champ
Clark paid magnificent, eloquent and
manly tribute to the country editor
which is worthy to be reproduced ia
every country weekly in the country
In the senate the bill providing for
a right-of-way for a railroad from
Skagway to Lake Bennett in Alaska
has been under discussion good part
of the week. Senator Carter has
spoken several times upon the meas
ure.
The census bin has lost it's place on
the calendar and may now be indefin-
itely delayed. though it is hoped it will
be soon disposed of.
The Corbett election case was of
course one of the most important mat
ters considered by the senate during
the week and the result by which Mr.
Corbett's claims were rejected by a
vote of 80 to 10 was in the nature of a
surprise to many. The vote did not
seem to follow party lines very closely.
l met Capt. Stouch. military agent
for the Grow Indians, here day or
two ago. Capt. Stouch, accompanied
by Mrs. Stouch, is in the city in con
nection with the investigation of the
affairs at the agency of which he has
been placed in charge. In relation to
that matter this official was properly
guarded in what he said, but gave it
as his opinion that serious condition
of things will be unearthed. Speak
ing OF his former charge, the agency
Of the Northern Cheyennes at Lame
Deer, Capt. Stouch said: 81 became
SO greatly enlisted with my work in
connection with the Cheyennes that l
encouraged to make industrial prog
ress. Those are ignorant of the facts
who assert that Cheyenne Indian will
not work; they only want the way
pointed out to them to become self
supporting people, of that l am con-
vinCed. Parties who are now here in
the interest of the settlers on the Lame
Deer reservation will accomplish little
in the present congress towards dis.
posing of their lands to the govern.
ment, in my opinion. The rights of
these parties should undoubtedly be
bought up by the government and the
reserve should then be stocked with
cattle for the benefit of the tribe.''
A petition from the settlers on the
ceded strip of the Crow reserve, pro.
testing against the re-survey of these
lands, which has been ordered BY the
government, has been received by Sen.
ator Carter and will soon be acted
upon.
By virtue of resolution introduced
by Senator Garter the federal code com
have been directed to prepare
a code of civil procedure for Alaska.
In speaking of the work of the COM
the other day Judge Botkin
said: "There are some remarkable de-
fects in the present federal laws.
Among other important omissions will
emphasize one. There is absolutely
no provision by which a receiver or
in charge of a bank can be
punished for the removal or sequestra.
ton of funds belonging to the bank.
The commission have protracted
labor on their hands.
The appointment Of W. L. Avery to
be consul to British Honduras is i'm
portant as having been the only con.