Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-01-22
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is.

W.tSHINGTON, Jan. Is.
Sidce the recent republican senatorial
caucus, the evidence increases that this
remarkable reform administration must.
when called on, give it's reasons for re-
movalS, or have Il rumpuS: but no Oppo-
sitlon will ne made to tit men. Sena-
tors believe. however. their house has
more to do in such cases than to merely
contirm.-it should also advise. Some
of the 'Brigadiers' were stirred to mu-
tiny the other day when Mr.. l}outelle,
of the naval committee proposed reso-
luton of i'll inquiry as to why certain
x-Cnion sailors and soldiers had been
displaced by ex-Rebels, to which the
significant reply was made-''to the
victor belong the spoils.''
The house labor committee propose a
bill to create All industrial depar tment
embracing agriculture, and make it q
cabinet position, which ought to meet
with favor and be adopted. The COM
mittee on rivers and harbors have decil-
ed that abont $1l 100000 IS the proper
dot for ditcll-(ligging and mutl-throwing
for the next year, Hennepin included;
but before the bill comes up it will like
ly be weighted with several more mil
lions 1t seems, too, that Uncle Til
den's letter has reused our statesmen to
the Importance of coast line defense;
and that a more elaborate system:Of
larbor Notifications will he inaugurated.
Gen. Newton has made an elaborate're-
port as to cost, ETC., to the president.
who will probably approve, and report
to congress.
Capt. Eads. of ietty fame, has Il fine
model OF his proposed Tehuantepec ship
railway. in the room of the senate COM
mittee on military affairs. where it's
working and advantages to commerce
and for defense, are being explained.
NO subsidy is asked for this magnificent
project: but the government is solicited
to endorse ii, and guarantee that it will
not enter into amy rival scheme.
Tie National board ot trade will soon
meet in this city IN annual convention,
and add its advice to the much badeered
congressman. 1t will, among other
great measures. favor Il railway COM
mission, mail ship subsidy. postal tele-
graph. measures to protect the great
American hog in foreign lands. Il six
years term for the presidency, etc.
With Perry Belmont rattling around
in the chaimanshipo of the foreign affairs
committee like a bean i'm a barrel: Gov.
Curtin stalking out Of the committee
assigned him; the silver men jingling
the metallic dollar detiantly, and big
blizzard from Dakota raging i'm the cap
ital, it begins to look as il the admins
traton would take to the woods. The
majority seem in hot haste to convince
the president that congress is a big
ger body than Dan Manning, and
not content to await the regular order
OF business, have already fired yolleys of
wrath into the financial policy of their
chiefs. Brown, Pugh, Eustis. Beck
and Coke, in the senate, Reagan and
others in the house, have made Rome
fairly howl during the week with silver
speeches, occupying much of the time OF
each house. Possibly, had Mr.. Cleve-
land shoveled out the coin more prompt
ly, and appeased the ravenous demo-
cratic appetite for spoils, he might have
cured the support Of these brigadlers.
for what, in the name of Tom Ochletree.
are they here for, if not for spoils?
So far into the session next to no leg
islation has been accomplished, the
greater part Of six weeks having been
given to organization, and until import
ant measures are foulated by the COM
mttees not much progress may be ex-
pected. The SILVER question is the only
one that has yet created much feeling
and it has been uppermost throughout
the week, causing considerable excite
ment in financial circles. Beck's reso.
luton, providing that all monies receiv.
ed from customs be proportionately paid
} out in the redemption of bonds has at.
tracted most attention, and should it be
adopted, as now seems probable, about
one-third of the called bonds must be
paid in silver. There is disposition to
Eyield the field to the bimetalists, the
treasury officials admitting themselves
routed, and both the senate
and house supposed to be op-
posed to suspension. AS before predict
ed in this correspondence, there is nc
hostile silver legislation can pass this
congress; so much seems certain.
The important bill creating the terri.