Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-13
CONGRESS.
Wasting Time-Hard on Cleveland
Dakota

SpUcial Correspondence Of tho INrER-UcEAx.
WAsHINoroS, Fob. with dlsous.
slons In tho senate on art, Dakota. the
electoral count, and In the house ayita-
lion Of the silver question, the pln. olee-
tric tin thunder and several personal en-.
counters among members, II would
socln that our lawinlke are busy. Yet
tho complaint is tha, tiloy are only vast
ing time AS usual.
Tho house is always asking for some
investigation or ex plunation. Its lutest
demonstration Is against silver. In ,
te4t vote on Wodnesd ~ thoro was decid-
ell opposition 10 tn. administration
financial policy. and the secretary ofthe
treasury VIII hU lske u Outline to the
house OF representatives his future pol.
icy on tho silver question.
A representative democrat who
thought the house was going TOO far In
demanding tho SECRETARY to state bis
future intentions said, ut IN pretty hard
ON the president" The senate WANTS 10
know his re- tsu,Is for everything ile has
lone IN tho past AMI everythin! he Ii
doing now, and the iioLse dem ul,ls his
intentions and promises for tho future.
Three cabinet officers 80 far have I,een
rcuucsted to furnish the Sem ate with in.
torniation bearing on removed officials.
The attorney general refused to furnish
diem. Sc .reLLry NJ lunin uf ne Lre ~.
nry lils drafted IL le.t.r of refiSu which
will have boon sent to tho son lte ere
thi. re- tclies yul. an.l Sc :rc ,,trv !. an "
nf the interior will doubtless proceed In
Tho same way.
When Senator Beck of Kentucky was
,skel win he thoa ,ht wo I'D De the
outcome of tho controversy between
he president aud senate he r., ,,lie.i, 1T
Ill depend. upon what the Republi an
majority will do. They are in the ina-
iOrity aud ,eyc III del ~ publ business
by deciding not to confirm appointees."
ilc thOtigLL this course woLld be all
lht il the Republicans were satisfied
with it. The DenIncrhts, he sad, would
adhere to their present plan and he
thought it would be for them "a good
enough Issue on which to apeeal to the
people.
Senator Logan made ::ony speech IN
behalf of Dakoti's admission. tie was
expected to speak OH this subject last
Monday. y large crowd filled the gal
/ lcries on that day 70 hear him and were
disappointed. He happened to speak on
Wednesday, the day OF the heavy snoss
storm, and not only were the galjssi1.
empty, but there were just fourtesa -
ators at their seats when he commalDok d
He drew attention TO this sparso as1eq1e
anco by rcmarking that it was not tol
encouraging too abserve how little insG3e
est was taken on either sideof the dh6q
| Der OH the great question Of the a1aI
| sion Of a now state to the Union. II -
course of his speech, Senator Butlee, -
South Carolina, asked him ii he was not
at ono time a Democratic leader. TT
never WAS a loadar;.I was a followers aud
followed SO far behind that ! got leit,' ;,
was his reply, which was received With
loud laughter.
| Several efforts havo beaa made this
session to haye nominations considered
in open session., Senator Plat, Of Con-
netlcut, has made the last proposition at
this kind to the senate. esayn sess1cy
be2ets suspicion, and as long as nonAADss
work within barred doors they Will have
imputed to them motives that do not
actuate them. There is a natural aver
sion in the American mind, to anything
partaking of the nature of star.chAmber
proceedings in legislative aud Judicial
bodies. If tho question we're put
to Il vote Of the people, 1t wouid denht-
less carry by large majority. Buksa
senator said recontly, "Dont. for heev,
ems sake, ask to havewhat takes plecs
in executive 80 .sion, laid baro htfsfo tho
public. Locked up here from the sves
and cars Of the world, It IL all No oslS.
selves can do to listen TO soma dieclos.
ures that are made in secret sessions.