Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1886-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
February 8, 1886.
The week has been markedly inter-
esting one at the capital. In congress
there have been several acrimonious
debates, good deal of substantial leg
islation and large expenditure of elo-
quence on various subjects, besides an
endless stream of pan electric and Bell
telephone gossip III the lobbies. The
senate voted S6OO,OO0OOO for national
militia purposes, and the republican
majority invited Dakota t. the Union.
Every vote against Dakota was demo-
cratic and every vote for her was re-
publican except that Of Senator Voor-
hees of Indiana. The vote for Dakota's
admission was preceded by debate Of
fivehours. which occasionly grew warm.
The democratic side twittcd certain
republican senators for presidential as
pirations in their struggles in behalf of
the territory. Senator Butler, of South
Carolina, who had strongly opposed
admission, remarked that he had no
doubt Dakota would be q luscious plum
for the ambitious statesmen who were
afflicted with the presidential fever.
General Logan sad IN the course Of
speech that "buzzing of the presidential
bee constituted very poor argument
on constitutional question. An Ala
bama senator took occasion to predict
that Senator Harrison, of Indiana, who
is alleged to be candidate for the
presidency, would not get chance ut
the votes of Dakota. He did not think
Mr.. Harrison would rlpen in four years.
The Indiana senator retorted that if
ever he should be n candidate and
could justly claim the vote of Alabama
he would not expect to have 1t counted
for him. While the usually dignified
senator was indulging in this kind of
badinage, one senator brought down
the floor and galleries by quoting King
Henry's exclamation, "Oh Lord, how
this world is given to lying.
The congressional telephone invests
cation will commence on the IL inst.
though there is no likelihood that any
new revelations Will be forthcoming.
The government suit to test the validi-
ty of the Bell patent Will begin soon un-
der the management of Solicitor Cen
eral GOode. Ex-senator Thurman, of
Ohio, is one of the eminent lawyers
who have been selected to assist the
department of justice.
The contest between the president
| and senate is ut the same stage that it
was week ago, and seems to be IN
danger of eyaporating. The republican
majority cannot compel the president
to furnish reasons for removals and all
| that remains for them to do is to en-.
deavor to show the country that they
have a right to the information called
for. The subject will probably be dis.
cussed by them in open session soon.
The president has had an unusually
9"'et week for the mid-winter season,
tho social programme of the admins
tration circle having been interrupted
by the death of the wife of Secretary
Bayard. The White House will be
opened again on Thursday evening for
q dinner to the supreme court, to which
will also be lnyited Senator Edmunds,
the president pro tenn of the senate, and
other members of the senate judiciary
committee.
The lights and shadows of life have
been strangely mingled recently in the
case of the secretary of state. While
he occupies the highest place in the
cabinet, congress has vested in him the
succession to the presidency, by chang
ing a law which has stood since the
first years of the republic. At the same
time he has been made the target for
much bitter personal abuse. and finally
now he has been subjected to the most
overwhelming bereavement in the
death of his wife. following, IN just two
weeks. that of his favorite child, who
might have taken her mothers place
in the household. Mr.. Bayard has
borne his affections with simple dig
nifty and manllness, which have become
him more, if possible, than his public
honors.
When the undertakers carried the
flower concealed coffin of his wife to
the hearse, the secretary followed il
slowly to the gate. There he stood
with bowed head until it was safely
placed. His face was outwardly calm
but upon it had settled the gloom Of a
sorrow and a desolation that can never
be lifted from him. His figure and
pose as he stood there would have fiji,
served an artist rs a model for resigned
refined, and absolute grief.
The Value Of the Percheron Stud book
ofFrance.
1t contains the pedigree and brief
description of about 5000 of the best
bred Percherons, and none but the pro-
duce of recorded sire and dam are nov
eligible to entry. Every one is familiar
with the old breeding axiom. "Lik,
begets like or the likeness of some OF
its ancestors" From this alone thu
most obtuse mind will readily preceivt
that a knowledge of those ancestors i.
as necessary to the successful breeder as
I No oc 4 r