Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-02-05
Our Washington Letter.
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| ASilNGTON, Jan. Is.
No miser ever had such trouble with
his harded wealth as Uncle Sam is
having with his money and finances
Oh the one hand the money changers
aseiconstantly scheming for legislation
that will enhance their profits, regardless
OF the public welfare, and OH other.
financial doctors have almost numberless
ideas OH the subject of money which
they desire to have formulated into law,
and which if enacted would bankrupt
both the credit and welfare OF the
country. The first we'll considered
proposition to settle the vexed silver
question is the bill offered by Senator
Sherman. proposing to discontinue the
coinage of the dollar, and providing
that bullion, not less than 100000 nor
mora than 100000 ounces, shall be
purchased monthly by the Treasury, in
payment for which certificates shall be
issued, which shall he receivable for all
public dues. and may he reissucd. This
was the first formulated compromise
measure offered, and has been reciyed
by both side to the controversy with a
storm of objections; one of the Iowa
Senators designating it as a proposal
to transfer bullion from the smelters to
the Treasury and issue warehouse
certificates" while others denOunce it
as scheme equivalent to unlimited
coinage and others as cunningIy
devised and half concerted plan to les
sen the present amount Of silver cur
rency. In this case ''the Ohio idea''
is as unpopular as were others before it.
Next to the almighty dollar of our
ancestors. Dakota makes herself heard
and felt most frequently in and about
the halls of congress, and whether she
succeeds i'll getting into the onion at
this session OF not. she will at least
monopoliZe many pages of the Congress
sional Record. The opposition to her
admission as proposed by Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa, replied in support of the bill,
declaring that the methods pursued and
the action taken by the people of the
territory toattain statehools. had been
orderly, conservative and creditable
Gov. Pierce WAS an attentive listner
III the Senate during the discussion. and
is III favor of the division OF the territory
and its admission as proposed 10y the
mesure discussed, and which is ably
engineered and supported by its
authors.
1t would be great suprise to the
country, no doubt, to wake up some
fine morning and find the heads of at
lying OH the Executive charger. 1t is no
ney General with Telephone stocks was
Very distasteful to the reformer in the
White House, and it is now openly
charged that Secretary Lamar has been.
if he is not yet. deeply involved in the
same scandal. TO such an extent have
these charges gone. that Il leading Dem
oc.atic Journal declares; the president
cannot ignore them. and calls on linn to
bounce Garland and Lamar from the
cabinet. implicated. as it asserts. in
scandal ''illcomparably the CREATES:
by which any member of any Presidents
capinet has ever been affected 1t is
also well known here in private circles.
that stronse pressure is quietly being
brought to hear for the removal of Dan.
Manning from the Treasury. being ur-
gel that he does not represent either
fI,n Sanfimnnt nf fl,o o>,,,t,,, or TIN
majority OF his party OIL financial ques-