Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-26
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Secretary Lamar is the first member
of the cabinet to notice the presidents
order, and has issued a circular to his
subordlnates notifying them that the
iniunctions therein must be obeyed, and
that they must not meddle with politics
Fargo Republican; For the lntor.
nation of the Press and Dekotain The
Republican would state that the gang.
referred to as working on the street
under the direction of Officer Will Casey
is not the "gang" who have provided the
county with graders and $1,000 clocks.
The latter is still at large.
Mr.. Miller, commissioner of internal
revenue, does not think the enforcement
of the provisions of the oleomargarine
bill, should it become a law, would in.
crease the expenses of the bureau very
much. The tax, he says, could easily be
collected in the same manner as the tax
on tobacco. In locating oleomargarine
factories he estimates $4,000 would
cover all expenses of collection for the
first year, which collections he thought
would aggregate $1,000 900.
There is a lively fight in the river and
harbor committee over the Hennepin
canal amendment. They are equally
divided; MCMILLAN, Conger and Hen
derson being in favor of retaining the
measure in the bill, and Willis, Blan-
chard and Ransom being anxious to have
| it stricken out. The three last named
are the most likely to stick, aud the first
three are more likely to yield. Hender-
son of Illinois is very much interested in
fighting it through, but is not much of
a bulldozer, while his colleagues oppos.
ing it are. MCMILLAN and Conger have
no special interest in the fight, but Gull
son is looking after them. Murphy,
Springer and other Illinois gentlemen
have served notice on Willis that if the
Hennepin canal provision is stricken
out they will fllibuster to beat the en-
tire bill.
Washington special: An eminent
republican parliamentarian makes this
comment on a ruling by the speaker of
the house: Speaker Carlisle made:an I'm
~precedented and most extraordinary
ruling this afternoon, the effect
of which is to place the entire legisla-
ton of the house in the hands of the
democratic bosses-the democratic men,
bers of the committee on rules. who
happen also to be the steering commit.
tee of the democratic caucus. The ruling
is the most important one that has been
made for years. Ii permits this steering
committee to take the house by the
throat. Under this decision there
can be no business transacted
aside from revenue and appropriation
bills, unless the dietators shall SO decree.
This is true ever as to o bill that has
passed both branches and comes back
to the house. with an amendment. The
ruling in effect is this: That O house bill
which passed the senate and has come
back with an amendment upon it has nc
privilege, but must be sent to the foot of
the calendar as new matter. The ruling
is based upon the. proposition that
there are NO joint rules, and that there
is, consequently, no comfy between the
two houses. This ruling sets aside the
general parliamentary principles that
are known throughout the world, as well
as the practice of our owp house in the
past, including the rulings of Carlisle
himself,