Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-25
)fficial Paper of Griggs County
Our Washington Letter.
WASlIiNGToN. June ol, SIS

There was really more Work ;lcconl-
plisled ly Congress last week than dur
ing anv week of the season. Members
seem to be getting doNn to a realization
OF the fact that ti.eir constituents will
hold them responsible for the delay in
the transaction of public business.
The defeat of the Morrison Tariff
Bill. OF What is equivalent to it. tNpedites
business Very much. and the clancesare
favorable for an adjournment early in
July.
The Oleomargar!Me bill. inmy opinion.
Will be defeated iii the Senate Your
readers have no idea how, mach talk ;ud
how much money are ready to secure its
defeat.
\ joint resolution has been introduced
III the Senate providing that every l,eYson
III government cmploy shall hayea hol-
day on Tie %otl of May each year. 1t
will most likely be adopted.
Blair's Educational Bill is ION the
shelf for tins session. and the same
may le said of hundreds of other bills.
many OF which Will ne.;er be reached.
\ very important joint resolution was
passed the Senate on Friday, providing
for the submission of a const. t.tNtiona
amendment. extending tAe period of the
President S term. and the session of the
Tit eth Congress until the SOIL! of APP
1859. and substituting the 3U,h of .ipril
for the lth of March. us the commence
ment OF Presidential and Congressional
terms.
The Postofiice III this city has been
for few days the center OF not ;, little
eNcitement y clerk. whose name is
said to be Day. and who has been spend
ing his vacation in Florida. has fallen
heir to several millions of dollars and
has agreed to divide the legacy anlo ng
his fellow clerks: at least that is what
they say. Day was appointed from
New York and has been in the post
office about eight years. Twenty years
ago he was a music teacher iI a small
Catskill village. and on the occ, sion be-
friended a stranger. an Englishman,
with the loan of S225. The man soon
disappeared, Not long since lnforma-
tion came to Day that the man had died
in Australia, and left him untold mill
ions.
The more lhequestion of civil service
is discussed in Congress, the more dis
gusted the people become with the SUBJ
ject. AS it is now, it is Il fraud. and a
sham. Men are being paid as commits
sloners, and their wishes and rulings
are not respected. Democrats are tired
OF it, the Republicans are d:sgusted with
the way III which the law is executed.
No one cares for it. except Republicans
who are in Office. and hope it will keep
them in, which reminds me that they
Will all go. sooner or later.
There is rather bitter feeling grow
ing up between the friends Of General
Logan and Mr.. Blaine. Nh Blaine is
reported as modestly saying that the
Republicans had better try some other
man than h4m. and it is said that Logan
charges Blaine with running the politics
OF both this country and England. 1t
won't do to believe either of these stor-
les, but it is a fact that many OF Blaine S
frlen ds are ready to move heaven and
earth to secure his nomination the sec
ond time.
Washington has assumed It's summer
dullness. Nearly all the watering place
seekers are gone. About LOO law
makers and their servants keep up pnblic
interest III the city during the summer.
There are few arrivals at the hotels and
the crowd on the streets is no larger
than III August. All social matters are
nearly suspended. Now and then a
newly married couple drop in and staya
day OF two. but everything is dull and
listIess.
The reception at tile White House.
last week. Was largely attended. aud the
distinguished bride and bridegroom
We're the centre of attraction. 1t is
proper to say that they were cordial in
Their greeting, and pleasant to ali.
The House during the most of the