Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-02-12
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.

The week closing OH Saturday showed
pretty good work for both houses of
Congress. The passage of the bill by
the Senate for the admission of South
Dakota, on Friday afternoon, was quite
a victory for Republicans. on account,
partly of the vote of Senator VOORHEES,,
the only Democrat who voted in it's
favor. All negative votes were Demo-
cratic. The bill provides for the organ
ization of North Dakota into territory
to be called Lincoln. The vote stood SO
to 20. Mr.. Voorhees, thinks there is no
doubt about the passage of the bill in
the house.
The adoption of Mr.. Bland's resolu-
ton by the House, calling upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury for informa-
ton in regard to his past and future
policy OH the Silver question, was a
subject of Cabinet consideration q day
ortwo since, and the conclusion reached
was that the Presidents message and
the Sccretary's annual report furnished
a sufficient reply, and the House will be
informed that their ''silver'' sentiments
remain unchanged.
The General Pension Bill will be
considered by the &. A. II. at their
encampment on the 18th Of February.
1t is believed that the proposition to
pension every old soldier So per month
and discharge the great army of clerks.
will he indorsed by that body. OF
course such a bill would be opposed by
all pension officials throughout the land
as we'll as the legal and pension agent
fraternity, but twill certainly commend
itself to the great public.
The formation of Gladestone's Cabinet
has attracted considerable attention
from the Irish people of this city. and
the result has not been entirely
satisfactory. but the friends OF Ireland
are willing to give the Grand Old Man"
ample time to accomplish something
that will relieve the suspense and polite
al strain in Ireland.
The Subcommittee appointed to
draft a bill OH the lIennepin Canal
scheme, are a unit OH the acceptance
of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and
for the appropriation of Sl,OOO,OOO to
commence work upon the canal as soon
as the Engineer Of the Army designates
the route.
Senator Logan, of Illinois, is not only
making his influence felt in national
legislation, but is taking care OF the
interests of the great party of which lie
is one Of its most noted champions.
Twice during the past week did he
attract the attention of the country by
his outspoken views of matters Of
national policy. On Tuesday he fairly
brought down the ''ouse,'' when i'll
regard to the bill proposing to allow
the U. S. Consul, at Warsaw, Russia.
to accept certain decorations rendered
him by the Russian government. he
declared that the only decoration an
American citizen should wear, is his
daily walk and demenor before his
fellow men. This created quite a
sensation. Again on Wednesday III
his speech ON the Dakota bill he showed
that the opposition OF the democrats
was Il part Of the great scheme to keep
out republican states, and in some
points quite analogous to the course of
that party before the war in opposing
the admission of free states. In his
little spat with Senator Butler. of S. G..
who charged that Logan was a leading