Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-04-02
official Paper of Griggs County
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, March %.

the Edmunds resolutions. A unmber
of able speeches We're made during the
week in their support, especially OF
Friday. when Senators Logan. Harrison
and Ingalls, laid down the law so plainly
and clearly that the President support
ers Were comparatively silent At the
close of the discussion The vote was talk
ed on each resolution separately and re-
suited in their adoption, the most inn
portant one. regarding the Presidents S
duty to furnish documents on file, by a
majority vote, Mitchell, Riddleberger
and VanWycke voting with the demo-
Gratis. This will be the end OF these res
olutlons and the discussion. The ac-
tion of the senate will not influence the
President, and it is hard to see what
good has been accomplished.
Senator Hoar, OF Massachusetts, has
introdu ced bill to provide for inquest
by national authority. suggested by the
Carrollton, Mss, massacre.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
Fairchild, has sent INTO the house Il
| draft OF a bill amending the laws of en-
igration, by eXemptlng alien traEscient
; tourists from the per capita tax of so
cents, and the penalty OF $500 for land
| ing emigrant paupers.
Dement'S case has not been called up.
and it is likely his confirmation will
stand.
The President gave another dinner to
members OF congress OH Thl'sday night
1t is believed here that lie labor trou-
bles i'm the Southwest are about over
Messrs. Bruce and Lynch. the most
prominent cnlored men in the South.
! called upon the President one day last
week and had a talk with him about the
wholesale murder of colored men i'm a
court room at Carrolton. Miss. noe
long since. The President was very
pleasant and promised TO do all that he
could in the matter just here let me
say that the people of Mississippi are
doing more TO keep the ''bloodv shirt
waving than any other state IN the uil-
ion. 1t is said that $50 witnesses have
been examined touching this outrage
but not discovery has been made as to
the guilty parties, although one hum
dred armed men We're in the crowd,
Commissioner Black has been COM
pletely colnered in regard to lis
charge of partisanship by his predeces-
sors i'm office. In fact the investigation
thus fay has shown that Black has been
trying to cover up his partisan action by
smilching the replltion OF better men.
Gen. Logan bin for the increase of
the efficiency of the army meets With
favor OF all republicans who are not dis
grnnt|cd about something. The oppo-
sition is evidently prompted by a desire
to weaken his popularity with the peo-
pie. 1t is openly charged that his late
colleague on the national ticket is the
power behind the throne.
Commissioner Sparks is already the
most unpopular land officer that ever
held the place. and the most charitable
construction to he placed OF hi, mis-
taEes--so declared in every important
decision by Secretary Lamar-is that he
don't know any better, and is utterly
unfit for the place. My prediction is
that he will have ''to 60"
The report of the civil service COM
mission just set in was accompanied by
letter from the president reiterating
his favorable opinion OF the law and it's
workings: and yet John II. Obcrly. who
was a spollsman all his life. and who
has condemned the civil service law. is
waiting for confirmation as one of the
officers to execute it. 1t is safe to say
that Mr. Oberly will be left out in the
cold. Those who live here laugh at the
idea OF Cleveland being civil service
man.
The tariff fight between Morrison and
Randall grows hotter every day, and
the general opinion is that no tariff leg
islation will he had at this session.
which will undoubtedly last till July.
The report of the bureau of labor has