Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-02-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
[From our regular oorrcspondent.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1890,


The president has created almost n
panic in the ranks of the gossi2ers VINO
have for months been ringing the
changes on all sorts of ofridiculous stories
about the ill feeling existing between
himself and Senate: Quay by having
senator and Mrs. Quay join him and
Mrs. Harrison in IL quiet family dinner
at the White House. The invitation
and its acceptance show the pleasant
relations existing between tho two men
as scarcely anything else would hav,
done.
The agitation against the civil service
law seems to have opened the eyes of
the commission to the desirability of
making their examinations more prac.
tica}. One of the latest reforms is that
applicants for letter carriers places shall
he examined upon the speed and accur-
acy with which they can read addresses
on mail matter, instead of upon United
States geography. BY the Oway,:: the
house committee on reform in the civil.
service today decided to make q favor
able report on Representative Ewarts
resolution authorizing congressional
investigation of certain charges against
the civil service commission.
Secretary Chandler seems to have
known what he was about when he Of
fered his resolution calling upon the
secretary of the navy for information
as to'the existence among naval officers
of an.organlzation formed to influence
congressional legislation. The naval
court of inquiry appointed by Secretary
Tracy has brought out the fact that
there are two such organizations. But
it is safe to consider them as already
disbanded.
Mrs. Harrison held her first public re-
ception at the White House Saturday
afternoon. She was assisted by Mrs.
Senator Frye, Mrs. Representative
Lodge and Mrs. Clark, wife of the pop
ular Assistant Postmaster General
The house ways and means committee
is making progress on the tariff bill.
and is certain to have it ready to report
in February.
the democrats arc trying to make it
appear that the new schedule of rules
by WHICH the House is to he governed
Is being prepared solely by Speaker
Reed without any conference with the
other members of the committee on
rules. Nothing could be father from
the truth. Mr.. Reed only submitted a
memorandum to the committee con.
tanning his ideas on the subject, and at
several meetings ex-Speaker Carlisle's
suggestions have been adopted by the
republican members all of which shows
that the rules when completed will not
be the work of one man alone.
The discovery Of shortage in the ac-
counts of number of receivers of pub
lie money in various places has suggest.
ed to Secretary Noble the advisability
of making radical change in the pres
cut system of keeping accounts with
those officials. and he has requested
Secretary Window to designate an ex-
pert from tho treasury department to
assist in per1ccting new system.
The House committee on the Worlds
Fair is in an apparent deadlock; the
senate committee is doing nothing and
time is flying.
Senator Ingalls, has been compelled
to devote considerable portion of his
time since last Thursday to receiving
delegations of colered men sent to
thank him for his speech on the race
question. He has also vedhundreda
of letters conveying thanks.
The House committee on elections
having reported in favor of contestant
Smith, of West Virginia, will endeavor
to call the case up in the House for fina
action Wednesday, but it is not proba