Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-05-23

very Important meeting Of the National
Republican committee here today. Ona
notable feature fthe meeting Of COM
lnlttee was the entire absence of tho
wrangling which our democratic friends
have been of late so Industrious in tell
ing about. There is harmony among
the members of the committee and they
all think that the republicans can hold
their own if not increase their majority
in the house of representatives by hard
work between now and election day
next November.
t In the house today, the tive-minuta
debate on the tariff bill, whicn is to con-
tinue eight days, was begun. At its
close the vote will be taken. Some
very strong speeches were made last
week in support of the bill, but rs inn
portant as the subject is-none more inn
portant-the audiences have been small
on the floor aud in the galleries. There
is but little entertainment in tariff
speech, no matter how able tho speaker
may be.
The election of successor to tho late
Senator Beck has brought out the fact,
that that ex-senator Carlisle, one of the
leading candidates, has great many
bitter enemies in his own party, and
some very revolving stories of his per-
sonal habits and private life are beng
told by democrats here.
| A bill has been introduced into the
house to prohibit printing upon or
attaching any advertisement for public
display to an American flag.
In spite of democratic opposition the
senate has passed and the president
signed the bill classifying all imported
worsted cloths us wooden.
Secretary Proctor on Saturday made
second allowance of $4,000 for the
Mississippi flood sufferers. This leaves
balance In his hands of $4,000 out0f
the $50, 900 recently appropriated by
congress.
Representative La Fayette of Wisconsin,
made telling point i'll favor of q pro-
teetive tariff when lie said: "The demo-
Gratis denounced the republican party
when in 1888 it placed a duty on wire
nails of four cents q pound. The duty
has stimulated the production OF wire
nails, and today they are being sold at
two and two-tenths cents pound, or
lust little more than one half of the
duty imposed"
Gen. John G. Fremont was SO over
joyed to learn, as he did last week, that
instead of owing the Government
$4,000 as claimed by the treasury de-
partment some years ago, the Govern
ment owed him $4,000, that he tainted
in the office. The mistake was made
by - careless book keeper.
The senate has passed the army appro-
priation bill with all amendment pro-
viding that no alchoholic liquors, beer
or wine shall be sold to enlisted men in
any calteen or building in garrison
or military post.
The house has passed a bill giving Mrs.
Parnell, mother of the leader of the
Irish party in the British house of
Commons. pension of $50 a month.
The pensionis given in consideration
of the extraordinary services Of Mrs.
Parnell's father, Admiral Charles Stew
art, who served for 81 consecutive
years.
The senate before passing the annual
pension appropriation bill adopted an
amendment thereto, increasing the
number of pension agencies from eight
teen to twenty.
The Rowell federal election bill which
has been approved by the republican
caucus has been introduced in tho
house. It now seems certain that q
federal election law will be enacted at
the present session, though few repub-
licans in both the house and senate are
opposed to it.
Senator Edmunds is again in his seat,
Il =
and he denies that he has been i'll as re-
ported and says it was only another
case of newspaper sickness"
Representative Morrill,, of Kansas, who
has been represented by the democrat
ic press as being candidate to succeed
Senator Ingalls,, says that he has no
idea of becoming candidate for the
senate, and he adds that Mr.. Ingalls, is
ceatain of being reelected by a good
majority.