Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-02-21
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s',l passed by 4 strict party vots. IS.
Senator Mo.rill, chairman nf the SEM
ate comn,ittee OF, pubsic buildings and
grounds, k bestirring himself to secuFo
the legislation 70 hive several very ne
cessary puba,c buildings erected hero
which will sswe the government y tidy
sum of money now annually paid out
in rents Among the buildings contem-
plated are an ;rsll;tion to os, u ,lupllca-
sion to the White House; ditto to post
o1ice and Interior department build
inEs. and new government printing
Office, which is urgently needed in place
of the present overcrowded and un-
healthy, to s'.y nothing of dangerous,
building. Its craclSetl and out Of plumb
walib are y constant source Of fear to
the s0O0 or more employees who daily
risk tlteir lives in it, and it is ~ shame
that such Il building should be allowed
to stand.
Secretary Tracy we,st 10 his office at
the navy department this morning for
the first time since the terrible fire. He
has agcd2O years in :. week Yesterday
was the first time he had seen his sur
viving dhnghter and granddaughter
since the tire The president ;,nd Mrs.
Harrison 9c Dmpanied Secretary Tracy
from the White House to the residence
of Judge Bmcroft Davis, where tlle
meeting took place
The comlnittee investigating the Ohio
ballot box forgeries expect to finish the
hearings this week. 1t h.d>;l very dis
tingtished asray of witnesses last week,
including Gov. Campbell, Murat Hal
stead and Representatives Butterworth.
and Mckinley, and the testimony, while
containing litle, if anything, that was
entirely new, was ut times quite inter
estlng,
A clause in the new code of rules for.
the House, makes pension bills privi-
legged to come up at amy time 1t is
said that IL very. undetermined effort is to.
be made to have that clause stricken
out, but us it was put there by :.vote of
the republican caucus it is extremely
likely to stay there.
Members of the House haye long wor-
ried over the fact that the senator's were
each provided with Il clerk to hclp them
in their correspondence. The result is
Il bill which hats been f;tvorably report
ed to the House providing u clerk. for
each representative.
In the senate this week the Blair. cdu-
cational bill and the Oklahoma terri
tory bill is being pressed by Secretary
Noble who says the present condition
of affairs in that country IS exceedingly
dangerous. Lasers The Oklahoma bill
has passed the House.
The president has issued his proclaim
alton opening to settlement the Sioux
reservation.
There is a ruEaor. here that Senator
German is to be chairman of the demo-
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee. II true this means red. hot figh..
for the possession of the House, and it
bellooves the republicans to be On tho
alert.
Senator Allison is not worrying over
the news from Iowa. He says. things
will work around. all right in q short
time.
The national. shipping league
which was in convention here last week.
passed resolution endorsing the Far
quhar bill for substituting American
ships, on the ground that it would put
our merchant marine on an equal foot
ing with that of other nations.
Messages of coincidence TO. Secrctar
les Blaine and Tracy are stin pouring
in, not only from, all sections. Of this
country, but from all over tie world.