Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-02-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

From our regular. E.covrespondent.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S, 1890.
The president, while the controversy
over the new rules was in progress il,
the house. positively refused to express.
his opinion upon the merits of the rule,
reported. but your correspondent hap
pens to know that since their adoption,
he has eNpsessed himself us thinking
their adoption the greatest Legislative
reform made in congress in many YEA. S
An agreement has been made betwce,
the leaders of poth PARTIES in the hous.
not to call up any of the contested cleo
ton cases this week This has bee,
done in order to dispose of the World.
FAIR question. The committee hi, re.
ported two bills, one providing for hold
ing the fair in Washington and the
other for holding it either ut Chicago
New York aud st. Louis. It is propose,
to give several days,to,n discussion ol
the bills, and it is expected that by
Friday or Saturday at the latest, til,
liEal vote may be taken. A large mum
Der of the boomers Of each of the con.
testing cities are here and the Washing.
ton people arc no ways backward il,
upholding tho claims of the capital.
Take it all in all the members of tln
house will have a very lively time this
week.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections heard the evidence in the
Montana senatorial contest on Saturday
The democrats being represented by ex.
Solicitor General jerks and the repub-
licans by ex-Commissioner of Patents
II. +. Paine. After hsaring the cvi
dence and argument the committee
went into executive session. The re-
port is anxiously awaited and will prob
ably be made sometime this week
Opinion seems to bo divided whether
the republicans wiMabc seated or all OF
them thrown out.
Some comment IL heard among re-
publicans upon the u,rdiness of the re-
publicans in organizing their congress
sional campaign coaamittec. The dem
ocrats have already organized theirs
and from the fact that Roswell +. Flower
the millionaire Now Fork congressman
has been made chairman, it is surmised
that no money will be lacking. German
is chairman Of theescnate branch of the
committee, in fact llc is the boss of the
whole machine, Blower being only an
ornamental tiuteiiead who IS expected
to come down literally with the ducats
The bill providing for asccrtaining
the mortgage Indebtedness oi the cou,,-
try when the census is taken this year,
has passediboth, senate and house, and
is now in the hands of the president.
Gen. Aiger arrived here Saturday and
was a guest Of Mrs. Gen. Logan until
today, when he took quarters at - hotel
Tonight he will attend the encampment
of the q. A. Il. here and tomorrow he
goes to Baltimore to attend a camp fire
and banquet. Afterwards he will re
turn, probably to remain here until tn.
congressional pension committee de-
cides upon some line of action regard
ing the various pension bills, now be
fore them.
1t was supposed that the hearings ir
the. Ohio ballot box forgeries were
closed last week, but Col, Neal, of Gin
cinnati, is to testify to-day. The reason
for the reopening was furnished by Mr.
Kllstz, ex-Gov. Fosters private secre
taYy, who testified that Col. Neal bad
said that Gov. Campbell, while mem.
ber of congress, had gone to President
Cleveland and asked him to get the
democratic leaders to suspend the ta.ia
fight until he (CampbelD could get his
ballo. box bill through.
There is hitch in the new tariff bill
and besides that, Mr.. Mckinley, the
chairman Of the Ways and Means com.
mittee, has been sick for nearly week,
SO that there is little probability of the
bills being reported to the house until
the first Of March. Sugar is tho princi.
pal stumbling block.
Among the bills passed by Vac senate
last week was one appropriating 81, SOC
to pay attorneys fees due Porter, Har
rfson and Fishback, the presidents Old
firm. The services wero performed
some years ago, and were occasioned
by suit brought against Gen. Hovey
now governor of Indiana, by man who
was convicted of being a member Of th,
Knights of the Golden Circle by q mill
tary commission appointed by Gen
Hovey while commanding the depart
ment of Indiana.
The president, accompanied BY Secre