Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-01-24
WASHINGTON NEWS
from our regular correspondence
WAsH1NGroN. Jan. 90, 1890.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 90, 1880.
The house of representatives mourns
for its father. Judge Kelley, for thirty
years representative from Pennsylva
mia, has gone to his last rest. Funeral
servlces were held in the hall of the
house on Saturday, after which tho
body was forwarded to his late homo
for interment, Judge Kelley will be-
sadly missed, and his place extremely
difficult to fill. The title of father Of
the house" now belongs to ex.Speaker
Randall, who is still confined To his rcs-
idence by illness.
The senate committee on the worlds
fair has heard everything that the cham
pions of the several cities ;l;,d to say for
their favorites, but what effect, if any,
the learned arguments had on any of
the senators is not apparent to tho
naked eye. 1t is generally believed
that the matter will be ut once pushed
to Il hnal issue in 3oth house and senate.
One thing can truly be said of the strug-
gle for the location. It has made no
bad blood, and wherever congress may
decide upon holding the fair everybody
is ready to pitch right in and make it Il
grand succcss--somcthing worthy of
America.
Secretaries Window and Tracy botl,
favor the transfer of the revenue marine
service from the treasurer to tho nayv
department. This makes it almost GER
tain that the bill providing for the trans
fer, now before congress, will soon be-
come u law. 1t has been defeated in
previous congresses by the opposition of
the secretary of the treasury.
Senator Quay and Acknowledgement
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, were visit
ing several of the departments here to-
gcther Saturday, That does not look
much like tho general was to be an an
ti-Quay candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination in his state.
Tho vice president put quictus OH
the silly story of his not being on good
terms with the president by giving an
elaborate dinner to the President and
Mrs. Harrison few days ago.
No stock is taken here in the rumoro
dcfections in the Ohio lcgis-
lature. Brice has paid for the goods
and it is generally believed they will be
delivered according to contract.
Speaker Reed said this morning that
nc thought the new rules would be re-
ported to the house sometime this week,
unless there should be some unexpected
cause for further delay.
Ex-senator Kellogg, Ike most south
erners, regards Senator Morgarhs
scheme of sending the negroes to Africa
at government expense as very fool
ish one, and says the solution of the
problem will have to be looked for III
other directions.
The tariff hearings before tho house
on ways and means are OK
pected to end this week. They have al
ready included about every industry in
tended, but Chairman Mckinley says
nobody shall be excluded, and hearings
may be had on application until the bilf
is reported to the house.
Mr.. Wanamakcr seems to have til
proper idea of the relations that should
exist between member of the cabinet
and the people, rs represented in the
house of representatives. He told the
members of the house committee on
postoffices and post roads, who paid
him social visit, that he hoped they
would call on him as often as they need
ed information on postal matters, and
that there was nothing private in tho
business of his department.
The senate committee on territories
will not report an omnibus bill. The
majority is opposed to the admission of
New Mexico, but will report separate
bills admitting Idaho and Wyoming.
Mrs. Gen. U. S. Grant is spending q
few days with friends here. She is
looking remarkably well, and says her
health is excellent.
Representative bolivar, of Iowa, says
there is not the slightest doubt of Sena--
tor Al;ison's re election.
From Papa Wallace,