Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-03-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.
lFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1890.

lFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a, 1890.
The president is not by any means an
easy man to worry or fret, but the per-
sistency Of the malicious gossipers who
constantly, and without tho slightest
foundation thesefore, printing stories
claiming to give the fullest details of
disagreements between prominent mem.
bers of his administration and himself
has of late been the occasion of his
showing considerable feeling in discus
sing the matter with his personal friends
OF course he knows that the stories al
ways originate with democrats, and
that they are sent out solely for their
political effect, but they arc haras slug
just the same.
Chicago captured the Worlds Fair in
the house. But that will by no means
settle the matter. Your correspondent
has it on the very best authority that it
has been fully determined upon by u
majority of tile senate that if tho house
selects any other location for the fair
than Washington that no fair will be-
held at ALL The reason for this is that
it has been discovered that the demo-
Gratis have Il we'll laid scheme to use the
fair for political purposes should either
New York or Chicago be selected, and
tho senate is opposed to such use be-
ing made of 1t.
A hoary headed old real estate Job
has bobbed up again before congress.
1t is 81 bill for the government to pur-
chase the real estate and buildings south
of Pennsylvania avenue, between the
treasury and the capital for the purpose
of erecting public buildings thereon.
Four-tifths of this ground is covered by
water whenever there is frcshet in the
Potomac river and many of the cellars
have water in them at every high tide.
and the owners have for many years
been trying to unload this very dcs,ra.
BILE droperty upon the United States us
fancy price. 1t is hardly probable
though that congress will ever pass
such bill.
1t is hard to say what the real effect
of the congressional investigation of
the civil service commission as far us it
has gone. The friends of tho present
system u vindication, while its enemies
claim just the reverse. Therefore it
would be just as we'll to suspend judg-
ment until some of the other witnesses
are heard.
Representative McC Comas is working
on u bill which will be shortly intro
duced, that will put an end to the ger
rymandering of congressional districts.
The same bill will also require that cer-
tification of the election of members of
the house Of representatives shall be
made direct to the clerk of the house
by the state canvassing boards. Such a
measure would, it is believed, meet with
almost unanimous approval from the
the republicans.
Senator Dolph, from the committee
on coast dcfcnses, has reported q bill
to the senate which approprates S123,-
OO0, 900 to be spent In installments on
coast and harbor dcfences between the
first of July next and the goth of June
1908.
There are four contested election
cases-three seating republican con-
testants and one confirming a sitting
democrat-ready to be disposed of by
the house, and notice has been given
that they will be called up as soon as
the house disposss of the Worlds Fair.
1t is stated at the capital today that
the senate committee ON finance has
decided to report favora1y the bill to
increase the coinage Of silver dallars to
81, 900, 900 a month.
Secretary Window opened the sealed
bids which had been received in answer
to his advertisement for proposals for
the exclusive rights to take seals in
Alaskan waters for twenty years, last
Friday. There were twelve bidders.
The award has not yet been made. All
of the bids are higher than the govern
ment has received for this privilege for
the last twenty years.
The schedules to be used in taking
the census this year are decided i'm.
provement upon those previously used
that are what is known as family sched.
uler each of which will contain from
ore to ten names, instead Of two hun.
ldred as in the last census.
Claus Spreckles. the sugar king, made
an argument before the house Ways
and Means committee Thursday against
lowering the tariff on sugar. He say.
the United States could easily raise
beets enough to manufacture all the
sugar consumed in this country.
The anti-menopoly association has
seut men here tn oppOse Postmaster