Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-29
FROM WASHINGTON
How the Servants OF the Public
Earn. Their Salaries AT
the Capital.
Congress Has Not Done Much
Hard Work So Far This
Session.
South Dakota Democrats Pre-
pairing to Visit This City
in March.
From Our Own Special Correspondent

From Our Own Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Conrycss is
hard at work again: that is, the,
meet each Monday, Tuesday, Wedncs
day and Thursday at noon and adj.
lourn at any time between one and
four O'Clock. On Thursdays they
adjourn over till Monday noon. A
week hence they will adjourn for the
holidays-that is, from Thursday
until Tuesday, Jan. 3. And they get
5000 Il year for il. with the extras of
sl25 year for stationery and twenty
cents mile for each mile Travelled
in going to and from 4 session.
For the first time in five sessions.
all the South Dakotans are located on
Capitol Hill, and on adjoining blocks.
Senator pettigrew and family occupy
100 b street, n. f., as they have from
the time he became senator. Col
Jollcy is alone and in quiet quarters
across the street from him. Major
Picker and all of his family are a
block to the west on Delaware avenue
No. 246. Senator Kyle is in 2l2 North
Capitol. the house he occupied during
the last session. Mrs. Kyle and the
children are expected here after The
holidays. His Jolly secretary, Nc
Farland (formcrlya senator from Day
county, boards with him. Mae is a
confirmed Old bachelor. but lie is a
whole-soulcd ScotcIlman with warm
grip in his fist and a good story ever
at his tongue tip. Frank Halli.an.
Senator PettigrcW's secretary. boards
at %, b, y. L. His wife is with him.
| believe man named Cressey from
your state boards at this house. Col.
Jolley does his own letter writing and
Will sit up every night till > o'clock
the next morning to answer his let
tiers rather than let one of them 60
over. Major Picker has Il stenogra-
pher to attend to his correspondence.
Not much has yet been done. The
army appropriation bill passed the
house. yet it may be the last one
signed by the executive at this ses-
sion. Such was the course Of the
District of Columbia bill at the last
session.
Ihcrcarc fourteen of these regular
appropriation bills, including the
deficiency. i give them in alphabet
ical order: Agricultural. army. def
cheney, diplomatic, Districtof Column
bia, fortiiications, Indian. legislative,
military academy, navy, pensions.
postotlicc, rivers and harbors, sundry
civil. Usually there is one river and
harbor bill passed in a congress.
Very seldom is there one at each scs-
sion Once in long time this bill
will fail in an entire congress. But
the other thirteen bills are indispen-
sible to the wheels of government.
Most of the democrats are offended
1.-THE treatment Of Speaker Crisp
last Saturday at the New York tariff
reform league dinner. They look at
it asa slight put upon him by the
mugwumps who compose the league,
in the hope of defeating him for
speaker Of the next congress. The
effect Is the opposite to their inten-
tions. He has been popular as a
speaker with both parties: he is
much more SO now. The slight is
boomerang and puts Crisps stock up
several points.
Nor will there be much done. The
three parties are intently looking
westward to the states where con-
tests arc raging for senatorships, for
on those contests depends the com
pleXion of the next senate. 1t is
lauglable to watch it. The republic
cans believe the democrats are plot
ting to steal some seats; the demo-
Gratis are confident that the republi
cans are ripe for such larceny: and
the independents, who hold the bal
ance OF power in some of these states.
l'iSCAS SiAiohS tiISil pIlJCS anu LllIIlhs
"Where are we at?" The fact is that
most of the chances favor the demo
Gratis securing the senate. 1t is
believed that in the reorganization
which will come after the fourth of
March, Senator Kyle will act with
the democrats and Senator PETER
with the republicans. And there is
more than possibility that the vote
of Aberdecn's senator will result in
giving the senate tothe democrats.
Are all the democrats in your state
coming here in March? Judging by
the number Of notifications sent in
for board and rooms, quorum of
them will witness the next presiden-
tial Inauguration. Most of them
heard from are coming via the Balti-
more and Ohio road from Chicago.
There is no extra charge on their fast
trains, as there is on those Of its