Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1892-02-26

government would be willing to grant
if the British government should send
properly authorized commissioners.
Secretary Blaine told them that it was
hut Il waste of time 10 continue the
conferences, under such conditions.
The British minister has been exchang-
ing cablcgrams with his home govern
ment, but it has not transpired whether
it was III regard to this Canadian busi.
ness or the Behring sea commission,
which is in session here. It is believed
that there is a connection Between the.
two things, and that the British govern
ment in spite of its many failures in
the past has been again trying to pull
the wool over Uncle Sans eyes.
1t is stated here that the movement
in the house to rush the consideration
of the Bland FREQ coinage bill, which
was favorably reported and placed on
the calender last week, is being en-
gincervd by the anti-Mills democrats in
the hope that Mills opposition to Its
present consideration may prevent his
beirg elected to the senate by the Texas
legislature. 1t is not certain what the
house will do, but the chances rather
favor the passage of the bill. as the
petition asking the committee on rules
to make a continuous order for its con-
sidcration has already received the
| signatures Of u hundred and twenty
democrats and the nine peoples party
men.
The nomination of Representative
McKenna, of California, to be Judge of
circuit court, is we'll spoken of by
every body.
A more striking exampllicatien of
the absurdity of the cheese pairing poll
cy of the democrats in the house is the
military academy annual appropriation
bill, the first one to get through that
body. BY striking out such necessary
items as those providing for improving
the defective plumbing of the barracks
of the enlisted man, II new gas plant
in place of tho old and worn out one
now in use and new buildings, and by
reducing other items. such rs taking
off 800 off the annual salary Of the
gardener, the bill was reduced in its
total to about $4,000 less than the one
passed last year. Mr.. Otis, u farmers
alliance member, from Karsas, tried to
outd0 the most parsimonious democrat
whose proposition to strike out the
item of $50 to purchase scap for tho
cadets was voted down, by seriously
proposing that the item for the pur.
chase OF saddle bankets for the cadets
be struck out and that every year 1t
the close of congress the old carpets on
the floor Of the house and senate be
taken up and shipped to West Point to
be cut up for saddle blankets.
The democrats of the house spent the
greater portion Of their time in wrang-
ling with each other. The mxjeritiss
of the house committee or immigra.
ton and that on foreign affairs are in
the midst of a lively row, the question
being which committee is properly en-
titled to jurisdiction of matters relnt
ing to the Chinese question, The first
named committee is ahead, as it has re-
ported and placed on the calender pro-
hibiting Chinese immigration. Begin
ning this week, the senate and house
committees on immigration will hold
a series of joint sessions for the purpose
of hearing all parties who wish to talk
on the subject of immigration.
The house after being scslded by Mr..
Holman and having adopted a resolu-
ton offered by him limiting the cost to
$4,000, adoped Representative Hoar's
resolution directing the committee on
manufactures to investigate the ''sweat.
ing" system Of tenement house labor.
Senator Hills authority over the
Tammany members of the house was
plainly shown on Saturday when he or
dered them by telegraph to report to
hip in New York city at once. Satur.
day afternoon had been previously set
aside by resolution of the house for
eulogies on the late Tammany Repre-
sentative, Gen. Spinola, but honors to a
dead man did not count against the
wishes of the living boss. and the eulo.
gies were postponed and the New York
members took the train to report to
the boss.
Secretary Noble says in reply to t::,e
charge that he Intentionally sighted
Secretary Blaine by not mentioning
his name in the speech he made ia
Philadelphia, Friday evening: The
speech was entirely extempore as did
not know until arrived in Philadelphia
that was down for sci speech, and
omitted great many things that
ought to have been said, but have too
high a regard for Secretary Blaine,
whom regard as one of the most ma
jestic and illustrious figures of the
period, to Intentionally try to put =
sight upon HIM or his great achieve
ments."
The democrats on tha bouse wore