The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-01-29

al members of his cabinate attended a.
dinner given by Mr.. Blaine.
just as everybody's nerves had become
strained to the highest pitch in expectation
of the sending of the Chilian correspon-
dence and the Presidents message thereon
to Congress there was a sudden turn of the
kaleidoscope, and presto! the announce
ment was made that things had taken a
turn, that the correspondence and message
would be withheld a little while longer. So
we'll guarded is the secret. that it involves
either a positive or partial promise from
Chill to accede to the demands of this gov
eminent.
Senator Stanford opened the ball on the
subject of loans by the government with a
speech in favor of his land and loan bill.
Ser ator PETER followed enclosing the bill
and incidentally giving his views on the
present financial system of this govern
ment. Senator Kyle also spoke in favor
of tbs bill,
The Woman Suffrage Association, which
held its annual convention here this week
paid its annual visit to the House and SEN
ate Judiciary committees, with the usual
result.
The question of opening or closing of
the Worlds Fair on Sundays is beginning to
excite some interest in Congress, although
few members have as yet taken a decided
stand either way. Representative Belknap
of Michigan, says on the subject. II hnye
received a large number of petitions from
churches and temperance societies asking
for legislation against the opening OF the
Worlds Fair on Sunday. I am now consid-
ering the question. and would like to hear
from the vast army of working men and
women who cannot attend the exposition
on any other day without loss to themselves
l would like TO get their opinions before l
make up my mind.
Has the free and Unlimited silver coign.
age law of 1887 ever been repealed? The
negative was stoutly maintained in an ar
gument before the House Judiciary com
mittee made by Mr.. E. D. Stark, Of Cleve-
land Ohio, who claims to have been the
first to discover that law is still in exist
ence.
Senator Powers charge that Justice
Field of the supreme court, was entirely
too favorably inclined towards corporations
has created a sensation here, and the last
has not been heard of it. An attempt will
be made to get Senator Powers to reiter-
ate the charge on the floor of the Senate,
so as to give grounds for an official investi-
CATION.
Many people were surprised when the
House defeated the bill to reform certain
abuses that exist in the present system of
printing, binding and distributing public
documents, us ths bill wss prepared by
democrats, it is claimed thai 1t would have
saved four or five hundred thousand dollars
a year.
Representative Jerry Simpson intro.
duced a bill to repeal so much Of the act
of 1873 rs makes the gold dollar the stand
ard unit of value. If enacte 4 into a law
the silver dollar of 371ll grains would be
restored to the position of the standerea
unit of value.
Representative Taylor's (Ohio) bin re-
curing the secretary OF the treasury to ad-
~vertise for proposals when he selects a
bank as a depository for government funds
has been we'll received. 1t is no experiment,
as Mr.. Taylor was the author of a bill
which was passed by the Ohio Legislature
requiring the City authorities of Clevlant
to select a depository in the same way
which has proven a success.
The selection by the National Democrat
ic committee OF the place for holding the
the nominating convention of that part,
has been made, Chscago, and it leave:
equally as many sore heads among the del
egations from the competing cities as tn
republicans committee did under simila
circumstances.