Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1892-04-15
WASHINGTON LET
TER,

peCtGO U6tSCIAluStlOu Oh Cu0 silver O8CClo
in the house was but the carrying out
Of a carefully prearranged plan on the
part OF certain democratic leaders who
did not wish their party committed on
this question at the presidential cam
paign. They wish to leave the way
open for the democratic party to pose
rs favorlng free coinage in states where
it will be beneficial to do 50, and is OPP
posing it in other states, just as that.
party has always done in presidential
elections, on NEST question of national
importance. The small fry were not
let in the scheme. or Representative
Bland would not have blackguarded
Speaker Crisp in such a savage way,
and then had to eat his words after.
wards, when he was tod why speaker
Crisp had seemingly betrayed the ultra
free silver men, but they all now know
the meaning of the whole business, and
about so or 80 of them are trying to
hatch up somo scheme of revenge
and if they only had a nervy leader
they might accomplish someth,rg, as
with the present average attendance in
the house that many members, if pro
perly handled, could easily tic up the
house and keep it tied up until their
purpose was accomplished. As yet
they only threaten, and these who
threaten seldom fight.
1t is not regarded us probable that
the silver campaign opened in the SEN
ate by the debate on Mr.. Morgan's reso.
luton will result in any definite action
by that body on the actual question of
free coinage, although the dodgers like
Hill are in state OF trepidation on ac-
count of it, and may be forced to de-
fine their position.
The first free trade measure-the
Springer free wool bill-will be put
through the house this week, but there
is not the remetest probability of its
getting through the senate.
| The alliance men in congress have
adopted a new financial "fad", and to
hear them discuss it one would sup.
pose that they actually expected the
bill authoring it to pass. 1t is for the
secretary of the treasury to issue on de.
nand Of the several states, legal tender
treasury notes, similar to those now in
general circulation, in any amount de-
sired up to $50 per capita, taking the
population as given in the last census.
The states are to dcposite rs security
20 year bonds, bearing interest at the
rate of per cent. per annum. The
bill says nothing of how the states are
to redeem these bonds at the expiratic., !,
Of 20 years, although it authorszes the
legislatures to distribute the money at
their discretion. Like the sub.treasury
scheme, it looks we'll on paper, and
would be equally impossible to put into
practical operation.
| Not single democratic member Of
the senate committee on the District o
Columbia voted tor Senator Mcmillan.
bill to appropriate 5000 towards en-
tertalning the members of the G. A. r
who will attend the sncampment in thi'
city, which that committee, by the vot,
of republicans, has favorably reported
to the senate. The original bill was fsl
500, 600 but upon consultation with til,
local committee it was reduced, and .
; proviso inserted that $4,000 should b,
raised by private contributions ans
spent before any of the congressiona
appropriation can be used. If the dem
ocratic representatives are as hostile Al
these democratic senator's have shown
themselves to be, the bill will never e
through the houss.
Representative Miller, of Wisconsin
was right when he denounced tn,
present rules of the house, as wors.
than no rules at all, and said that til,
time of the house, had been spent il
doing nothing or worse than nothing or
account of these r,lcs.
The house still keeps up the farce o.
holding one evening session each week
to consider private pension bills, but q
quorum is never present and the point
of no quorum is invariably made by
some democrat, SO that nothing is ever
done a. those sessions. At the last one
Representative Hemphill, of South
Carolina, numerically scored his party
for what he termed its ''child's play" in
holding these sessions, and pretending
to do what it had no idea of doing.
All the good things said about the
democratic members of the house com.
mittee on elections, because of their
votes to put Rockwell out of the seat to
which his republican opponent-Col
Noyes, was really elected, will have
been said in vain, if it shall turn out to
be trae, as now reported, that Senator
Hill has secured pledges frem a major.
ity of the democratic members of the
house to vote to retain Rockwell, not