Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-07

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the tariff and in the expenditure of the
government. There may DO slight
difference of opinion in the party about
whether it would be best for the House.
to prepare and pass All entire tariff bill
according to Democratic ideas of what
such measure should be, or to pass a.
number of bills correcting the Unequal
tiles of the present tariff law;but there
can be none as to which of these plans
are likely to bring practical results.
The first could. of course, be passed by
the House, but it could not possibly get
through the Senate while there is rea-
son for believing that several of the lat
ter can be gotten through the Senate,
thus throwing the responsibility for
their defeat upon Mr.. Harrison.
siNow as to appropriations. lido not
know what will be the result of the ef-
fort to have all of the appropriation
bills restored to the appropriation com
mittee,, but personality agree with MI.
Holman in believing that its accom-
plishment would aid materially in cut
ting down the total of appropriations.
| cannet say just where we shall make
reductions, but will say that every
Democratic member of the House who
has carefully studied tho subject is of
my OpiniOn-that we can make a very
large reduction in the total amount
appropriated without interfering in the
slightest with the workings of any use
full branch of the government service.
and that is the task Which we have set
for ourselves, and it is by no means
light one, as we shall have 20 do battle
with the Republican senate over the
many extravagant amendments certain
to be added to the appropriation bills
by that body, which constantly grows
more extravagant in it's IDEAS
Speaker Crisp has so far recovered
from his attack of the grip as to be able
to do a little talking OH the new rules
House with his Democratic colleagues
of the committee on rules, Msssrs. Nc
Millin and Catchi ings; but it is not
thought that the new rules will be re-
ported to the House for a couple of
weeks, but that will not retard bushes
much, as the House will work under
the rules of the Fiftieth congress until
the new ones are ready.
MI. Mills has almost entirely regain
ed his health, and is daily seen on the
streets, building himself up by taking
long walks.
There are no new Developments in
the Chilian situation. The administra-
tion having sufficiently stirred up the
country is waiting to make up it's mind
what to do next.
The Republicans cannot hide the
anxiety they feel about Mr.. Blaine's
intentions; they want to know what he
intends doing i'll order that they may
trim their sails accordingly, and many
devices have been resorted to in order
to get the Willy Secretary of State to
declare himself. At dinner party
this week, attended by score of Sena.
tors and Represe belonging to
the Republican party, it was decided to
send an embassy to Mr.. Blaine, in the
person Of Col. w. W. Dudley who, ever
since his falling out with Mr.. Harrison
has been an ardent Blaine man, with
request for positive yes OF no as to
his becoming his party's candidate.
Dudley called on Mr.. Blaine and devo-
ted almost an hour to the most persua-
sive arguments he knew how to make
and left as wise as when he came, Mr..
Blaine declining to commit himself.
Representative Springer says he has
rece iyed many letters from all sections
of the country commenting his plan Of
attacking the Mckinley tariff bill in
sections, BY means Of separate bills to
provide for the amendments ,or outright
repeal Of the worst sections Of that law.
Mr. Springer thinks that the committee
on Ways and Means will report a num-
Der Of these separate tariff bills early
in the session and that they will be put
through the House without any unne-
cessary delay.
The Republicans shouted too soon
about wheat being put on the free list
BY the reciprocity treaty with the Bri-
tish West India Islands. Tho official
schedule Of the treaty has been made
public and the best that wheat, corn,
oats. salt or picked pork gets, is re-,
duction Of Is per cent in the existing
duties.
a Pony Thresher.
h Farmers who have wheat unthreshed
will be Interested in the fact that
threading has been going on III Foster.
Sp,rs