Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1892-05-27

CUVFEkSIOWN. GklGGS CO
q tendency to endanger tn. success of
the party" The president is now on
the Chesapeake Bay with his invalid
wife. He will return to Washington
the middle of the week
Another sudden death; another funer-
al in the senate chamber, and another
senators seat shrouded in black. The
sudden death of Senator Barbour of
Virginia, who went to bed Friday night
in excellent spirits, and in apparently
good health, and died hf heart disease
ut an early hour Saturday morning, has
fallen like pail upon his colleagues il.
congress, .among whom he was deserv-
edly popular by reason of his many en-
dearing personal qualities. His funeral
took place this afternoon. and the re.
mains, accompanied by u committee
from the house and senate and numer-
Gus friends, were taken to Poplar
Grove, Nd, for interment. Already
the Virginia democrats III congress
having wire pulling to name his sue
cessor.
This week will probably close the
pension Office investigation which has
been from the first nothing but bitter
attempt to break down the personal
character of General Raum, ,n attempt
which has most miserably failed, as all
such attempts ought TO fail. The few
witnesses yet to be heard are those
named by Gen. Raum.
Senator Gorman's defense of the ex-
pend,tures authorized by the tifty-frst
congress, while perhaps entirely unin.
tended was 81 practical acknowledge
ment that the charge of extravaganza
upon which the democrats, aided by
tariff Misrepresentation, obtained con-
t, al of the present house of representa-
tives, was false. He said there had
been an increase in the appropriations
made by each succeeding congress since
the forty fifth, with the exception of the
forty EIGHT, and called attention to the
fact that the total expenditures under
the Cleveland administration were
greater than under Ar,hur's, just as
those of the present administration will
exceed those of the Cleveland admins
tration, and he closed with these words.
which certainly have strange sound,
coming from man who may be the
democratic president, "And, us the
country grows and you 60 on with the
construction of your navy and open the
harbors and deepen the rivers and
mako great guns for the army and navy
these expenditures must increase"
The congressional prophets have been
ia "hard luck" for a long time. The
prompt reporting of the river and har-
Dor bill to the senate was directly con-
trary to their prediction that it was to
be held back in order to force the house
into agreeing 10 senate amendments to
appropriation more than million,
making it carry 4 total of S92 2,470, ,118.
1t will be taken up as soon as the naval
bill is disposed of, and there is no rea
son to belisve there will be any unusual
delay in dlsposing of it. The senate
commerce committee in Its report on
this bill gave notice that it would repert
no river and harbor bill next year.
If you wish to hear choice selection
of "cuss word," you have only to ask
the average democratic member of the
house when the astounding exposures
of republican crookedness, promised by
the numerous house INVESTIGATING com.
mittees, are to be made.
A very shrewed scheme is being
worked here to get the support of west
ern republican senators for combina.
ton bill, placing binding twine and re-
fined sugar on the free list. The bill
placing binding twine on the free list
has already been passed by the house
and the present schome is to get re-
publican senator from the west to Offer
as an amendment thereto, when il
comes up In the senate section plac
ing refined sugar on the free list.
Senator Mills is responsible for revl
val of the chestnut about the bankrupt
condition of the US treasury. Claims
upon that institution are, however, still
worth one hundred cents to the dollar,
rnd are promptly paid upon presenta-
ton, just as they will continue to be.
The selection of Justice Harlem, OF
the U. S. supreme court and Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, as arbitrators to
represent the United States in the Behr-
ing Sea arbitration gives general salts
faction.
The veteran campaigner, Hon. Ed.
ward Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, is
again in his old place as Secretary of
the republican congressional campaign
committee.
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