Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-02-24
WASHINGTON LET
TER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1893.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1893.
The president is as proud ct the legis.
lati0n which placed the finest Ocean
steamships in the world under the
American flag as of any single accom-. |
plishment of his administration, and it |
is bis intention, unless something oc-
ours to prevent, to e over to New
York on the e2nd-titt,ng day for such
desd-in order to raise with his own
hands the Stars and Stripes over the
magnificent steamship New York. The
president expects to be accompanied
from Washington BY his emit, . cabinet
and a number Of prominent congress.
men (if they can get away and ether
officials. The United States cruiser
Chicago. now IN New York harbor, will
fire the national salute of twenty Zone
guns, as "old glory" reaches the mast
head of the New York.
The treaty for the annexation of
Hawaii, which was sent to tho senate
last week, has been favorably reported
from the committee on foreign rela-
tions. and although there is some op.
position in both parties it is regarded
as certainty that more than the nec-
cssary two. thirds will vote for its ratifi.
cation.
Both the president and Secretary
cko h.,,, ALok Ia
recent and continued demand for gold
is largely artificial, manufactured for
the express purpose of trying to com.
pcll M issue of bonds, and for that rea.
SON they have both arrived at the con.
} clusien that no bonds shall be issued
} during this administration.
The democrats in the house tried to
cripple the federal supervision Of Con.
gressional elections by attaching an
amendment to the Sundry Civil Appro.
| priation bill, prohibiting the payment
of any expenses incurred by prosecu.
, ton under the laws relating to the
: election of members of congress. The
senate promptly strnck out the amend.
} ment as soon rs the bill was taken up.
, The gentlemen who are so anxious to
put stop to federal supervision Of
elections will have to wait until the
next congress gets together-this senate
. will not sanction any Of their schemes,
no matter how clsvsrly they may be
disguised.
The pension laws will not 10 turned
upside down ut this session Of Congress
although there was a strong effort to.
wards that end made by the anti-soldler
democrats, resulting In three minute
free fight on the floor Of the house.
| Here il one reason for Judge Ores.
hams having voted the democratic
ticket: Just before Justice Brown was
appointed to the U. s. supreme court =
delegation of Chicago lawyers came
to Washington to urge the president 10
nominate Judge Gresham to the vacan.
cy; they told him how magnanimsus
such nomination would be, and gave
him to understand that they were here
with Judge Grssham's knowledge and
consent. The president heard all they
had to say and then told them there
were two reasons, either sufficient, why
he would not nominate Judge Gresham.
First, the appointment did not belong
to the section in which Judge Gresham
lived; second. he would not put himself
in the position to give people the right
to say that he had used one Of the high.
est appointments in his gift to placats
personal enemy. 1t was this refusal
that determined Judge Gresham to
withdraw from the republican party.
How he coquetted with the populfst
presidential nomination and finally an.
nounced his intention to vote the dem.
ocratic ticket is known to all newspa.
per readers.
Democrats regard Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet as 80 far announced as being
more personal than political in its
makeup, and indicating that Is Mr..
Cleveland and not the democratic party
who is in control.
Judge Jackson's nomination to the
supreme court was confirmed without
the formality of a vote, there being NO
opposition expressed.
Appoint t1nentS.
BISMARCK, Feb. 10.-Governor Short.
ridge today sent to the senate the fol-
lowing appointments:
Managers Mayville Normal school:
Fred Deitz, Northwood, Grand Forks
county, independently; Anton Freslid,
Hatton, Traill county, (democrat).
Managers Valley City Normal: Frank
Wright, Valley City. Gndepsadent);
:Jeshua Parkhouse Valley Citv. (demO.