The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
FROM THECAPITAL.
The Republicans no Longer
Entertain Hopes of Hold
ing the Senate.
The Status of Legislation at the
Present tTime---SOme Late
Incidents.

w ASHlNGTON, Jan. tO.-oue lllliu
of this session of congress is gone,
and nothing done yet. No bill OF
general Importance has become a
law. The two houses have returned
from two weeks meeting, and they
have lust two months in which to
close up the work, of the tifty-second
congress. This means-pasS the
appropriation bills. There wont be
much of fight over them. These
bills, by a provision Of the consti-
tuition, must originate in the house
of representatives, which is demo-
cratic. If that party-which is soon
to become responsible for all legis-
lation-chooses to cut down the
appropriations or to raise them, the
republican senate will not seriously
demur. II they do the former, the
deficiency bill of the future must be
enlarged; if they do the other, they
are the party who must provide the
money to meet it. So there is a fair
prospect that the coming sixty days
will be notable for nothing.
Since the court decision in
Wyoming of last week, the repub-
licans no longer expect to hold the
senate. The democrats will probably
have it by from one to three, besides
having the vice-president's vote in
case of tie. The republicans must
GO. is the decision Of the people.
Col. r. ]. Bright of Indiana and
Can't. II. W. Wall of Tennessee are
already announced as candidates for
the office of scrgeant-at-arms Of this
body. The senate has only three
republicans from South Dakota in
its employ.
1t used to be said when Andrew
Jackson took snuff, all the demo-
cratic party sneezed. There is this
kind of spirit in the high up social
circles of Washington. 1t was appro-
pirate that the White House should
be closed to all On Monday, the day
when New Year calls are made. 1t
was closed out OF respect to Mrs.
Harrison's memory. And as this was
closed, all the other officials kept
closed houses. It's the style you
know. Not all the apes are in
Africa's jungles.
You needn't ever tell me that
women have no eye for business. A
South Dakota congressman none OF
YOUR business who he is tells me
this: 'I got letter from a woman
in your state who asks if | can get the
appointment of postmaster for her,
in case her husband, who holds the
office will resign. She says they need
the office to support themselves, and
she believes if she should get it the
democrats would be less likely to
turn woman out Of Office than 4
man. She adds that her husband
knows nothing of this move by her"
All, fair Artesian sister. thou
knowest not how hungry thy demo-
cratic neighbors are. Accept the
inevitable without invoking the
shield of Petticoat's garment to save
you.
The democrats are chuckling over
and repeating what they consider a
very good story, in which ex-Speaker
Tom Reed. of Maine. figures as the
hero. You may know that Tom has
no love for Harrison, who turned him
down on the last appointment in his
district. Well, while the presidents
was being read, so goes the
story, Mr.. Reed walked up to the
Speakers desk and, leaning over,
drawled out to Speaker Crisp in a
stage voice that could be heard forty
feet away, this question:
..Will the House adjourn, Mr..
Speaker, at the conclusion of the
out of respect to the
memory Of the departed"
Private John Allen, OF Mississippi,
the humorist of the House, also made
4 comment on the message, which
some Of the members think is funnier
than Mr.. Reeds.
"The message" said Mr.. Allen,
Just as the clerk finished reading
the document, sounds like motion
for a new trial, but don't think the
country is going to grant it,"
What is the matter with the Sis
seton Indian agency? When Mr..
McKusick left there he closed his
asst report as agent with this
anguage:
II retire from the Indian service
much more than did, and
hall always hereafter have much
.harity for the man who has UNITED
states Indian agent" affixed TO his
,ame. And my experience and infor-
nation leads me to the conclusion
hat tue Indian agents OF the several
gencies, with low salaries, carry
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