Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1895-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, 1895.
That Speaker Reed will WELD an en-
power over the legislation of
this session of congress is certain, but
your correspondent, for one, does not
believe he will be powerful enough to
carry out what has been this week an
nounced as the Reed programme-to
confine the legislation of the session to
the regular appropriation bills and to
bring about an adjournment before the
summer opens. There is power
than that of any aspirant for
the presidency, even though that as
pirant be Speaker of the House of
entatives-publicop And
that power will demand in tones which
Speaker Reed will not dare to disre-
gard that congress do something to
stop the further issue of bonds, if it
does nothing else. This is not a ques-
tion of partisan politics, but one OF the
very greatest public interest. 1t is
we'll known that if congress does not
legislate on this subject another issue
of bonds will be made inside of three
months. If congress refuses TO prevent
that issue of bonds will it not come in
for an equal share in the condemnation
which the public, and its members,
have given the Cleveland administra-
tion?
The constant aud positive assertions
of prominent republicans that their
party will reorganize the senate has
caused it to be generally believed in
Washington that some or all of the
populist senators have agreed to vote
with the republicans. 1t is asserted
that Senators Jones and Stewart, of
| Nevada, and possibly one or two other
populist senators will attend the re-
publican caucus, to be held sometime
next week for the purpose OF consider
ing and deciding what, if any, steps
shall be taken towards reorganization
Considerable interest was aroused
both in congressional and administra-
tion circles by the publication of atele-
Egram saying that Senator Blackburn
would be reelected to the senate by
1.-THE votes of the two populist members
of the Kentucky legislature. Popu-
lists have expressed the opinion ever
since the result of the Kentucky cleo
ton was known that if Blackburn
could get the solid support of all the
democratic members Of the legislature
he could be re- elected because the two
| populists would rather vote for him,
On account of his silver views, than for
any man the republicans would be like,
| ly to put up, but they did not, and do
not now believe that Mr.. Blackburn
can get the support of all the demo
Gratis. 1t is an open secret in Wash
ington that President Cleveland and
LSecretary Carlisle made it plain dur
the campaign that they would rather
see a republican sent to the senate
from Kentucky than to see Mr.. Black
burn reelected and if they haven't
changed their minds they can certain
lly control the votes of enough demo.
cratic members of the Kentucky legis
lature to prevent Black urn's.re-elec'
ton even should several republicans
| ioin the two populists in voting for
him.
A curious form of stealing has jus,
been found out in some of the govern
ment departments. In several of these
departments, notably the interior
there are in the files thousands OF lanc
. warrants bearing the autograph sigma
lures of presidents of the United States
from the foundation of the land Office
to the time-less than twenty years
ago-that congress authorized the ap
pointment of clerk to examine lant
warrants and sign the president
s name thereto. Some of those presi
Dental signatures have considerabl
; money value among dealers and col
Electors of autographs, and some perso
! or persons-presumably employed il
, the department-ha been cutting o.
the signatures and selling them. S
, far as the investigation has gone
: shows that President Lincoln's signs
tire has been especially sought afte
) by the thief or thieves. This is yer
D serious, as the mutilation of the doc,
/ ments render them almost valueless {
: legal evidence. Officers Of the trea
e ury secret service are working on th
S case.
: Notwithstanding the unfayorab
!, nature OF the report OF the governmel
t tIcommission that investigated the Mic