Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
:. o,r Rauular Correspondent

serve the regular dessert OF ohlcial
n;e until his congressional board
ora have eaten the tariff and cur
rancv commission dinners now
being prepared for them, although
q few individuals who have squar-
ed things with King Hanna will be
at once given generous slices OF
the best pie in the establishment.
Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives would like Mr.. McKin-
lev's plan of making them choose
the men who shall be appointed
to Office from their states much
better if he had not allowed it to
become gene, ally known. They
are willing enough that the men
who get the Offices should give
them credit for securing them, but
they do not like the idea of having
to be held responsible by the IN
successful applicants. 1t was a
shrewd dodge on the part OF Nc
Kinley and it's announcement has
already brought about marked
falling off in the number OF office
seekers who seek to push their
claims by personally calling at the
White House.
While the caucus Of democratic
senators did not decide the matter
definitely, it was plain from the
tone of the remarks made that a
number Of them were opposed to
the proposed combination with
the silver republicans and popu-
lists to reorganize the senate COM
mittees. Some of the shrewdest
democrats in the senate are OF the
opinion that nothing would be
gained by such combination, al
though they are determined that
the successor of ex-senator Voor-
hees on the finance committee shall
be a silver democrat, in order that
the silver men shall retain their
majority on that committee. Sen
ators Faulkner and Smith have
been put on she democratic steer
ing committee in place of Black
burn and Brice, and German,
chairman, and Cockrill, Harris,
Walthall, Jones, of Ark, White
and Murphy have been reappolnt'
ed as members of that committee
The widow of DR.. Ruiz, whose
mysterious death or murder in
Cuban prison caused Consul Cen
eral Lee to threaten to resign II
the late Cleveland administration
did not better support his demands
upon the Spanish authorities IN
behalf of American citizens, ar
rived in Washington this week &C.
companied by her five children, to
try to interest the new admins
tration in her claim for Indemnity
She says she has documentary evil
dence, which she is anxious to lay
before Secretary Sherman: proving
that DR.. Ruiz was killed in his
cell by the prison guards upon the
instigation Of Weyler's men
Speaking of Cuban matters, the
new administration has disappolnt
ed many by issuing even more
rigid orders than those OF the
Cleveland administration for the
prevention Of fllibustering and the
absolute maintenance of neutrality
1t had not, of course, been suppos
ed that the Mckinley administra
ton would openly countenance nj
.libustering. That would make
this country liable for damages
But it was thought that the lde'
would be conveyed to the otficer'
of the Naval and of the Revenue
Marine Service that their super
iors did not expect them to breal
themselves down hunting for hlll
busters. Republicans. say the ou
preme Court decision in the Three
Friends case left the admlnlstra
ton no choice.
M. Mckinley has to have tn
services of special military ala
e-camp; at least he has them, an
that d,tv hoo haan assigned t