Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINaToN, May, "a, $50.

probably takes the sensible ground
that the party has done itself so little
good at this session that it had better
90 home before 1t founders into any
more plumbers. But there is another
view to take of the Presidents mo-
tives. II looks very much as il he
were really to be married. He has
just bought a rose-embowered, vine
clad country seat few miles from
this city, which is an ideally suitable
spot In which to pass his honeymoon,
ard doubtless he would like to have
congress out of his way.
The democratic congressman are so
prosecuted by the supplications OF the
Office seekers that they look hopefully
towards the adjournment as u respite
from their affection. A funny story
is told about prominent Irish constit-
uent of Representative O'Neill OF
Missouri. He came to Washington
and informed his congressman that he
must have position rs Waterman in
the Government service. 1.-THE demo-
Gratis are in power now and it is time
you were doing something for me, be-
cause have been working for you all
along" "All right" said Mr.. O'Neill.
Where is the vacancyr II don't
know" replied the man. Il lave that
to you. All / know is / want the
Office and must have it," The con-
gresham went to the Department of
the Interior and exerted high pressure
upon all the principal officials there.
He considered it a desperate case, and
after a weeks hard work, republican
was turned out, and his Office placed
at the disposal of Mr.. O'Neill's COLI
stituent The man was then present
ed to the appointment clerk of the de-
partment. who offered to swear him in
mo, won't be sworn in" said he, 81
don't want yer Office, just wanted to
see If Johnny had any influence in
Washington
Another efficient republican Office
holder has just been discharged from
the Land Office under the sentence
of Offensive partisan" He was from
South Carolina, and he lays his dis
inissal at the doors of the senator
from that state. It seems he was a
Blaine delegate to the last national
republican convention.
The subject of filling the inches in
the Senate chamber with busts of the
Vice-Prosidents has been discussed at
the capitol. 1t was decided that the
busts of the three living Vice-Presi-
dents, Arthur, Wheeler and Hamiln
shall be the first to be put up. Then
starting with the first Vice President,
John Adams, two busts will be con-
tracted for at time until all the Mich
es shall have been supplied.
1t hos also been proposed that a
monumental statute in bronze be erect
ed in front of the War Department, to
commemorate the public services of
Edwin +. Stanton, as Secretary of
War between 1S62-67. The bill pro-
vides that three senator's and three
representatives shall contract for the
monument. 1t shall be of heroic
size and shall be cast, if practicable,
from condemned cannon captured or
used by the United States during the
war. The bill has stirred the ire of
some of the democrats who have gone
so far as to say il was introduced for
the purpose of provoking debate on
old war Issues.
Whether or not Mr.. Stanton was in
all respects n great man, he was at
least sternly patriotic at a time when
men of this sort were needed. He
was unforgiving. it is true, but this
was hardly fault in the storm of war.
Just such nature as StaDtoh's was
needed at the capital during the civil
conflict, and probably no man of that
time better deserves q monument.
The old soldiers throughout the
country are showering congratulatory
letters upon Senator Blair for his
championship of the service pension
bill, which recently passed the senate.
1t allows a pension to every disabled
veteran who is now unable to earn his
own living, who served in the Union
army for three months. Many of
these letters express enthusiastic graft
tude. and some of them promise to
elect Mr.. Blair president after Mr..
Blaine.
Taking il the year around General
Logan probably gets more letters than
any man in either branch of Congress.
Many of the letters promise him the
writer's support for the presidency if
he will consent to become candidate
i'm 1898. Old soldiers write for nform-
alton regarding applications for pen
sions and ask him, as the known
friend of the soldier, to give their claim
his personal attention. About fifteen
percent of the Generals mail contain
requests for pecuniary assistance. I
am told that the aggregate of these re-
quests amount each week to the total
sum of the Generals yearly salary.