Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-29
WASHINGTON LETTER


iutiOn, onered early IN january ueciaf-
ing it to be the imperative duty OF
congress to repeal the internal revenue
laws at the earliest day practicable.
He believes that day has now arrived
and that these laws should be wiped
from the statute book at once. He be-
lieves that the money needed for the
support of the government should be
raised by tariff so adjusted al to give
American capital and labor all possible
incidental protection, aud so that the
heaviest burdens shall be put upon
Injuries.
He is opposed to the government
running two tax systems, especially
when one OF them Is as obnoxious to
the people ms the internal revenue sys-
tenn Is. The Senator's view are direct
ly opposed to those of Mr.. Cleveland
and the majority of the democratic
party. Mr.. Colquit, the junior Sena-
tor from Georgia had on the Monday
previous made speech fully indoors
ing the presidents tariff message, but
Snnator Brown is In the habit IF max
ing two internal revenue speeches for
every tariff reform speech delivered by
bis colleague.
The Senate has produced still an
other aspirant for presidential honors.
Senator Hale, OF Maine, is the latest
candidate for a boom according to the
gossips of the Capital.
The scoring that Senator Ingalls, gave
Senator Vest has completely taken
away the little fellows courage, II
would seem. Rumor says that at the
end of his present term in the Senate
he will retire from public life. 1t is
always more or less dangerous to mon
key with a buzzsaw.
The government printing Office in
vestigation is dragging slowly along.
The most noticeable feature this week
was Benedict's admission that his re-
publican predecessor had always
shown q disposition to adopt new
methods and machinery in that Office
as Fast as they were approved by the
trade at large.
Here's chance for the poor lobby
list to make some money. A sub-com.
inittee OF the House committe on pub
lie lands are preparing bill to declare
a forfeiture of all unearned railroad
land grants. OF course the railroads
will fight this bill and that means a
good deal to the seedy LOBBYIST.
The republican minority of the
Ways and Means Committee are leav.
ing no stone unturned in their efforts to
get hearing for the industries affect
ed by the Mills tariff bill, but so fal
they have been fought at every turn
by the democrats both in the commit
too room and tho floor of the
House. However their efforts will
place the responsibility for refusing
a hearing where it belongs.
An International council OF women
will be held in this city, beginning or
the 25th inst, and lasting eight days,
to commemorate the fortieth anniver
sary of the Woman's Suffrage move
ment. Many distinguished women
from foreign countries will be in at
tendance. The council will be follow
ed on the Bird of April by the annual
convention of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association.
The presidential outlook from a re.
publican standpoint remains uncbaug
ed. No one candidate is going to the
front very fast, although Senate,
Sherman is said to be making rapid
strides in the south. The same thing
was said of DIR. Sherman in 1880, how.
lever, and he was not nominated, and
unless he shall develope some strength
elsewhere than in the south and in
Ohio, il is thought he Is not likely to
fare any better this year. One result
of his present prominence is that he il
being made the target of democratic
attack in and out of congress, all ol
which is not to his discredit. John
Sherman may never be president but
he will live in history as one of the
greatest statesment that the republi
can party ever produced.
Senator Chandler, chairman of the
Senate committee on Indian Affairs
has attacked the Interior Department
for allowing the Chippewa Indians t.
be swindled out of the timber on thei
reservations by white spectators. II,
has written a letter on the subject t.
Secretary Villas which is likely (,
waken up the Indian Bureau thorough
ly. Little Bill" Chandler, as the sen
ator is sometimes called, is pcrfec
terror when he gets started. He has
way of fortifying himself with fact
that are usually fatal to his opponents
!, HOWELL.