Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-01-12

WARRINGTON Dec. oV, o..
The burden of conversation at the
Capital since adjournment, has been
the appointment OF the House com
mitteee. The Speakers room is literal
ly throhged from morning till night by
members who are urgi.g their own in
terest or that of friend. To compli-
cate affairs, It is said that the presi-
dent Is assuming TO dictate TO the
speaker certain appointments that the
Speaker don't want, and that several
members are quite wroth because their
merits are not more readily recogniz-
ed. All these things are sad COM
ment on American politics, and ought
10 disgust the people to that extent
that they will see to 1t that the next !
House Is republican. There Is no
question that the important commit
tees are being most shamefnlly packed
by certain interests, and 1T is through
these committees that legislation must
come, if we have any regarding the
great issues. AS an illustration, the
control of the Ways and Means com
mite. the most important at this time,
is given to the non-manufacturing
south, while the bee hive of all New
England is only given one member,
and the great manufacturing State Of
New Jersey, with its millions invested,
is left without representative on the
committee. This is only one of many
instances showing how desperate the
democracy are playing their lost game.
Ex-Speaker Randall, of Pennsyl
vania, will be appointed chairman Of
the Appropriation committee, though
neither the president or speaker want
him in that position, but he carries too
many guns to be ignored, and is bent
upon having it, and will get Is. Judge
Holman, of Indiana, who has served
many years on that committee. is TO be-
) dropped, and will be made chairman
of Public Lands, which change does
not suit him. General Wheeler, OF
Alabama, who was the chief Confeder-
ate Cavalry leader, wants to be chair
inan--of- Military Affairs, bat Dick
Townsend, of Illinois, is booked for
the place, and Wheeler is mad.
: Gen. Herbert, of Alabama, who was
: another Confederate leader, is to be
chairman of Naval affairs, Culbert
, son, of Texas, prominent in the Con.
federacy, is to- be chairman of the
e Judiciary, and Dibble, of South Caro-
lima, another prominent Confederate
3 has the Committee ON Public Build
ings and Grounds.
The Invalid Pension Committee 0ai
!. made unusually prominent in the las
: Congress, by the president vetoing ~
i bills that the committee reported anC
. passed. COL Matson, of Indiana, wa
q chairman, and was successful in pass
4 ing few bills over his veto. For tina
:. fiie- nYesident demands q new chair
= man, put wneuner sucn petty vengeonc
will succeed or not, is a matter O
doubt up to this writing
!. The president sent to the Pope ats
Christmas present. beautiful engraS
ed copy of the U. S. Constitution
richly bound in book form. There ar
I. fifteen pages in the book, and eac
page eighteen inches square. Til
!. book rests in a gorgeous case {
: Tyrian purple, and doubtless will b
!, highly priced by the Pope.
The report of the Geological Surve
: just published, shows that the produ
ton of minerals in the United State
reached last year the enormous valu
~ of S465, 600, 600, the largest yet recOr,
IS ed in any country, and about S45, 600
er 600 greater than the year previous.
ne 1t is asserted this morning on GOO
on authority that on the re-assembing
I'd congress the president will send in
III special message, recommending the r
as peal of the tobacco tax. Such an a.
no will reduce the revenue about $50, 00C
wv NhNi hOO OC oGIsOhSig
nized.
th We have had as visitors this wee
N. about 300 school teachers FROM Ne
a York and Brooklyn, who have made
i'd thorough tour of the city and its pu
nv lie buildings. and express themselv
lily as highly pleased with the visit Was
ng ington is getting TO be the most
I2 lightful pleasure resort on the con-
,ut nent.
he Congress meets again next Wedne
day, from and after which time, un
July at least, We may anticipate hy
Tse ly times. Everything goes to show
vat fierce and bitter contest between q
two great parties.
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