Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-02-02
WASHINGTON LETTER


w AoHtrUiOt, Jan. ~, 90.
Early this week there was n seni-of-
fetal announcement that the Commit
tee on Ways and Means had gone TO
work Oh tariff bill which they pro-
pose reporting within a fortnight.
This caused the much talked about and
little understood subject to be the
principal subject of conversation
wherever men congregate. Desiring
to give your readers an intelligent lore
cast of the probable action of con-
gress on this important question, your
correspondent has interviewed a large
number OF the prominent lawmakers
of both parties and Houses. From
the expressed sentiments of the vari-
Gus gentlemen, IL would seem to be ut
terly impossible to pass tariff bill at
the present session of congress, owing
to the many different opinions that ex-
ist. $500 sf h
But that will not prevent much time
being devoted to the subject in both
Houses and many speeches being made
on all sides of that many sided ques
ton. In fact from present indications
Congress is likely to become an i'm
mense debating society during n great
portion of the present session, with
the tariff as the subject, while the
Congressional Record will fairly bris-
tie with statistics to prove that every
mans argument is the right one.
Much interest lie felt In republican
circles here in regard to the great po-
litical speech which Senator Ingalls, is
understood TO be preparing. The Kan
sas senator is always fully abreast of
the most advanced leaders of the re-
publican party, and his coming speech
will doubtless have much to do In
shaping the outlines of the great bat
tie which Is to result in ousting
Cleveland and his gang of bogus re-
formers.
The Dairy interests of the country
are asking congress for an amendment
TO the Oleomargarine law which will
require that article TO be made dis
tinctive color--pink--in order to pre-.
vent 1t being sold as butter.
A prominent democratic senator said
to friend yesterday, II am very glad
that Lamar was confirmed, but il was
very bad politics, all the same, on the
part Oh those republican senators who
voted for him with us. 1t reminded
me of the general who never attacked
the opposing army for fear of hurting
somebody" The assumption of the
judicial robe of the United States Su-
preme Court by Mr.. Lamar enables
that body to sit with n full bench for
the first time since May, 1885.
The quick work which congress did
in passing the bill defining the amount
of printing or writing that may be put
on the outside of package of fourth
class mail matter, was very decided
reprimand for Elk. Postmaster General
Was and DIS ADVISERS Tor the uusurd
manner in which they had construed
the law. Still democratic officials
care bnt little for such trifiing matters
as congressional reprimands.
The Philadelphia mint will soon be
directed to strike off full sets of medals
granted by congress to commemorate
national events. One set of each is
TO be placed in each of the executive
Departments here, and one set of each
presented to every state and territory.
The collection will be both interesting
and valuable.
Next Wednesday the Senate Com
mite on Interstate commerce will
grant hearing to the counsel of Ex-
press companies upon Sen. Culloin's
bill to extend the operation of the in
terstate law to express companies.
The members of the Chinese Iega-
ton have been The special pets of
Washington society ever since their ar
rival here some years ago. But the
new embassy, the Corean-the menu
bers of which wear apparel even more
gorgeous than that affected by the
Chinese, has already raised the demon
of jealousy in the hearts of John
Cinnamon. The attentions which
swell society is now showering on the
Coreans are daily adding fuel to the
flame which may result in internation-
al complications between China and
Corea. In the mean time society
ladies are greatly enjoying their new
and gaudily dressed favorites.