Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-10-10
WASHINGTON LETTER



Mr.. Campbell. OF Kansas. would get
the place. Someone suggested to the
President the name Of Egg Hart
rauit of Pennsylvania. and 1t Is now
believed that Gen. Hartrauff can have
the position IL he wishes 1t. but his
friends here soy 1t Is not likely that be
will accept It and he has forbidden the
use # his name as candidate. Sec
rotary Noble IL understood to be doing
bis best to get the appointment for Mr.
Campbell.
Republicans here are generally pleas
cd with the result of the elections in
the four new States, although 1t was
nothing more than was generally ex-
pected.
The members of the Three Ameri-
cas- Congress left here yesterday on a
special vestibuie train for tour of
our principal cities as the guests of the
United States. The Congress met
Wednesday. and organized by electing
Secretary Blaine, President, and Ex-
Senator Henderson, of Missouri, Pres
ideut pro tempore. Mr. Blaine's speech
of welcome was in his best vein. 1t Is
commended on all sides. A democrat
ic Senator said to your correspondent.
IF Blaine had always spoken like
that he would have been President
long ago. Every American should
feel proud to know we have man at
the head of the State department ga
pable of delivering such an address. I"
Mr.. Blaine is very deeply interested in
this Congress, and he hopes it will be
followed by grand results in business
way.
A long list of Presidential postmas-
tiers were appointed this week.
The public debt was reduced S13.-
6s5, 094 during the month of Septem-
ber
Democrats are trying to make SEN
sensation out of the fact that the u.
8. s. Kearsage which carried Minister
Fred Douglas to Hayti from New
York, was in charge Of a New Comman-
der. Secretary Tracy sees nothing
sensational in the matter at all. One
naval officer was relieved and another
put In command, as is constantly be-
ing done with other vessels.
Senator Hampton is an outspoken
advocate of Washington as the only
Git place for holding the great Ameri-
can Exposition in 1892.
The nearer the assembling of Con-
gross gets, the harder il il to get n rep
rcsentative to say who he will support
for Speaker. They all seem to be
waiting to make combinations, and af-
ter all its only natural, for the sup
porters of tie winning candidate al
ways get the best places on the conf
mittees. The members and the humble
gatberers of Washington news are just
now in the same boat, trying to lind
out who is the winning candidate. II
is question that will not be decided
until the republican House caucus
meets.
The President will hold a special
reception next Wednesday night to the
Knight Templars attending the con-
clave here and their ladies. Later in
the week Mrs. Gen. Logan has tender
ed them q reception at her residence
here.
The cabinet resumed its regular semi
weekly meetings today with oil the
members present for the first time
since Jdly. The meeting was mostly
given up to a discussion of matters re-
lating to the Presidents message to
Congress, although something was al
NO said about pension matters.
Representative Butterworth, who
has gone to Ohio to take the stump
for Gov. Foraker, says he intends to
review his Congressional agitation
looking towards the annexation of
Canada. during the coming session Of
Congress. Mr. Bntterworth firmly be-
lieves that the two countries are bound
sooner or later to be joined, and he
wants to make il as soon as possible.
The question of who will be the Re-
publican leader on the floor of the
next House Is being discussed here.
Representative Farquhar of New York.
says The majority Doesn't need any
leader. There are'flfteen committees,
and the chairman of each of these is
expected to be always fully prepared
to defend whatever comes from his
committee" Mr.. Farqubar is q warm
advocate Of a Government subsidy to
American ships. A bill embodying his
ideas was on the calendar when Con-
gress adjourned. tie will INTRODUCES a
similar bill as soon as Congress meets
The President Is very anxious to get
things in such shape that the republi-
cans can carry the next Presidential
election without tho vote of N. Y. He
dosen't wish, of course. to give up New
York but only to prevent its being the
pivotal state.
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