Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-10-03
WASHINGTON LETTER


WA3HIt0IONs sept. -, o..
The President and Mrs. Harrison re-
turned TO Washington this afternoon.
This time they have come to stay and
the White House again becomes the
center Of public interest The real
work of the administration will now
begin In earnest. Tomorrow meet
ing OF the cabinet will be held to die
cuss a number of important matters,
not the least of which will be who Is
to succeed Corporal Tanner as Com
missioner Of Pensions.
Tie President already has his mes
, sage to Congress sketched In outline.
The details will, of course, require
many consultations with the members
of his cabinet and the party leaders.
Representative Ben. Butterworth,
the popular son of ohio. who has just
returned from trip to Europe, was
given welcome home tonight that
must have warmed his big heart to
its innermost parts. At least three
thousand people took part In the re-
cep,ion which was held In the old
skating rink. Hon. s. g. Shellabar-
ger delivered the address OF welcome
and number of other gentlemen. in
Guiding Senator Sherman, made short
speeches. The reply of Mr.. Butter
worth was gem in its way, and could
have been made by few men so well
Mr.. Butterworth will take the stump
In Ohio for Governor Foraker in few
days. The reception was held under
the auspices of the Ohio Republican
Association of this city.
Senator Sherman Is urging the APP
pointment of ex-representative Brown.
of Ohio, as Commissioners of Pen
sions. He told Secretary Noble that
1.-THE resignation of Mr.. Tanner, owing
to the peculiar and somewhat inysteri-
Gus circumstances attending 1t, was
doing the party much harm in Ohio,
and that he thought the appointment
of Mr.. Brown would be the best
> means of restoring & God feeling among
= cne ONO veterutfr. --a''--'--- -----
: Almost quorum OF the Senate has
D been in Washington during this week.
i The majority of the senators were
a only here for day or two, as they re-
o turned from their summer vacations,
d and had little to say on political mat
.. tiers. At least dozen of the shrewd'
= est newspaper men in town successive
:. ly tackled Senator Quay for an inter
y view bL: the junior Senator from the
!. Keystone State knocked them out in
one, two, three order without the
slightest trouble. There are few m q
r in public lite harder to interview than
n Mr.. Quay, and yet no man is easier to
r approach.
e The return to this city of Commits
: sioner Roosevelt, of the Civil Service
IL Commission has started anew the fight
d in the present civil service law. Mr.
So Roosevelt is being more or less harshly
}. criticised by repu blicans who believe
It the present civil service law to be q
g colossal huiDbuy, and their number IL
Is legion, for having said in a newspapel
w interview that it would be party
= treachery for republican congress
man to attack on the floor of thu
House the present civil service law
NJ Said republican representative ''Mr
y. Roosevelt makes the mistake of think
4 ing that those who oppose the presen
10 law are opposed to reform In the civi
RS service. The great majority of thos
nt who are agitating the repeal of tn
IN present law are doing it because the
i have become satisfied that no reform
nj has been or is likely to be effected b.
No it. These men are in line with tn
nj best sentiment OF The republican pal
n ty in desiring true reform In on
re civil service but they can see no goo
IL in continuing the present cumberson'
n and expensive law Progress has eve
Of been synonymous with the methods {
X the republican party. and in my opii
N. ion progress towards better civil Sc
10. vice demands the repeal of the preser
sh law. / was working republican b
No fore Mr.. Roosevelt ever cast vot
be and think the republicans in Congre
re- can decide this question without an
IDS advice from either of the gentleme
MT who are drawing 1000 year as Con
I'D missioner under this law"
he Secretary Window has asked for ar
he received the resignation of j. X. Xii
of. ball, Director of the Mint, and Co
or Switzler Commissioner of Statistic
,rd Mr.. E. o. Leech, who has been in Il
inc office for a number of years, and wi
ca is now acting Director of the min
ION will assume that Office October
when Mr.. Kimballs resignation tax
effect. The presence In Washingt'
of Mr.. Joseph NiDmo, whom N
Ia" Swither succeeded early in the Clev
sn land administration, makes 1t Rener'
Ut y believed that he is to take his o
a.. place.
NC. Every Congressman who favoFs sol
p' other city as the place for holding {
'n American Exposition in 1889 has Was
eP IinRton for second choice, viii