Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER


capitol. All the rest OF the candidates
for Speaker OF the House are here too,
but there Is little chance for cleo
pioneering, for the very good reason.
that big majority of the republican
Representatives seem to have made up
their minds to eat their Thanksgiving
turkeys at home. Mr.. Reed Is per-
fectly confident, notwithstanding the
effort to combine the field against him,
of his nomination on the first or sec
ond ballot of the caucus. His oppon-
ents concede that he will lead them
all on the first ballot, but claim that
his vote will not increase afterwards.
So far the contest has been entirely
friendly, and exceedingly quiet, and
there is not the slightest indication of
its becoming otherwise.
| The President is now considering the
report of the Civil Service Commission
in regard to the alleged violation of
law by the old Dominion Republican
League in sending circulars to Virginia
republicans temporarily residing in
Washington asking contributions for
the late campaign. The Commission
ers claim to have made a case against
the league, or rather against several
federal Office holders who are members
of it, but the general impression IL
| that M In III xvas violated
General Raum made several import
ant changes among the officials of the
Pension Office this week, among them
the appointment of T. A. Duman, of
Indiana, to be chief of the mail di-
vision, and the appointment of the
Commissioners son, Green b. Raum,
Jr.. to be chief of the appointment
division, which has just been created.
No dismissals were made to make
room for these appointments. The
parties they succeeded were transferred
to lower positions. Miss Tanner,
daughter of ex-Commissioner, has re-
sign ed her position as confidential Sec
rotary to the Commissioners, and been
appointed to a similar position by U.
5. Treasurer Houston, who said il Of
fering her the place, that it gave him
pleasure to show his appreciation of
the work her father, Corporal Tanner,
did in Indiana last year.
The appointment of a successor 10
First Deputy Pension Commissioner
Smith is looked for every day, it being
generally conceded that Mr.. Smith,
who is now away on leave, will not re-
sumo the duties of the Office.
If this thing keeps on while longer,
the Civil Service Commissioners will
think they own this country outright.
One of them actually had the impu-
dence in q conversation with outside
parties, to make threats as to what the
Commission would do to the President
If he did not order the Attorney Gen
eral to prosecute the two officers of the
old Dominion Republican League that
are federal Office holders. and whom
the report of the Civil Service Com
mission charges with a violation Of the
law. This fellow seems to forget that
the same power which made the Com
mission can unmake it.
1t is believed that Mrs. Goodloe,
widow of the late Col. G. M. Goodloe,
will succeed her late husband as Col
lector of Internal revenue for the sixth
Kentucky district. There were six
candidates for the place, but two of
them have withdrawn in favor of Mrs.
Goodloe, If she is appointed she will
be the first women to hold similar
position.
The five new representatives from
th1 four new stuteo do-"ot- moan no
take back seats because they were late
in getting into the feast. They have al
ready held meeting and selected the
committees of the House to which each
of them will ask to be assignd so as to
be able to look out for the interest of
their sections. They recognize the value
of united action.
Secretary Blaine presides over the
meeting of the Three Americas Con-
gre s. 1t is not yet known whether
the recent revolution in Brazil will
make any change in the delegates from
that country. The Brazilian delegates
will take no part in the proceedings
until their state is better defined than
at present.
Commissioner of Patents Mitchell
thinks the reproach of being behind
hand with its work, will shortly be re-
moved from the Patent Office. 1t has
recently been catching up at the rate
of one hundred cases a week, that is,
the office is disposing of one hundred
cases in excess of the number received
each week. This is as it should be.
The inventors of the country de-
serves prompt attention FROM the Gov
eminent.
Senator Stockbridgc says, the COM
ing session of Congress is likely to do
more talking than anything else, and
that he expects little or no legislation
to be passed.
Secretary Window says he has given
Inc iuklino IF what tho nolicv IF the