Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-12

been almost overwhelmed this week
by the crowd of wealthy importers
who have come down here hoping by
the half billion dollars which they
represent to awe the republican Ssna-
tors into taking certain clauses out OF
the Mckinley tariff bill. These gentle
men say that IL the Mckinley bill be-
conies law IL will benefit the Ameri.
can Manufacturers and drive the i'm
porters out OF business. To which a
member of the Committee replies
That is just what ought to be done;
the importers are of no benefit to any
one hut themselves, while the Ameri-
can Manufactures benefits the whole
community by reason of the large
amount of money he pays out as sala-
ries. The business OF importing insight
be stopped entirely without any serious
injury to this country" That is the
whole question, in a paragraph. The
interests of the importer and the for
eign manufacturer are identical, and
every concession made to them means
just so much taken from the American
manufacturer.
The Senate has passed n resolution
to investigate the United States Fish
Commission. and some very interest
ing facts can be brought TO light il the
right witnesses are examined. The
Fish Commission is run as an indepen-
dent bureau. owing allegiance to no
department of the Government ex-
cept to Congress, and some very rich
stories of the doings abroad of the
'Fish-hawk" and the other steamers
belonging to the commission have been
whispered around Washington fer sew
eral years.
The unusually large number OF al
lowances recently made by the Pension
Office have caused deficiency in the
funds in the possession OF the various
pension agents throughout the country
and it is probable that quite a number
of pensioners whose claims are now
due will be compelled to wait until af-
ter the first Of July for their money.
The House has been stirring up po-
litical feeling by taking action upon
several OF the contested election cases,
and putting the men who were elected
into the seats which have been filled
by the fellows who stood in with the
returning board.
The House and Senate confrees have
failed to agree on the pension bill, and
the House has instructed it's committee
to stand by the service pension feature
Of the bill in the new conference which
is to be held.
Seneator Henderson, who has beer
i'll for several weeks is again filling his
scat. He has entirely recovered.
-Soaato- Sherman eG.s4a44h-
wool schedule prepared by the Nation
al Wool Growers Association as an
amendment to the Mckinley tariff
bill.
Speaker Reed does not weary in well
doing. lie has given orders that the
lurch, cigar. bric-a- brac and news
stands which have for years dislgured
the corridors leading to the House
wing of the Capitol building, shall get
out by the first of the month.
The Senate Commerce Committee
expect to report the river and barbor
bill, which recently passed the House
TO the Senate inside of ten days.
1t does not require mind reader to
tell the Congressman who have been
rencminated, from those who have
been turned down by their constitu-
tents. The last named gentleman do
lots OF smiling. but the smiles do NOT
hide their disgust. Several republican
members have been lost in the shuttle
whose absence will cause no incon
venience to the party.
The Maryland republican state asso-
citation has unanimously passed reso-
luton endorsing the McComas anti
gerry Wandering bill, and asking Con
gress TO pass it.
Senators Hale and Cockrell got into
little discussion about Canada that
has attracted a good deal of attention
here. Both Senators seem to take il
for for granted that it is only n ques-
ton of time when Canada will belong
to the United States. Mr.. Hale be-
lieving TINT the annexation would be
peaccably brought about aud that the
United States would assume the re-
sponsibility of the Canadian public
debt, while Mr.. Cockrell says that
possession will be forcibly taken and
so much of the debt as may be held IL
Great Britain will be repudiated. A
verbatim report of the debate wn,
cabled TO the British Foreign Office b,
p member of the legation ia this city
1 Secretary Window, having waited
some months for tho resignation o
Chief Bell of the Treasury Secret Ser
vice which he had asked for, took thu
bull by the horns this week and CAV,
Mr.. Bell his discharge. No successo
has vet been appointed. and non,
may be for some time as the chief clers
of the Office has been made astiny