Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-16

WASHINGTON. Jan. TO-, 80.
Senator Ednunds. In five-ninute
speech effectualIy took the color ont
OF lurid speech delivered by Senator
Voorhees, In favor of resolution offered
by him, calling upon the Attorney
General for information as to whether
the United States District Attorney at
Indianapolis had acted under orders
from the departement OF Justice In
the matter of refusing to sanction tie
issuing of warrant for the arrest of
Col. w. w. Dudley during his recent
visit to indianapolis. Mr.. Edmunds
offered as an amendment the follow
ing which was adopted; THAT the
Auditor Grneral be and hereby is in
structed to inform the Senate what
instructions, IL any, the departement
of Justice has given to 8. N. Chambers,
district attorney for the district OF
Indiana, on the subject of the arrest OF
w. w. Dudley or his exception from
arrest, and by what authority of law
any such instructions have been given,
and that copies of all such correspond
ence be transmitted to the Senate. y
Mr., Edmunds sarcastically expressed
his admiration of and concurrence in
the beautiful tribute of the Senator
from Indiana to the value of political
morality. This caused Il broad smile
all around, which was increased to a
positive litter among the republicans
when Mr.. Ednunds sent to the clerks
desk and had read letter written by
the chairman of a democratic county
committee in Indiana some months
before the alleged Dudley 'blocks OF
Ave" letter. which was SO nearly like
\ that document that Mr.. Edmunds
called it its twin brother. The reso.
luton adopted will bring no inform.
alton simply because the Auditor Gen.
eral has none to give. Mr.. Voorhees,
knew this, but being overloaded with
slurs and innuendoes against Mr.. Har-
rison he took this occasion to unload.
He has injured no one, except him
self
The first fight in the House was
easily won by the republicans. II
arose on a question of sustaining a
ruling of the Speaker in favor of tax.
ing up the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, and considering it in
committee of the whole under the
rules of the last House applying to
appropriations. Mr.. Reed decided
that it could be done. and the demo
Gratis appealed from the decision and
insisted, in series of speeches from
their best men, that the House should
do nothing until it had adopted com
plete set of rules. The House voted
to sustain the Speaker.
The Senate committee on the
Worlds Fair gave hearings to repre-.
sentatives of all the cities interested ia
this work. st. Louis and Washington
have already been heard, and tomor-
row Chicago and New York will have
their say. The HOUSE bills on the sub
ject have been referred TO the House
committee on foreign Affairs, of which
Mr. Hit, of Illinois, is chairman.
This looks like big advantage in
favor of Chicago, but it isn't, because
the committee has practically decided
to report bill leaving the site blank
to be filed by vote of the House.
That will give everybody an equal
show.
Justice Brewer seemed thoroughly
at home on the bench of the supreme
Court when he took his seat for the
first time Monday.
Superintendent Porter of the Census
bureau says, it will require an addi-
tional appropriation of $450. 600 to add
n special report of the present condi-
ton of the negro 20 the census, as
many prominent people have re-
quested.
The House committee on the Silcott
defalcation have completed its report,
which is to be accompanied by bill
appropriating money to pay the sala-
ries of the members.
1t is said that the republican men,
bers of the House committee on rules,
Messrs Reed, Mckinley and Cannon
nre not of the same opinion regarding
what rules shall be reported to the
House. / don't believe word of it,
They know what they are about, and
it is not likely that they want TO take
any outsiders into their confidence Just
now. They can be trusted.
Speaker Reed and Representative
Cannon, in accordance with a resolu
ton of the House, went to ex-Speakel
Randall's house, and administered tn,
oath of Office to him, he not having
been able to occupy his seat in thu
House at this session up to this time
on account of bad health.
The tobacco people, both grower
and manufacturers, took up a gooG
deal of the time of the House com
mttee on ways and means this week
Every conceivable side of the Tobacco,
! question was given.