Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
WASHINGTON LETTER


preconoertoo democratic ATTACKS up
on Senator Quay for about what they
are worth, as within the past forty
eight hours Mr.. Quay has been cordial
ly received at the White House and
bis advice asked upon several impor-
tant state matters The principal
cause of the democratic dislike of Mr..
Quay is fear of him as political mana
ger. Mr.. Quay Is all right, and will
remain 50. despite the barking of the
little ours.
The old, old story OF the usurpation
by the Senate of prerogative properly
belonging to the House was once more
brought up before the latter by dis
cussion of the Legislative appropria-
ton bill, and while number of mem
bers made remarks complaining of the
usurpation none of them suggested
any practical way of stopping it. 1t is
a question worthy of the most careful
consideration. That the Senate has
steadily encroached upon the powers
of the House Is evident to anybody
who will take the trouble to study the
matter a lite, and that this encroaoh-
ment menaces the popular form of
government, by the people, is believed
by many able statesmen and jurists.
Gen. John @. Fremont. who has
just been placed, by act of Congress.
on the retired list of the army with
the rank of major-general. arrived
here this week. He found more than
two thousand messages of congratula-
ton awaiting him.
Secretary Blaine regrets very much
that the members of the Three Ameri-
cas- Congress did not go South, but
he could not compel them to do so.
An agreement has been reached by
the caucus committees Of the republi-
cans of the House and Senate on a
silver bill. Secretary Window resents
the iinputation made in certain quart
ers that he has been trying to control
silver legislation. He says he has
never given his views on the subject
except when asked for them, and that
the bill, now before the House COM
mittee on coinage, which is popularity
known as the "Windom bill" prepared
by him at the request of that commit
tee.
Senator Chandler threw bomb
shell into the democratic Senators
ranks when he introduced. a resolution
to adopt as standing rules of the Sen
ate the Limitation OF debate, to six
days or less, npon all bills or resolu.
tions reported from committee, and
the taking of the final vote without
dilatory motions; also that whenever
less than quorum shall vote the pre-
siding officer shall at the request OF
any Senator, cause to be entered up
tors present. 1tPs ahtah the JAta @osfd aRa s tRsy
shall be considered as forming a
quol um. The democrats will fight
the adoption of these rules to the bit
ter end, because il once adopted their
programme of indefinitely prolonging
the session in order to stop legislation
that does not meet their approval will
be spoiled.
Representative Cannon made some
OF the democratic members of the
House who pose as economists feel
very bad by telling that when the
democrats controlled the House these
fellows would get up with economical
protestations and have certain appro.
priations struck out of bills aud then
when the bill went to the republican
Senate these same men would private.
ly request the Senators to add as
amendments the very appropriations
they had stricken out In the House.
The tariff bill will be taken up in
the House between the LIST and the
10th of May. The dem ocrats have re-
fused to accede to the republican
proposition to limit the debate to six
days. but the bill will be passed by
the House before the first of June,
and there will be no delay In the Sen
ate, as the Senate Finance committee
has already begun work on the bill Sc
as to be prepared for it when it passes
the House.
The President has procured copies
of all bills providing for the erection
of public buildings, and is carefully
examining each of them to see what
there is in the cry of Extravaganza
raised by the democratic press.
Senator Mitchell made ringing
speech on his proposition to elect
Senators by direct vote of the people,
and he poured a terrific broad-side in
to the secret sessions of the Senate.
He concluded with, THE people de-
mand a voice in the election of Sena.
tors and they demand further that
their proceedings shall be public and
open to all the world"
Representative Grosvenor took oc
cassion when discussing the appropria.
ton for the Civil Service commission
to express his opinion of that law. 81
do not believe, he said ''that the civil
service law and its administration Is