Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-17

The Judiciary Committee made mum
her of changes in the bill In order Il
make 1t conform to the constitutions
objections raised against 1t, and IL Il
feared that in Its present condition II
will not hamper the trusts to an,
marked extent If 1t should become a
law.
The Montana case still drags on al
the unfinished business of the Sen
ate. 1t may be voted on this week
but II is doubtful.
A bill has passed both House and
Senate appropriating $4,000 to pay
the money stolen by Silcott. it having
been decided by Secretary Window
not to appeal from the decision of the
Court of Claims making the Govern
ment responsible for the money.
The members of the three Americas
Congress were much pleased with the
military review here this afternoon,
which was gotten up In their honor.
All branches of the regular army and
of the militia were represented, and
there was also a battalion of cadets
from the Washington High School.
The foreigners will start on their
Southern tour next week.
A special committee of thirteen re-
publican Senators is engaged in pre-
pairing a silver bill at the request of a
conference of republican Senators. 1t
is believed that the new bill will deal
more literally with silver than any
measure now before the House or
Senate.
| Representative Butterworth's bill to
levy a special tax of 81, 900 and tax
of cents per pound and 90 cents per
bushel upon the articles which are the
subjecr matter OF sales under features
and "option" contracts has been
favorably reported to the House. The
report says the bill is intended to APP
ply to speculative gambling in fictitious
farm products, and does not Injurious
ly affect any legitimate trader or deal
er in farm products.
Hon. Samuel ]. Randall who has
been confined to his house in this city
since before the present session of
Congress opened has become much
worse this week and small hopes now
exist Of his pulling through. His death
is only matter of time, and apparent
ly very short time.
There is movement on the part Of
the opponents of the present civil SER
vice law in the House to defeat the APP
preparation for the support of the
Commission. This is not q manly
way to fight, and it is hardly likely to
succeed. There are a number of
gentlemen who would gladly vote for
the repeal of the law, who would not
resort to any such method as trying to
cut off the appropriation. When a
law is obnoxious Gen. Grants method
is the best way to deal with it,, enforce
it strictly.
Gen. Raum, Commissioner of Pen
sions, in a report just made to the
Secretary of the Interior. shows his
Office to be in better condition than
ever before. Every application OH
file on the first OF last January will
have been examined by the first Of
May.
The Chicago idea is not making
very rapid progress in the Senate
Worlds Fair Committee. and some
people are beginning to hint that the
fair may not go to Chicago after all.
But there seems to be no solid founda-
ton for such statement.
The Democrats of the House are
afraid to attempt to get up tariff bill
of their own, and have announced
that they will simply oppose the Nc
Kinley bill. 1t will become law all
the same.
The preliminary steps are being
taken to secure the Grand Army en-
campment for 1891 for Washington.
Pledges have been given that all the
money necessary TO entertain the
visitors will be subscribed by our citi-
zens
An attempt was made this week to
suspend the rules of the house and
pass limited service pension bill as
substitute for the dependent pension
bill which recently passed the Senate
but it failed owing to the luck OF a
few votes TO make the necessary two
thirds. Representative Bootham, of
Ohio, has introduced a new service
pension bill.
Secretary Blaine's idea of amending
the Mckinley tariff bill SO as to pro-
vide for trade reciprocity with such
American nations as may extend the
same to the United States has been
very favorably received. It provides
also that these concessions shall only
be made for merchandise carried in
American vessels.
| 1t is probable that the new tariff
bill will be reported to the House
early next week. and there is not the
slightest doubt that It will be pushed