Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-06

began to iillibuster by refusing to vote
on the motion Of Representative Dali
zell 10 take up the contested case of
Smith VS. Jackson ia order to break a
quorum, he took the bull by the horns
and instructed the clerk to enter the
names declared a quorum present.
This raised as great row for awhile
as was ever seen In the House. mem
bers stood upon the chairs and desks
and yelled themselves hoarse, but
above all the din stood the command
ing figure of the Speaker; qnietly Civ
ing his reasons, and they were good
ones. for making the decision. He
only followed the example of Govern
or Hill when he presided over the
State Senate of New York. and of
democratic Speaker In the legislature
of Tennessee. Mr.. Reeds action Is
generally commended by republicans,
though there are few that think the
precedent dangerous one.
. The President will go to New York
Monday to take part in the remonies
attendant upon the centennial cele-
bration of the United States Supreme
Court. He is to make the closing
speech; the opening address is to be
delivered by ex-President Cleveland.
Several members of the cabinet will
accompany the President.
Among the Presidential nominations
this week was that of ex-Representa-
tive Guenther, to be u. s. Consul
general to Mexico. The Senate i'm
mediately confirmed Mr.. Guenther's
nomination. Ex-senator Bruce was
also renominated to be Recorder of
deeds for this District.
Senator Morrill, introduced Secre-
tary Windows silver bill in the Senate,
and asked that it be referred to the
committee on Finance, which was
done. Senator Teller is heading a
vigorous fight against this bill. He
made an argument before the House
committee having 1t in charge, and in
it he used some very strong language
The House having passed the resolu-
ton ordering the committee on Re
form in the Civil Service to investi-
gate the civil service commission, that
committee will hold a meeting Monday
to decide when the music shall begin.
The district-tax bill, which was
vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland, has again
passed the Senate. There were only
seven dissenting votes, two republi-
cans Messrs. Blair and Plumb and
five democrats-Messrs. Berry, Call.
Coke, Vance and Vest. 1t may safely
be regarded as one of the certainties
of the session that this bill will pass
the House and become law. 1t will
take S20,000,000 out of the U. s.
Treasury.
The Senate committee on Elections
has set February Is, as the date to
begin hearings in the Montana cases.
1t is regarded as almost certain that
the two republicans will be seated,
though a few careful folks believe
that none of them will be seated. be-
cause none of them have fully com
piled with the law as to credentials.
The House Military Committee has
reported favorably on the bill to retire
Gen. J. G. ("Pathfluder'D Fremont
with the rank of major-general. This
bill would have gone through at the
last session If it had not been over
crowded out by time.
Governor Hovey, of Indiana, is here
working before Congress for the pas
sage of service pension bill. He
says: 1.-The republican party is fully
pledged to this measure, and it can
not afford to go back on its word. /
have in my possession petitions signed
by nearly 400, 900 veterans asking for
its passage. If the bill is not passed / |
do not think it will be possible for us
to win the next election"
The President is devoting consider
able time to careful consideration of
the race problem in the South, and
has expressed himself as very anxious
to see it satisfactorily settled. But
howe That's question that not only
the president but everybody else
would like to see finally answered.
Senator Cameron refuses to deny or
affirm the rumor that he would retire
from politics at the end of his present
term. Postmaster General WanaIna-
ker takes the same stand regarding a
statement that he was candidate for
Senator Cameron's seat.
The Senate committee on the
Worlds Fair is doing absolutely moth
ing, and the House committee, while
ostensibly engaged in preparing bill,
is in reality, MS the patrons of the prize
ring say, 'only sparring for position
The President has promised to open
the public library and art gallery
which Andrew Carnegie has presented
to the city of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
The ceremony will take place in Feb
ruary.
''Gen. Alger has always been regard
ed as Republican by the people of