Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-31
wAsiIlNGToNLETTER



in the CHILEAN difficulty.
1t is believed that the synopis of the
report made of the investigation by
the CHILEAN authorities of the attack
npon the sailors of the Baltimore,
which was cabled to number OF
American newspapers Wednesday, Is
correct. but nothing can be done until
the official report is received by the
State department, and If 1t comes by
mail. which is probable owing TO its
length. IL may be several weeks before
IL gets here. The Indications now are
that Chilli will decline to apologize.
and if she does the probabilities favor
serious trouble. possibly war,
If Speaker Crisp, had been intent
upon widening the breach in the dem
ocratic party in tbe House he could
not have done it better than he did
in his coiuniitte assignments. The
snub administered to Mr.. Mills and
his strongest supporters is so plain
that even he who runs may read. The
Crisp gang, which Includes all of the
worst elements in the democratic par.
ty, are in absolute control of every
Important committee of the House,
which by the way, is a mighty good
thing for the republican party, as it. is
certain that Mills and his friends will
eaSy occasion after the reassembling
of Congress to show their resentment.
and il is equally certain that no repub-
lican Representative will take the
trouble to pour any oil upon the
troubled democratic waters. It's a
democratic row. aud member of that
party will be allowed to fight it out.
1t is said that certain democratic
Senators haue appointed Senators
Quay and Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
with proposition TO exchange vote g
against the confirmation of George
Dallas, the Pennsylvania, democrat
recently nominted for Judge of the
, new Circuit Court. for votes against
the confirmation of the nomination o.
: Judge Woods, of Indiana, TO a similar
} position. 1t is extremeful whether
' any republican Senator would take
part in any such bargain, and you
correspondent predicts that all of tn
: nominations which the President ha
, up TO this time made to the bench o
: the Circuit Court will be confirmed
although it is probably that Senator
: Voorhees, and Turpis, of Indiana, ma.
succeed in getting all of the democrat
$ to vote against Judge Woods.
: Senator Stapdford's bill for tn
D erection of All addition to the Whit
House. which was before Congress a
the last session, has been again intro
duced, and the Senator has hopes @
. its getting through this time. TIL
) new bill only differs from the old on
in saying that the addition may b
, built from the plaI.s proposed by Mrs
|
J, others, as commission composed c
the Secretaries Of State, the Treasnr
. and of war, may decide.
4 No one at all familiar with the pres
ent White House denies the pressin
necessity for the addition.
Much interest is expressed here a
- to who will succeed Senator Plumt
whose sudden death last Sunday CAV
' Washington O shock from which
!, has notsyet entire recovered, an
!. many prominent republicans have e.
: pressed the wish that the Governor {
Kansas would appoint Mr.. Ingalls'
F" ill the expired term. Those who e.
press this wish mean 10 disparageuIer
of the other gentlemen who have bee
!, mentioned IN that connection; the
: simply recognize the great usetulne
TO the party of a man of ex-Senat'
ingalls, experience, at this time, whe
the majority in the Senate is such
p slim one.
Secretary Elkins, whose nominate
III has been unanimously confirmed
ID tlp Senate, arrived in WashingtC
ne yesterday.
3 The announcement OF tho sud-,
" death of Hon. j. A. j. Cresswell,
d. Maryland, who was Postmaster-Ge
IS eral during the whole Of the first nj
a part of the second term of Preside
!! Grant, which occurred at Elk:o
81 Maryland, on Wednesday, is deep
IL regretted here, where he has mai
u warm personal friends.
Senator Sherman. just before {
adjournment of Congress to Janua
5, introduced the bill, which W
" unanimously reported from the F.
~ eign Affairs committee at the last s
" sion, providing for the guarantee
~ 500, 600, 600 of the bonds of the n
:" argua Canal Company.
:" Senator Hansbrongh introduced
:" bill authoizing the Postmaster-GeD
~ al to extend, when practicable,
free delivery system TO rural or far
ing communities and TO expend su
portion of the amount that may he
q" after be appropriated for compen
~ ton of postmasters and for star ro'
transportation as may be necessary
carry out this act.