Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28

wAsHrseros, D. O., July %, 'ss'

ginning TO realise what bad break
was made by their party in the House
in defeating the Worlds Fair appro-
priation; they are learning from the
country on the subject, and the mes
sages they receive are anything but
satisfactory. Mr.. Cleveland Impress
edit upon those democrats Congress
men who went to New York to hear
him and Adlai notified of their nomi-
nations that it would be suicidal for
the democratic majority in the House
to persist In its opposition to this
appropriation In the face of the gen.
eral public sentiment in favor OK Gov
eminent aid for the exposition.
The credit for this bright bit of dem
ocratic craftsmanship is due to cheese
parer-in chief Holman, and Sayers, OF
Texas, and the matter is still to GER
tain extent in their hands, as they are
the democratic conferees on the part
of the House on the bill, but in spite
of the pressure that is being brought
to bear on them are still stubborn,
and If they can hold the votes by
which they defeated the appropriation
In the House they will bring about a
dead lock that may extend the session
indefinitely, as the republican Senate
will insist that this appropriation be
made before adjournment.
The majority against this appropria-
ton was only 10, and 1t is almost GER
tain that when Holman reports back
to the House the inability of the con-
ference committee to agree because OF
the insistence of the Senate conferees
upon this appropriation that motion
to recede from its position against the
appropriation can be carried through
the House by a small majority. II ID
greatly to the credit of the republicans
in the House that every one of the
1873 votes cast against this appropria
ton came from democrats-mosto Of
them from the South. s-.
No one has been able to find the
slightest fault with the President's
nomination of Mr.. George Shiras, Jr.,
of Pennsylvania, to fill the vacancy in
the Supreme Court; he comes from
the district entitled TO the appoint
ment, is just 81 years ole, has never held
any public Office or engaged in any
other business than the practice Of
law, and is in every respect fully quail
flied to adorn the bench of the great
est court In the world, as our Supreme
Court has been justly called.
Hon. Thomas H. Carter, of Mon.
taha. who has been Commissioner OF
the General Land Office, has rendered
his resignation of that position to the
President, in order that he may de-
vote his whole time to his new duties
as chairman of the National commit
tee. Those who know him best pre-
dict that he will make reputation
second to that of no man who ever
held the position, even il he is the
youngest chairman the party has ever
had.
Commissioner Raum wishes it dis
tinctly understood that he has no idea
of resigniug on account of the demo
cratic attack made upon him, and
the President is not nor has he at any
time been even considering the ques-
ton of General Raum's removal. The
minority report made by the republi-
cans of the committee which has for
months been investigating the Pen
sion Office is a vindication of General
Raum's management, and a strong
condemnation of the democratic con-
spiracy against his personal character,
which has been SO plain to every un-
prejudiced person.
The Senate committee which was
instructed last March to investigate
and report the effect of tariff laws up
on the import and exports, the growth,
development, production, and prices
of agricultural and manufactured ar
ticles az home and abroad, and upon
wages, domestic and foreign, has sub
mitted a partial report covering the
cost of living in the United States and
in Great Britain, together with the
percentage of wages in both countries,
the time covered being from June
1889 to September 1891. The cost OF
living to ~ family in ordinary circum-
stances was forty-four one-hundreds
of per cent less at the last date than
at the first, and the decline In this cost
of living in May 1892. as compared
with June, July and August 1889 was
ga per cent. The cost of living in
Great Britain increased during the
same period 1.9 per cent and wages in
this country average II per cent
greater than in Great Britain.
There is much ugly talk here about
the way in which the purchase of q
site for a Government Printing Office
has been postponed, and it is said to
be the result of a conspiracy between
ex-senator Malone and Senators Vest,
Blackburn, Butler and Cameron, the
purpose of which is to ultimately com.
pel Congress to purchase the