Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-14
WASHINGTON LETTER


somewhat doubtful. by stating that he
had never said that he would not ac-
cept denomination, and that he
would accept it II the convention sees
fit to tender it to him, and would go
into the fight with vigor, hut that he
will not be a participant In any
scramble for the nomination. This
manly way of stating his position is
commended on all sides. and will add
to the popularity which Mr.. Morton
so justly enjoys, whether he be re-
nominated or not.
After lots of trouble that specimen
of democratic statemanship, the free
wool bill, which makes the farmers.
product-raw-w ooI-compete with the
foreign'product brought in free of du-
ty, while it gives the manufactures of
wooden goods an average protection of
80 per cent. has COTTON through the
House. although it was demonstrated.
in days fillibustering, that the repub-
leans of the House could, had they
been so disposed, have compelled the
democrats either 10 have abandoned
the bill or to have adopted a cloture
rule to pass it. But the republicans
were perfectly willing for the demo-
Gratis to pass the bill, knowing that
it would help largely towards making
the election of a republican President
and Congress, next November, a GER
tainty.
The reason the State department
has not made public the details of the
reciprocity treaty recently negotiated
with France is that the treaty does
not become binding until it is ratified
by the French Chamber of Deputies.
before which it is now pending. Rep
resentative Hit, of Illinois. is under
stood to be slated as Whitelaw Reid's
successor as Minister to France. 1t
would be difficult to find man better
fitted for the place.
Jerry Simpson is accused Of trying
to prevent the passage of the bill for
the opening of the Cherokee strip, at
the present session of Congress. The
strip adjoins the district, which has
the misfortune to have Jerry for it's
Representative in Congress, and If it
should be thrown open to settlement
before the election Jerry fears that
so many of his constituents will go
there that his reelection already im-
probable, will be an absolute impossi-
bility, SO he is said to have been quiet
ly working TO get the bill left over
to the next session, while he was pre-
tending to his constituents to be work
ing hard to push it through at once.
| Members Of the committee having the
bill in charge do not expect the bill to
pass at this session.
Secretary Blaine has few closer or
more confidential friends than White
law Reid, who spent several days here
this week discussing and explaining
the two treaties he negotiated with
France; and in view of the runors re-
Gently freshly started about Mr.. Blaine
becoming candidate for the Presi-
Dental nomination, bis words on the
nomination are important. He said,
just after spending a day with Mr..
Blaine: Il see no reason, IL he wishes
it. why Mr.. Harrison should not be
nominated. His administration has
been clear one and acceptable to the
people, and, with Mr.. Blaine out of
the way, think there will be bu; lit
tie opposition. Mr.. Blaine is not n
candidate. / believe every word he
said in bis letter. He meant what he
said".
The investigation of the Pension
Office has now been going on a month,
and the only result is that the House
is asked to authorize the payment of
81 0 day to srenographer for an in
definite period.
According to Treasury statement
issued this week the circulation per
capita on the first day of April was
$24.6S.
The Chinese minister is making a
very great mistake in trying to influ-
ence the action of the Senate upon
the anti-Chinese bill by making
threats. There are some Senat-
ors who will oppose the bill. because
of their belief that it is wrong, even
to accomplish an end very much desir-
ed, TO violate obligations contained in
treaties with China; but if the minis
ter keeps up his threats of withdraw
ing from this country and severing
diplomatic relations with us, he will
probably find that there will be no OPP
ponents to the bill when it comes be-
fore the Senate for action upon it.
The present anti-Chinese law expires
IN less than a month by limitation,
and the probabilities are that the bill
shutting out all Chinese, except those
officially connected with the govern
ment of that country which was pass
ed by the House this week, under a
suspension of the rules, will before
that time have become n law.