Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-08

wAsH1ssros. D. c., Dec. ., 'ss.

| iast lueouhy dIteruooDs Lie ucutu u
DR.. Scott put a stop to the work on
tie Presidents annual message TO Con-
gress as II was at first feared that the
delivery OF the message would have to
be delayed a few days, bat with the
aid of the members of the Cabinet 1t Is
now expected that the message, which
will contain about 10, 900 words, most
| ly devoted to review of the excellent
work of the administration, will be
ready not later than next Tuesday.
From the talk of Senators and Rep
resentatives. many of whom are al
ready here, It is apparent that the SEES
sion of Congress which begins Monday
is to be much more interesting than had
been generally supposed. Some dem-
ocrats are already expressing the fear
that the republican Senate may take
mp and pass the ''pop-gun" tariff bills
passed by the House at the last ses-
sion, placing wool and other articles
on the free list, which, IL signed by the
President, would make that Treasury
deficit, which democratic success at
the polls has made a strong probabili-
ty for the next fiscal year. an absolute
certainty. The fears are, however,
groundless; the republican Senators
are too patriotic to vote against their
honest convictions merely to add to
the troubles, which already promise to
be great enough, heaven knows, of the
democratic administration and Con-
gress.
Inpecunious Congressman are rejoic-
ing over the prospects of the presence of
a big lobby in Washington during this
session, to fight the bill which will be
reported by the Senate Committee
on Immigration, providing for a sus-
pension of iinmigrs ton for period of
one year from March 1st, 1898.
Should this bill become law 1t would
cause an immense loss to the trans
Atlantic steamship companies which
derive a very large revenue from the
Immigration traffic, and It Is these
companies which are organizing this
lobby. and which will supply it. with
all the money needed to influence
votes against the bill.
| Another lobby will also be here, in
deed It's advance agents are already
here. but its work will be entirely with
the Senate, which has very few pecu-
NOUS members, consequently its pres
ence does not excite so much In.
terest. 1t is composed of representa-
tives of the great grain and cotton ex-
changes. and is here for the pur.
pose of preventing the passage of the
anti-option bill, which passed the
House last session, and which Senator
Washburn has given notice that he
will call up in the Senate and push to
a vote at the earliest opportunity.
A formidable number of democrats
aided by the third party members are
working up a sentiment in the House
in favor of the passage of bill provid.
ing for an income tax and they claim
to have gotten almost enough pledges
to secure its passage; but as Speaker
Crisp dominates the House committee
on Rules. and he is anxious to curry
favor with Mr.. Cleveland. who is op
posed to an income tax, and no bill
Opposed by that committee can be
brought to a vote in the House. 1t i,
regarded as doubtful whether the bill
! can be passed by the House. 1t Is GER
tain that IL would not pass the Senate.
If It be true, as stated here and gen
orally believed. that Mr.. Cleveland has
selected ex-Secretary Fairchild, who
took a prominent part In the New York
''anti-snapper" movement, for his Sec
rotary of the Treasury, IL Is not likely
that the Tammany-H Hall combine will
get member of the Cabinet, as 1t Il
not believed that New York will have
more than one representative in Dir.
Cleveland's cabinet, owing to the nun
Der of other states already demanding
recognition because they voted for Mr..
Cleveland.
If the democrats who are clamorine
for an early extra session of the Fifty
third Congress continue to gain re-
cruits at the present rate Mr. Glove.
land will find It difficult to refuse their
demands. whatever he may think
about it.
Speaker Crisp, although he profess
ed publicly to be undecided, Is 10 real
ity working as hard as he knows how
to bring about an extra session. It !,
D pure unadulterated selfishness with
him; he wants to be Speaker again
and having been Hill man, he fears
that IL the election of Speaker be post
poned until the regular session Mr.
: Cleveland will have an opportunity tc
make combinations that would result
In the election of a Cleveland Speaker
The latest and most sordid argument
yet advanced for an extra session Il
: that the Democrat could then admit
! New Mexico and Arizona to statehood
l and have four more democratic Sena
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