Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
WASHINGTON LETTER


DOtu lOftiRb ohu uotb'ote 'ho' -
wanted 10 go to Maryland to enjoy
his favorte sport-shooting wild ducks;
but found it impossible to get away.
The diplomatic victory won by him
from Lord Salisbury was vindication
of the vigorous foreign policy, which
has been such marked feature OF
this administration, that the whole
world now understands that the Uni
ted States is no longer good country
to try 10 impose upon. So much for
foreign affairs.
The serious split In the democratic
party in the House on the free coinage
bill was the domestic event of the
week most pleasing to the President
and all other good republicans. IL is
an excellent beginning of the Presi-
Dental campaign for the republicans
for Representative Bland to accuse
Speaker Crisp of having prevented a
final and decisive vote on free coinage
bill by deceiving its supporters into
agreeing to an adjournment by prom
ising that a new rule should be report
ed enabling them to get a vote with
out fillisbustering, and for Speaker
Crisp to retort by calling Mr.. Bland
something which gentelmen usually
resent with blow. 1t augurs so well
for democratic harmony.
There has been another change in
| the democratic programme in the
House, and il is now announced that
the free wool bill is to be passed next
Monday, under suspension of the
rules.
The vote of the Senate on the ratifi-
cation of the arbitration treaty was
remarkable for two things, the uuus-
ually large number of Senators voting,
seventy-two, and the fact that all OF
them voted one way, for the ratitica.
ton of the treaty. There was no poi
itics in the question, and to the cred
it Of the democratic Senators be
it said, there was no attempt to inject
any into it. ss.at
| Quite crowd went from here, In.
Guiding Secretary Tracy and other
prominent naval officials and Con.
gressmen, to see the launching of the
cruiser Raleigh, which took place at
the Norfolk navy yard Yesterday
Assistant Secretary Nettleton has
filed formal charges with Secretary
Foster, against Immigration Commits
sioner Owen, accusing him of being
unfit, incompetent and untrustworthy
in the performance Of his duties; of
circulating malicious ISLANDERS against
his superiors in office, and of having
slipshod and reckless ideas of conduc-
ting public business. Commissioners
Owen disputes every item of the char
ges.
Representative Dolliver, of Iowa,
who is one of the youngest men
in the House, made. this week. one of
the best tariff speeches that has been
made during the present session. 1t
has at one bound placed him in the
front rank of the good takers in Con-
grsss. He referred as follows TO the
Homeopathic policy of the democrats.
1.-THE fact that this House, almost
unanimously democratic, sent here, it
is claimed, as protest against the
Mckinley act. with its prominent can
didate for Presidency asking for its
repeal, has not dared to touch it, ex-
cept in acts of childs play, is evidence
that the argument of free trade is
demagogic proclamation secretly dis
covered by people. whoa are posting il
upon the barn doors of Iowa and Ne
braska (this refers to the free trade
speech recently made by Representa-
tive Bryan, of Nebraska, and which
has been posted throughout Mr.. Dol
liver's district.) Two years ago the
republican party under a tempest of
false pretenses went down, carrying
the Mckinley bill on its back. This
year the Mckinley act carries the re-
publican party, and the gentleman
who gave the measure its name from
his Governors chair looks down upon
the country made happy and prosper
Gus under its provisions.
The wish is father to the thought
when the democrats express desire
for an early adjournment of Congress.
The longer the session lasts the more
mistakes the democrats will make,
and that is why the sensible men
among them are anxious for an ad-
iournment as soon as possible. There
is not the slightest probability of an
adjournment earlier than July, and
it will most likely be August before
the democratic members OK the House
can escape the dangers which daily
confront them, and by that time their
party's chance of carrying the. Presi-
Dental election will be reduced to 0.
A bill has been reported to the Sem
ate from the committee on Foreign
Relations. which is the direct outcome
of the killing Of the Italians by the
New Orleans mob. 1t provides for
| the punishment of those who violate