The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-30
IvlSHiNGroN LETTER.
I'rom Oar neenlnr oorrespondent)

. still worry much in evidence, although
probably four.fifths Of both senate and
house are absent from Washington. II
Is difficult for man TO feel peace and
GOODWILL in his heart, when he is max
ing preparations, to enter one Of the
bitterest partisan fights ever engaged
IN b congress, and that is inst what
every senator and representative is
doing today. The tariff will como up
in tho house on the very first day of
the session. and although it is expected
strong enough TO pat the bill through
practically asst was reported from the
committee, it will not be done without
some hard fighting. There il an e'e-
ment of uncertainty about the visits cf
| the representatives to their homes just
IuoY that is exciting much inter 81.
Whether j! will chlnre the sentiments
Of any Of them towards the tariff hi !
remains to be seen.
The senate, although democratic By a |
small margin, has rtanly not shown |
psvd sposit,on 10 hc Dictated to by the
hn ,is'r1 ION. aai is already certain
.,Ir,t the few eHa'o,s who have an
nouucyd their willingness 60 champion
It Hlwaiian policy will lind themselves
wit tho eight oS their lives on their
hauds rs soon as The senate comes TO
"e'her again, Tie house may be will
ing 10 favor the administration by
adopting the McCreary resolution pro-
viding for an investigation of the rela-
tons of the last administration With
Hawaii. without touching upon those oi
the present administration, but it MAJ
be set down among the certain;ies that
an overwhelming maioi ty OF the senate
fayors Senate Morgans resolution.
presiding fc2 an investigation of the
whole subject right mp to date. This
resolution mas been approved by the
senate comrittce on foreign relations,
Of which Senator Morgan is chairman.
althou IA IL is known that President
Cleveland diaapproyes of it. Tho
suate comaiitee will in fact begin this
Investigation his week
Somebody is noing he made ridicu !
.ous through the nonsensical crank
flight which has recently made It's ap
p@sranre in Washington. They Will not g
al|oH q stranger 10 carry bundle or y
package into the capitol building for f ar /
thai It may contain dynamite; detectives /
in citizens clothes constantly watch
the White House and follow President ;
Cleveland wherever he goes outside of q
he building. and foolish telegram :
printed several days ago ahont an i
AinGcd .lot t. k;dn2p The Cleveland =
'hi!dren is actually seriously discussed i
y men who ought to have better sense. d
senator Mills has been receiving some u
letters ever since he voted +
or The silver repeal bill, and the other t,
lay his son allowed himself to be so e
,adly stamped d as to apply for and 4
eceiyc permit from the police aathor- i
ties to carry Il revolver to protect his
uther from murderously inclined
ranks; h came to his senses later and
sked that the permit be cancelled.
Nj of which is calculated to increa.e
he number of cranks who write
letters, and the pay Of
'riyate detc rGves, some OF whom pro il
ably could tell the source of many of II
he letters, and to disgust other PEG. ~ ~
lie. d
A member Of the executive committee tli
{ the bi-metallic league, which reeentI d
y held a long secret conference here. -
avs the league will take no Steps n
owards trying to get either OF tie ~
everal silver bills that have been in
Introduced in both house and senate /,
assed at the present senate. lie thinks ~
nat the well known hostility of Pre.i il.
ent Cleveland to such legislation and Is
ne certainty that the bill will be vetoed or or
it were passed, make it useless to do +,
nything In that direction. The league an
80, ST
ill concentrate its efforts upon the d.,
cd
lection Of members OF the next house.
The urgency deficiency bill, which
ecame law on the day that congress
box its holiday recess, contained a Y
lause declaring a pension to be o vest
d right that cannot be taken aw
,on. Il man without notice, but that did U
OF detract from the interest felt in the
use of Judge Long, of Michigan, who
! suing to have his name restored to
he pension roll from which it was
ropped by Commissioner Lochren.