Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.


In the coming republican Congress
than In the existing democratic Con.
eress. or else he IL pretending that h g
has. In order to induce the democrats
In Congress to pass the Carlisle our
rency bill or some other bill along the
same lines. 1t 10 certain that hint
almost 40 strong rs an Official notih-
cation has been given prominent dem.
ocrats In Congress rs nearly direct
from Mr.. Cleveland as IL could have
been unless he had himself given It,
that unless this Congress passes some
financial bill. OF n nature satisfactory
to the ad,nini>tration, an extra session
OF the new republican Congress will
be called soon after the Fourth of next
March, for the express purpose of
dealing with financial matters. The
hint has not. however, had the effect
intended. Instead of making the
democrats more anxious TO get to-
gether and pass financial bill. it has
been seized bv many of them rs offer
ing good excuse for not passing a
bill. These democrats say that as a
matter of party policy the democrats
In Congress connot do better than to
shift the responsibility of financial
legislation TO the next Congress. in
the hope of the republicans may make
some mistake that will give the demo
Gratis chance to elect the next Presi.
dent, something they acknowledge
themselves to be without at this time.
Republicans smile at this condition Of
affairs and point to the fact that no
Congress controlled by republicans
has ever attempted to shirk any of it's
responsibilities. Republican Cons
crosses have made mistakes, but they
were mistakes caused by action. and
never by fear of acting Republicans
have been approached and asked to
name what amendments to the cur
rency bill would be necsssarv to secure
their support for the bill. None have
been named. however, A. nothing
could induce the republicans to sup
port the bill.
There seems to be a plot among a
few members OF his own party TO try
to make ex-Speaker Reed believe that
he will endanger his Presidential
chances by accepting the Spenkership
of the next House. The following
remarks were made by one of them,
and is fair specimen of those used
by all who are in the plot. IF Reed
is the wise man think he IL, h. will
decline the Speakership. He has got
all the reputation out OF it he can.
and IL he takes IL again will put him
self in n position to offend about one
half the republican members. us there
will not be committee chairmanships
enough TO go around. The members
of the House are the men who shape
the delegations to the national con.
vention, and he cannot afford to of.
fend them" This sort of talk must
be very amusing to Mr.. Reed. who
knows just what it means to be Speak.
OF the House. and who would doubt.
less he glad to hear of any man who
ever declined that position, although
there isn't at this time the slightest
probability of his doing 30.
| A western Congressman. who says
he got 1t from member o. the Cabi.
net, Ia telling q little story which illus
trates the manner In which Mr. Cleve.
land treats his cabinet. The story Ia
substance is. that at the close of d
Cabinet meeting Mr.. Cleveland told
Posttn aster General Bissell that he
was ready TO take up the question OF
the appointment of a postmaster fol
Washington, and requested Mr.
Bissell to bring the applications on
file to the White House. The mex,
morning Mr.. Bissell carried the appli
cations to Mr.. Cleveland. but instead
OF opening the bulky package Mr.
Cleveland handed Mr.. Bissell a card
, remarkins: Have the papers mad.
out appointing him." Mr.. Bissel
tried to protest, saying that Mr.. vii
lett had no application on tile and WA
not extensively endorsed, but he wa
cut short by the curt announcement
II have decided to appoint him.
There's a lesson In this for those VIII,
spend time and money preparing ap
plications tor Office and getting en-
dorsementa.
Senator Lodges Hawaiian resolu
: ton, which will come up soon afte
. the reassemblinR of Congress. ha
D caused the few fridnds of the admins
: tration to work overtime in trying 4
J explain why the recommendation @
Z Admiral Walker, to keep U. 8. wa
: vessal at Honolulu, was turned down
They say that the administ ration wa
u actuated by n desire to let the roya
o lists of Hawaii understand that thi
: government did not intend to restor
r the queen. and that the removal @
q the u. 8. vessel then at Honolulu wa