Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
WASHINGTON LETTER [.


ment added to the Eundry Civil APP
Precipitation bill by the Senate Appro-
priation committee. forbidding the
| private sale of bonds. It's adoption
by Congress will be equivalent to 9
vote of lack Of confidence In the adj
ministration. which In England would
result in an immediate change of min.
istry. and, unless the radical change
of sentiment In Congress, its adoption
il only a matter of time. Senator
Mills, of Texas. who upon occasion
sang to cuckoo music, doesn't think
that amendment goes far enough. and
has given notice of his intention to
offer another one when the bill gets
before the Senate. providing for the
outright repeal Of that portion of the
specie resumption act that authorizes
the issue of bonds. Mr.. Cleveland
ought to thank his stars that the
death of this Congress is 40 near, and
that SO many of the regular appropri-
alton bills remain Enacted upon that
no time is left to carry out numerous
threats made against him privately by
individual Senators and Representa-
tives.
Congressional financial machine up
the hill and down again. which bad
been such marked feature of the
present session, came to an end with
the formal abandonment of the Jones
bill for the unlimited coinage of silver
by the Senate, although there may be
a few spasmodic attempts on the part
of individuals to make their records
on the question more salts
factory to their constituents.
during the remaining days Of the ses-
sion.
Senator Pettigrew's answer to the
question of whether he would recom-
mend any person for appointment as
postmaster at Sioux Falls, =. D.. in
place of the man whose nomination has
been adversely acted upon by nnani-
nous vote of the Senate committee on
Post Office and Post Roads, it is par
ticularly significant, in view of the
charge that Mr.. Pettigrew voted with
the administration democrats on the
Hawaiian question in exchange for
Federal patronage in the state, which
has been made in certain newspapers.
Mr.. Pettigrew said: II would not ask
the President to appoint any one to
any Office. In fact, should consider
any friend of mine insulted who re-
ceives commission signed by Mr..
Cleveland. But if any other nomina-
ton is made for postmaster at Sioux
Falls, my own home, without consult
ing me. shall try again to secure the
rejection of the nomination"
There has been considerable snob-
berry about this ADMINISTRATION from the
beginning, but Secretary Morton. this
week outsnobbed all the rest. 1t was
his turn to give a cabinet dinner to
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland. and likewise
his turn to make an ass of himself.
He had two expensive chairs, one for
Mr. Cleveland and and one for his wife,
III ade for the occasion, each having
a silver plate. inscribed with the name
of the occupant and the date of the
dinner. set in it's back. Shade of
Jerry" Rusk! And this man Is
member of tho Cabinet. portion of
whose duties is supposed to be giving
the President of the United States
advice. He has already been dubbed
"Silver Plate Norton" and the name
ought to stick to him the longest day
he lives, and in addition. he should be
compelled to wear at oil times silver
breastplate inscribed: Il am Clsve-
lands chief boot licker".
Secretary Carlisle took good pains,
while positively denying the present
necessity for the proposed amendment
to an appropriation bill, giving the
Secretary of the Treasury authority
to issue short-time 3 per cent loan
certificates to meet any deficit in the
revenues, to put in bid for that very
legislation, by saying in his official
to the Senate: 1T is
my opinion that the Secretary of the
Treasury ought to be permanently in
vested with authority to issue and sell
short-tine bonds or other obligations
of the government for the purpose OF
raising money 60 meet such deficien-
cies in ordinary revenues as may occur
from time to time! Like the boy
who having declared he was not hum
grv and declined the proffered cookies.
he accompanied the declinat;on with
the suggestion that he be made the
custodian of the cookies and he be
given permission TO eat them IL he
should happen to get hungry.
There is q deadlock in conference
over that Hawaiian cable amendment
to the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, the Senate insisting
that 1t shall stand aud the House that
1t shall be struck ont. Many Senators