Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.



silver democrats hs certainly found II
when he decided that he would not
carry out the Wilcctt amendment,
providing for the appoint msnt of three
Q commissioners by fine President 10 aci
with tl,oee named by Coneress ~ rep.
reSentxtiv~s of the United States ut
any international monetary confer
-noe la which this government might
b- invited to participate. First the
friends of Mr.. Cleveland gave IL out
that Ills reston for refusing TO appoint
the commissioners was that 10 was
specifically stated In the act authoriz-
ing their appointment that they were
only to take part In a conference call
ed TO consider an International ratio
and the free coinage of silver, and that
no such conference vas contemplated
by Germany, but later the excuse was
amended by .aying that Mr.. Cleveland
had private information TO the effect
that Germany would not invite the
holding of the conference. anyway.
II is n fact very well known in Wash
ington that Mr.. Cleveland has resent
ed from the first the action of Con-
grss in naming two-thirds of the COM
mission. thus putting II out Of his
hands to make majority out OF II
anti silver therefore nobody was n,uci,
surprised nj his r~fu-al to complete It.
II he really knew that no conference
would be- held lie would have appoint.
I'd the commissioners and not have
shown his hand. II Is contend~d by
some that IL N conference II held the
six commissioners named by Congress
can participate regardless o. Mr.. Cl-vs-
lands wishes, ns 800. 600 was appropri-
ated by Congress to pay their -xpen-
ses. but that Is doubt fnl. IL an invi-
tation to take part ia monetary con
ference Is extended to the Uuited
States by Germany or any other
foreign country II Is fair to assume
that a commission signed by the Pres
,det would be the only credentials
which would be recognized.
I: Is the general i'm preston here that
Mr.. Thurston. the Hawaiian minister.
scored at Secretary Grpshain's sxpen
Sc when he announced. In advance
Of any Information FROM his govern
nent. his immediate departure for
Hawaii. Those who are familiar with
the Hawaiian government appear to
think it possible that Mr. Thurston
and Mr. Hatch, the present Hawaiian
minister of foreign affairs. may rx-
,liange places. II they do Mr.. Thurs
ton would Lot be human IL he did not
lake advantage OF the opportunities
that would surely come to him to wor.
~ Secretary Gresham. His first step
IN that direction would most likely be
10 ak for the recall of Minister Willis.
Ey-Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, who has
been classed "a q Cleveland man, and
who was certainly Cleveland man AT
lie Chicago convention nf '92 seems
70 have Joined hands with the ants.
He was In Washington this week hob
nobbing with Senators German. Brice |
md other Cleveland men, and
L Is raid that these men are laying
wires tn make Mr.. Cleveland's hope Of
again becoming the candidate of the
dissolve into one of ex-
Senator Ingalls, ''irridescent dreams"
There has probably never been "a
many changes announced or foreshad-
owed in the short space of a single |
week In the diplomatic corps mt WASH
Dgton. Without counting the retire
nent of Minister Thurston there are
he following changes: the Spanish
who has been notified of the
of his successor; the Ger
man Ambassador, who has received
the same information ditto the Argen.
tine Minister, and the BRAZILIAN Minis.
Ter has been notified of his appoint
nent to the bench of the Supreme
Court of Brazil. which of course means
4 new Brazilian Minister here.
The application of Dcbs for a writ
Of habeas corpus was this week argued
before the u. 8. Supreme Court, At
torney General Oln-y taking the mega
tive and Mr.. C.S. barrow, of Chicago,
the affirmative. No decision is ex.
pected for at least a month. owing to
the number of important cases upon
which arguments have been made but
no decisions handed down. So,urhow
the idea seems to be general that the
of Debs will he denied.
Nothing new has this, week been made
public concerning the various diplo-
matte muddles. but there has been q
received from Spain.
and Il Is said in administration circles
to have been satisfactory as far as II
went, but from what can be learned
IL did not 60 very far. The cabinet is
said to be divided on the question Of
the eagle do a little screaming
NJ EnOland m hehalf Of Nica m Oua