Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02


is Representative Henry of Indi-
ana, said: There Is absolutely MOTH
Ing In the stories, so far as l know,
and am In constant communication
with those who would be fist to know
Of such movement" and Repre-
sentative Hanly, OF the same state,
said; "The people OF Indiana have
always taken Gen. Harrison at his
word. They believe implicitly In
In what he says, because they know
he is not demagogue or tricklste
or course we would all like very
much to see Gen. Harrison president
again, but we are not planning to
have him nominated. Should there
be a lOng-drawn-out fight In the con-
vention, ending In deadlock, Gen.
Harrison's name might be suggested
That, however, is only possibility,
not probability. When the time
comes the Indiana delegation will
act as men and as republicans.
Other Indiana republicans in Wash
ington talk the same way.
Senator Platt was perfectly serious
when he offered his resolution provid-
ing for the adjournment of Congress
on May End. Speaking OF it he said:
1T Is perfectly clear that there will
be no important legislation during
the session except that embraced in
the appropriation bills, which ought
to he all disposed OF before the date
mentioned. This being the case we
should hcgln to lock to adjournment.
1 see no reason for remaining here
merely for the purI ose OF introducing
aud talking upon agitating resolu-
tions, aud am persuaded that the
country would. under the circum-
stances, be better satisfied to have
Us at home than to have us here"
Mr.. Platts resolution was referred to
the Appropriations committee
While it is hardly probable that the
resolution will be reported to the
Senate by that comm ee with quite
as cary a date for ad journment as
that set by Mr.. Platt, the opinion is
general among the republi ans 10
Congress that unless some new COM
plication arises to prevent, adjourn
ment will occur before the first Of
June.
Many re ,ard the bill, this week
introduced by Repre- sentative Hell,
burn. Of Iowa, providing for a gov
eminent comm ission Of five engineers
TO report upon The best practicable
route for a ship canal, "A depth Of 2S
feet, connecting the lakes with the
A tlantic Ocean, as one Of the most
important measures before this Con-
gress.
Col. Warren S. Reese, who is con-
testing the seat of Senator Morgan,
Of Ala, and who is credited with be-
ing the father of the Allen resOlu-
tion providing for an investigation
of that election, which was recently
favorably reported to the Senate, is
in Washington He says of his con-
test: ut Is the basis to show that
Alabama is deprived of republican
form of government. Over 10000
white citizens Of the state have set
forth the facts in petition, showing
that the government of the state, as
the u. S. Senator elected, by the
legislature of 1893-94. was not chosen
by a majority OF the legal votes of
the state. 1t is one of the most re-
markable conditions ever known in
the history Of this government when
80, 600 voters by fraud and other dis
honest practices defeated 1900 o.
voters. Those who are willing and
tearing their garments to have liber-
ty vouchsafed to bleeding and down.
trodden Cuba need to do little mis-
sionary work in behalf of liberty a !
little neal home as well at to strike
blow for freedom for that unhappy
and long suffering band Of patriots
Senator Sherman must have chuck
led when the Senator who showed a
disposition to keep up the talk on the
Cuba resolutions indefinitely in or
der TO prevent a vote suggested to
him their willingness to support a
motion to send the resolution back |
to conference. OF course he accept
ed the suggestion, made the motion
and the resolutions went back to
conference. Senator Sherman Is too
experienced parliamentarian not
to have recognized the victory
thus won over the Instructors. He
knew that the conference committee
had only to report in favor of the
original Senate resolutions and the
House to accept the report to close |
the incident without giving the Sen
ators who had been talking against |
the resolutions any further chance