Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
wAsHl SGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent,
WAsHNoToN, Feb. IL, 1895.

That a majority of the House was
to the free coinage of silver,
was so well known In advance that
there was comparatively little inter
est shown in the vote by which the
House refused To concur In the free
coinage substitute. which the Senate
passed In place of the House bond
bill. The speeches made in the de-
bate were spoken TO empty chairs,
and many OF them were not spoken
at all, being merely inserted in the
congressional record under the "leave
to print" rule. This was not because
of any lack of interest In the subject
itself, but because the result was
known by everybody long before the
bill was placed before the House.
Had It not been for the desire on the
part Of many members to make
speeches for their constituents the
bill could have been voted upon an
hour after it was reported to the
House.
Although there is little outward
indication of what the ultimate fate
of the House tariff bill, which was
reported to the Senate from the
finance committee, will be, the re.
publican Senators express the utmost
confidence that the tariff bill will be
sent to Mr.. Cleveland just as II was
passed by the House, and at least
two Of the populist Senators have
expressed the opinion that all amend.
ments to the bill will be voted down,
and that the original tariff bill will
pass the Senate. There Is no doub,
that 80 per cent, or more, of the re-
publican party wishes the tariff bill
to pass, but under the present cir
cumstances your correspondent, while
hoping that the confidence of the re-
publican Senators has q flrmer foun
datlon than their wishes, can see
nothing but doubt ahead Of the bill
The difficulties Of passing bill al
strongly opposed by the strong mi
nor ity of the Senate as this one |,
would be great, even IL the Repub
licans had the majority, which the!
are one short Of.
There has been some talk both 70
and against the Monroe doctrine, IL
the Senate, this week, but nothin,
to indicate when the resolution viii
be voted upon. AS It's adoption 4
certain, its author, Senator Davis
has no desire to hurry up the vote
He wishes every Senator to have full
opportunity to have his say about 1t
The House committee on terri
tories has practically settled the fat
of Arizona, New Mexico and OKLA
boma, by voting against reporting {
bin for the admission of Arizona Il
statehood.
Mr.. Cleveland, this week, notified
Congress, that he had accepted TIT
French view of ex-ConSul Waller
guilt, and agreed, that this govern
ment would prefer no claim for dam
ages, il France would release hin
from prison, not as right, but as ;
courtesy. Congress was not surprised
1t has become accustomed to seeing
this administration accept the foreign
view of matters affecting American
citizens and interests.
Senator Quay very promptly denied
the rumOr, that he had entered The
field as a Presidential candidate. Fl,
says he doesn't wish to be President
that 1t would soon kill him, but h
adds, that II his friends In Pennsyl
vania were disposed to compliment
him by presenting his name to tn
national convention. and voting 70
him, he would say nothing to pre-
vent it.