Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-31
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THE WORK OF CONGRESS

Ktno Aoueo % Representatives, ut It's session
On the lsth. AR. Morrison. OF Illinois, nom the
Committee on Rules, reported resolution for
the , creation q :slscs
Of the United states, on reform IN The civil SER
vice. ON ship. building and ship owning inter-
ssss' on alcoholic liquor traic and on yentila,
was adopted, Representative Lowering pre-
s ssntsd z petition by Col; David = HusseN
gthszs Survivors 81 the sto1ning eQlpmn known
% the Forlow Hope" organized for assault
upon Po't HUDSON, "a June y isos praying
n the echsraF order Of Con Banks. The senate
was moi In sesnion.
TnK feature OF the Senate proceedings ON tho
eist Of December was tho Carefully prepared
attack OF Senator Beck upon tho financial
policy Of the administration. Mr., Beck believes
that the word coin" used IN section 1904 of tho
ReYised Statutes means silver as we'll rs gold
eoips and ~ therefofe introduced a resolution
So hns oS oF ssssob 70 1 Sass
under the section has been set apart
for the payment OF the interest on United States
tlo entire debtol the United states male In each
year as sinking fund, and IL this had not hear
tsiore been done to report bin for the enforce
fer az hour uRcn shis resolution, and in
The cpuffe ~ his remarks charged that
fs e'SsSs n.y q tho Treasury had deh6er.
aan,inistering the Treasury in tho special In
tere3t 81 national banks, and that he was, also,
IN the same interest discriminating against sill
ver The Senator declared, with great earnest.
ncss of manner that he would enforce fine and
Imprisonment upon any officer who would thus
and Ssns IA shSs upon tne
sion OF his remarks the Senators on both sides
were too much surprised to make any response
MIR. Morrill, said that the speech practically
charged the Secretary OF the Treasury with be-
ing a thief, and the President OF the United
States with being In oollusion with him; and
that, as no DemocrAtte Senator seemed ready to
defend the administration against the terrible
arraignmeut ne moved that the Senate proceed
to the confederation of executive business,
which motion was adopted. In the House OF
Representatives, under call Of the States, a
aesk. More than l. 900 were introduced, and the
ctulwas suspended when Maine was reached
FInelosed IN the list are the following; For the
relief OF Fitz John Porter, to suspend the coin
age OF the silver dollar to pay Government en-
ployes wages withheld I'm violation OF the eight
hour law, TO limit tho disposal Of the public
for tho unrestracted coinage OF the silver
dollar, for the construction OF the Hennepin
Canal, 70 establish Sub Treasury at Louisville,
TO enable the people Of Dakota to form con-
etttution, and to create the Territory of Okla
homa. Ten measures affecting railway land
grants were also introduced Both houses adj
iourned until Jan. 5.-The President sent tho
following new nominations of Postmasters TO
the senate ON the 2lst; At Paramount, W. Va d,
Newton s. Barnes jackson, Tenn, r. X. Dashel
Peoria, nj. John Warneri Mt Pleasant Mich,
Fred A. stebbins; Evansville, Wis, James V. N.
ANoNouaI nAo.l. VIII. SNOchoteI
Pa, Samuel II. smith Weatherford, Tex, N. b.
johnson Wauseon, Ohio. George 7HauInesler; ;
Cantoh Ohio, William Archival; Delaware,
Ohio, David A.. Starke; Ottawa, H., William
OsInan Batavia, ILL.,, Willis $, Grimes; Amboy,
III, George 4. Young Mason City, ILL.,, William
A. Mehan; haywood, ILL.,, Samuel S. Kemp
Mount Carroll, ILL.,, William p. Baird
Mount Morris, Ill., Henry Shnrer; Eflng-
ham, M Pn,, Charles av, Kelly M%oO%S NJ
Hawley; vandalia, Ill, Sidney b. Stout Shell
bywlle. KY Joseph NJ Bell; Howell, Mich,
lsaac w. Bush Niles, Mich, William ]. Ed.
wards stanton Mich, Patrick II. McGnry
Denison, Iowa, o. b. Keith; Oskaloosa, Iowa,
William Il. Smith Hampton, Iowa, Oscar b.
Harmon; Little Rock, Ark. Thomas w. New
ton