Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Work of the Senate and House
of Representative.

PETITION from the Chamber Of Commerce OF
New York for an appropriation Of 81 ,OOO, 900 with
which TO commerce the work OF permanently
| deepening the water ON Sandy Hook bar was
PRESERVED IN the Senate by Mr.. Miller ON the
az.l INST me army appropriation bill was
Dill was passed authorizing tho removal OF the
southern Ute Indians I'm Colorado 20 Utah Ter
ntory. In the House OF Representatives Mr.
Hohnan's civil service rider to tho legislatiye
executive and judicial appropriation bill was
ruled out Of order. The only other business ac-
compnsned by the House was the passage of
BEYOND discussing the Northern Pacific land
forfeiture bill, absolutely nothing was done I'm
the Senate on the 18th inst. The House con-
CURED In tho Senates amendments TO the At
lantic and Pacific land-forfeiture bill and
PASSED Dill prohibiting pool selling In the Dis
non in sns House psovidine ior cele
bratlon OF the centennial anniversary OF the
foundation Of the Constitutional Government
April 30 1889. Mr.. Warner OF Ohio introduced
resolution calling on the Secretary OF the In
tent, and location OF foreign holdings OF what
were formerly public lands and how the title 70
such lands had been acquired by aliens.
The bill forfeiting the unearned lands of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company was passed
by the Senate ON the 18th. The bill de-
clares forfeited 80 much OF the lands granted
to that company as are co-terminous with that
Wallula Junction to Portland and that part of
the Cascade branch which shall not have been
completed at the date Of the passage Of this
Dill, and makes the right OF way in the Terri
tories subject to taxation. Nothing in the act
is TO be construed to waive any right of the
United States to forfeit any other lands granted
70 them. for failure, past or future, to comply
with the conditions Of the grant. In the House
OF Representatives Mr.. Hiscock stated that the
aggregate OF the appropriation bills is 500 749-
313 which will be sweiIed to s39i .O2s. .Iss. The
receipts are estimated at $377, ,000, ,000 and the
next nscal year, r., he M said, Is certain to show a
dencit OF xl4OOO,OOO ON the most conservative
estimate Mr.. Randall explained that the in
crease this year for pensions Is SIS 5750,OOO and
the river and harbor bill adds SIS, ,25O. 600.
The Senate passed the military academy
appropriation bill on the 10th inst, and the ap-
preparation committee has now no bills before
it for consideration The Senate rejected the
Presidents nomination Of John @. Sholes, of
Michigan, for Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court Court OF Arizona, and OF Abraham
The House OF Representatives passed the leg
islative appropriation bill and the Senate meas
ure giving the franking privilege to the widow
OF General Grant An adverse report has been
mnde ON Representative Gros svenor's resolution
providing for the restoration of the tariff OF
1,t; 1857 on WOOL and also upon the wilkins reso-
luton declaring against any reduction Of the
duty ON the same article
IARoE number of bills were passed by the
Senate on June II, among them being measures
to construct roads to the national cemeteries at
Knoxville and Natchez, to grant the Seal rocks
to the city Of San Francisco, for the transfer of
the Baton Rouge barracks to the University
OF Louisiana, to purchase land for the
indian training school Salem Oregon,
for conference at Washington of dele
gates from the American republics, and
for the appointment of an additional
SECRETARY OF tho Treasury for ona-yasr---A-gatp-
the Morrison tariff bill resulted in its defeat.
Mr.. Morrison gave notice that he would renew
the motion on Tuesday, June o. Mr.. Morrison
voted in a low tone and Mr.. Randall in loud de-
fant way Neither Of the gentlemen was APP
plauded; As soon as the result was known the
well try 1t again next TueBdAy, ana tne
House rang with the applause OF his followers.
The formal announcement was greeted with
vociferous cheers from the Republican side.
An analysis of the vote shows that Of
the 40 Affirmative votes 1876 were Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. Three OF the Repub-
licans are from Minnesota and one from
New York. One hundred and twenty-five
affirmative votes were cast by Democrats
from the South and West, and IA by Democrats
from the Eastern and Middle States. OF
the 157 negative votes 122 were cast by Re-
publicans and IS by Democrats bill
was introduced In the House providing
for the inspection OF meats for expectation and
prohibiting the importation of adulterated arti-
cles Of food and drink.