Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-22
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States OF Minnesota and Wisconsin, was favor
The Senate passed the House bill granting pen
sions To the soldiers and sailors of the Mexican
war. In considering the river and harbor bill.
for for the A' aennspin TRsa Canal. an ~ Oh bill " %,ss
introduced in the Senate and referred 70
stop all payments OF public money to
James Is. Eads, his associates, or assigns, for
past, present or future work at the mouth OF the
Mississippi River until further ordered by Con-
gress. The railroad-attorney bill was reported
to the Senate materially amended. No Con-
gressman, according to its provisions, shall act
as the legal representative of any CORPORATION
whose interests are or may become the subject
OF Congressional legislation. A bill to reim-
burse Jean Louis Legare for services rendered
and money expended in bringing to the United
States and procuring the surrender of Sit
ting Bull and number OF his followers was
laid before the House. The claim is for S13, ,412,
aud is ndorsed by Maj Brotherton, the United
bill appropriating $4,000 for the erection OF a
monument to mark the birthplace of Abraham
h the Hoass EBMesR6 By M RD6erS S was bettd
Representative from that State. The Senate
amendment to the legislative appropriation bill,
increasing from $4,000 to 5000 the salaries
OF tho Commissioners OF Pensions and Pa
tents, was concurrod in by the House.
THE resolutions and memorial OF the Ohio ed
itors, urging the reopening OF the Payne case,
were referred to the Committee ON Privileges
and Elections by the Senate ON the 18th inst. A
proposed amendment to the sundry civil bill to
school and farm ut the Carlisle Indian School
was submitted to the Senate by Senator Tel
Ter Colorado The bill to appropriate S25o,00o
for the establishment and erection of q
military post near Denver Col, was favorably
reported from the Senate Military Committed
The Senate passed a bin appropriating $4,000
for monument at Stony Point, N Y, to COM
memorate the revolutionary battle there The
President sent the following nominations to the
Senate; David Turpie, OF Indianapolis to be
United States Attorney for the District OF In
diana, vice John +. Lamb, resigned. George @.
Munson, TO be assayer OF the United States at
Denver, Col. Postmasters-John NJ. Wright,
South Chicago, Ill. George L. Wright, at
Denison, Iowa; William II. McAiister,
at yint'n, Iowa; John @. Anderson, at Eagle
Rock, Iowa Representative Matson, Chair
man Of the Invalid Pension Committee of the
House, presented II report sustaining the veto Of
the pension OF $50 per month voted to the widow
of Gen. Hunter, as the legal rate Of $50 has been
allowed by the Pension Ohice, and the claim
ant is in no need OF an increase. The
House concurred in the Senate amend
ment to the legislative appropriation bill rela-
tive to tile publication of the records OF the
rebellion, with the amendment providing for the
publication OF papers relating to the defense in
the case OF Fitz-John Porter. The Senate was
asked for a conference upon the whole bill.
Several measures affecting tho tobacco trade
were passed by the House, and also bills amend
ing the statutes I'm relation to the immediate
transportation OF dutiable goods The joint
resolution directing payment OF the Treasury
surplus ON the public debt was taken up and
debated at length but no action taken.
THE river and harbor bill occupied the exclu-
sive attention of the Senate ON the 14th inst.
The amendment proposing to appropriate $780,
900 for the purchase OF the Portage Lake Canal
and the Lake Superior and Iron Company Canal
was agreed to-yoas, 35; nays, 2l. The amend
ment in relation to tho Calumet River was
agreed to. The amendment accepting the grant
the construction Of tho Hennepin Canal
The House fSs passed Col MorrisOns joint resolU-
ton directing payment OF the surplus & v. IN ans sns
the passage of the resolution Mr.. Hewitt IN "
denied that the passage of this reso-
iGsiSs snSS Sn %Snd Sstead p STns em
ployment to 100000 men, 100000 men
would be dismissed from employment on
the very first day that the public realized that
tho stability Of tho Treasury was impaired Mr..
Randall Pa said this was not n silver question
at all. 1t was question whether we had the
money in the Treasury undisposed Of, and
against which there is no legitimate claim, to
the extent Of $780, 900 or S70,000OO0 that might
DO used in liquidation of the public
debt. Mr.. Mckinley (Ohiol thought the resolu-
tion a remarkable one. 1t was proposition
coming from the party in accord with the
administration TO compel the President OF the
United States and the Secretary OF tho Treasury
TO do that which they had always had the
power to do He stated that In sixteen months
the Democratic administration had called but
S5S, ,000, 900 Of Government bonds for redemption,
and compared il with each sixteen months OF
Republican administration since 1881, which
had averaged sl53,OOO,OOO. Mr. Mckinley
stated that the Democratic majority in
the House appeared to be at odds with the
President. The only thing upon which that
party was in positive accord was in getting the
Offices. Mr.. Morrison-And we are getting
,long only middling at that Mr.. Henderson OF
Iowa favored the resolution because it en-
forced Republican proposition. Now that
that the pension bills should not be
passed, he was in favor Of paying out the
tad hat tha VUaQ
demnation of the administration. 1t left the
question Of reserve I'm the statutes where it was
to be reserved, it would be law after the passage
Of the resolution. Did the gentleman from New
York believe that s7O,OoO,OOO extra surplus was
required in the Treasury because there was q
Democratic administration?
THREE reports from the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections upon the Payne case
were submitted to the Senate on tho 18th inst.
The report signed by Senators Pugh, Salisbury.
Vance, and Eustis, the Democratic members OF
the committee sets forth at length the public
history of the case, recognizes the transcendent
Importance OF throwing around tho Senate OF
the United States the highest safeguards
against seating O member whose title was pro-
cured by bribery, fraud, and corruption, aud
describes the processes by which the signors
roach the conclusion that there is no ground for
further proceedings against Mr.. Payne. There
port says the committees 8 first act was to conf
ply fairly with the first request OF the Ohio
House OF Representatives TO make an examine
tiOn or the testimony TAKEN Dy the belccb COIL
nlittee at Columbus. Upon this testimony Mr..
Hoar made n report to the committee that, after
careful reading, no evidence, opinion or state
ment whatever was found personally inculpat-
ing Mr.. Payne in any way with the corrupt
use of money in connection with his elec-
ton, Neither did such examination show that
enough had beon found to justify tho charge
that the election was procured by the corrupt
use OF money. This report asks that the COM
mittee be discharged from further considera-
tion of the subject and that IL DO indefinitely
postponed Senators Teller, Evarts, and Logan
unite in report i'm which, after recitiug the
circumstances surrounding the Senatorial cleo
was taken by the State Legislature
which elected Senator Payne calling In
question the validity OF his election, but
that the new Legislature In January OF the
present year had adopted the resolution under
which the investigation OF Donovnns charges
found il proper to accept the presentation OF the
case set out In the majority and minority re-
ports of the select committee OF the Ohio House
OF Representatives. The only constitutional
warrant for an investigation in n case like that
presented is in the clause making each house OF
Congress the Judge OF the qualifications of its
own members and the clause comforting
the right OF expulsion. The siRners OF the re-
port do not find that case has becn present
ed that would affect Mr.. Payne with such tur-
pitude as would tolerate his expulsion nom tue
Senate, nor that testimony 10 accessible that
OF Mr.. Payne. Tnoy thereforo turn their attcu-
tion to tile question OF the validity Of his cleo
tion to tho Senate. Tho report holds thnt tho
evidence in such a case must show that the
fraud which IL alleged was committed oni-
braced enough In number OF the voting electors
presented by the Ohio House OF holrcscnt-
afivea ahowa the number of members of