Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work of the Senate and the House
Of Representatives.

LAND forfeiture bill. restoring to the Gov
ernnent 1884, 900 acres in Michigan, granted in
1856 to the ontonagon ana State Limo Railroad.
pissed the House without division on the 18th
Inst. The lands have valuable pine, and are
now claimed by the Ontonag and Brule River
Railroad Company The tsn years within which
the road That had got the land grant expire in
1865, and not a stro1e OF work had been done.
In 1880 the present corporation was formed, and
an Gttempt made to confer upon IL the forfeited
grant. Tne Public Lands Committee, however,
based its recommendation chiefly on the gronnd
that any grant made by the tate aftor tho ex-
pirat,on OF the ten years would necessarily havo
been subject to tho right OF the United sta es
at any time TO declare forfeiture. Tho House
also passed a bill extending the laws OF the
United states over the publ, land strip south
Of Kansas. and throwing the region open to
homestead entries.
Mr.. EusTIs introduced q bill in the Senate on
tho 18th inst. diresfing the Secretary OF the
III snrXc a pay Xn,o 70 tthe nstaCeG
lately in insurrecti, II the sums OF money re-
coived from leases or occupation OF such
property by agency OF the United States and
paid into tho Treasury undor tho provisions OF
tho q OF July 9, 1864 Mr.. Wilson introduced q
bill almost identical with the one vetosd by the
Pres dent to so'tle titles TO the Des Mo mes River
lands, and another TO permit tho Santa Fe Road
to bridge the Mississippi between keokuk and
Fort Maids n. Mr.. Brown presented a meas
ure providing a new basis for national bank
circulation. Mr.. Dawes, speaking to Mr. Nor
rill's resolution declaring tho promise OF max
ing n proper revision OF the tariff ut tho present
session obviously hopeless and impracticable,
said the advanced position OF tho Secretary OF
the Treasury on the subject OF tho tarin caused
apprehension and alarm in MI the great indus
tries of the land Tho Industries OF the country
looked to the Senate Finance Comnittee TO form
ulato a method OF bringing tho receipts OF the
Government down to the lines OF its oxpendi-
lures without impairng the development or
prosperity OF those industries or diminishing
the compensation OF that labor IL was for that
purpose that no Dawesl had introduced his
resolution to that effect MIR. McPhcrson re-
plying to Mr. Dawes. said that tboro were but
two ways OF disposing OF tho surplus revenue.
One was extravagant appropriations aud the
other was by a reduction OF taxation For him
SELF ho was in favor OF the second alternative.
He was in favor OF a revision OF the
tariff which would not pormit the accumu-
lation OF an annual surplus OF SlO),OOoOD.
llo would apply to overy industry the same
Paterson IN. J.I siiR-rnHnaiacthtihg industry
whose raw material was admittod froe Cf duty
and who competed with tho Lyons Francel
manufacturers in their own city. why was not
tho same principle applied to tho hatters OF
New York? II those 1000 operatives mad the5
raw material free they would Hood the world
with cheap hats. That was the Democratic
policy, tho American polcy-the policy when
he wanted to see ingraftcd in tho next tarin
bill Ho was opposed TO the starving OF
those 10000 hat operatives in New
York in order to support fifty muskrSt
trappers on the shores Of tho Hackensack
! River In the House Of Representatives. bills
were introduced for the free coinage OF silver,
for the leasing OF unoccupied Indian lands 70
enable tho people to name their own postmas-
ters TO admit to the Union the Territories OF Da-
kctl Montana, Washington, and New Mexico,
to prohibit the appointment OF Congressional
committees for funerals, to pension railway
postal clerks incapacitatod in the service. ana
to grant tho franking privilege TO inmates OF
sodic g homes. Mr.. Lawler presented reso-
luton for the expenditure OF a large proportion
Of the Treasury surplus in building war vessels
and scn-const defensss.
TnE bill for repeating the tenuro-of-office law
gave rise to an extended debate in the Senate
% atae the nth ns I, t6a 6
| were non-coucured in and n conference or
dercd The Committee on Finance reported
back favorably bill for the retirement and re-
| coinage OF tho trade dollar. Bills were intro
| ducsd for tho amendment OF the oloomnrgarne
| law, and 20 increase the pensions OF those
who have suffered disabilities equivalent to
! the loss of n foot or a hand. A memorial was
! received from thu G1rman Aid Society OF WIS
cousin. suggesting the enactment OF a uniform
| naturalization an suffrage law. Tho House Of
| Repres sentat.ves killed the scheme for n railroad
through the northern part of tho yellowstone Ma
tioanl Park, alleged to DO needed ms nh outlet
! for mining district. and spent tho remlinde'
OF the day In considering the sundry civil nj
/ propri lton bill.
The bill to repeal the civil-service law re-
ported adversely by Senator Hawley from the
Committee ON Civil Service during the first ses-
sion of tho present Congress was rentroduced
! by Senator Vance on the 10Th inst Senator
| Cullom offered the conference report en- the IN
| would call it up Tuesday, when IL might go
over tho holiday adjournment for discussion.
Senator Conger favorably reported the bill re-
| Gently passed by the House to exterd the free
delivery system to towns OF 10000 population.
Senator Platt's resolution for open exocu:
tive sessions was lail ON the table by vote OF
| 80 to 81. A resolution was adopted calling on
tho Secretary OF War for information as 10 tho
proposed bridge ncross the Arthur Kill, between
| Now Jersey and Staten Island. Mr.. Beck called
| mn tho bill prohibiting Senators or Representa-
tves from acting as attorneys Tor suusidiz co
railroad companies, MI Beck denouncel "
as indecent for Senators and memDcrs 70
| sit and vote upon measures Affecting
| great railroad companies to tho amount
OF hundreds OF millions while having the money
| Of those companies in their pockets. Public
right common doconcy, and the honor OF every
Senator and Representative were involved III
having tho world to understand that no mar
was sitting in either House as tho hireling OF
the retained attorney or the agent OF any o.
these subsidized railroad corporations Int
House Of Representatives devoted the day, II
committee Of the whole, to the consideration
the sundry civil bill.
SENATOR VAN wYcKs resolution calling OF
tho Secretary OF War fer information as to how
the Missouri River Commission apportioned tn,
money appropriated by tho last river nut har-
Dor hill for the improvement OF the MtS3o lri
River, was adopted by the Senate on the 10TH
inst A bill granting pension to Mrs. Barbara
Fuchs the stepmothcr of n soldier, was passed
bill was introduced fixing the salaries OF th'
Commissioners OF Education and Labor n
s5 100 each. Senator Plumb introduced bill
providing that no railr ad or other compan!
or corporation engaged in the interstate com
merce shall have or keep an office Tor or other
wisc provide for or permit the transfer upoi
The books OF said corporation OF any portion
| | OF tho capital stock of the same at any plac
outside tho State by or under tho laws OF whicl
tho 6aid corporation was incorporated, and al
! transfers of tho stock OF any such corporation
a. any point place outside the limits OF tn
, state by which such corporation was incorpor
: ated shall be void. Petitions wero presente,
, from tobacco manufacturers from ~
! Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Balt
mvre, Lynchburg, Durham, N. g., an
, other cities, protesting against the pas
: sa2o Of tho House bill in reference to th
y cking Of cut tobacco. Senator Spooner intro
duced bill for public building at milwaukee
! ut n cost for site and building not to excee
81, ,20O,01t. The House Of Representatives passe
the Senata bill for the allotment OF land In Sc
crafty to Indians, upon whom are to be cor
ferred the rights Of citizenship. The measur
, does not infect the tribe5 in Indian Territory
: AnotheR Senate bill was passed for the ret rc
!; mont OF Admirals Rowan and Worden ON the
! own application, with the highest pay OF thei
grade. The urgency deficiency bill was pa'set
= JEwELER-"What kind of chai
9 would you like?" Young Maxwell
1 don't know, hardly. What kind of
h chain do you think 1 ought to have
!. That is, what style would you thin
|. would be the most becoming for youn
y man what carries groceries to some {