Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-11
NEWS CONDENSED.
FORrY-NINTH CONGRESS-


A BILL providing for tho division Of the Sioux
RsBofsaflonI nakota. and rolinqnishinont o.
tho Indian title to the remainder passed the
senate ON the LIST inst Bills were introduced
70 appropriate $780, 900 for buildings and materi-
Al used or destroyed by the Federal army in
NebrasRs. In the House Mr. Hanbaek. Of Kan.
sas, secured the adoption OF reso-
luton which provides that -the Com
ment Of Justice be empowered TO mako full in
quiry into any expenditure ON the part Of the
Government relative to the rights Of the Ben
for the purpose OF this Investigation and to the
end that the people may be fully advised, the
committee is granted the right to Send for per.
accounted from approved vouchers, and when
30 apRrWed to be paid out OF any moneys IN
me SSs tSs
rules and put upon its passage the bill increas-
ing the pensions OF soldiers widows from So to
shall apply only to widows Who were married
to the deceased soldiers prior TO its passage
and % those who may hereafter marry
Brown. of INDIANA, inquired whether the
effect OF the passage of the bill under q suspen-
sion Of the rules would be to put to one side the
pealing the limitation ON the arrears-of- pension
act, and upon receiving affirmative reply
moved that the House adjourn. The motion was
between Eessrs. Browne and Matson. the mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill was
agreed to-yeas, 1oS; nays, SO.
Mr., RrDDErBERoER, Of Virginia. offered a res
oluticn in the Senate, on the ID inst, that the
President is not restricted by law in removing
officials, and that the Senate has no right TO re-
quire statement of his reasons for suspensions.
Mr.. Pugh submitted a substitute, declaring the
President responsible to tho people for remov.
ais or suspensions from office. Tho matter went
over The electoral-count bill, with all
the amendments proposed, was recon-.
%itteG MIR SnSSS Sro reo6 1
mending appointments to Office, and Mr.. Harris
measure appropriating $4,000 to establish q
Treasury answered q resolution OF inquiry by
stating that no assistant treasurer has, been In
structed to refuse to issue certificates on depos-
fits of silver dollars. The House Of Representa-
tive devoted the day to eulogies OF Vice Pres
ident Hendricks by leading members. Mr..
Bynum, of Indiana, was the first speaker to bear
statesman. He traced the life OF Mr.. Hem
bricks through childhood, youth, and
manhood, showing that in every stage he had
made his name familiar 20 every household In
tho land. Mr.. Hewitt said that the nomination
OF Mr.. Hendricks IN 1884 secured the success OF
the Democratic ticket 1t prevented an issue
addressed TO the conscience Of the people,
and In New York especially was 30 accepta-
BILE to portion of the party otherwise dis
satisfied that personal grievances wero to q
large extent swallowed mp and postponed to
tho large duty Of justice to the man in
SaSS the Of the had o.
feeling the accession of independent voters
would not have materially changed tho strong
Srao voters Of fo9 tine o. Of the
. party. Mr. Hendricks, he said was a partisan.
,{lt this partisanship was never exerted at the
fI ys, q his patriotism There vas no Eeas1R
Tor apJioey or expianation SO far as Mr. Hon
dricks views on the matter Of appointment to
public office were concerned. These views were
given in his letter of acceptance OF the nom-
L.. d.. .w.1 al4wN
cided with the views of Washington and Jeffer-
son. Mr.. Randall expressed admiration for the
dead statesman, whose life had been the embos-
Sment of that old Latin saying, mild in manner
q BUT % %or 81 right
he was fixed and immovable. AS he was greater
than others, he was also stronger than any bo-
litcal organization TO which he was attached.
He believed that our liberties were sacred only
70 Be esse ana dssroysS RE dsa as ne
lived, calmly and Berenely. Like shadow
thrown softly and sweetly from passing cloud
death fell rron him.
THE Chair placed before the Senate on the3d
inst, the resolution as submitted by MA Riddle
berger and the substitute for it submitted by
Mr.. Pugh relating to the relations between the
President and the Senate in regard to informa-
ton and papers affecting Government officers
suspended or appointed. MIR. Edmunds said
that practically but four months of the
session were left for business. The reso-
luton offered embodied no practical cues;
be time enough to debate !, the question
when it should become a practical question. He
moved to lay the resolutions on the table. The
motion to lay on the table was then agreed TO,
only one voice being heard in the negative AT
Mr.. Riddleberger again called up his resolution
and criticised tho course OF the Senator
Edmunds) whose voice is too repressed
makes a speech and thon moves an undo-
batable motion. Il don't mind being run over
by railroad train" continued Mr. Riddleber-
aErak dfNW,ft hnfNn had hun rIaanI
barrow Great laughter. On motion of MIR.
Morrill, the resolution was then. without debate,
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. The Dakota bill was
placed before the Senate, and Mr.. Logan
took the floor in favor of the admission OF that
Territory as a State. Mr.. Morgan opposed the
admission of Dakota under the present condi-
tions He thought the Senate was asked to adj
init the new State merely for the purpose of adj
here. The patriotism that had been so much re-
ferred to had in it strong flavor of selfinterest.
The House of Representatives adopted n reso-
formation from the Secretary Of the Treasury Try
whether arrangement was made with the
New York Clearing House to prevent the circu-
lation Of silver, and asking for n statement of
silver dollars and certificates on hand and ahoat.
LETTER from tho Secretary of the Treasury,
stating that since 1927 the conscience fund has
developed to S22O,747, was read in tho Senate on
the 4th inst. A memorial from tho Legislature
of New Jersey protested against the granting to
the Baltimore and Ohio Road the right to
build n bridge from the Jersey shore to Staten
Island. Mr.. Plumb introduced bill to appro-
pirate S15e,000 more for a public build
ing at Fort Scott, and Mr.. Dolph q
measure TO extend the limits of Portland, Ore,
to include the east bank of the Willamette. Mr..
Cameron called up the bill providing for as
sistant Secretary Of the Navy in the Senate,
and debate OF the merits Of the bill was
entered upon which soon took the character Of a
political discussion and ended in n
tight over the action taken by Sec
Rotary Whitney In the Dolphin matter.
Mr.. Cockrel1 defended tho actions of Secretary
Whitney. In the House the day was devoted to
the discussion of the Dakota bill. Mr.. Harrison
declared that the real aniInus of the objections
to the bill was that another Presidential election
should pass before the people of Dakota were to
be permitted to participate In sueh elections.
Mr.. Morgan said that Mr.. Harrison, who was
evidently a candidate for the Presidency,
might not have a chance at the votes Of
Dakota, for he Mr. Morganl did not
think that he would ripen In four years. Mr..
Harrison replied that II he ever should be n cam
didate, although he would not be sure but that
be might Justly claim the electoral vote of Ala
bama, he never would expect to have it
rison OF papers In CONFIRMATION OF those read by
Democratic Senators to show the feeling preva-
lent in Dakota with regard to the question
Of admission, one Senator brought down
the House and Senate by quoting Fall
STATS exclamation: -Oh, Lord how this world
lie given to lyingP When, at another time, Mr..
Harrison asked amid laughter whether Mr. But
Ter would have entitled the constitution Of De-
kota The Constitution Of the State of Dakota,
by tho grace Of God and the Senator from South
Carolina" Mr.. Butler turned the laugh against
his epp0nent by replyinQ. No. ahou1d hava