Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-04
NATIONAL. LAWMAKERS.


The DID appropfHmne yAUWV tor HVne-
ment to be erected in WasRfhgtos to the MEM
ory OF Gen. Grant passed the Seh6ee FEB. 2S.
In the debate preceding the vote. Senator Pldths
opposed the bill. saying that no at monumentto 70
the memory Of Lincoln had been erected anq
that a n0nufnent would be idle as testimonial
e. s hsr Sgs sRs Rs. bs
hetit I'm Washington was moi worth s29 as
Wofk OF att, and Senator Hoaf replied that the
Copmittee on the Ldbrsty would consider the the
memory OF Lincoln. Senator Morgan, W
AlabHnia Introduced preamble and resolution
concerning ths recent report ffom the JudisiarZ
for refusing to send to the Senate copies OF
papgrsi THE resolutions direct the Committee
the Charged aeainst the Attorney General
ia impeachable. and whether tfis senate can take
jurisdiction OF the alleged offense and Sbfidehin
tho Attorney General In advance OF a uial " ~
peEchmeiiy IN the noas required ny inc 0olIsli-
TIE tsSg ss Sss the
bowef to puhis6 the Attorney 6eneIal for con-
pt q ghtia suthty sAet6Sr tss IsS A; :,
his refusal to furnish certain bapefs, and
whether the Senate has the right qhder the
Constitution to withhold its consent TO tno
unfit for ONCE, or can bind it's members by any
declaration OF the duty OF the Senate. A favor
able report was mado on | III ~ s0nnrm tne
were Introduced TO facilitate the admnisttah9l,
cf the laws In Alaska, appropriating 100000 for
d Quarantine station at San Francisco, anu
jike gtfm for n public building at Fort Dodge.
fhe House OF Representatives passed bill TO
forfeit the uhsarnsd land grant Of the Atlantic
Gnd PacihS Road. Mr.. Morrison reported res
olution directing that this surplus In the Irons
ury be paid out on the public debt The resolu:
ton was accompanied by report declsring tnas
S179 $50 se2 was held by the Treasury on Jan on.
1886 in excess OF all other liabilities than the
redemption Of said United States notes; that
this sum Is largely in excess OF The sum re-
quired for the purpose for which IL IS neid,
applied TO the payment Of the interest bearing
debt of the United States now payable Mr..
Hewitt submitted a minority report. The In
valid Pensions Committee reported the Dill
granting TO all invalid soldiers or their
widows OF children who are dependent on tDen
daily labor for living
A BILL appropfiating s250,OOO for tho relief Of
settlers in Nebraska and Kansas who have been
deprived Of their lands by prior grant to the
Northern Kansas Rsilroad, and bill
allowing one or more officers Of the
army to accept temporary service un-
der the Corean Government with compensation
therefor, passed the Senate Feb. a. Tne
Senate also passed the bill permitting national
banks to change by vote Of two-thlrds OF tnelr I
shareholders, and with the consent OF tho
Comptroller Of the Currency, their names, capt.
tai stock, and location, provided the locatlon
shall not be changed to another Stlte nor 70
d place more than thirty miles distant from the
original location. The bill gave rise 10 con-
siderable debate, during which Senator becK
| XVI insisted that tine control OF the
| matter should be given to the Secretary OF the
Treasury. instead of the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency. He charged past Comptrollers with nav.
| ing sought to drive out Of business every banA
that was not national bank. They had always
done the work OF the nationul banks, and wnen
they resigned they went into those banks
Cow Government % service than he became
| President OF national bank, and an
other became Vice President Of a national BANK
The House passed the half fgallon tax biIl WIN
ont division. Mr.. Butt ,rworth Ohio offered
OF the packages into which spirits may
Of ten, but the substitute was rejected
| The House passed also the bill tD 4uie'
| the title Of settlers en- the Des Moines hivei
| lands in Iowa, and the bill annexing portion
OF Idaho to the Territory OF Washington. Inc
Committee on Public Lands reported favor IDLY
the bill forfeiting certain grants to the southern
Pacific Railroad Company Mr. Murphy
of Iowa.. called UP the Hennepin Cana
port. @ By means Of the propose canal =.
said, the wheat Of six Western States co1ld ot
transported to the ssaboard at saving OF 81 81,
cents bushe1. II the canal were built the peo
pie OF the Northwest would save enough in ons
year to build the canal two or three times over
The United States had formidable competitor
In the Liverpool market, and II the rates o
transportation were not reduced It would sool
nnd itself without that market
THE bill granting lands In severalty to certain
indians passed the Senate Feb. %. MI. Ed
tnunds introduced the bill reported last yea
from the Foreign Affairs Committee proviiin
for the inspection Of meats for expectation, pro
hibiting the import rtatiCn Of aduterated article
OF food and drink ard authorizing the Presiden
to prohibit by proclamation in his discretio
products Of countries unjustly dlscrimlnatlh
Against American products, Mr.. Frye, from IN
Committee ON Commerce, reported taVoraDl
the bill authorizing the construction OF bridg
across the Staten Island Sound, known as Artnu
Kill, ana to establish the snme as post-roao
| fut.s. 49, In
Ohio is intere sted In obtaining entrance int
New York City. The Bland educauonal Oh
was debated. The House INDUCED In war;
partisan debate over the pension approprit
ton bill Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, sal
that tho bill appropriated T5,754,2Oo,
about 5,00O,000 more than was appropriate
being done in the Pension Once M
Henderson of Iowa took issue with Mr. Town
hend declaring that the average approprii
ton for pensions tn IN 'he BEGAN Ss long partisa
speech in which he criticised the le
ter OF Commissioner Black on the subject
srrearages Of pensions when, me n,rS ne SalU tHent %
four hours before IL was sent 70 the Appropri,
tions Committee, with $93,0OOOO) lie IN y
} stomach" Mr. Henderson defended ehoCon tSo ,eo,
, missioner Dudley's administration OF the pei
sion Office, and in speaking Of the charges
partisanship Messrs. Warner, OF Ohio, ar
Randall Of psnnsylySna ,or%eT r9ped reDeSe DeSe
the charges Of partisanship and ne
iect Of duty to conduct political car car
, paigns made against ex.Commissioner Dudie
Mr. Randall thought that the Southern membe
} had shown a wonderful full-hearted disposltlt
. to pension veterans and widows OF veteran
, Mr.. Browne, Of Indiana, defended mr. puulo
The postoffice and military academy approP,
} alton bills were reported to the House. III
latter appropriates s297 sO5, slil27 less thu
the estimates. The Hennepn Canal olii
mn in the House again. Messrs. Murphy,
, Iowa, and Rowell Of Illinois, made speeches
its support.