Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Work Of the ssnsse and House
Of Representatives


Mr.. Warner, of Missouri. offefed an hinfndfnent
providing that the members OF the tribunal oi
arbitration shall receive a compensation OF SlI
day for the time actually employed. lt also
pfescribes the foes and compensation 10 DO
allowed the clerk, stenographer, marshals, and
Mtlesses, pr5yidYs that the tribunal shall nave
e4ch case whose fees Bhhll be paid by the United
States, and approprates sufisiept sum to carry
the provisions of the bill into effect Mr.. TIL
har, OF South Carolina, offered an amendment
TO the ainetdtuent providing that not exceeding
81. 600 shall be paid cut Of the Treasury to de-
fray the expenses of atty single arbitration.
The amendment was agreed to, and Mr.. war
ner's amendment as amended, was adoptsd.
The committee then rose and reported the bill TO
the House. 1t was Immediately passed-yeas
t15 hays 20. The following is the negative vote
Allen (MissD; Bafiies, Belmont, Bennett, Breck-
infidge tky;)i Crisp, Cr6xton, Davidson lAla.h
Harris Hemphill, HUI, Hutton, Irion,. Jones
(Ala.), Norwood, OFerreli, Perry, Reagan,
Rogers, sadler, skinner, Tillman, and Tucker
On motion of Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, the
title of the bill was amended so az 10 rend
"To provide a method of settling controversies
and differences between railroad corporations
engaged In Interstate and territorial transporta-
tion Of property and passengers and their em,
bloyes;s After the Tabor arbitration bill had
passed the House took up the silver debate ohi Mr
standard, and charged that the ofncials OF tne
Treasury Department we're violating the
pie In refusing to, pay out silver NJ On
the obligations of the Government Mr..
Barksdale, of Mississippi opposed the sus-
pension Of silver coinage, as did Mr.. Caldwell,
OF Tennessee. Mf. Gailipger, OF New Hamp-
shire, argued in favor OF She suspension OF sill
yer coinage. President Cleveland 3 lnnocu%0us %
desuetude" was exactly what the silver dollar
needed. Mr. Woodbum, of Nevada, defended
the silver dollar from the charge OF dishonesty,
and argued in favor OF an unlimited coinage
SENATOR LoaAN's army bill was again dis
ehssed In the Senate ON the 5th inst. Mr. Cock
tell spoke in opposition TO Che bill. There was,
10 refOt
without a single regular soldier Our foreign
wars had been fought by volunteers our civll
Yaf.the greatest war in history..haad mac Dedn s't
tic could successfully resist the combined ma ma
tions OF the earth. =, Mr.. Logan spoke
at f Length SGc. in in tbs 1grt6aT b and
in reply to criticisms made against II. He be.
ieved fully in relying on the citizens IN time o.
trouble. and whenever a large army was wanted'
but said citizens to be effective had to be organ
| iZed Mr. George reported in the Senate
| hiifavorebly a bill from the Committee on Ter
| fitoties to thable the Northwest Trading COM
| pany to purchase certain lands In Alaska,
| Indefinite postponement WIS recommended
| The President sent TO the Senate the follow-
| ing nominations: Caleb w. West. OF Kentucky,
| to be Governor Of Utah Edward r. Fogg, 70 be
| Receiver of Public Moneys at Beatrice, NOD:
| suls-Louis d. Briland, of Pennsy lyania' at
Kingston, Jamaica; L. J. Dupre, OF Alabama, at
San Salvador; J. Cecil Legare, Of Louisiana II
| Tampico; II. Sawyer. Of Connecticut at Trim
idad. Postmasters-M Wesmantel at Naper-
Tex.;; ]. II. woodman, Worthwhile, Mich ;
| Clayton +. Collins, Homer, Mich; Jonn
il. Saxton, De Witt, Iowa shannon Clements'
Bpcyrus, o.; John W. Davis, New Richmond.
! Ohio Eugene c. Wilson, Clay Center, Kan.
George w. Clark, Lyons, Kan. w. II. L. PEPPER
i'll, COncordia, Kan. Henry Q. Hunt, Del9yan,
| Wis. Samuel Chamberlain, Waupun, WIS.
| Wesley Il. Hughes, Fresno City, Cal; James
Tyson, Placerville Cal. John McCanil, MART
nez, Cal. G. J! Evans, Hastings, Neb.; Frank
| Abt Lead City Dakota. The Senate confirmed
| William L. Trenholm as Comptroller OF the Cur,
! rency. The House OF Representatives passed
the Mexican Pension Bill by i95 70 oe,
% Iiufss .,,-ss;l-,.--Si...--A--Ia.a uAx Mr.
lima, intoduced resolution for an lnvestleatilon
| of the massacre OF negroes at Carrollton, MISS.
| Among the new bills introduced in the House
was one providing for the reduction CT letteI
postage to one and nan 1enSs Pen PrasoIutIon
TO appropriate $500, ,000 t. be immediately avail
able 60 be expended under the direction OF the
Secretary of War in the purchase ana dlstrlou-
| tion of siibsistence stores and other necessary
articles to aid in the relief of destitute persons
in the overaowed districts Of Alabama.
GENERAL LoGAN's army bill was asain the
subject OF debate on the 9th inst General Lo
gan and Manderson spoke in favor OF ano
Messrs. Hale and Teller in opposition 20 the
measure Mr. Blair presented n memorial IRON
the Mormon women of Utah, complaining tha'
the Edmunds law has been so construed a.
and has inflicted upon the women unpre
| cedented indignities and immeasuraDlt
sorrow. Mr. Blair reported iaVorG9oly Go
without amendment, from the Com
| tnittee of Education and Labor the arbitrator
bin recently passed by the House OF Represent
atives. The postofhce appropriation Dill passel
the House after amendments to increase INT
appropriations for postal clerks and the trans
portation of foreign mails had been relectsd
During the debate Of the s,da measure Genara ma
Villas, calling him the Pooh a Bal
e the and %hS 81 ps8Tga the %
the laws Messrs. Holman and Randall de
tended Mr.. Villas Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois, iron
the Committee ON Labor, reported Dack 70. 20 VI .t
House a resolution for n Congressional investi
pation OF the causes underlying the dlnerehce
, existing between employers and empioyess. ys. . y
. railroads, and il N,.S referred To the commute
Of the wholel
GEN. IoeAN's bill for an increase OF the arm.
was defeated in the Senate on tho 7th inst. by
vote OF 81 to 49, bill appropriating S2OOCC
: | for a public building at San Antonio, Tex, wa
: | nassed Mr. Blair introduced n bill TO proVid
= | that eight hours shall constitute day wor
: : for ali Ietter-carrers, and that their salarie
= shall not be reduced by reason OF the aecIeas
. i'm the hours Of labor The Presidei
? sent to the Senate the following nominal on
: John A. McClernand, OF Illinois, member OF tt
= Board OF Registraton on and Election IN the Ierr
y tory OF Utah; Obadiah W. Cutter, collector
' Customs for the District of Niagara, N. ~ n.
= win Warheld, Surveyor Of Customs at Bali
|. more Thomas q. Hayes, United States A
= torney District of Maryland George H Cairne e
!, United States Marshal, District OF Mary land =
= ms p shepard Register OF the Land ONCE
. Worthinrton Mimi ; Edmund James, receive
y | ~ nnhlic moneys at Carson City New. bamu
:, :, I. forah receiver of public moneys at Contr
CITY. Col @. s. Lake, pension agent at u,
Moines; Charles w. Johnston, register OF u
land office ut Roseburg Oregon; William
Barney, register of the land ofhce At oreg'
CITY. Oregon Charles II. Sauser, OF ONO, age
v mt Yakima Indian Agency Washington Terrlt
IN nv James !. David, OF Michigan, agent az Osa
ir Agency Indian Territory. The House did not
ing worth recording, the business transacted
n. inc purely routine aud relating to matters OF
id interest.
The Washington Territory bill was placed
rs fore tho Senate ON the sth inst, and Mr.. Vo
" hees spoke in advocacy Of his amendme1
which consists Of an enabling act for the adm
IN | sion of Montana Territory, but the amendme
was voted down by party vote--yeas l9, ma
We 23-the Democrats voting IN the alIlrmetlVe,
a | Republicans in the negative. The Sennte pass
d. n bin granting TO the Kansas and Arkans
at hallway Company right OF way throu
to Indian Territory, and the House meas'
to erect building in Washington for tine y.
e. gressional Library at a cost Of nearly S3,OOO,O
or Rv n vote of yeas "a to nays 2t the House
or Representatives defeated the amendment on
he cd by Mr. Dibble Of South Carolina, suspend
IN the further coinage of silver under the Bland
after July /, 1889. The House also deieateo
free coinage bill by a vote Of yeas l26 TO ne
To- lea The Judiciary Committee authorized
- Culbertson to report lis bill relating 10 captu
= and abandoned property, involving over siv,V
e. 600 with the recommendation that IL
n, passed.
on THE gradual extinction Of the buff
ia being followed up by an alarmi
= =. 1l,o 1aOrad at tiona of VOL,