Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-08
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
What Is Being Done by the Ma
tiOnal Legislature.

TIE bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal
Company OF Nicaragua passed the Senate ON
the 9th ult., by vote OF 80 to IS All the SEN
ators voting in the negative hail from tho
Southern States. The Senate considered nc
and sailors who are incapacitated for the per.
formance OF manual labor and to de-
pendent relatives OF deceased soldiers and
sentatives. Mr.. Matson from the COMMITTEES on
Invalid Pensions, reported adversely q resolu-
tion reciting the "lO0.day circular" issued by
Gen. Black, Commissioner OF Pensions. and az
recting the committee to inquire whether any
pension claims have been rejected through
InSon.cCmp,ianes IS with the the requests contained
had been issued, and that its effect had been
salutary. The resolution was tabled by 119
the Home Market Club OF Boston, introduced
bill reducing the tariff on sugar. There IL
q bounty clause In the bill allowing bounty
raised and manufactured into sugar in the
United States, and for every 100 pounds OF
sugar or mola:ses produced from the maple
tobacco are to be reduced so per cent. as are
also special taxes on retail dealers In the same
commodity. Provision 10 made for the with
drawal free OF tax from bonded warehouses OF
distilled spirits alcohol to be used for scien-
tic or I'm m9HafsSturing sH purposes s or IN the arts
troducsd by Delegate Carey.
THE Senate resumed conside ration of the
grand army pension bill on the 2sth ult.. the
question being on Mr.. Calls amendment max
ing the bill apply also to those who served In
the war with Mexico or for thirty days. in any
OF the Indian wars. The amendment was agreed
TO after quite a protracted partisan debate.
Senator Sherman introduced a bill authorizing
the Comptroller OF the Treasury TO
issue to national banks circulating notes
to the amount Of 100 per cent. OF the
par value of the bonds deposited with
the Treasurer OF the United States to secure
the payment OF circulating notes upon the
bank making proper application therefor; but
at no time shall the total amount Of notes SO
issued to any such bank exceed the amount at
the time actually paid in OF its capital stock.
The House passed the following public build
ing measures: Appropriating Noo, 900 reduced
from $500, OOol for Pu3iic-b uiiding site st
Me-, S25. 900 reduced from $50 000l; New York
Appraisers building and site s., 500 900; Tex
apOiis addtions sPound sis5 BAY CITY,
Mich, $780, Milwaukee,. Wis, 100000.
wuEH the Senate resumed consideration Of
the Grand Army pension bill, on the 20 tn ult,
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) moved to insert the words
-from the infrmities Of age" 30 az to pension
ell soldiers suffering from the inhrmities
Of age or from mental or physical disability
ticipated in by Messrs. Wilson OF Iowa,
West, Plumb, Platt Teller, and Wilson
OF Maryland. Mr.. Sherman, from the Foreign
Relations Committees, reported favorably
the bill to amend the Chinese restriction acts.
Mr.. Sherman also reported resolution request
Ghina containing a provision that no Chinese
biiY for the Compulsory education OF children
and the bill TO establish national art commits
sion passed the Senate. In the House there
was a warm debate on the bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase bonds
with the surplus revenue, in the course OF
which Messrs; Mckinley and Weaver at
tacsed and ,onSsd M tbs nne9 3, tbo As5 a-
ministration. The bill was finally passed.
The House also passed the bill dividing
tricts, and making st. Paul port OF entry and
st. Vincent a SUPPORT. Eulogies ON the late
Seth c. Moffat of Michigan were delivered by
Messra. Cutcheon Ford, Oates, ODonnell,
Whiting. Cannon, Hayes, Allen, Wade. os-
boFps Cagmsr Sssees Tses saS S0ngs a Of
tba deoeessd We're adopteS upon motion Of Mr
Burrows, and as a further mark OF respect the
House adjourned.
THE resolution reported from the Foreign
Affairs Committee requesting the President TO
negotiate q treaty with the Emperor OF China
containing a provision that no Chinese laborer
shall enter the United States, was adopted by
the Senate on the lst inst. The Senate resumed
consideration Of the CIR and Army pension bill,
the PENDING question being on Mr.. Wilson's
Iowa amendment to add the words from tho
inhrmfties OF age" Mr., Beck delivered set
speech against the bill. and without
reaching q vote the Senate adjourned to
the 5th inst. The House OF Representation
passed the joint resolution. reported from the
Foreign Affairs Committee, accepting the invi-
tation to take part In the international exhibit
tion to be held in Paris in 1882 The House
also passed the joint resolution authorizing the
President to arrange a conference to be held In
Washington in 1888 for the purpose Of promot-
ing arbitration and encouraging reciprocal COM
merciel relations between the United States
and republics of Central and South America
and the empire OF Brazil.
A BILL creating the ONCE of Assistant Super
intendsnt OF the railway mail service, with q
salary OF s., 900 per annum, and nfty-four chief
clerks at 81 900. with allowances OF So per day
for expenses while actually travelling, was ia
yorably reported to the House Of Representa-
tives on the I'd inst. The House
passed the -omnibus bill, which provides for
the payment OF thirty odd claims for supplies
used for the army during the war. The House
adopted a resolution providing for an evening
session every Friday for the consideration OF
private pension and political disability bills.
bill granting right of way to the Aberdeen, Bis
marck and Northwestern Railway Company
through the Sioux reservation In Dakota was
placed on the calendar. The Senate was not In
session.