Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-02-16

What Is Being Done by the Ma
tiOnal Legislature.

tiOnal Legislature.
Mr. HoAR, from the select committee ON the
celebration OF the centennial OF the Constitu-
tion, reported in the Senate. on the 9th inst. q
joint resolution providing. in addition to such
other celebration as may hereafter be provided
ior: that the two houses OF Congress shall meet
that the Chief Justice OF the United States shali
deliver On Grafton" The resolution was
adopted. Mr.. Platt addressed the Senate
In opposition to the tariff views expressed
In the Presidents message. Mr.. Carlisle re-
sumed his duties as Speaker Of the House
after a two weeks absence. The Lowry White
contest was decided in favor Of Mr.. White the
sitting member, by tho decisive vote OF 1877 to
los. Forty-seven Democrats voted with the
Republicans in favor Of White. Among the
bills and resolutions introduced In the House
were the following: BY Mr. Chapman, resolu-
a postal telegraph; by Mr., Landes. for a
public building at Olney, n.; by Mr.,
1awler, 10 protect the consumers OF but
an annual tax OF $500 and retail dealers to pay
an annual tax OF 81 also TO repesl the oleo-
IsGSrIme mnSS bn,a,nS tS1 Ro,n by Mr. casTSn for
Affairs to inquire into the expedisncy OF the
Chartres, Illinois by Mr. Peters, for public
building at Hutchinson Kan. by Mr. ONeall,
for public building at Vincennes. Ind.
Mr.. SAWYER, Of Wisconsin, introduced bill
in the Senate on the 7th inst, providing that
all soldiers who served at least ninety days in
the late war and were honorably mustered out
or discharged on surgeons certificates OF disn-
bility shall be entitled to receive the same
bounty to which they would have been entitled
had their full term OF enlistment been served
out Mr.. stockbridge, OF Mich gan, introduced
bill refunding to pilots, engineers, and matos
OF steam vessels, or their heirs, the license
pSsssS %hen IN 'neg nave pSS SINCE sae law was
to be FREQ. He also introduced bill
making it obligatory upon every sort Of
steamer to carry ut all times a full compile ment
OF licensed officers and full crew. The law
now applies only to passenger steamers The
Senate also adopted a resolution direct
ing the Commerce Committee to inquire into
the right and expediency OF Congress assuIu-
ing control OF the erection OF bridges over navi-
gable waters within State limits. bill to
grant pension OF sl2 per month to army nurses
was reported favorably from the Senate Com
mittee on Pensions The House OF Representa-
uves adopted Gen. Weavers resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for detailed
information relative to the recent policy of the
money and to the present policy OF depos iting
funds in large number OF national banks
Tho House also adopted the resolution of
Mr.. Landes calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information regarding the amount
OF United States bonds and notes in circulation
when tho act OF 1878 limiting their issue was
passed, and whether any have been lost or de-
stroyed since. Among the measures passed by
the House were bills providing for tho punish
mont OF bank examiners for false reports or
suppressing facts in their reports to
abolish the minimum punishment in in
ternal-revenuo cases, and authorizing the
Commits sioner OF Internal Revenue to COM
promise cases under the law to amend the law
pres riding the death penalty for willfully
casting away vessels SO as To allow punish
ment by fine or imprisonment IL there IL no loss
OF life The Committee on Military Affairs ro-
ported a bill authorizing the President TO ap-
point and retro Alfred Pleasanton as a Drign-
dier General. The Foreign Affairs Committee
reported tho diplomatic and consular appropri-
ntion bill. 1t appropIiates 81, ,A03, ,S67. Mr.. Till
COmnitte0
the military academy appropriation bill.
The bill directing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to omit oil duties upon importations OF
animals for breeding purposes, whether inn
ported for tho importers own use or for sale.
passed the Senate on the sth inst 1t provides
that the fact OF such importation shall be a
saiclsnt l SesensS esM IN any ssSss Henans action.
Gated the passage OF the bill allow
ing ing the sale OF certain mineral lands to aliens;
tho bill making bills OF lading con-
elusive evidence in certain cases. 1t
its agent signs aud delivers any bill OF lading
purpOrt ng to be for merchandise received by
such carrier for transportation from one state
to another within the United States or to any
foreign country. such bill OF ladng in the
hands OF any bona nde holder for valuable
consideration, who acquired the same in the
usual course OF trade without nny notice OF
any dofect therein shall be conclusive evi-
dence that tho goods described therein were
ner and for the purpose therein stated.
WHEN the bill requiring the subsidized rail-
roads to maintain and operate separate tele-
graph lines came up in the House OF Repre-
sentatives the 9th inst, Mr.. Anderson, OF
Kansas, the author of the bill, vigorously
supported it.. The railroad companies
had bartered away their franchises by
entering into a contract with the West
ern Union by which tho railroad coInpa-
mics refused to perform their telegraphic
anHk nNnAl nv hfnh Inv kh.nN NAaaN
ern Union absolute monop oly over the western
half OF the continent Through the genius of
the most unscrupulous pirate OF the century.
jay Hawk Gould, that monopoly had beel cre-
ated. The pending bill was simply PROPOSE
tion to inject u little bit OF Gods burning just
ice between tho people and jay Gould Tho
people OF tho country were praying for relief
from tho merciless grind OF the most extrava-
CANT, enormous, unscrupuous, piratical set OF
Incorporated scoundrels on the continent. This
bill was square blow between the eyes Of
Mr.. Gould, tho Western Union monopoly, and
each OF the Pacific Railroad companies.
In the Senate Mr.. Manderson, from the Com
mite on Printing reported Joint resoiution
for the disposition OF undistributed copies OF
tho records of tho rebellion the reports OF the
tenth census, and tho reports of tho Public
Lands missioner. The resolution gave
rise to some discussion. but was finally passed.
The Committee On Indian Affairs reported fav-
orably tho bill providing for the OF ening to set
Element OF the Sioux Indian reservations in Da-
kota. The President sent the following nom-
nations to the Senate Bonjami T. Wad,, OF
Ohio, TO be Marshal OF the United States for
the Northern District of Chic; ]. Marion
Brooks OF California, to be Attorney OF tho
United Statos for the Southern Distrios OF
California,
MIR. PERKINS resolution, directing tho Post
master General to report to the House regard
ing tho complaints from tho West because Of
defoctivo mail service, and whsthor the unsat-
isfactory service resulted from the employ
ment OF inexperienced and incapable employee
or insufficient appropriations, was passed by
the House OF Representatives ON the 10th inst.
The House passed the Sonato bill authorizing
the appointment OF Androw ID. White n ro-
gent of tho Smiths oman Institution, and tho
bill granting right OF way through Indian Ter
ritory TO the Choctaw Coal aud Railrond Com
pany. Favorable reports were made ON bill
tocrento an arbitration board to settle tho diff
ferences between the United Statos and Texas,
regarding Greer County, Texas, and tho roso-
luton calling on the Secretary of War for in
formation relative to tho alleged obstruction
OF the Wabash River by bridge OF the Louis
villo and Evansville Railroad Company Tho
Senate was not in sosslon.
WE would add to the following clipping
by saying that there is noihiRO in which q
mother can afford TO be unsympathetic.
His mothers boy the boy whose mother
appreciates her sons skill in rowing and
swimming. as we'll as his progress in his
studies, is likely to grow into the courte-
Gus man that evory one likes.
In the recently published education re-
port of the English Government it is
recommended that in planning school
houses the arrangement should be such as