Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives.

AFTER a struggle lasting an hour In the House
the esd over the order Of business, the Public
Buildings Committee secured the hoor and Mr..
Biddle OF South Carolina called mp the Senate
bill for the construction OF building az Fort
land ore BY an Tbs wSols sns atspnoon Was
spent In the effort to get quorum, and failing
70 secure one on proposition 70 report the
Portland bill favorably, the House adjourned.
THE attention Of Congress the 26th was devot-
cd to routine work. Several unimportant bills
were introduced In the House. and the Senate
considered some minor measures.
Mr. PLUME, Of Kansas, gave notice In the Sem
ate ON the 10Th. of an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill forbidding the purchase
for national soldiers homes OF products OF con-
Wet labor In the hope Of material or supplies.
The Senate took up the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill Inc only
that relating to renting buildings IN
Washington for the use OF the Government, Mr..
Edmunds saying that 1t would be cheaper for
the Government TO erect than to rent buildings.
Mr. Allison agreed with him. but said the House
prevented such action. After further discussion
the bill was passed The House resumed con con
ment was adopted allowing entrymen six months
(instead Of three I'm which to erect habitable
dwelling. long discussion ensued over an
amendment reserving title In the Government
70 alternate strips Of public land along water
courses and the seashore. The amendment was
rejected, aud the House. without action on the
bill, adjourned.
CONSIDERATION OF the public land bill was re-
vumed In the House the 9th. the ayes and noes
being tai en- ON Mr.. Holmans amendment retain
ING title In the Government TO coal mines found
on the public lands, but allowing entrymen TO
mine such coal deposits until Congress acts fur
lher IN the ma e ter The amendment ,Ssn . was
When Mr. Mills called up the tariff bill
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania suggested on his
that the a S be Sp
aside until next session. its fate then 70 depend
upon the result OF the November elections, and
peal Of the tobacco tax. Mr.. Mills rejected the
suggestion, and made a counter proposal that
an early day bo fixed for taking nnAl vote
ON the bill. No action was taken. In
the Senate, House amendments 70 Senate
bills authorizing the construction. OF bridges
across the Ouachita river, Arkansas, the Missis-
at Nebraska City, Neb., the Columbia river be-
| tween Oregon and Washington territory, the Mis-
souri, river at Parkville, the Mississippi river at
| ton Ia, were seyerally concurred In. The Sem
ate then proceeded 10 the consideration OF the
River and Harbor Appropriation Bill
SENATOR DAVIS submitted to the Senate, on
the 18th ut., the report Of the committee NIT, on
| passage of which IL recommends, the objections
| OF the President notwithstanding. The report
says Usurpations move rapidly IN IepuDIcs non
That the power exists In the executive to disaP-
prove any Legislative measure cannot be denied
But the duty undeniaoly Also exlsts mat ~ snaii
not be used in such a manner, or upon airy oc'
casion or pretext, as to make its exercise oper
ate as an encroachnent upon the powers o.
other departments Of the Government. The
right to 80 use tho power Of executive disap
prevail al to change the ordinary method Of
| legislative action by a majority vote upor
| proper subjects Of legislation, merely because
the executive differs from Congress upon thu
snficiency Of proof Of the expediency OF relief
The House had q spirited debate of the MILL
tariff bill. The following committee amend
ments to the bill were adopted Placing on thu
free list German looking glass plates and strik
ing out plums and prunes, pulp for paper makers
use matters furs mot ON the skim lime, lin
seed or fiaxseed, and marble Of all kinds. Oh
motion OF Mr.. Mills an amendment was agreet
to striking from the free list plaster Of pari
when ground or calcined