Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-12

What Is Being Done by the National
Legislature.

TIE river and harbor bill was finally passed
by tho Senate ON the I'd inst, with the waterway
and Hennspin amendments included as they
were adopted by the committee Of the who.e.
1t approprates s22 474 1888, an increase OF ssl2,-
900 over the amount appropriated by the
Turpie Addressed the Senate ON the
Presidents tariff message. The President
sent 70 the Senate the following nomina-
shai for the Southern District OF Florida, aud
Charles ID. Blanc OF Louisiana 10 be United
States Consul at Puerto Cabelio Among ths
bills introduced and referred In the House was
one by Mr.. Anderson OF Iowa providing for tho
control and regulation u railroads acquired by
the United States under judicial foreclosure OF
forfeiture. IL 10 a long measure and Mr. Ander-
SON demanded it's reading IN order 70 consume
time and prevent as long as possible the Offering
Of a motion for the passage OF the Union raoino
THE Mills tariff bill occupied tho exclusive at
tention OF the House on the Sd inst The only
changes made were TO strike out the clause FIX
ing a duty ON polished plato glass unsilvered,
thus leaving the present duty In force restoring
the present rate OF 40 per cent I'D valorem on
steel slabs and billets, and fixing the duty on
iron or steel. fiat, with longitudinal ribs, for
fencing, at 4-10-cent pound. After completing
four pages OF the bill, the House adjourned The
Senate was not In session.
A BILL to make the manufacture, preparati on,
or sale Of adulterated articles of food drink, or
medicine mis9emeanor punishable by fine and
imprisonment was introduced In the Senate oh
tho 5th inst. by Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa The Sem
ate Naval Committee made a favorable report
ON the bill to authorize the appointment OF an
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy. The session
OF the House was mainly taken up with dis
cussion OF the Immigrant forfeiture bill. The
bill was put upon its passage, but failed to go
through ON account OF the absence OF a quorum.
The President sent both houses a message Veto
ing bill granting pension TO Mary Anne
Doherty.
THE President sent to the Senate, on the 9th
inst, messages vetoing the bills granting PEN
sions to Nathaniel ID. Chage, Harriet Cooper,
william NJ Campbell. Jr., and Julia Welsh. In
vetoing tho Cooper bill the President says: The
husband Of this beneficiary served as Major in
an Illinois regiment from Sept. 8, 1852, to April
!, 1853, when his resignation was accepted, 1t
having been rendered ON account OF business
affairs. 1t is admitted ON all hands that Maj.
Cooper drank a good deal, but the committee
allege that they cannot arrive ut the conclu-
sion that death was attributable to that cause.
There Is some medical testimony tending to show
that death was caused from rheumatism, but
one physician gives IL as his opinion that death
resulted from rheumatism and chronic nlcoho: :
! ISM The physician who last attended the sol
der testiies that the cause OF death was chron &c
alcoholism This should be tho most reliable OF
all the medical testimony, and, taken In connec-
| ton with the conceded intemparats habits of
the deceased, and the fact that tine brain was In
! yolved IL satisfied me that the rejection OF u Q
widows claim by tho Pension Bureau, on the
| ground that the cause OF death was mainly In
| temperance. was correct. The other acts are
! vetoed the ground that they are without
| merit The tariff debate was again taken up IN
! the House and the remainder OF the sections
! preceding the su gar schedule were disposed OF,
! motions made by the Republicans being rejected
without division. The only changes made were
| TO restore the present duty on wood screws.
| pen-knives, and razors, and fixing the duty on
| new printing type at Is per cent nd valorem.