Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and the House
Of Representatives

TEE feature Of the Senate proceedings on the
LIST inst. was the speech OF Mr. Ingalls, In reply
to Mr.. Voorhees,. which lod to q spirited ex-
change Of personalities between the two Sem
ators, The Kansas Senator declared that what
ever might have been his own lIngallsD reIa-
uons 70 the war OF the rebellion. the Senator
from Indiana had been from the outset the do
termiped, outspoken positive, and malignant
enemy OF the Union cause. Il pronounce that"
said Mr.. Voorhees,, rising, with anger In his
eyes, -to be q deliberate false accusation" Mr.
Voorhees, asserted that not one word or syllable
said by the Senator was true, or believed to be
that he Voorhsss had ever been q member OF
political secret socisty-the Knights OF the
Solder S9idsn CiseiemwAs az 80 Ss:e a and infssmousiy
choose language to deneuncs It as such. Mr..
Ingalls, retortsd to the effect that the charge
lings and Lincoln dogs" eto.. could be substall-
uated by as creditable q witness as there
IN the city Mr. 5 v0G5hsss zoe even 4 the
. palpable lie Mr.. Ingalls--The Senator is
disorderly.' Contln uing Mr.. Ingalls, read from
aPaper signed by citizens OF Sullivan County,
who said that they were present at a meeting
on April 0, 1884, when Mr.. Voorhees, said
that Union soldiers should 60 to tho
nearest blacksmith shop and have
iron collar put around their necks with
the inscription, my dog. Abraham Lincoln
The Senator In his address to his constituents
in 1861 had declared that he would never vote
single dollar nor single man for the prosecu-
ton OF the war, and ne had never done so so
voorhees,
that II the gentleman from Kansas would hnd
one single vote that he had cast against the
paym Mt OF soldiers. for their supplies, for
their bounties, for their pensions, he would re-
sign his seat in the Senate. Every word the
eenator had stated on that ubject was absolute
ly falsely the record, absolutely false: Mr..
Ingalls--Did not the soldiers OF Indiana threat
en- 70 hang the Senator with a bellrope on
q train after he had made that Lincoln dog
speechP Mr.. voorhees--Ths Senator IL
gre at liar when he intimatss such q thing-a
great liar and dirty dog. 1t never occurred,
never in tho world. That Is all the answer I
have. and pass IL back to the scoundrel be-
hind the Senator who is instig ating these liss."
This remark was made in reference 10 Re pre-
sentative Johnston undiana), who was seated
at O desk directly In the rear OF Mr.. IngalIs)
Mr.. Ingalls--There IL q very reputable gentle
In tho vL.IIDsr, . OIsf1vH Vi ruuInnH, wtIv
entrety TSputable inhs sbitants Of Indians. and
that he knows fifty people that heard the Sem
stor- Mr.. voorhess-1Tsli him say he Is an
so." The Senate passed bill appropriatng
slO0, 900 for public building at Emporia Kan.
Foran, Of Ohio. and Dorsey, OF Nebraska, aired
their views ON the tariff question.
EXHAUSTIVE arguments were made before
the House Committee on Manufactures on the
%. by the counsel for the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, In defense Of the refusal Of two
OF it's officers to produce statements OF the re-
bates allowed on the road. Without deciding
upon the merits of the points raised. the COM
mittee determined TO proceed with the examin-
alton of the officers, but nothing of Importance
was developed. the agents OF the road declin-
ing to answer Questions regarding rebates and
sss Union Dr. rsssaph sCsya o.
appeared before the House Committee ON
Postoffioes. He. opposed the Hopkins
postal telegraph bill, the enactment OF which,
he said. would be monstroua wrong because
it ignored the rights Of property. He said the
antagonism to the Western Union was founded
ON the supposed monopoly of that company.
That company had no exclusive privileges. The
elementary patents in telegraphy had expired,
and anybody could go into the telegraph bust
In the Senate Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment
TO the railroad land-grant forfeiture bill provid
ing that the act shall not be considered to impair
any rights legal or equitable, now vested in
any person or corporation to any OF the lands
declared forfeited. He admitted that his OBJ
Canal Company, In whose title there was
technical defect, and also to protect innocent
bona fde purchasers under that title. Mr. Berry
objected to allowing the canal company
to acquire S25,C0)O00 or S10,000,000 worth
OF land for a canal that was never built;
that was fraud which the state OF Michigan
Nent. The amendment and bill went over.
In the tariff debate in the House. Mr.. Lanham
(Tex., while favoring the Mills bill, criticised it
as being too protective.
Mr.. PALMEn of Michigan made an argument
in the Senate on tho Sd inst, In favor Of the
bill to establish o bureau OF animal industry.
He paid particular attention 10 tho opposition
TO the measure. the general idea conveyed
being that the opposition came solely FROM
the existing Bureau Of Animal Industry. He
defended Commissioner Colman and donounetd
what he called the -cattle syndicate
Talk said Mr.. Vest about trusts Talk
most Infamous tyranny that ever existed in the
United States And know no remedy for It
1he statesman who would invent the remedy
the Capitol. Mr.. Plumb OF Kansas followed
Mr.. Vest. and was equally vehemsnt in his
said it was unquestionably tho worst combine
in the whole country There was no trust or
combination that had had so powerful or so
years the prices Of cattle to the producers had
been going down. No cattle commission
d'a to ,s s:s up lST 9s' sSss in Cs
steer OF three years old and upward raised
west Of the Mississippi River during the
this combination, reduced not less than $40
head. The damage to the state OF Kansas
alone during that time had been more than
grown proportionately. Mr.. Stewart intro
duced bill in the Senate to execute the stipu-
lations Of the new Chinese treaty. The House
agreed TO the Senate amendment to the
Indianapolis postofhce bill increasing the ap-
preparation from Sl25. 600 70 $780, and then
Mr. Wilson OF West Virginia and Mr.. Dingley
Of Maine, respectively, spoke for and against
tho measure.
RESOLUTION was adopted by the House on
tho lth. calling on the Secretary Of the Treas
ury for q statement as to whether there IL an
order or regulation OF the Treasury Depart
ment the enforcement Of which would prevent
the overlooking Of vessels with freight on the
great lakes. The report in the California con-
testsd election case Of Lynch versus Vardevor
was placed on the calendar. Tho report 10
unanimously in favor OF vsndever, the sitting
member. Mr.. Cox, OF New York, pre-
sented In the House the bill for ap-
propriats reference OF n memorial from
Gems. Schoneld and Slocum aud other MEM
appropriation OF 81. .0O0 to aid in meeting the
expenses OF the fraternal reunion OF the surviv-
ors Of the Army OF the Potomac ana tho armies
OF Northern Virginia, TO be held on the battle
field at Gettysburg In July next. 20 commence
rate the twenty nth anniversary OF that con-
bill in the House. declaring it did not provide
any substantial decrease on articles OF general
consumption. He advocated the entire
moval OF the duty on sugar, which, no said,
would take a tax from the food Of every person
in the country, and advocated a reasonable
(Minn.l thought the bill did not 60 far enough.
lie would place coal, iron ore, and sugar on
the free list. He warned the Republican
party that it had better meet the Democratic
party halfway in its efforts for tariff ro-
form. Mr.. Gusnther wis., said tho Republi-
tar on tobacco and spirits used I'm the arts and
manufactures. Should further reductions be
necessary they proposed 10 abolish the duty on
sugar and pay . bounty 70 the producers
amounting 10 a sum equal 10 the present tax.
This policy would make reduction OF about
$50, ,OO0. 900 certain and absolute. Az the even
ing session twsnty-ssvsn pension bills were
passed
Cause and Effect.