Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and the House
of Representatives.


Mn. REAGAN made a speech In the Senate, ON
the 7th inst, In opposition to the plsura- pneu-
monia bill. He believed many OF its features
were unconstitutional, and said he had numer-
GUS letters and INSTANCES protesting against
ths CONTROL of the cattle Of ths Sountry ns %
the hands OF the Chicago syndicate. The Sem
ate, In executive session, ratified tho Chinese
treaty without division. benator Edmunds
has reported the fisheries treaty adversely,
submitting written majority report, and Sem
ator Morgan submitting favorable minority
report. Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that he
would call up the treaty week hence. Mr..
Palmer withdrew his amendment to the land
OF pre- emption and homestead claims and Offer
ed a substitute. Mr. Frye introduced a bill ap-
progristing $1,000 coo to provide more efficient
mail service between the United States and
Central and South America and the West
Indies: The House suspended the rules and
passed the river and harbor bill Mr.. Town
shend introduced a bill appropriating $50, 900
for the erection In Washington OF q statue e.
the momory Of Maj. Gen. w. ). Hancock. MIR.
civil service law. The President has vetool
the bill providing for the sale Of certain New
York Indian lands in Kansas.
AFTER an absence Of nearly week Mr.. vcor-
hoes rsappeared on the floor OF the Senate on
the sth inst, and made public acknowledg-
ment Of and expressed his regret for the Ian
guage he used on the occasion OF the rough
and-tumble debate between himself and Mr.
Ingalls,. Said he: -Idesire to say to the Senate
that. however severe the provocation which
was given, yet 1 made use OF language
at that time contrary to parliament
soyun sns ssass snss and 20 the baS aS
ing used such language. and tender proper
apology to the Senate OF the United States for
doing so. My high respect for the dignity OF
this body OF which have been for many years
now a member, as won as my self respect,
induces me to make this statement" The sem
ate discussed the land grant forfeiture bill.
The House OF Representatives devoted another
day to the discussion OF the Mills tariff bill.
hS ns 81 nnsp pGeoa % s.nn was mage % by 9y Mr Mop
The other speakers were Messrs. Stockdale Of
Mississippi, Mansur of Missouri, Richardson OF
Tennessee, j. ID. Taylor OF Ohio McAdoo OF
New Jersey, Morrow OF California Stone OF
ixs.se~si. ohiPr.ea OF MIcingun, ana IA aItin
Of Texas.
The railroad land grant forfeiture bill passed
the Senate without division on the 9th inst.
As passed, the bill declares forfeited to tile
United States all lands granted to aid in the
construction OF railroads opposite to and CO.
termiDous with the portion OF such road rot
now completed and in operation; and oil such
lands are declared to be q part OF the public
domain. When the river and harbor bill
came up, Mr.. Cullom offered Hennepin
amendment. 1t ia practically the old measure
authorizing the Secretary OF War TO construct
the canal and feeder on one Of the routes hero
tofore surveyed. To begin with, $780, 90 is
waterway amendment, which provides for a
survey for O ship canal from Chicago to the
Mississippi River The international copyright
vote Vea ~ Of 25 to TO- The h biz nA' autRSriz.
ing the executive departments to par
ticipste in the Ohio Valley centennial OK
position at Cincinnati passed the Senate. Tho
House bill establishing life-saving citation at
Kewaunee, Wis, was also passed by the Sem
tions to the Senate: Robert b. Roosevelt Of New
York to be United States Minister to tia
Netherlands; Lawton V. Moor TO be United
States Consul at Lyons, France. The House
talked all the day on the tariff. Mossrs. Bou-
telle OF Maine, Bynum OF Indiana, Hooker OF
Mississippi, Wise Of Virginia, and Kennedy OF
Ohio discussed the Mills bill
Two REPORTS on tho fisheries treaty were
made to the Senate on the 10th inst. from the
Committee on Foreign Relations. The majority
report, after an extended review OF the oblec-
tions urged and criticisms of the method Of
negotiation, summarizes the objections to the
treaty. 1t is held that some OF the bays left
to be visited by American fishermen are value
less, and that whether bay fishing be or be
not profitable the United states ought
to visit these bays, which right has
been exercised for more than u century. The
new area OF deliInitation puts American fisher
men in great danger OF unintentionally inNad-
ing prohibited waters. Objection is taken to the
three-mile limit. and it is held that the pro-
now existing under tho treaties OF 1888 anu
1918, and other agreements. Tho Prosi-
dents action in Withholding part OF the
correspondence incidental to the negotia-
ton OF the treaty 10 resented
violation OF continuous practice since tho
foundation OF tho Government. The minority
report claims that, in view OF the grave ener-
gency presented by this old and haras5ing
controversy, formal and technical objections
should not be urged, and that the interests OF
| the entire country demand that tho treaty be
ratified It is urged that to resort to treaty ar
rangements for regulating the fisheries is bet
| ter than to depend upon the law OF nations:
Measures OF retaliation non nntorcours ioSlnsdl Snd
Gated. Gated al and ID it is Claimed claimed that in a'fiv tie
negotiation Of the treaty the President
| has only performed plain duty, aud
has tran nsferred to the Senate the grave respon-
| sibility which he has properly discharged. The
report reviews the provisions OF the treaty in
| detail and defends every provision. In tho
House Of Representatives Messrs. Cannon.
| Lano and Post. OF Illinois, Wilkins and Newton,
of louisiana, Brumm Atkinson and Yardley,
| OF Pennsylvania, Clements and Gambler. Of
| Georgia. Belden and Tracy, OF Now York, Dar-
| gan, OF South Carolina, Vance. OF Connecticut
| aud White, of Michigan, aired their views
| the Mills tariff Dill.
MR. ScorT, of Pennsylvania, who is in ac-
| cord with tho President on tho tariff made
| speech to the House moro than two hours long
| in support OF the Mills bill the 1lth inst.
During the delivery OF the speech Mrs. Cleye-
| land sat in the gallery for time. and Speaker
Carlisle, Postmaster General Dickinson, and
| First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson
were among Mr.. Scott's auditors. He won't
over the arguments for free trade drawn from
the science Of political economy, and denounced
/ those as the real Bourbons who set their
| faces against the teachings Of science and the
| lessons OF experience. After defending tho
| bill, with q warm eulogy on its wisdom, he TOOK
SrptioiseS Sp S % severely. e &s took as sample the
| iron and steel schedule. which he declared in-
| creased the burden upon every class ia the
/ community. It gave the astounding result
| that Tor evory dollar OF reduction OF
/ duties In the iron schedule go was
| added to the public burden. Mr. Goar
| OF Iowa, spoke in opposition to the Mills bill,
/ which he said would destroy American labor.
| He declared that in this contest between FREQ
/ trade and protection tho Republican party had
/ on it's side the interests OF manufacturers aud
| laborers while on the other sido was n large
| portion OF the Democratic party backed by for
| eign influence. The passage OF the Mills bill IN
| the interest Of free trade would be victory for
| the British commerce.
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