Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives.

not able to speak upon the fisheries question ON
tho 18th, and thu Senate then proceeded TO the
consi leration OF the bill TO place John Ere.
mont on the retired list as a major gene raj OF
the army, Mr. Reagan and Mr. Cockrs ;. oppos-
ed the bill 4 o Fitz-John Porter case was
resurested d ring the d1bate, but finally tho
bill passed-D TO 21. On motion of Mr..
PLUMB tho Senate receded from it's amend
ment TO the postofiice bill, known
as the subsidy amendment The Sem
ate then resumed consideration of the
bill providing for the adjustment of accounts
OF laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed
by the Government under the eight law.
The bill passed The sundry- civil appropriation
bill reported TO the Senate has been Increased by
the Senate committee from S25, ,30O, 900 To ST.
SOOOOO, but Is still 50, OoJ less than tho esti-
tes. IL exceeds last years bill by noarly
Sj0oo,000. Tho bill increases makes new
pf,vsions for public buildings as 70 lows:
Bay City, Mich, SlOO,OoJ; Chicago Custom
House,, 5000; Chicago Marine Hospital, s5 OOJ ;
Denver Col, $4,000; Helena, Ark, S37,0 ,0U; Lin
coin, Neb.. $1,000; Portsmouth, o., $300U0 st.
ssoooj % % ToxarLanS, % Ark % S5j.coo; sRi VieSsbars @
Miss, $4,000; Wheeling, w. Va, S27 500. The
following are the more important miscellaneous
items OF appropriation Ina the bill To establish
q frst-class station ut Neosho, Mo-, $4,000;
for international survey OF Mexican bound
airy line (woik to lbe done by army ofiicers),
SlOO, 900; public library building, Washington,
81, 900 900 (the Library Commission Is abolished
and the work IL placed under the practical charge
OF the Chief OF Engineersl water-power pool,
Rock Island arsenal, $4,000; Denver military
posts, $4,000; Fort Robinson, Neb., S5O,O0O
Fort Niobrara Neb., $50, 900; Fort Mead, ID. r.,
5000 The House in committee OF the whole
resumed consideration Of the Mills tariff bill.
The internal-revenue feature was pending. The
date upon which the bill shall 60 into effect WIS
fixed as Oct. i, 1888.
OWING to the fact that Mr.. Teller was again
not well enough TO speak on the fisheries
treaty the 18th, the matter went over. The SEN
ate then proceeded to the consideration of the
Senate bill for the formation and admission into
tho Union OF the State OF Washington, to be
composed OF the present Territory OF Washing
ton and part of idaho Territory A ute
for the bill conn yng the area OF the new State to
that OF the pres vt Territory OF Washington
offered, and evoked discussion, but no actiouaEas
taken. The following nominations
frmed V. NJ Babcock, receiver of public
moneys, st. Croix Wis. Postmasters: A. Ell
son, unionville, Mo-: G. Horwickholst,
ton Ill b. H. Vanell, Golden, Ill. /; W. swint,
+. II. Wilson. worthington, Ind. G. Cronin'
SSsAf e.iona MicS Men, q kslk SATsS9 cS%berana Mn
Wis. J. r.. Matthews, Menominee, WIS. !;
+. swain. Washington, Wis. The Mills
tarid bin was again taken up by the House in
committee OF the whole On motion primuline
was stricken from the free list The first para
graph, which had been passed over informally,
lthIt placing cotton tios or hoops on the FREQ
list was then considered. resulting in an amend
lnent being adopted placing on the free list all
iron Efrd steel hoops not thinner than No. 20
wire gauge. The existing rates Of duty
stored on cement and whiting and paris wLite.
Tho duty on paris green fixed at 1zla
per cent. I'D valorem. The pottery schedule.
which had been passed over, was then taken up
for consideration. The duty ON china porcelain,
oarthen, stone, or crockery ware was increased
from 40 to so per cent. ad valorem. The next
paragraph called up was that relating to green
and colored glass bottles, and the duty was
made cent instead Of q OF a cent per pound.
The question OF the duty ON import d tobacco
was next taken UP and pending action the House
adjourned.
The nomination OF Samuel ]. Bigelow for Dis.
trict Attorney OF New Jersey was rejectel by
the Senate the 18TH Senator Blair introduced a
bill declaring that hereafter no alien shall be ad-
mitted TO naturalization until after he shall
during the Ave years immodiateIy preced-
ing tho application for naturalization pa
pers, nor until he shall Prove by two
hye years he has Lehayed rs person Of
good moral character, and shnn also, in the
presence OF the Judge, speak, read, and write the
English language with such intelligence and ia.
cility as to prove that he has the capacity to
transact ordinary business in that language, and
by its use TO become we'll informed in tho princi-
pies OF the Constitution and the dutias OF an
American citizen. Nonaturalized person, the bill
provides, shall exercise the right of suffrage for
yoar after receiving his naturalization
papers. Judges are forbidden TO try more
than twenty naturalization cases per day, and
false swearing In sucn cases IL declared TO DO
sufficient for the forfeiture OF the persons
right to suffrage. The following bills were taken
from the calendar and passed: The Senate bill
amendatory Of the act Of June lA, 1873. as TO
postal crimes, declaring non-mailable all matter
ON any part Of which exterior or interior, in le-
cent, lewd, defamatory, or threatening dslinoa-
tons epithets, or language IL written or lrinle ed
The House bill supplementary TO tho Pacitc
railroad acts, with amondmI nts. This is tho
b II passed by the House ON tho Sd OF March re-
quiring the Paciic Railroad companies 10 con-
struct, maintain, and operate telegraph lines
and to afford equal facilities to all connecting
telegraph lines. The amendments merely strike
o the word construct where It occurs. Tho
aa6 nl a n
and then went into committee OF the
whole ON the Mills tt9in bill. The pending
amendment was that offered by MIR Mills 10
storing the present rate Of daty on toDles1
1t was agreed to without diNtSion. On motion
the present rate of duty was restored on pipe ),
pipe bowls, and all smokers articles not other
wise provided for. The next paragraph taken
up for consideration was that imposing duty
OF 30 per cent. ad valorem on bonnets, hats, and
hoods composed OF hair, whalebone, or any
vegetable material After considerable discus
sion the bill went to committee of the whole
and was reported To the House with favorable
recommendation, amid hearty applause. Tho
evening session was devoted to the considefa-
tion Of bills reported from the Committee ON
Military Affairs.
The bill was reported and placed on the Sem
ate calendar the Goth for the erection OF public
building at Chicago. Mr. Dolph called NJ the
bill TO prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers
into the United Statos and pending discussion
the Senate adjourned. The first business before
the House was the bill appropriating 5 $4,000 to
aid state homes for disabled volunteers, which
was passed. Mr. Blanchard N,.l submitted tho
conference repors ON the river and harbor bill.
Agr. cd TO. IL incr} tho total appropril-
ON from SO 902.763 TO S22,277, ll6. The
Senate receded from it's amendment strik ng
out the appropriation for the purchase OF tho
lock and dam ON the MOnongahela River. Tho
Senate amendment for the purchase OF the inn
prov ement known the Green and Barrel River
improvement was agreed to. The Senate reced-
cd from its amen,lment provilnJ for the pur-
cL "A OF tho Portage Lake anal and the Lake
Superior khip-C nal Hallway aud hoa Company
Canal The Sonate amendment for u survey OF a
canal from Lake Michigan to the ii In, 10 and
Desplnincs Rivers agreed TO. Also the SEN
ate amendment providing for survey aud loca-
tion OF n canal from the Illinois River ut or near
the town Of Henneliu TO thu Mississippi Rivor.
Also the Senate amendment fof survey OF a
canal connecting the waters of Lake Michigan
with the Calumet River. But he Government
is not TO be deem d C mm ttoI To tlese p~otc 8,
nor indeed, TO any her project for which sur
vcy is ordered I'm this bill The present bill really
carries appropriations for two years, maxi q
the amount 70, each year little over ll,OOlOOO.
At tha evening session private bills were con-
gider1d
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