Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work of the Senate and the Mouse
OF Representatives.

The tariff bill, with some amendments, was
presented to the House ON the Sd inst. by Mr..
Mills, Chairman Of the Committee on Ways
and Means, and referred to the committee OF
the whole. the intention being to call IL mp for
consideration In two weeks. The amend
ments sli ghtly increase the duty on sugar. 30
as TO make the net reduction 20 per cent.
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The report Of the minority Of the Ways and
Means Committee was prepared by Mr. Mckin-
bers OF the committee II denounces the re-
fusal OF the majority-to receive and consider
the views OF manufacturers and others affected
by the reductions, and charges the Democrat
ic majority with favoritism toward the South In
that IL lowers the tariff on but two articles
Of Southern production-suRar and rtce-while
produced in the North and Northwest. The
Grain amendment changing the beginning OF
the Congressional term from March 70 Jan: 1,
and changing inauguration day from March
70 April 80 was defeated In the House. The
Bond bill was further discussed by the Senate
without reaching vote. The Memphis Bridge
bill was passed, with an amendment requiring
the bridge TO be so constructed az to allow Of
the passage Of wagons and pedestrians es well
as railway trains.
TIE bond-purchase bill occupied q large
share of the time OF the Senate on the Sd inst
The measure was discussed and amended, but
final action was deferred. Mr.. Riddlebergei
called up his motion to cczs;Sss the fisheries
treaty In open session, and it was referred tc
the Committee on Foreign Relations. There
was q struggle for precedence in the House be-
tween the Senate direct-tax bill aud the pen
sions- appropriation bill, but the former finally
won and the House went into committee of the
whole for its consideration. Among the bills
passed by the House was the one for the re-
tirement of Alfred Pleasonton with the ranl
OF Colonel
By vote Of 81 yeas to 13 nays the Senate, or
the 4th inst, adopted Mr.. Becks amendment tC
the bond-purchase bill providing for the coin
age OF silver In excess OF the present monthly
limitation to take the place Of national bank
notes Withdrawn from circulation. Mr.. Lewler'E
bill to establish 100 schools TO test the science
OF spelling was introduced In the Senate
by Mr.. Palmer. The House nibustered
direct tax bill. The climax Of obstruction wal
reached when. after n motion for q recess had
Sss anS %oved tSat MG MONTH"; Of Ten
nessee, be excused from voting In ruling upor
the point of order raised by Mr.. Reed of Maine
the Speaker ruled that the motion to excIs, &c US,
House. This being the case the question wal
raised as to what limitation could be placed
upon this form Of i6nsseFns Mr. SrosvsnST
GUS fact that after one hundred years Of OK
perience in legislation and parliamentary prac
tice the House had for the first time made the
discovery that il was possible to delay iegisla
tion for an indefinite period. There are 50
members of the House. and with q separate
motion to excuse each one, and separate mo
| tion to reconsider the vote just taken, the OBJ
structionists may obtain $50 roll calls on any
| one question.
WHEN the Senate took up the bond-purchas,
bill, ON the 5th inst, Mr.. Mcpherson Withdrew
the amendment offered by him the day prev
| ious Then the substitute as amended by Mr.
Beck. providing for additional coinage, to tak'
the place OF surrendered national bank crcu
| lation was agreed to without discussion and
| the bill was read the third time and passed
| Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa, addressed the Senate OF
| the subject OF the Presidents Message. Th'
| House spent the day in filibustering over tn
| bill to refund the direct taxes, the tune bein
consumed in roll-calls During the interval II
| the voting Mr.. Hatch introduced resolution
| which was referred to the Committee ON Com
merce, instructing the Interstate Commerce
Commission to consider what can be done t
prevent the loss OF life and limb In coqplinl
| and uncoupling cars. and report to the Hous'
| the result OF their inquiries.
THE bill creating bureau of animal indus
try to facilitate the expectation of live stool
and its products and to extirpate contagiou
pleuro- pneumonia. was discussed by the Sen
| ate on the 9th inst, but no action was reached
The Senate passed bills for public building a
Texarkana, Ark, and to prevent obstructive de
| posits in New York harbor rssolu
| tion was introduced by Mr.. Riddleber
ger calling on the President for copie
Of letters, etc. bearing on the m recsn eosn
/ Britain. Among the one hund red and twenty
seven private pension bills passed by the Sen
1 ate inside of ninety minutes was one granting
/ S2j month to DIR. Mary +. Walker, at one tim
| Assistant Surgeon in the army The widow
/ OF General Judson Fitzpatrick, the famous cav
| airy leader, and General Robert Anderson, tn
| hero Of Fort Sumter receive 500 each pc
month. The House spent another day nlibua
tering on tn direct-tax bill.