Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-05
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
what IL Being Dome by tho Ma
tiOnaI Legislature.

TIE House Dill to provide for the purchase OF
United States bonds by the Secretary Of the
Treasury came up In the Senate March 20,
and Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment in the
form OF new section requiring the Secretary
of the Treasury, whenever the circ culation Of
national bank is surrendered. to issue treasury
notes to an equal amount The amendment
was laid on the table-ysas. %; nays, ~. Mr..
Plumb then renewed the amendm ent. modified
In regard TO the logaltender quality OF the pro-
posed Treasury notes, and IL was adopted yeas,
28; nays, II. Mr.. Cullom, from the Committee
on Territories. reported resolutions declaring 1t
TO be the sense OF the Senate that new States
should be admitted only on the basis OF equal
SUPERVISION over the construction Of any such
new State further than 10 necessary to Ruaran-
tee to each State republican form Of govern
ment; that the proposed constitution for Utah
contains provisions which would deprive such
proposed State OF equality. and that II is the
sense Of the Senate that the Territory Of
10 certain beyond doubt that the prac-
tice of polygamy has been entirely aban-
doned by the Inhabitants and until It is like
wise certain that the civil affairs OF the Terri
tory are not controlled by the priesthood Of the
Mormon church. A bill was reported 70 the
Senate providing for additional quarantine
stations and making appropriations therefor,
as follows: At San Diego, Cal, $55 500 San
Francisco, sl0s,00o Port Townsend, w. T.,
s55OoO. The bin for the organization Of the
Territory OF Nebraska was reported to the
House by Mr.. Springer. The Montana admis:
sion bill was also reported TO the House and
placed on the calendar len; r, Mr. Mr. Kerr. Kerr, Of Of
amend the interstate commerce law so as TO
prevent a railroad from bringing into State
articles which the thn Mr. .9s ss Ssaie nro
duced q resolution rendering the thanks OF
Congress TO Lieut. A. w. Greedy and others for
duct duct Of i the late @ sci:ntifc expedition to the
Arctic seas. A bill was introduced by Mr..
Kerr, OF Iowa, for the establishments OF per-
manent Board OF Arbitration between the
United States and Great Britain and France
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to amend the nat
uralization law 80 as TO require would-be citi-
zens to make oath that they are not polygamists,
anarchists or communists.
The President transmitted to the two houses
Of Congress, on March q, q report from Min
lister Pendleton at Berlin showing that trichina-
sis prevails in certain parts OF Germany. He
also transmits report from the Consul at
Marseilles, representing that 80 900 swine have
died in that department during the last
four months from = highly contagious
and fatal disease, which is thought by the
Commissioner OF Agriculture to be very similar
to hog cholera. The President recommends
the passage OF a law prohibiting tho importa-
tion OF swine or hog products from either OF the
the preferences 20 disabled Confederate soldiers
as against other ex-rebels In Federal ap-
pointments was opposed by Senator Ed
% Palmer has introduced q bill for the
purchase of the Portage Lake ship canal. The
House adopted the resolution OF the Committee
on Elections In the contested election case OF
Worthington vs. Post. from the Tenth Illinois
District. The resolution confirms the right of
Post, the sitting member; The Union Pacific
funding bill was debated by the House. Mr..
Plumb from the Committee ON Railways and
Canals. made favorable report on the bill TO
provide for ascertatning the propriety and feas-
ibility Of constructing agulf and lake water
way.
Mr.. FARwELL introduced bill in the Senate.
on the 29th ult, authorizing and directing the
President to make proclamation prohibiting
the importation OF products Of foreign states
in certain cases. Mr.. Berry addressed the Sen
ate on the subject OF the Presidents message
| and in advocacy Of tariff reform. Sixty-one
| bills were taken from the calendar and passed
measures passed were the following: Increas-
| ing the allowance for the San Francisco public
building TO s850,O00. To extend the southern
| and western boundaries OF the State Of Kansas.
| House bill to Tatify and confirm an agreement
with the Gros Ventro and other tribes OF Crow
| Indians in Montana, with amendments. Re-
terest on the battleheld OF Gettysburg. In aid
OF the Centennial and Memorial Association oi
Valley Forge, and to secure the Washington
| headquarters mansion and grounds occupied
| by the Contir entail army OF l777s The House
spent the day. in committee OF the whole, on
| the Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Nelson, OF
bate TO speak upon the tariff and urge upon his
| fellow republicans the necessity OF tarin re-
duction.
| Tue bill granting pension of $1,000 per an.
mum to Mary S. Logan and the Senate bill in
creasing TO So 600 year the pension OF Appolr
A. Blair were taken up by the House Of Repre-
sentatives on the S0th ult.. and after lengthy
debate were passed, the first by a vote OF 154 K
a5 and the latter by l4s to 91. Twenty-foui
| other pension bills were passed by the House
A Joint resolution appropriating 81, 900 TO ena
bio tho United States to participate in the in
| ternational exhibition to be held In Barcelona
| Spain, in April. 1888, was passed. The House
| non-concurred in the Senate amendments tC
the House bill authorizing the President to ar
/ range a conference with the Central and South
| American republics for the purpose OF encour
| aging reciprocal commercial relations. There
| was no session Of the Senate.