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


Mr. Cullom's bill to amend the inter state act
was passed by the Senate the 9th, with an
amendment giving 10 the United States Circuit
and District Courts Jurisdiction OF violations OF
any provisions OF the nct, upon the petition OF
any person or Arm, with power TO issue a
peremptory writ OF mandamus. Other amend
ments, OF which notice had been given
to extend. tho provisions OF the
set TO express, sleeping-car and stock
ear companies and regarding discriminating
between tho Pacific coast and Denver-wero
withdrawn In order not TO retard The passage OF
the DBL but notice was given that they would
DO pIousnI up az the next session. An amend
rfers nom transportins goods for any shipper
ia car or vehicle owned by such shipper, un.
less they charged exactly tho same rn es us We're
charged 10 other shippers, was also withdrawn
ON Mr.. Cullonis promise that the matter should
be considered at next session. Senator
Blair 4, onl the Senate Education Committee re-
ported favorably the proposition to submit to
the people OF the Several States consti itutfonni
anenGment to prohibit the liquor traffic in the
United States The tariff debate In the House
got rather warm ut times. Mr.. Cannon amend
ment offered Friday WAS rejected by a vote of 81
10 1O6. Mr.. Fuller Iowa offered an amendment
which was defeated placing alI sugar and mo
lasses on the FREQ list. The.day was occupied i'm
discussing various amendments.
MIR. HoAR, OF Massachusetts, addressed the
Senate in opposition 10 the fisheries treaty on
the 10th inst. He severely criticised the treaty
and attacked the President. tho Secretary OF
Vest introduced n bill to prevent the evasion OF
the law recently passed by the Senate prohibit
ing use OF the bad debt envelopes in the mails.
He explained that the intent OF that measure
was being evaded by collection agencies, who
now used transparent envelope, that showed
the inclosure legibly. The House devoted
the day, in committee OF the whole, TO the tariff
bill, and Mr.. Nutting's amendment restoring
the existing duty ON starch, rejected. In
discussing the rice section Mr.. Elliott Of South
Carolina, said the Republicans having nonli,t-
ated a Chinese President, were ready 10 sacri-
nee the colored labor of the South by
allowing free importation OF rice from
China. Mr.. Warner, OF Missouri. offered
an amendment fixing the rice duty
at q cent per pound. and said rice should be
hee; that rice growers made S33 per acre. while
wheat growers made Sl2 and corn growers So
He said that the Mills bill i'm the interest OF
the rice and sugar raisers of the South against
Inc corn and wheat farmers of the North and
West. On motion OF MIR. McMillin, of Tennes-
see, the duty on rice flour and rice meal was
liked at 10 per cent ad valorem. motion To
increase the duty on raisins was lost Motions
10 res ore existing duties on peanuts, cotton
thread, yarns and cotton cloth were made and
rejected On motion OF Mr. McMillin an amend
ment was adopted fixing the rate of duty on flax,
hacked, known as dressed line, at SO per ton.
A motion to restore existing duties on fax,
hemp and jute yarns was lost
The conference report on the postofice ap-
preparation bill was presented to the Senate the
llth. The item for postofiice clerks for unusual
business Is fixed at S25 900 instead OF $50 001.
The item for rent, light and fuel in third-class
Offices Is retained, with a proviso that no con-
tract for rent for such postofiices shall be foI
more than year. The postage ON seeds is fixed
at l cent for every two ounces. On the
amendment known as the subsidy clause
the conference committee was unable to agree
The House resumed consi ieration of the tariff
bill and occupied the day in its discussion. AT
the evening session the House passed the bill
for taking the eleventh and subsequent cen
suses, after adding amendments increasing the
pay OF messengers and watchmen from 500 tI
5000 yeor and providing that preference be
q QoI iliars ot.l nil
ors IN app Uniting enumerators.
THERE was an extended political debate In the
Senate the 18th over n motion to print extra
seven vetoed pension bills. The House Sdopsod
the resolution providing for a special comm ttee
TO investigate alleged evasions OF the contr lct-
So TABOR sw Inc cons debate h IN e the hSrse Lon on
rather tame, the Republican speakers
generally arguing that free wool
country, while the Democrats denied that Il
would reduce the price OF wool and claimed that
1t would secure cheaper clothes. After long
almost everything except the tariff, including
Southern elections, the committee rose and the
House took recess till o'clock. The House
failed to accomplish anything at its evening ses-
sion. as the first pension bill brought mp was OBJ
iected TO, and after a call of the House and two
Intellectual roll-calls the House adjourned.
Mr.. DoLPH addressed the Senate in .opposI-
tion TO the fisheries treaty. on the 18th. He as.
serted that IL was proposed by the pending
treaty to surrender the American position con
cerning bays and harbors and the American
claim to reciprocal commercial privileges, and
10 purchase commercial privileges for American
fishermen with the annual remission Of
duties to the amount Of S1,O00,O00. The
House bill appropriating $4,000 for pub
lie building at Wabasha, Minn was reported to
the Senate. The Senate passed bills authorizing
the building of a bridge at Wabasha, Mimi, and
500, 600 for branch Soldiers Home
in Grant County, Indiana. A bill was introduced
10 provide for the construction of the Lake
Borgne outlet to improve the low-water naviga-
ton Of the Mississippi river. The subsidy
question gave rise to an extended debate in the
House, the matter being brought up by the re-
port of the conferrees the postoftice appropri-
alton bill of continued disagreement on the
senate subsidy amendment" The other Senate
amendments TO the bill were agreed to by the
House, and motion was made to concur in the
subsidy amendment with an amendment
'educing the appropriation from S6O0OOO
20 $450000, including China Japan, tho
sandwich Islands, and the West Indies In the
proposed arrangement, and providing that
American ships carrying the mail shall be nj
owed four times the rate OF compensation they
low receive. Pending the debate the House took
recess until o'clock. At it's evening session
he House passed twenty-four private pension
bills, including one granting pension to Muck
l. Pee Wah- keu- Gah, or John"