Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and the House
Of Representatives.

mtttee amendments increase the bill about
sl.6OOoOO. The appropriation for Dunkirk. N.
Y, 10 mao $4,000; Charlotte, N. Y, &c., 600;
Buffalo. n. Y, s.60,0OO; Ashtabula, o 4, S2j. 900;
Oconto Wis. $4,000; St. Croix Iiver, Wis
eonsin and Minnesota. Sio.ooo; Mississippi
OF the Illinois River. al35,O00; for the
construction Of a movable dam in the Ohio
River near the mouth of Beaver River, S100,0UO;
St Clair Flats ship canal, Michigan, $4,000;
Grand rapids, near Mount Carmel, Ill, $50, 600;
Mississippi River, from Minneapolis 10 Des
Moines rapids. $500, 600; Black River. Missouri.
$4,000. The item for the purchase OF the upper
lock and dam, Monongahela Navigation Com
pany West Virginia s1.500.0OO, 10 struck out
as also 10 the appropriation for Port Clinton, o.
Senator Blair introduced a bill which provides
that no person or corporation shall perform, or
authorize to be performed, any secular work.
labor, or business TO the disturbance Of othors
works of necessity, mercy, and humanity ex-
cepted-nor shall any person engage in any
play, game, amusement or recreation to the
disturbance of othors ON Sunday, in any place
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States. It is made unlawful for any
person or corporation to receive pay for labor
or service rendered in violation OF this pro-
vision. Bills passed: To perpetuate Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, MS a port Of delivery, with
privileges OF inland transportation in bond;
to establish q port OF delivery ut Grand
Rapids, Mich. de laring that certain water
reserve lands" in Wisconsin are and have been
subject to the provisions Of -the railroad right
of-way act%of March 8. 1875; appropriatng
Sl7, 500 for making the west end OF the Smith
sonian building hre-proof The House sus:
Agriculture bill by q vote Of yeas. 233 nays, 13.
Two appropriation bills-the diplomatic and
consular and the District OF Columbia-were
passed. The diplomatic bill Is identical with
that OF last year, except that an appropri alton
OF $4,000 for the Venezuelan and Haytien
Commissioners is not contained In the present
measure.
VARIOUS minor amendments to the House
bill to establish q department OF labor were
adopted by the Senate, at it's session on May
23 and the measure was then passed. Messrs.
Blair Wilson Iowa, and George were ap-
pointed conferrees on the part of the Senate.
The bill provides for department. OF labor.
the -genarp1- -dastgn and -dntiaa OF which shall
Of the United States useful information
on subjects connected with labor in
the most general and comprehensive
sense Of that word, and especially upon its re-
laton to capital the hours Of labor, the earn
ings Of laboring men and women, and the
means of promoting their material, social in
tellectual, and moral prosperity. The person
mel is to consist Of a commissioner to be APP
pointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate, who is to hold
ofhce for four years and to receive a salary Of
%1 among The the bills passed. 2Snd y, messengers.
ate eOHS We're ' the following: Granting a
right CT way to the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western Railroad through the Lac
authorizing the construction OF bridge at
Nebraska City, Neb. to incorporate the Ma
tional Academy OF Dental Science approprl-
atng S75, 600 for public building at GAINESVILLE,
O., and 100000 for public building at Vtcks-
burg. Miss. increasing the appropriation ior
the Winona Mimi public building TO SiSO.oOo.
decided by a vote of % to "a not to consider the
fisheries treaty in open session, The bill TO
S,sta IN Witch thew are made was discussed in
the House and ordered to third reading.
THE House went into committee Of the whole
on the yJd on the postorice appropriation Dill,
and was addressed by Mr.. Blount GA who ex-
planned that the bill carried appropriation OF
$50, ,O35 $40, against appropriation of S55,694-
$50 for the current fiscal year. This increase @
postmasters' salaries SO far this year ex-
ceeded the total appropriation OF last year Dy
s229 4sl At the same ne time svspes sppesrSa n
creased at the rate Of 226 per cent, in
1887 the increase was l4.O6 per cent Inc
Same large increase is expected this year. An
item of $3.50 467 had been inserted for rent,
light and fuel, at third-class offices, which has
heretofore been paid for by the postm asters
postofice clerks had been increased $3.50, 600,
| and that for the free-delivery service S'lt,oUO
| Judge Littler, Of the Union PACING haflroad
| Commission, addressed the Senate committee
to which the commissions report was re-
| ferred. He said that two per cent interest on
| the Central Pacific's debt OF $53, 1000 would
amount to within S175,000 OF the entire
| present income OF the road, He would first
| cause to be ascertained the present income
and it's prospect Of future increase: he would na
| per cent. interest, and would devote the pal
| ance to the payment OF the principal, extend
ing it over period OF years suliicie1t at 70 p wipe
men who had, either legitimately or inegiti
| mately, made millions out Of the road would
Conduct co before the American people, go down
| into their own pockets and contribute some,
thing toward the payment OF the deDt, OF ~ ~
i least they would contribute from the earnings
| of the other lines Of road which they owned.
THE feature Of the senate proceedings on the
oath was the speech OF Senator Stewart, OF Ne
vada, in support OF his joint resolution for I
constitutional amendment reducing to simple
| majority the vote necessary to override Pres
iden tlai Veto He charged the President witt
| administering the Government for selnsh ends
aud with pandering to the kings Of Wall street
TIE Senate Appropriations Committee mad'
reports on the revenue deficiency Dill ana tn'
Indian appropriation bill; In the secret ses
sion OF the Senate Mr.. Shermans motion z
consider the fisheries treaty with opel
doors was debated for two hours
House passed the postofice appropriation bill
after adopting an amendment increasing Tn
appropriation for mail-messenger service iron
500 600 to S950,O00. During the discussion 0
the bill in committee OF the whole several ke
publican members complained OF tho mem
cient mail-service in the West. TesolutiS 40
Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire int
| the facts connected with the imprisonment q
an English jail OF JOnn GURUS hohh he'
uralized American citizen. Both houses agree
TO the conference report on the Invalid pen
sions appropriation bill. The measure Is In tn
same form as it passed the Senate. There wa
n lively debate In the House ON the suDlect
admitting South Dakota into the Union
THE resolution to consider the hsherie
treaty with open doors was again discussed 1
the Senate secret session on May 25, but no ~
tion was reached. Mr.. Cullom introduced
bill 10 provide for the reconstruction OF tn
Government dam at Rock Island Arsenal az
stroyed by the recent flood in the MISSISSIPPI
] and 10. the immediate construction OF q ten
porary dam Mr.. Turpie introduced bi
making it the duty Of the Commissioners
Labor TO prepare and publish annually
aReRister Of Labor" Mr.. Blair inf
! duced a joint resolution proposing an ameni
ment to the Constitution to the effect thi
no State shall ever make or maintain any 10
respecting an establishment OF religion, or pr
hibiting the free exercise thereof, ana tnat o
| ery State shall establish and maintain sy
TEN OF free public schools, but that no none
raised by taxation shall ever be appropriate
{ applied, or given to any school, lnsu.uuo
: | corporation, or person whereby instruction
Z | given in any doctrine, tenets, beliefs, ceiem
malls. or observations peculiar to any reigiol
!, | sect Tho legislative, executive, ana Judlci
{ appropriation bill furnished the occasion ior
4 good deal OF political talk in the House, pro
: osition TO Increase the salaries OF House ei
; ployes being the bone OF contention. Az
Q evening session the House passed nifty priva
pension bills.
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