Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-24
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
What Is Being Done by the Ma
tionaI LegisIature.


tiOnaI Legislature.
Mr.. VEST. OF Missouri. introduced resolu-
tion In the Senate. on the 1ltn inst. providing
for a select committee OF ave Senators 70 exam
ine fully all questions touching the meat pro-
duet OF the United States. aud especially as
TO the transportation OF beef and beef cattle
and sale OF the same in the cattle markets,
stock yards and cities. MIR. Honr, from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, 20
which had been referred certain resolutions
OF the Indiana Legislature concerning the elec-
ton Of Mr.. Turpie az United States Senator,
made report and asked TO be discharged b :
fore tho further consideration Of the resolution
and memorials, thereby confirming tho title Of
ducel proposed constitute, nal amendment to
reduce from two-thirds to a majority tho vote
In each house overriding Presidential vetoes.
In the House, Mr. Lawler introduced bill au-
thorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury to cause
such changes and improvements to be made in
the public building ut CHI hioago and TO erect sue h
additions thereto as may b. necessary to provide
sufficient cccommodationsIo the postoffice The
committee on invalid pensions reported bill
proposing to remove the restriction upon the
payment OF arrearages OF pension I'm the case OF
claims hled before the passage OF the bill. It
Is estimated at the pension office that IL will
require S2i 600 900 to meet the requirements
OF the bill. The tariff debate In the House was
continued. The speakers wero Messrs. Struble
Of Iowa, Hatch OF Missouri. Symes OF Colorado
Funston OF Kansas. and O'Neall OF Indiana
The pension appropriation bill came up In
the Senate on the 18th inst, and the amend
ment reported from the committee increasing
the appropriation from $40 90 COO to $50 Az ZOO
was agreed to. Mr.. Hoar called up the report
Of the Committee on Privileges and Elections
In the matter Of Senator Turpie. and In accord
nnce with the request Of that committee IL was
discharged from further consideration OF the
memorials and romonstrances on the subject. A
bill to provide two additional Justices for the Su-
preme Court OF Dakota was favorably reported.
AfVan hat haWa ffoea afal.N
hours shall constitute days work for letter.
carriers was passed. Mr.. Farwell introduced a
bill appropriating $500, 600 for enlarging and
changing the Chicago Postofice building. The
House devoted the day to the discussion of the
Mills tariff bill. Speeches were made by Messrs.
Butterworth Of Ohio. Henderson OF Illinois,
opposition to the bill, and Messrs. Buckalew
OF Pennsylyania aud Stone OF Kentucky in
favor OF 1T
THE Senate on the 10th inst. passed Mr.. Vests
resolution providing for n select oemmittoe 70
investigate questions touching the meat
product OF the United States, after
amending it so as TO make the investigation
embrace the Trunk Line Association, tie Gen.
tral Traffic Association. and other agencies
OF transportation, and was then adopted.
The Senate passed a bill appropriating
$500, 900 for the commenceme ent OF boat rail way
around tho distractions OF the Columbia river
ut the Dalles and Cello falls. The bill appro-
priating s20OOOJ for a branch home for dis
abled volunteer soldiers in Grant County, Indi-
ana, was passed by the House. In the House
tSsrs was M an sTSng d1Tng the
contributing toward paying the iron police in
the coal regions Mr.. Scott denied it. -You
made ma. that .Ta. charge sor,SS once before said
-and can prove it," Il will make you prove
It.. cried Mr.. Scott, vehemently. II am going
TO call you before tho bar Of the House to mako
you prove it," And l will prove it. shouted
Mr.. Brumm. 1T is false as h itself, re-
torted Mr.. Scott "The gentleman ought to have
known what he was doing. have nothing
more to say" The other tariff speakers were
Messrs. Bound of Pennsylvania, FalSuhar OF
New York. Laird OF Nebraska, McRao OF Arkan-
sna Ryan OF Kansas, Baker OF New York, Rus
sell OF Massac husetts. Dalzell OF Pennsylvania
Wickham of Ohio, Montgomery OF kentucky,
and khively of indiana
TIE Senate passed the pension appropriation
bill ON the 18th inst, after adopting an amend
msnt reported by the Committee on Appropria-
tions TO strike out the words that in all PEN
sions to widows payments shall be made from
the date of the death OF tho husband" and to
insert that nll payments which have been or
which may hereafter be granted under the gen.
consequence Of death occurring from a cause
which originated in the service since tho 4th OF
March, 1851 shall commence from the
Th. sana. also oaH PASSED tho the Uo%Ss
bills To amend the Revised Statutes in rela-
tiop TO timber depredations; authorizing Gen.
Absalom Baird to accept the Legion OF Honor
ployes OF the Chicago Custom House for extra
time service, ana appropriating sl50.0Ol for
quarters and barracks at the branches OF tho
National Military Home for disabled volunteer
soldiers. Mr.. sherman introduced a bill to APP
proITlate S25. 900 for the erection In Washington
OF monument to the memory of George Rog-
ers clark In recognition of his eminent ser vices
IN the occupation and conquest OF the north
western territory. In the House speeches on
the tariff were delivered by Messrs. Mason Of
Illinois, Cox of New York, Anderson OF Illinois.
Breckinridge of Arkansas, Peters OF Kansas,
Herman OF Oregon. and Stewart OF Vermont
TIE tariff discussion was resumed on the 18th.
and Mr.. Anderson Of Iowa concluded his speech
against tho bill. Mr. Randall spoke. He said
he would. as soon as practicable, repeal the
laws on internal revenue taxation, and that the
administration would be better and Durer TO.
day II the oxciso laws were abolished. Ran
dali 9 time expired at noon, when request was
rose in his seat and objected. which created
great dissatisfaction on both sides OF the
House, and all the members rising in their
.ss nSEsey osO t%a nsxt rUr
or, yielded TO Randall fifteen minutes oi
his time, which finally restored order.
Mills Bin because the details were liable e
prove injurious to the manufacturing indus
tries. He differed from his party In the belief
that tariff for protection was constitutional, but
for himself he favored only such n degree OF
protection as was incidental to raising the
necessary revenue. He was unalterably op-
pO0oQ 10 the 1DtoTunl ToNouuo bybtem ne tuou
stated his obi ections to tho bill in detail, espe-
cially the wool and iron schedules. In view ol
these facts, he could not yield In his judgment
TO the majority OF his own party and gave notice
10 those who proposed to rule him by caucus die
tation or rule him out Of the party that he re-
fused TO be dictated TO on this vital subject
He concluded with n reference to the growth OF
the oountry's industries. The speech was care
fully listened TO and frequently applauded by
the Republicans. Mckinley OF Ohio follows cd
out what he called some OF the rdicnlous fea-
lures OF the bill. Mr. Mckinley said that the
duty on steel billets had been increased from
as per cent. TO 69 per cent. ad valorem. thereby
causing an increase of from u to y per cent
on avery pound Of wire fencing that inclosed
the farms Of the West Tho duty on cut nails
made from atoel billets was reduced 25 pei
cent, while the duty on raw material was in.
creased l5 per cent. He declared that the bill
was sectional In that every cotton planter could
while the farmer Of the West must pay for the
same iron IN cents n pound II he wished &c
bind his thatch or his pail. Breckenridge oi
kentucky came next In an earnest defense oi
tho bill, He oontended that the bill was pro
tective tariff bill. II left the average rates o
duty higher than under the Morrill, tariff. The
present law was so highly protective as IN
many cases TO be prohiOitory. The changes
proposed by this bill are designed to give the
farmer, by whom all provisions are raised q
which IL only profitable when he has n pros.
porous manufacturer for a purchaser; TO tns
iaborer the hope OF a constant market, and u
the manufactures freedom from unnecessary
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feature of dressy gowns and wraps. Sashet
of moire ribbon are part of nearly every
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