Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-27
.DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
rMPoRrANr MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

At the Nations Capitol = What IL Being
Done by the Senate and House = Old
Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Com
sldsred.
THK Chinese exclusion bill now goes TO ths
President for his approval. the senate having
rejected Mr.. Blalrs motion 10 reconsider the
vote passing the bill on the 18th by a vote Of
yeas. 70; nays. q. The vote was as follows;
Cockreil. kdmunds, Evarts. George. German.
Hampton, Harris. Hoar, Jones Ark. Morgan.
Pasco Pugh, sherman, Wilson iowa. Wilson
COCK COCK jones' new Mandsrson. Mitchell.
Rsys Pa'' RIshO sPo0nSs s.Swa5
Senator Manderson introduced bill providing
that any honorably discharged soldier or sailor
s ~ sns for homestead entry ana who, be-
fore the expiration OF the six months allowed In
which TO make his entry, has Abandoned the
other homestead entry unless It shall be made
10 fully appear that such abandonment was
made for the purpose OF speculation. bill 10
Rosencrans a Brigadisr General ON the retired
list OF the army was introduced by Senator
Henderson. Senator Mitchell introduced q bill,
which was laid ON the table, to reduce letter
postage TO one cent an ounce. The Senate
passed the bill for the erection OF new light
houses and fog signals on Lakes Michigan, SUI
psrior, Huron and Eric, and range-lights on
Lake st. Clair and the Detroit River. The House
cot into n deadlock over q resolution offered
BY Mr.. o'Neill (Mol assigning day for
the consideration Of labor legislation. As only
one member OF the Committee ON Rules Mr..
Cannonl Is now in Washington, Mr.. ONeh
moved its reference to the Committee ON Labor.
The vote resulted-yeas, "a nays, ~. Mr.
Blount (Ca1 raised the point Of no quorum,
and after the tellers had stood at their posts
for an hour waiting for quorum. the House ao-
journed.
TIE resolution by Mr.. Sherman In regard to
n.
Britain and Canada was called up in the Sem
ate on the 18th, but went over without action
The deficiency appropriation bill was reported
to the Senate ami ordered printed The House
has passed the bill authorizing the Secretary OF
War to prescribe rules and regulations Tor the
MANAGEMENT OF the St. Clair Flats ship canal.
Representative Barnes Ca introduced Dill
Offering a reward of Sl0O,ON TO any person VINO
iever. with any certain means Of effecting its
prevention. A debate occurred on the con-
ference report on tho sundry civil bill, but IL
went over without action
THE Senate passed the following bills ON the
10th: Appropriating s750,0O0 for a postofice
building at St. Paul, Mimi, and $4,000 for
public building at kalamazoo, Mich. to forfeit
lands granted TO the State OF Michigan TO AID
In the construction of a railroad from Mar.
quette to Ontonagon; TO amend the river ana
harbor appropriation bill OF 1884 In relation TO
the use OF the st. Msrys Fails ana 9 Other
nipeg Railroad ri hit OF way through the
Fond du Lac Indian reservation, Minnesota;
authorizing the con attraction of bridges aross
the Kentucky RIVER and its tributaries by the
Louisville Southern Railroad, and across the
Missouri within one mile OF tho mouth OF the
Kansas River. The retaliation bill was referred
| to a sub committee Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs, consisting of Senators sherman,
Evarts and Morgan. The House reached vote
ON the conference report on tbs sundry civil bill
after long discuss on the section relating to
| the new library building. The vote resulted
| yeas, 81 nays, ~; no quorum, and the House
adjourned.
IN the Senate the order reported by Mr.. Ed
munds from the Committee ON Foreign Relations
directing the retention Of the Chinese exclusion
bill having been taken up on the 10th, Mr. I'D.
munds said that as the bill had gone out OF
| ths POSSESSION of tho Senate the order was
| not applicable to the resent state OF the case.
i Therefore, so far rs he was concerned,
the resolution might be laid ON the table so
/ ordered. The Senate bill to ratify and contim
agreements with the upper and middle bands Oh
| Spokane Indians was reported from the Com
mttee on Indian Affairs, explained by MI
/ Dawes, and passed. Immediately after the read
/ ing OF the journal Mr.. Bumes, OF Missouri
/ called up the conference report OF the sundry
/ civil appropriation bill, aud the House refused
/ by vote of ~ to AZ, to ngree to it, bill wai
i reported to the House from the COMMITTEES
| ON Public Lands relative 10 suspension OF
land entries provides that ali laws providing iol
| the disposal OF the public lands except the
| homestead law and the laws in relation 10 min
eral lands ami the laws touching the selec.
| tion OF public lands by States for educationa
aud other purposes shall be suspended unit
l the lDandinQ laaialation- affactin0 the pnhiis
| lands shall be disposed or the present Congresi
shall adjourn No action was taken.
THE House bill to make the Department o.
Agriculture an executive department wal
passed by the Senate the 2lst the section trans
ferring the Weather Bureau to the new depart
ment being stricken out by vote of-yeas 81
nays, 2. As passed, the bill provides that tn
Department OF Agriculture shall be an executive
department under the supervision and contro
| OF a Secretary OF Agriculture, who shall b.
appointed by the President by and with the ad
vice and consent OF the Senate Another con
ference report on the sundry civil bill was pre-
sented to the Senate and agreed TO. The Senat
| bill FORGETTING the grant OF lands to the State
| Michigan to aid In the construction OF railroad
| from Marquette to Ontonagon was passed by tn
| House. after having been amended by striking
| out the provision limiting the forfeiture TO land
| along the unoonstructed portion OF the road an
| applying also the forfeiture of sho lands grante
| TO aid in the construction OF a railroad from On
| tonagon to tho Wisconsin State limo. Tho Hous
also passed the bill to suspend the operation G
| the presumption, timber-culture, and desert
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