Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-24
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAw-MAKERs AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.


Discussed and Acted On = 0ist Of tho
Business.
WHEN the tariff bill was taken mp In the Sem |
ate on the 18th inst, Mr.. Allison, from the III.
nance Committee, reported two new sections
which he proposed TO offer az amendments:
They provide for the payment OF bounty OF
gent S pound u9s Apr, i9ss e "a. sne % pro 40.
grees from beets, sorghum, sugar cane.
the bounty to be paid annually from the duties
introduced bill Tor the Division OF the great
Sioux reservation in Dakota. IL requires the
consent Of the Indians to be obtsiped TO the
opening Of the reservation, and that the fund
arising from the sale OF tho lands shall DO held
In trust for the six different tribes instead OF
Mr.. Hoar introduced a concurrent reso-
luton foe the counting OF the vote for
President and Vice Presidents. which was re-
ferred to the Committee ON Privileges and Elec.
tions. 1t provid q that the two houses OF Con.
gress shall assemble In tho HAN OF the House
at o'clock IN the afternoon that the President
OF the Senate shall be the presiding officer; that
two persons shall bio appointed telisrs on the
part OF the Senate, and two on the part OF the
| House, TO make list OF the votes and 10
report the result to the President OF the
Senate. who 10 TO announce the sate OF the
vote and the persons elected; and that that
shall be deemed a declaration OF the persons
elected President and Vice President OF the
| United States, and shall be entered on the
Journals of the two houses. Under the cali OF
States the following bills were introduced in
the House: TO pun sh the buying and selling
| of votes; for the establishment OF q national
military and naval museum In Washington; 70
refund the interest bearing debt OF the United
States; for the construction Of a lighthouse and
ut Chicago; for the free coinage OF
silver; to prevent danger 10 ocean, lake, OF
| IN. C) introduced a bill containing the internal
revenue features OF the Mills bill ana moved It's
reference to the COMMITTEES on Appr9priationnSs'
o. introduced bill TO repeal the tax on tobacco
and moved its reference to tho Committee ON
War Claims. Lost-yoas, 100; nays, l1l-nnd
the bill was referred to the Ways aud Means
Committee. The House then proceeded 70 the
consideration OF business pertaining TO the Dis
trict OF Columbia
TIE amendment to the tariff bill, providing
for placing salt upon the free list fuI nishsd
the topic for debate in tho 6ena on tho 18th
inst, and occupied the entire day. Mr.. Springer
I'LL called up In the House the spe sial order
the Senate b II for tho admission OF South Da-
kota and the orr aniza ion of the Territory OF
North Dalotl, and lengthy debate followed,
without action. The President transmitted to
both houses OF Congress ar port from the Setrs-
tary OF state, with later COZ dependence, since
Dec. q, exhibiting the progress OF the disturb
ancos in Samoa up to the present date. In his
message of transmittal the President says: I'm
the midst of the disturbances which have arisen
at samoa such powers have been exercised as
seem to be within executive control under the
Constitution and laws, and which appear TO
accocd with our national policy and cond ton.
TO restore tranquility and secure the safety Of
our citizens through n, gotiation and agree.
mont wiz Great Britain and Germany
Which, with our own government con.
stilute the treaty powers interest," ed
In Samoan peaoe and quiet. The attempt has
been made to define more clearly the part which
those powers shall assume in the government OF
that country, white ut the Same tim it's auton.
omy has been insist upon. Germany still
asserts, as from this first shS has done, that sue
has no desire or intention TO overturn the
native Samoan government or to ignore our
ernmont TO join her in restoring peace and
quiet. But thus far her propositions on
this subject seem TO lead TO such prept ndorl
ance OF German power In Sun1on aB was never
content ated by us and is inconsistent with
every prior agreement or undo rstanding, while
her recent conduct, as between warning factions,
gives rise 10 tho suspicion that she is not cons
tent with a neutral position. recent collision
stationed in Samoan waters and body OF
natives rendered the situation so delicate aud
critical that the war-ship Trenton, under the
was ordered to join the Nipsic, already 81
Samoa, for the better protection OF per;
sons and property OF our citizens and IN
I furtherance OF efforts TO restore order and
D safety. The views OF the Executive ia respect
to the just policy to be pursued wi, regard to
baswSa y" Of the growing and impo tant com
lnerce between Australia and the United States
have found expression in the correspondence
: and documents which have thus been fully conf
inundated to Congress- and the subject In til
present stage is submitted to tho wider discus
0 sion conferred by the Constitution upon the
Mr.. VESTS amendment to tho tariff bill Il
make salt FREQ was rejected by the usual part,
vote on the 10th inst, long debate then tool
: place on the tin plato question. A copy o
the proceedings Of the Nor.h DAKOTA ate
: hood Convention in favor OF the division o
the Territory and tho ad mission Of North Da
kota was presented to tho Senate. The Hous
Q again discussed territorial statehood, the claim
? OF New Mexico being advoc ated by Delegat
= Joseph IN. NJ and Representative Mansu
MOI, while Mr.. Voorhc es OF Washington voices
the demand of the people OF that Territory 10
S%s sS%,,on Mr. sr SsS sxso
: that large proportion Of tho inhae
q speak or understand the English language, an
|, were not entitled TO statehood until they cam
up to the line Of the language and America
l. civilization. Mr.. Dubers Idaho said that
while Idaho WINS not asking for admission int
the Union. it did'nsk for an enabling act whic
would fix definite time when it could assum
the responsibilities OF statehood. The Hous
passed bill constituting Columbus, Ohio,
n port OF delivery.
Mr.. HoAR, from the Committee on Privilege
!. and Elections, reported back to the Senate Will
- out amendment, on the nth inst, the concur
= rent resolution recently introduced by him, q
3, to the meeting of the two houses to count an
n declare the result OF the electoral votes. Cacr
dar. Among other bills reported from cen
: mittees ana placed on the calendar wei
the following; Granting tho right OF way for
railway oss the Fort Pima Military Reservi
ton, in Arizona; to authorize the constructio
OF Il Df1ug5 across tho MISSISSIPPI RIVER aJ /
IL Crosse, Wis granting TO the Big Horn soutl
n on Railroad Company the right OF way across
part OF the Crow Indian reservation In MOI
tana. The Senate then resumed considerable
ID OF the tariff bill, tho pending question being 9
"A the amendments TO the tin-pate paragraph
~ Tho Speaker laid before the House a commun
cation from OK Governor Gray Of Indians
stating that on the 18th inst. the resignatio
Of A. =. Hovey as Representative from tt
First Indiana Congressional DistricJ was r
al ceived aud accepted. Laid on the table. Aft
the transaction OF some unin1poi tant bushes
the House resumed the consideration OF u
10 Territorial bills. The House adopted the folloy
ing amendments: Granting l2i,UUO acres Tor III
support OF an agricultural college in the Sta
OF Dakota the senate bill granted ninety Sc
tions Of land, providing that the lands sold 4
common school purposes shall not be sold 4
less than $40 an acre reducing the salary Oh u
District judge from 5000 to $780, hxiI
April ., 1889, as the date of the election 10 d
eide tho question OF accepting the boundnri'
and name OF the new State an Il TO elect Sta
officers and two members OF Congress.
y THE sugarboun amendment to tho tart
bill was passed by the Senate ON the 18th inst
" by VOC OF 81 to 49, party lines being mai
tained, except that Mr.. Payne voted "
u with the Republicans and Mr.. Quay vote
VITA tho Democrats against it. The amen
ment provides for bounty Of one cent
round ON sugar produced from beets, sorghum
and cane grown in tho United States. The hou
y spent the day In the consideration OF the lie
~ ritorial bills. Mr.. McDonald's substitute 4
the omnibus bill was first rejected by a vo
OF yeas, III; nays, 1872, Mcdonald and Tarsn,
voting with the Republicans i'm its favor NJ
Springer thon offered an amendment TO u
omnibus bill, providing that IL a division
Dakota Il authorized, and a majority Of all Il
votes cast at tho election provided for in u
act shall be In favor OF the Sioux Falls Consi
tuition Of 1881, It shall DO the duty OF tho co
yention which may assemble mt Sioux Falls
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