Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-21
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

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Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On = Gist of the
Business.
THE credentials OF Mr.. Coko for his new ssna-
toriAl term were presented to the ssnats ON the
11th inst, and placel file. Mr.. Dawes pre-
sented petition from one hundred and twenty
Indian students at Hampton, Va, against
the continuance OF the ration system TO In.
recommending their equivalent In farming
implements and stock. The petition was sore
ferred. In secret sess on the Senate passed the
following bill to enable the President TO protect
the interests OF the United States in Panama:
BE enacted, etc, that there be and is hereby
appropriated out OF any money in the Treasury
not otherwise Appropriated the SUN OF s2600O0
10 enable the President TO protect the interests Of
the United States and to p ovide for the security
OF tho persons and property Of citizens of the
| United States Mt the lsthmas OF Panama in such
manner as lac may detm expsdient. Nomina-
tions confirmed by the senate: Joseph z: Beck
enridgo, Inspector General S dney Il. Wilson,
! Pension Agent at Washington; Thomas j. An
de, son, Associate Judge OF the sup:eme Court
! OF Utan. In the House conference ordered
on the direct tax bill The Senate bill
was passed authorizing TIE construction
ut Leavenworth Kan The House decided
! yeas, 13l nays, 60-to consider the Smalls- Ell
! lio.t election case. Mr. Crisp, Of Georgia, do
| Tended the South Carolina Returning Board, and
! Mr.. howell, OF Illinois, advocated the claims of
smails TO tho seat Pending further debate the
Messrs. Cssweli seney, and Oates as confsrrees
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on the direct tax bill
AMONG tho Ssnate bills reported from COM
mittee and placed on the calendar m tho SEN
ate, the 18th inst, was one to provide for the
enforcement of the quarantine laws and reg
| ulations OF the United States AMI for tho es-
tablishment of q National Board OF Health.
The following House bills wero taken
| from the calendar and passed: To authorize
the Court of Claims TO hear, determine and rem
der final Judgment upon the claim Il tho old
settlers" or Western Cherokee Indians; to pay
tsooJ to Charles +. Swain master OF the bark
Phil ma, OF New York, for going to and rescuing
shipwrecked seamen from an uninhabited
island near Cape Horn granting right
%atoT COMPANY the acros rn' Fo4a fnd o%s
Military Reservation, in Arizona. The Senate
resumed consideration OF the naval appropria-
priating $5o,OO0 for testing the Hurst guns, and
then the bill was passed bill was reported
fayOraby in the house aPPropTIstins sSo 200
eastsrly end OF the outer breakwater in tho
harbor Of Chicago. There was also reported
favorably n bill for the erection of lighthouses
and fog signals, as follows: Lighthouse at
/ Eleven Foot 5hoal, off Point Peninsular, Lake
Michigan, at a cost not exceeding $50, 900; light
house and fog signal at Squaw Island, Lake
Michigan, to cost not exceeding $25, 100; light
house at Old Mackinac Point, Michigan, to cost
not exceeding & sS'. for signal and range Lights
not exceeding S7.00J
Mr.. EvARTs made speech in the Senate on
the 18th inst, in support OF his resolution in
structing the Committee on Elections to revise
tho laws governing Congressional elections. The
Senate confirmed the nominations OF Norman
Agriculture, and Ira NJ. Krutz OF fndi.
annapolis to bo Register OF the Land
ONCE, North Yakima. w. T. The House,
after one Of the lveliest debates OF the session,
settled the South Carolina contest case by CIV
ing the seat TO Elliott, the sitting member. The
by party vote OF I16 20 las, except that Messrs.
Wilson Mimi and Russell tMass.l voted with
the kepublica. 8. The majority report was
adopted without division. The House
judiciary Committee reported favorably
bill to amend the na uralization laws. Tho
bill, in brief, Limits the classes Of foreigners,
who shall be eligible to citizenship Including
Indians adopting civilized liie) prescribes the
form Of app cation requires that the district
attorney snail defend the Government against
improper applications and that applications
shall be corroborated upon the point OF resi-
dence; restricts jurisdiction to high State
courts and Fodoral courts; preserves the
rights OF aliens who have already declared
their intention; allows the rgh. OF bona hde
applicants 10 mako homestead entries and TO
receive patents after naturalization, and re-
quirea that would-be citizens shall have re-
sided five years in the United States and be
able 10 read the Constitution in English. The
Senate and House met in Joint convention and
counted the electoral vote, and formally do
clared General Harrison elected President and
Levi r. Morton Vice President OF tho 4Ol
electoral votes they received 2j3: necessary 70
q choice, 2Ol.
Mn WILSON Qowa) made a speech in the Sen
ate on the 18th inst, in favor of Fryes bill al
lowing State laws relating % the sale Of liquors
TO extend TO imported liquors. The measure
was adversely reported from the Judiciary Com.
mittee last Marcn. he nomination OF Carroll
ID. Wright OF Boston to bo Commissioner OF La-
bor was confirmed. The report Of the Election
committee was discussed. An amendment 10
the resolution was offered instructing the com
mittee to so frame legislation on the subject oi
elections that IL shall not apply to any State
whose O. institution ana laws provide ample So
tuTity for the honest exercise OF the right to vots
and for the lust and impartial counting
Nevada s'urn report.d tnI f.voTaby with rS
guest for immediate consideration, Mr..
Stewards resolution authorizing tho ap-
pointment OF a committee to investigate and
report oil the irrigation and reclamation oI
Western arid land. Tho resolution was agree
TO. Two petit ons from citizens OF Albuquerque
N. NJ, were presented 10 the Senate denounciug
Us misleading and false the allegations con-
tanned i'm a memorial recently presented TO the
Senate protesting against the admission OF the
to divide the Sioux Reservation in Dakota into O
number OF smaller reservations for the various
tribes, and TO grant lands in severalty to sucl
Indians as desire. The House voted to insis
on it's amendments to the Senate bill for the ad
mission of tho State of South Dakota and ass
for another conference, the conferrees having re
ported total disagreement. Mr.. Baker IN. Y.
Then offered a resolution instructing the Hous
nent offered by Mr.. Cox making them read a,
follows TO exclude the Territory of New Mexi
co fiom the bill. To amend the bill so as &c
proclamation OF the President under the Sioul
Falls constitution. etc.
Mr.. VOORHEES, introduced in the Senate on
the 18th inst tho following as a proposed
amendment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill: sold ers and sailors in the war OF the
rebel ion who woro honorably discharged
from the military or naval service OF tho
United States and the widows and children
OF deceased soldiers shall he eligible TO appoint
ment, transfer, and promotion, subject ouly
to such examination as may be prescribed 10y
the heads Of departments and without compott
two examination" Forty-one pension bill
were passed in twelve minutes. Tbe bill
placing Con. Rosecrans ON the retired list wal
passed Senator Spooner introduced n bill pro
viding for n systom Of farmers institutes as
part Of the new agricultural department. Th,
Senate passed bill ratifying the agreement
, with the Greek Indians, opening 10 settlement
unassigned lands I'm the Indian Territory, The
; consideration being S126lS57. The Hous,
rassed the resolution instructing the Hous,
conferrees on the territorial bill, ant
resolut ON instructs the conferrees TO exclude
New Mexico from tho bill, so amend the bill a.
TO provide for the admission of South DakOtt
, under the Sioux Fails constitution by proclaina
tion OF the President without now vote boinl
taken on the question OF division, and TO pro
vide for the admission OF North Dakota, Mon
tana, and Washington by proclamation. 1h'
instructing clause was agreed o by vote OF
yeas, 14g; nays, 1O1. The Senate bill aplropri
ntirg S250,000 for tho protec ion or American
interests In Panama was passed.. The Mill
tnrin bill and the Sennte substitute wore report
ed 10 the House by Mr.. Mills from the Ways and
Means Committea, and wero referred to Tho
committee OF the whole
WHAT made you tell me lie, John
ny?" angrily inquired Mrs. Brown. BE
cause" pleaded little Johnny, II knew
vou wouldn't ika me- IL I told Won tn