Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-07
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Our National LaW-MakerS ana Wnat Ihey
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted On.
, AMONG the measures passed by the Senate on
the 2jth ult. was the House bill TO pay S3l, ,675
to the heirs OF John II. Newman, late OF Missis-
sippi, ON account OF captured cotton. The Sem
dents veto the bill to reimburse VIM. r. Wheat
on and Chas. II. Chamberlain formerly officers
of the California land ofice) for clerk hire paid
by them Senator Hoar offered mn amendment
to the deficiency bin authorizing the President
TO OFFER a reward of 49,, ,00J for the conviction OF
the Arkansas ballot-box thieves. The Senate
agreed to the House amendment TO the bill
granting pension OF 500 amonth to the widow
OF Gen fitzpatrick 1t reduces the rate to S75.
The army appropriation bill was passed with
amendments. Considerable time was wasted
in fiibustering in the House, after which tie
sundry civil bill was reported. The com
mttee recommendations relative to the
ana afossrs. Randaiis Borney and
Ryan were arp )inted conferrees. The House
non-concurred in the Senate amendments to the
bill TO open TO settlementa part Of the Sioux
Reservation in Dakota, and has ordered con-
ference. The House then agreed to the confer
once report on the pension appropriation bill
and passed tho deficiency bill. Amendments to
the latter measure were adopted directing tho
Attorney General to report TO the Fifty y-first
Congress the legal status OF the 2 per cent.
claims OF Illinois and Indiana, and striking out
the appropriation Of $1,000 for the bonefit of
Col lamont This action was taken at the re-
quest OF Col. Lamont. The House then went
into committee OF the whole on the Indian ap-
preparation bill, but made no progress on the
measure up TO the hour Of adjournment.
SENATOR STEWART Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Mines and Mining on the 27th ult. made
report to the Senate on the resolution autho-
nzing the committee to investigate tho subject
OF the invos nent of foreign capital in mines in
the Territories. The amount OF capital In ested
in mines in the Terri ores by aliens, as near
as could be ascertain d, is S20,5R,570 and
the diviGonds paid thereon ~ ,S0J The COM
mittee recommends that the alien land act be
SO modified as TO permit foreign capital TO be
used in tie development OF mines In the Terri
tories. Mr.. Platt, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported two bills for tho formation
and admission OF the States OF Idaho and
Wyoming. The conference reports on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill ami the Sioux City
lowalbridge bill was agreed to- The House passed
the last OF tho general appropriation bills-the
Indian bill. The Senate amendment appropri-
ating Sl,1l2,C COZ TO pay the Seminole Indians for
the lnnds in the indian Territory ceded to the
United States was agreed 10. The lands acquired
-2,O57, ,0J0 a.res-are made open 10 settlement
under tho homestead law. Other afIiendments I'd
were adopted directing the commissioners au.
thorized TO treat with the Cher kee Indians for g
REIMBURSEMENT of their title to the Cherokee OUT
let, TO treat with the Prairie band OF Pottawato-
mics and kickapoo Indians of Kansas tor q
sale OF portion OF Their reservation, and au-
thoriznR tho President to establish two lAnd
offices upon the lands open to settlement by this
act. REPRESENTATIVE Oates reported back the
naturalization bill with new section. This seea
tion creates In the State Department at WASH
ington registration division Tor the registration
OF all person hereafter naturalized, and makes
such rcgisttdtiou essential TO he validity OF
such naturalizations. Tne Fort Worth (Tex)
public-buildng bill was passed, with an amend
pent limiting the cost 10 $4,000, dso the bin for
the rolief OF thd willow Of COX Arn6 Voss.
The Senate cleared up lot Of pending legis-
lation on the 2sth ult. by the passage of long
H. - - 49,
ing tho construction Of bridges at L6avenworth
Kan; noar Columbiana, ILL.,; near st,
Chaslesg Mo-; snear Lyons Iowa; and
near Red Wing, Mimi Following these
OF ! way through Indian reservations In the
Northwest to various railroad companies. Tho
Senate confirmed he nominations OF L. Carlos
Jewett, OF Minnesota to be Commissioner OF
Alaska at SitkH; William S. Rosecrans, TO be-
Brigadier General, to be retired; w. +. Smith.
to be Major OF the Engineer orps, 10 be retired
IL. CheesLrough, kentand; Alvin j. Kilt, Good
land. Michgan--Alary l.. Thompson, Will
iamston; Mary White, East Tawas. Mis-
souri-Francis NJ. Setter Albany. The Sem
ate passed the postofiice appropriation bill,
with amendments, limiting the amount TO be
paid for rent OF h,rd-clnss offices to 800 year
and for fuel and lights TO $50. Conferenc9 re-
ports on the army and fortifcation appropria-
tion bills were agreed 20, and conference was
ordered on ths naval appropriation bill The
Senate after n long debate, tabled Mr.. Sherman 8
motion 20 agree to tho House amendment to the
bill to AMEND the interstate commerce act re-
lifting TO the transportation Of petroleum in
tank cars. On motion OF Mr.. Cull6m the Senate
insisted on its disagreement TO the two Houes
amendments, and further conference was
otdeted. The House ordered d conference on
the naval bill, after voting to concur in the
Senate amendments, and agreed TO the confer-
once reports on the army and fUrtifcation bills
Tho House passed the bills for the protection Of
Alaska salmon fisheries and TOR a public build
ing at Kalamazoo, Mich. approptiating $1,000,
and also agreed TO the conference reports on The
Sibtx City nowa) bridge bill and the bills for
tho relief OF Mexican war veterans, and to divide
the Sioux reservation in Dakota.
TBK Committee on Public Buildings was au-
thorized by the Senate ON tho lat inst. to con-
tinue its investigation Of the Supervising Archi-
tect'e Office. Tho Committee on Mines was nu-
thori.ed to continue its Investigation ON timber
cutting on public lands, and the Committee on
the improvement OF the Mississippi River was
also directed 10 continue its inquiry. The
Senate agreed TO the conference reports on the
bills 10 divide the Sioux Reservation in Da-
kota and for tho relief of the Mexican war
veterans. All the pension bills on the Senate
calendar fifty -two-were passed Among them
was one giving pension OF $50 n month to the
widow OF Gen Hunt. The Dos Moines tlowal
river land bill was called mp in the House and
an unsuccessful effort was made TO pass IL over
the Presidents veto. A joint resolution TO pro-
mote commercial union with Canada was passed
The conference report on the bill providing that
public lands adapted to agricultural purposes
shall hereafter be disposed OF only under the
provisions OF the homestead law was agreed to-
The bill further provides that pre- -emption set
tiers whose claims have been heretofore in-
their filings and entry TO a homestead to be
considered under that law. The right Of loca-
ion Of soldiers certificates is left as under
listing law. The House passed thirty-fivo PEN
sion bills at its evening session. The bill in
creasing the limit OF cost for the WinonQ Mimi J
public building TO Sljo.OOO was passed by both