Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-19
DoINGs OF CONGRESS
nzPORrANr MEASURES coNsmERzp
AND ACTED UPON.

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In the senate, on the 9th inst, Mr.. Call offered
. resolution, which was referred to the Com
mittoe ON Foreign Relations requesting the
President TO Institute negotiations with the
Government Of spain for such notifications
OF the treaty with that Government as will
enalls AmericFn cattle shipped from Florida
and elsewhere In the United States 10 be re.
lieycd from the present oppressive rates OF
between Cuba and the Omitted States.
Thc Senate silver bill was then taken mp, aud
Mr.: cockrell addressed the Snate. Az the clos
OF Mr.. Cockrells speech the House silver bill
was laid before tho Senate. Mr.. Teller moved
that the bin be printed and laid on the table. 10
30 nS les b rp sn ~ him
from the Select Committee on the Transports.
tion and Sale OF Meat Products ito prohibit
monopoly in the transportation OF cattle TO
foreign countries and said, as reason why
action should be taken immediately, that the
tariff bill las he bad been informed by mem,
be before the Senate within week.
Mr.. Vests bin was then taken up, and q
discussion OF III provisions Was carried on be-
tween MIR. Vest In defense Of them and Mr.. Hoar
and Mr.. Hale In attack upon them, but without
a vote on the bill the Senate adjourned. In the
House, ON motion Of Mr.. Comstock Mimi, the
amended so as TO read as follows directing
tho purchase OF silver bullion and the issue OF
Treasury notes thereon and for other purposes
Several District bills were passed and then the
House took a recess and tho evening 8 ssion
was given up to the consideration Of private
pension bills.
In the course OF the debate In the Senate ON
the 10th inst, on the silver bill, Mr.. Teller be-
came very much excited on the subject Of free
coinage which no said was impcratively do
manded by the people Mr.. Morrill, presented
the conference report OF the two houses upon
the bill providing for the erection OF suitable
postoffice building in the city of Washington,
and requested that the Senate agree to this con-
ference report, which, after some little discus
sion was done After the conference rapport had
boon agreed to, on motion OF Senator EVmundg
the Senate had a brief executive session and
adjourned. The appropriation bill for the ex-
penses OF the postoffice department Tor the
An act TO amend an act for the relief OF settlers
on railroad lands was then taken up and pass
ed also an act for the relief of settlers ON public
lands TO protect them in actions brought by
land grant companies etc. also bill q anting
the right OF way through the Fort Clarke Reser-
walton, Tex, to the Fort Clarke and Rio Grande
Railroad Company. Petitions were received AID
referred to the irritation committee, asking or
appropriations for irrigation purposes. An act
TO reorganize the customs collection district at
Puget Sound and approprating amounts for the
salaries OF collectors was then passed, and The
House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th inst, Mr.. Vests
bill to prohibit monopoly in the transportation
| OF cattle to foreign countries was passed. Mr..
| Vest having consented to the amendment offered
| by Mr.. Hale. inserting the words Not already
III,
| parties having cattle for transportation at the
| date OF such contract sufficient TO occupy such
| storage ROOM" The Senate Joint resolution in
| regard to the export trade in cattle was then
| taken up and adopted. 1t requires tho Presi-
| dent OF the Unit ID States to cause
| correspondence and negotiations to BIO had
| with the authorities OF Great Britain
| for the purpose Of securing the abrC Cation or
| mod fication OF the regulations now enforced
| which require cattle imported into Grett
| Britain from the United States TO DO slnugh-
| tered at the port OF entry. and prohibiting he
same from being carried alive to other places in
| said Kingdom The Senate bill To proNile for
| the inspection OF 1.-Two ca tie and beef products
| intended for export TO foreign countries was
| then taken up and passed 1t requires the Sec
| cretary OF Agriculture to cause TO be made
| careful inspection OF all live cattle and boef
products intended for export to foreign coun-
| tries from the United States, with view
| TO ascertain whether such cattle and beef
| products are free from disease The Senate bill
| Tor the establishment OF port of delivery at
Rock Island, ILL.,, was passed. Tho following
| bills were also passed. Senate bill for public
bidding at Racine, Wis, cost not to exceed
| 100000 House bill increasing from Sl50.0OO to
$4,000 the limit of cost for the public building
at Duluth, Mimi. extending tho criminal juns-
diction of the Circuit and District courts to tho
| great lakes and their connecting wa ors. Adj
verse reports were ma 10 from the FINANCE Com
loans on liens OF real estate and on the bill to
abolish metal money, aud the bills were indeh-
| nitely postponed. In the House the.conference
| report on the Senate dependent pension bill was
| presented by Mr.. Morrill,, of Kansas. Mr. Nor
I'LL explained that The committee had STRUCK OUT
| the dependent feature OF the Senate bill and
| the service feature OF the House bill. The
measure MS determined upon was not exactly
| what he would desire, but IL was the be I
that no could obtain 1t would distribute
| 80, 0OO,0 600 among the poor soldiers OF the
nation. Mr.. Springer protested against the
manner in which the bill was brought before
the House, and he asked that it go over in order
| that it might be printed in The Record. Mr..
| Morrill, objected and the previous question was
| then ordered the vote being yeas lis nays, 81.
| trust bill then reported and after a debate ex-
| tending over two hours ii was Ibid over. At 40
| O'Clock tho House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th inst, Senator ALL
| son reported the legislative, executive aud ju-
dicial appropriation bill, which. as it passed
| the House, carried tosal OF S2l,642,4F. The
| Senate committee added SI13,470, making n
total OF sal 1l59l7 The bill for the year 1889 90
approprin cd s20,S53 725, and the estimates for
the ensuing year were 81, 627 $50. The bill was
| came, and speeches on the subject were made
| by Senators Evarts, Vance and Morgan. Mr..
Eyarts had most attentive andienea OF r., a
| speech, notwithstanding the fact that he spoke
I Tor over two hours and tho silver question had
claimed the attention OF the Senate for so long;
| Among the bills reported from committee and
placed on the calendar were two Senate bills
TO amend the polygamy laws, and the House
iieSsia.iivc, executive an judicial apPropria..
| OF new harbor lines in Portage Lake, Mich,
| was reported and passed. In the House.
| the conference report on the sherman
| trust bill came up and after some discussion,
| on motion of Mr.. Stewart, OF Vermont now
| conference was ordered with instructions to tho
conferrees to strike out the bill and report the
| measure as It came from the Senate. Mr..
| Spooner, OF Rhode Island, presented and the
| House agreed to the confer snco report on the
military academy appropriation bill. MT. Hen
| derson Of Iowa from the Commi tee on Appro-
| priations, reported an urgent deficiency bill,
appropriating 50, 7Os,OOO Tor the payment
| Of pensions and S3,0!5,OO0 for expenses OF the
| eleventh census. Passed Mr.. Morrow, Of
| California, presented the conference report on
| tho pension appropriation bill The report,
which is disagreoing one was adopted, ana a
further conference was ordered. Tho House
l then went into committee of the whole for the
consideration Of the agricultural approprie' ion
bill. The committee soon rose and the bin
was passed. Tie House then look recess,
and the evening session WAC devoted to tbs
consideration OF bills reported from the Com
mitteo on Commerce.
In the Senate on the 18Th inst, the resolution
offered tho previous day by Mr.. Edmunds APP
pointing Edward X. Valentine scrgeant-at-arms
OF the Senate was taken up and agreed to AN
amendment offered by Mr.. Harris, substitLt 7
the naule OF Henry w. Wall, OF Tennessee, hav-
ing been frst voted down. The Senate silver
bill was then takon mp and finally It was agreed,
by unanimous consen', that the Senate bill
should he laid on the table; tho House bill, as
amended by tho Finance Conmittee, substituted
for Il the general debate 20 extend till clock
on Monday. Mr.. Daniel next addressed the Sem
ate without concluding his speech, Mr.. Daniel
vielded for a motion to % into executive session
and after a brief Becres session the Senate adj
journed. The House went into COMMITTEES
OF the whole on tho sundry civil appropriation
bill Mr. Cannon said that tho amount OF appro-
priation carried 10y the measure was, In round
numbers, S1S.000,c0l. The fourteen regular APP
preparation bills, reported to the House, ng-
Rrosated an expenditure OF 80 G 0c0 0cO an excess
OF SIS 0J0 600 over tho appropriations fer tine
current year. The excess was nenrly all ac-