Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-29
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.


Matters Disposed OF and New Ones Oon-
sidered.
In thu fsnate, on the 10th inst, Mr.. Hale
from the Committee ON Appropriations. re-
ported back the annual naval appropriation
bill The silver bill was taken up. and Mr..
Dolph addressed the Senate At the close OF
points OF TO- Mr.. Mitchell EXPRESSED hts dissent
from the views Expressed BY his colleague CMf
Dolphl After an executive session the Senate
adjourned. In the House Mr.. Bayne made an
apology for his conduct In introducing the letter
OF Mr.. Campbell, Pittsburg glass mannfact-
urer, and also for his insinuation that he would
not believe Mr.. Bynum under oath. Mr. Wilson
said that In view OF Mr.. Bayne's stats
ment, he had nothing more 10 cay. Theirs
was some applause on the Demoeratic
side, and the House then resumed consider alton
OF the tariff bill. The amendments previously
offered by Mr.. Mckinley to the internal revenue
clause sh, Of the Dill were adopted They provide
twelve or thirteen cigars the tax shall be
cents amend the administrative features OF the
law and provide that Wholesale dealers In oleo-
margarine shall keep such books and rem
der such returns as the COMMISSIONER OF
Internal Revenue may requires. The FOL:
TO, on motion Of Mr. McKiniey providing that
the internal taxes on smoking and manufactured
tobacco, and on snun. shall be cents pound
days from the approval OF the act. Making an
indefinite appropriation for the payment OF
drawbacks. Reducing the bond Of cigar man
minimum Of 81 tho amount Of drawbacks in
original packa ses whom the law takes effect.
Mr.. Henderson, OF North Carolina. advocated
the entire abolition OF the internal revenue
toK tobacco. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa,
spoke In favor OF restoring the present internal
that eject Mr.. rucLer offered An Amendment
abolighing the tax on tobacco. Mr.. Ttcker'a
amendment was rejected-62 to I16-and Mn
Henderson's amendment was rejected-36 TO 1l6;
Mr.. Henderson then offered an amendment re-
storing the present ratio Of duty on wool and
woolens but pending q vote the House i'd
iourncd-
THE Senate spent the greater part OF the goth
inst. In the consideration OF the bin reported
from the Judiciary Committee sub.ecting inn
ported liquors to the provisions OF the law Of
the several States. The bill provid - that mo
State shall be held to be limited or restrained IN
It's power to prohibit regulate, control or tax
the sale keeping for sale or the transportation
as an article of commerce or otherwise to be de-
Hyered within its own limits, OF any fermented,
distilled or other Intoxicating liquids or liquors
by reason of the fact that the same have been
imported into such a State from beyond its
limits whether there shall or shall not have been
paid thereon any tax, duty, impost or excise to
the United States" Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa, who
introduced the bill, spoke In its favor, and Mr..
Vest replied, saying that 1t Weuld have the
effect to virtually destroy the Interstate conf
merce law. The rest OF the session was devoted
TO eulogies on the late Congressman w. ID. Kel-
ley OF Pennsylvania The speakers were sen-
ators Cameron, Morrill, Reagan, Sherman,
hhupbOup 0hNlcy Hiu DhuAoi. Al buo 0Oubo
the day was spent in committee Of the whole
on the tariff bill, and many amend
ments We're offered to it, the only ones
agreed to being certain ones by Mr.. Mckinley
reducing from IA TO III cen per cubic foot the
duty ON manufactured undressed free
stone, granite, sandstone, or other building or
monumental stone, except marble, not other
wise provided for, and from so to 40 per cent. on
hewn dressed or polished stone OF the same
character; fixing the duty on sweetened choco.
late at cents pound; changing the duty on
steel ingots, etc., valued above 16 cents
per pound, from As per cent nd valorem
to 7 cents poand; fixing duty Of
list fish, the product Of American fisheries, and
fresh or frozen iish caught in fresh Waters, ex,
valued at no more than s12 at 80 per cent. I;
valued at more than $12 40 - cent. pistols
bristies from the free list and nying the duty
upon them at ten cents per pound. Tia COM
mfttee then rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 2ist inst. the resignation
OF Sergeant-at-Arms CGnaday was received and
laid on the table. 1t Is TO take effect Juno 80.
Mr. Stewart then addressed the Senate on the
silver bill AZ the conclusion Of Mr. stewsr n,n
taken up. The purpose of the bill is to nullify
the effect OF the recent decision OF the United
Statoa Supreme Court. Its Importance 10 fully
realized by the Senate and the various provis-
ions embraced In 1t were debated quite fully.
Senator Evarts spoke a. considerable length
however, on the bill and the Senate adjourned
after brief executive session. The House went
into committee OF the whole Immediately
upon assembling, Mr.. Grosvenor, OF Ohio In the
chair. After some debate, Mr.. Mckinley de-
manded the previous question on the bill and
amendments, and the previous question was or
dered-yeas l6l, nays 143. The amendments
were then read In detail. The flrst amendment
on which n separate vote was demanded was
one changing the Phraseology Of the tin-plate
clause. 1t was adopted --yeas $50, nays 149.
Tho amendment which increases the duty on
lutte yarn from 80 per cent as fixed In the bill TO
IS per cent. was rejected by vote OF IA TO
143 leaving the duty at 80 per cent An
amendment In the section relating to
the duty on wool and worstod yarn which pro-
yides that the duty shall be two ard one-hs hal,
per pound and IS per cent. ad valorem was ro-
jected by vote OF 14S TO 1T, leaving the duty
fixed by the bill at twice the price of unwashed
wool Of the first class and 30 per cent nd vaoreln.
The paragraph which fixed the duty on
WOODEN and worsted cloths ut three times the
value OF unwashed wool per pound and 80
per cent ad yalorem was rejected, leaving
the duty fixed l'y the bin ut twice the value OF
wool, with 50 per cent ad valoram, All
tee of the whole were passed by the House, and
the bill was thon passed by q vote OF i62 10 i42
all the Republicans present except Mr.. Cole:
man, OF l. Juisiana. and Mr.. Featherstone, OF
Arkansas, voting for IL, and all the Democrats
against it, The announcement OF its passage
was greeted with applause on both sides OF the
House. The House then adjourned
IN tine SenC.teI on Jno ga lnbbi Inc creuchOinis
Of Calvin S. Brice, as Senator from the State OF
Ohio for sir years, commencing March 4, 1891,
were esonted by Mr.. Payne, read and placed
on file. Senator Daniel addressed the Senate
on the si1veI bill speaking In favor OF silver cur
rency. The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up and discussed until adjournment In
the House, JIr Dunuel1, OF Minnesota, from the
Committee on Census reported bill amenda-
tory OF the census act, which was passed. III
prescribes a penalty upon any supervisor or
onumerator who shall receive any person
who shall ray any fee or other consideration In
addition " the compensation OF such super.
visor or endmorator. The afternoon was spent
the %nS
derson and other membrs OF me me, com, ON
Inittee spoke in support OF the OIL. Mr:
Kerr, OF Iowa, spoke In Ops s ndn 70 ,he
small amount OF information which the conn
mittee hal included in their report. Mr.
Grosvenor replied that the reports OF the engl
necrs were accessible TO every member VINO de-
sired TO consult them, and gave the fullest IN
formation on the subject. Mr.. Boatner, OF
Louisiana, made an argument In favor OF the
use OF Government funds for the construction
THE Senate spent the 23d inst. in tho consid-
GRAFTON OF the naval appropriation bill Pend
ing the discussion the Senate bill for public
building ut Cantcn, Ohio the cost not to exceed
$780, 900, was taken from the calendar and
passed BY unanimous consent Mr.. Stanford
addressed the senate briefly In advocacy OF the
bill introduced by him some days ago providing
for loans by the Government on agricultural
lands. Senator Dolph then addressed the
alton bill. Mr.. Dolph concluded at 5 o'clock,
and after brief executive session
the senPte adjourned. The House spent the
entire day in the consideration OF the river and
harbor bill. The appropriations for all harbors
were considered paragraph by paragraph, and
were all passed by the committee of the whole
without change. Mr.. Post, OF III uois, offered
an amendment TO the rara rrhnh relating 10 the