Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-03

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Ills Hhs oeen an iihpoftunt week IN
the House. and one long to be remen-
bered. After an unusually exciting
time over the Senate free coinage
amendment to the silver bill the
House by avote of 1876 to 151 refused
its concurrence to that amendment,
and asked for conference on the bill.
Had the democrats voted solidiy in
favor of free coinage, as they did last
week. the amendment would have
been accepted; but, in addition to a
number who absented themselves
when the vote was taken, there was
respectable number that voted against
the amendments. more than enough
to Offset the republicans who voted
for them.
AS soon as the silver bill was out of
the way the House took up the FEEDER
al election bill. and the exciting fight
over that measure is now In full swing.
The present programme is to debate
the bill until next Wednesday when q
vote will be taken. The bill will pass
the House. unless something now nnfor-
seen occurs to change the sentiments
of n large number of republicans; but
those best posted on legislative proba-
bilities shy that it will not pass the
Senate at this session, even IL it Is
taken up by that body, which Is ex
tremely doubtful.
The President threw little bomb
shell in to the House this week by tell
ing several republican members that
il the House accepted the Senate
amendments adding more than $4, 000,-
900 to the River and Harbos.--hj III
which carried nearly szl, 900, 600 al
passed ny the House, he would fee
-.compelIed to veto the bill. Quite G
number of people believe that he in
tends to veto the bill anyway.
Mr.. Blaine's idea of an amendment
to the Mckinley tariff bill providing
for reciprocity with the South and
1
to be an absorbing topic of converse
ton, in spite of the important hap
penings OF the week. 1t is strongly
q favored by the President, and is gain
ing ground very rapidly in Congress
+ and unless all surface indications ar,
s ut fault, the Senate will certainly
\ adopt it, and it will have an excellent
s chance of passing the House also
0 The more il is discussed the more
n friends it makes; it promises to afford
y relief not only to the overstocke6
/ manufactures, but also to the great
+ agricultural interests of the country
t by enlarging the market for our pro
ducts. 1t is by no means a new idea
with Mr.. Blaine; it is only the legiti
mate outcome of the plans ht
the late President Garfield, and which
: would have been carried out under
that administration had not the assas
2 sin Giteau shot Gen. Garfield.
4 Senator Henderson has made Q
strong report to the Senate which
bears out the statement several times
reiterated in this correspondence as to
the horrible condition Of the old rat
trap used for the Government Print
ing Office. the largest establishment Of
its kind in the world. Senator Man
la.O0x, coyo fba ooIx roV,a1, l. ths
= construction for the use of this office
of fire proof building. Ground may
at this time easily be obtained in the
immediate vicinity of the present
Office; but unless Congress shall act
promptly in securing it private enter
: prise will get ahead of it, by purchas
ing the ground for other purposes.
The long investigation by Senate
!. Committee of the dressed meat traffic
which took place last year, has borne
fruit, and the Senate Committee OF
Agriculture has favorably reported @
bill to provide for the inspection of al
live stock about to be slaughtered in
I, tended for human consumption in any
/, state or territory other than wher,
slaughtered, or for expectation.
The House bill authorizing oaths t.
pension papers to be administered BY
any official authorized to administe
oaths for general purposes, has beer
favorably reported to the Senate.
Senator Ingalls, hit the nail squar,
: on the head, rs he usually does. whel
> he said that Senator Call of Floridi
had not only grossly violated ant
abused the privileges of the Senate
: but had deliberately falsified tn,
: Record in filling fourteen pages of tina
publication with personal stateinen
: defending himself from an attacl
" made upon him by a citizen of Florida
1t cannot be too often stated that tn
. Congressional Record should contain
&c only what actually takes place Ii
= Congress.