Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15
DoINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

At the Nations Capitoi-what Is Being
Done by the Senate end House : Ola
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
sidered.
THERE was an unusually large attendance Of
Senators In the Senate chamber ON the 5th
inst, when the opening prayer was offered By
the Chaplain. Mr.. Becks desk and chair were
solemnity pervaded the chamber. Mr.: Black
burn rose and, In a voice tremulous with emo
tion, said "Mr. President. my colleague is
to speak either OF him or OF the great ser
Woes which he has rendered 70 his
country. The draPery OF his desk furnishes %
every heart in this chamber. great common
wealth with bowed head to-day puts on the
weeds Of mourning. AZ en- aPpropri%ste ate time ae
afford to his friends an opportunity to pay
their tribute TO his memory. viii now ask the
to the clerks desk" The resolutions provided
for the appointment Of n committee OF seven
Senator'S TO arrange for the funeral, and that as
q mark Of respect for the dead Senator, -the
Senate do now adjourn" The resolutions were
adopted unanimously, and the Senate adjourned.
The following list OF Senators MAS APP
pointed as the committee to superintend the
funeral: Messrs. Blackburn, Harris, Vance,
Kenna, Dawes, Evarts, and Manderson. In the
House, on motion OF Mr.. Mckinley. the Senate
amendments Co the customs administrative bill
were concurred in and conference ordered.
Messrs. Mckinley, Burrows, and Carlisle were
appointed conferrees. A message having been re-
cefved from the Senate announcing the death OF
Senator Beck, and inviting the House TO be
present at the funeral, Mr.. Breckinridge, OF
kentucky, offered a resolution accepting the
invitation and requesting the Speaker TO ap-
point a committee Of nine Representatives 10
act with a commit .oe appointed by the Senate TO
take charge of the funeral arrangements. The
resolutions were adopted unanimously. Tho
Speaker appointed the following COMMITTEES: /:
Messrs. Breckinridgo OF Kentucky, Holman,
nj ~ IT,
Banks, DunnelI, and Butterwor,h. The Houso
then, as a mark Of respect to the deceased, ad-
iourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th inst, the silver bill
was taken up, and Mr. Sherman moved to
amend the bill by inserting as anew section
provision repeating all laws that require money
deposited in the Treasury-under section 5221
OF the Revised Statutes-to be held as a special
fund for the redemption OF national bank notes
and covering such money into the Treasury
also covering into the Treasury sums deposited
under section OF the act OF June p, 1874,
fixing the amount Of United States notes, being
section OF the Conger Bill Mr.: Plumb
moved to amend the amendment by inserting
a provision that hereafter no funds avail
able for the payment Of the public
debt, including such as are kept Tor
tanned in the Treasury In excess OF $4,000 900.
The Senate proceeded to executive business, no
vote being taken either OF the pending
amendments Conference reports were agreed
to on the bills for public buildings at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Atchison, Kan. Burlinet t1n,
Iowa; Lafayette Ind and Ashland, Wis. The
House went into committee of the whole on the
tariff bill, the general debate to close Saturday
evening. Mr. Mckinley and Mr.. Mills wero
granted the privilege OF spe aking without being
limited to time. Mr.. Mckinley opened tho de-
ba.o in favor OF the BILL and a. the close OF his
remarks Mr.. Mills spoke in opposition to it.
IN the Senate, on the 9Th inst, the House bill
providing for the classification of worsted
cloths as woolens was taken up for considera-
tion At 2 o'clock the presiding officer au-
nounced that the silver bin was before the SEN
ata as unfinished business" Finally 1t vas
agreed that the silver bill should go over
TIL the following Monday and should
OF the morning hour and be con-
tinucd as diminished business" until
disposed OF. Alter tho arrangement was ar
rived at, the worsted bill was again taken up
and passed without amendment. The bill now
goes to the Presiden for his signature. The
pension appropriation bill (nppropriating for
the next fiscal year S97 900, ,76l) was then taken
up A vote on an amendm, nj disclos ID the alb
sence OF a quorum, only thirty-'our memb9rs
being present and the Senate adjourned Tho
House spent the day in discussing the tarin bill
The sennte on the 9th inst, after a short dis
cussion, passed the bill making an appropria-
tion for the military academy. On motion OF
Mr. Allison the Senate then proceeded to the
consideration Ct the army appropriation bill
Senators Cockrel Butler, Blair and Hale de
bated at Lnyth an amendment to the bill
offered by Mr.. Hale Ito abolish army can
teens" Pending a vote upon tho amendment
IL was disclosed by roll-call That no
quorum was prefent and on motion of Mr..
Wilson OF Iowa, the Senate Mt p. m. adjourned.
The House passed the pension bill OF Mrs. Della
I. S. Parnell with an amendment making nal .ne
bill increasing the pension OF Brig. Gen. Ayres
TO S75 per mo tn. The House then went into
committee OF the whole on the tariff bill, Mr.
Payson of Illinois in the chair, and the dobate
continued to adjournment.