Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-27
THE SENATE ANDHOUSE.
NATIONAL LAw-MAKERs AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings OF the senate and House OF
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist OF tho
Business.
In the Senate on ths 18th inst. Mr. Sherman.
from the Committee Finance, reported q
| substitute for the bill against trusts In re-
straint OF production and It was placed ON the
| calendar. Immediately after the morning bus
bin WAS resnmed and a after ;c
amendments had been agreed to the bill Was
passed The Senate then took up the Blair bill
Senators Moody and Chandler in its favor
The following Senate bills for public build
g ings 90 passed; spokane Falls, Washington.
100000; Walla WaIla, Washington, $4,000;
Saginaw, Mich, S250.0jO; Sioux Falls, s. ID,
s250,0O0 1acoma, Washington, 81 O,0oO; Dead
wood y d.. 800, 900; Seattle, Washington, $780,
600. The Senate then adjourned. In the House
considerable time was devoted to the con sidera-
ton OF the appropriation for the payment Of In
valid pensions for the coming year. The result
was political debate In which Mr. Peters OF
Kansas, waxed eloquent over the virtues OF Cor
pofal Tanner. The House adjourned with pro-
vision for two and a half hours additional de-
bate before the fnal vote will be taken on the
question.
In the Senate, on the 10Th inst, the resolution
onered by Mr.. Voorhees, several days before as
10 agricultural depression, was iaxen up and
Mr. Yooi hes addressed the Senate In relation to
IT, He sroxe OF the deep, strong current OF anx-
farming communities, aud said that he proposed
70 aid them in the inquiry as to the ca-ses Of
the existing depression. Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa, re-
pied and read a letter showing the compare
lively low prices OF farm products and the hiah
price or manufactured goods before the war.
The Blair educational bill was then taken up
ana Mr. Piorce spoke in opposition to IL. Mr..
Evarts and iMr. Call addressedI the Senate in
support OF the bill. The Senate bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for q public building at Norfolk.
Neb., was reported and placed on the calendar
Mr.. Allison, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported Dack, with amendments the House bill
10 Simplify the laws in relation to the collec-
uon OF the revenue and IL was placed on the
calendar. Adjourned In the House Mr.. Cooper,
OF Ohio, member of tho Committee on Flee.
tions, called up the Maryland contested case of
Mudd against Compton. Mr. Lacey, OF Iowa,
opened the discussion with argument In sup
port OF the claims of the contestant. Mr. Dal.
zell, OF Pennsylvania and Mr.. Greenhalge OF
Massachusetts,, advocated the case of the
was upheld by Mr. Moore, of Texas. and Mr.
Gibson, OF Maryland Pending a vote the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Goth inst. Mr. Cockrell
presented the protest OF the Pork Packers As
ISOLATION OF st. Louis against tho bill for in
spection of meats, declaring the bill to be un-
necessary and injurious to the stock raising
and curing interests-more Injurious even than
the German and French prohibition. The edu-
cauon Dill came up as unfinished business.
the IN, neDa9e J tne senate proceeded to vote ON
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Moody Is. d.
that the illtterates among the Indians shall
be included in the calculations. Mr.. Haw-
ley in opposing the bill read a table
OF appropriations to be made for the next fiscal
year, showing an aggregate OF expenditures OF
So23, ,OOO,O 900, against an estimated revenue OF
$3.50 ,OO0,OO0, making deficit Of S73, 100000 Mr..
Moody's amendment was agreed to. The Sen-
reading and engrossment OF the bill When
the vote was concluded and 1t
know that 1t had resulted against the bin
Mr.. Blair changed his vote from yea to nay so
as to make n motion to reconsider. The result
was then announced as yeas 81 Psys % NJ NJ
which motion was entered, and after an execuy
tive session the Senate adjourned. In tho
HOUSE, MI; Henderson Iowal presented n reso-
luton OF the General Assembly OF Iowa URGING
leg1 Station against the adulteration OF lad
Referred. On motion of Mr.. Gear Iowal te1.
ate bill was passed with an amendment sfrik
ing out the appropriation clause) for q building
y burlington, Iowa, at limit OF cost Of S10i,-
y the Mudd Compton contested-election ca o.
Mr Moore (Tex) offered resolution declaring
eated.yeas, Jas; nays, 155. The majority
declaring Mudd entitled TO the seat,
vas adopted..yeas, 159; nays, las. Mr.. Mudd
her appeared and took the oath OF Office amE
much applause from the galleries. Mr. Morrow
Call moved that the House 60 into committo,
4 the whole for the further consideration of
ne pension appropriation bill Mr.. Morrow's
notion was then agreed to, and the COMMITTEES
rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 21st, after the introduce
ion Of numerous petitions and memorials, ON
notion Of Mr.. Sherman the bill to declare un-
awful trusts and combinations in restraint of
rade and production was taken up for consid-
ration. The substitute reported by Mr.. Sher-
nan from the Finance Committee on the 18th
Instant was read also an amendment that was
fered by Mr.. Reagan. Mr.. Sherman then
ddressed the Senate He said that he be-
4 like nature were ihJurIousi i-ro vne
eople, who were compelled by them to
ay advanced prices for articles in which
hey dealt. He had no doubt of the constitu-
ional right of Congress to deal with this class
( subjects and to prevent combinations OF this
ort. Mr.. Allison followed Mr.. Sherman I'm ia
or Of the bill and Senator's Vest and Hiscock
poke against 1t. The Senate adjourned with
he under erstanding that vote on the trust bill
yould be taken early in the week. The
louise, in committee of the whole, con-
idered the pension appropriation bill.
he bill was finally reported with n few
light amendments and passed The House
lso passed the bill retiring John G. Fremont
18th the rank Of Major General aud the bill for
be relief of Albert G. Emory. Also the bill re-
orted by the Committee ON Military Affairs,
S25 900 for the purchase of $500
snts for the use Of families driven from their
ONES by floods along the Mississippi River.
he House then adjourned, and at the evening
ession passed private pension bills.