Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21
D0INGs OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

la
As the Nnftcn'. CapItol-what Il Being
Done by the Senate and House Old
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
siderod
In the senate, on the 1lth, Senator Ed
munds, OF Vermont asked leave TO intro
duce an order. and then had II read from
tho clerks desk. IL provided that during
the discussion OF any Item In the tariff bill,
or amendment thereto no Senator should
speak moro THAI five minutes on the one
item without the consent OF the Senate
Senator Morgan claimed no yielded the
floor only for q motion TO adjourn. and the
Vermont senator withdrew the order and
announced that no would Introduce
Il next day. senator Edmunds' ac-
tion was q complete surprise. lie
has bitterly opposed changing the rules
by adopting the previous question or
in any way limiting the debate, but has al
ways said that when the purpose OF the mi-
nority to flibuster was clearly shown then
was the time TO apply remedy for that
particular CASE The House proceeded TO
the consideration OF tho conference report
ON the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. At
ter brief debate, In the course OF which
Mr.. Dockery MOI predicted a deficiency OF
between S20,000,O 900 and S26, 100000 I'm the
revenues of the Government during the
current fiscal year. the conference report
dered upon the amendments still I'm dispute.
Mr.. EDMUNDs from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported TO the Senate on the 12th
an amendment to be offered TO the river
and harbor BILL and explained that its pur-
pose was to make IL unlawful TO obstruct
tho navigation of any Of the navigable
waters. The amendment was laid on tho
table and ordered printed. Mr.. Edmunds
presented the motion for a cnange OF the
rnlQQ nv lfu1fffnu dahafh IA tariff hill
which he had offered at the time OF adj
journment on the 18th, and IL was laid on the
table and ordered printed. Mr. Blair also
offered a resolution for such change OF
the rules as will permit the previous ques-
tion to be moved after a proposition has
been considered two days, and the same
disposition was made OF It, The tariff de-
bate was then resumed. In the House n
joint resolution extending temporarily (un-
I'll Aug. 29) the appropriations for the sup
port OF the Government not already pro-
vided for in the general appropriation bills
was passed.
THE conference report on the Indian APP
preparation bill was presented In the Senate
and agreed TO on the 18th. The tariff bill
having been again taken up, Mr.. German
addressed the Senate in opposition TO the
proposed increase OF duty on tin plates.
The tariff bill was laid aside informally and
conference was ordered on the Senate bill
in regard TO collisions at sea. and Mcssrs.
Frye, Washburn, and German were appoint
ed conferrees on the part OF the Senate.
Mr.. Plumb, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported q joint resolution for
the relief of destitution in Oklahoma.
The House bill making appropriations for
additional clerical force In the pension
Office was taken from the calendar and read
for amendment. Various amendments re-
ported by the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed 20 and the bill was passed. In
the House bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior to sell certain
lands and to grant the proceeds OF the sale
to the town OF Pelican. Oneida County, Wis.
On motion of Mr.. Dockery (Mo.), bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri River at St.
Charles, Mo.
Mr.. PLUMB, from the Committee on APP
preparations, on the 14th reported TO the
Senate the joint resolution appropriating
for the relief of restitution in Oklahoma the
unexpended balance of the appropriation
made last April for the relief of the district
overfowed by the Mississippi River, and IL
was passed. The tariff bill was taken up
and Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to
strike out the clause imposing a duty OF
two and two-tenths cents q pound on tin
plate Preserving the other part OF the propo-
sition as to bounty, but finally withdrew
il and offered another making the
duty on tin-plate one cent a pound and
providing a bounty OF one cent pound
ON tin-plate manufactures In the United
-fhe- senatS' hdJourned. The FIRST business
I'm order In the House was the vote on sus-
tanning the decision OF the Chair, overrul-
ing the point Of order made by Mr.. Springer
of Illinois, that the Nat Mckay relief bill
must be considered in committee of the
whole. The decision was sustaincd-yeas,
III; nays, 81; the Speaker counting u quo
rum. II was soon found that no quorum
was present and the House adjourned.
The river and harbor bill was taken up in
the Senate on the 18th, and several amend
ments were agreed 10. When the House
met II proceeded TO consideration of the
conference report on the Indian appropria-
tion bill, which was presented by Mr.. Per-
klns (Kansas). Mr.. Cannon 1llinois) criti-
cised the report as being the most extraor-
binary one which had ever been sub
mitted during his experience i'm the
House. When the bill was first sub
mltted TO the House he had conceived
IL to be his duty TO raise points
OF order against items aggregating $1,000
These items had been stricken out. The
Senate had agreed to amendments aggre-
eating 81 ,2O0.0 900. The conference report
carried the full amount of the bill as IL
passed the House, with the full amount OF
the Senate amendments and $4,000 more,
rrU Jim new officcs ana
increased number of salaries The bill
was finally passed.