Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-09
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

At the Nations Capitol-what Il Being
Done by tho Senate and House Old
Matters Disposed or and New Onos Con-
sIderod.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the confer
ence report on the tariff bill was presented
and read at length. Mr.. Morgan having,
In the course of his remarks, referred 20
the reciprocity section OF the bill as utterly,
preposterously, and ridiculously unconsti-
tutional, Sherman defended the section as
one the principle of which had been recog-
nized In other statutes and had been sup
ported by the courts. Mr.. Paddock next
addressed the Senate. lie said he would
voto against the conference report. He
then proceeded to criticiso the treat
ment given the beet sugar interest
by the conference committee, and said
1t was not pleasant to contemplate,
nor did 1t particularly incline n Senator
from a State where a strong and most prom
islng commencement has been made I'm the
development of such an industry to vote for
the report The conference report was laid
aside informally without action. In the
House of Representatives Mr.. Hen
derson OF Iowa submitted the conference
report on the general deficiency bill Mr..
Clements of Georgia called attention to the
differences existing comparatively between
the number and salaries OF the employees Of
the Senate and the House. On an average
eHCn SenaUOf ndu tnfee ana Nne-ndlI eIn-
ployes to walt upon him, while less than ono
employe was sufficient TO attend TO the re-
quirements of a Representative.
THE conference report on tho tariff bill
was adopted by the Senate or the 31st OF
September, by IA vote of 80 to %. three Re-
publicans, Paddock OF Nebraska. Plumb OF
Kansas and Pettigrew of South Dakota vot-
ing with the Democrats in the negative. In
the House, on motion of Mr.. Russell Of
Ax.N.. Init.
for printing $4,000 copies of the an
nual report OF the Commissioners OF
Labor. On motion OF Mr.. Bingham
OF Pennsylvania, the joint resolution was
passed appropriating $4,000 to enable
the Postmaster General to test at
small towns and villages the system OF free
delivery. On motion OF Mr.. Morrow OF Cali
fornia the bill was passed rellnquishing to
the city and county OF San Francisco the
United States title TO certain lands near the
Preside Military Reservation. The Speaker
laid before the House the bill to define and
regulate the Jurisdiction of United States
courts, and IL was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee. The Senate bill was passed es-
tablishing a customs collection district in
the States Of North and South Dakota.
BoTH houses OF Congress adjourned sino
die Oct 1, after transacting urgent business
and sending joint committee to ascertain
that the President had no other business TO
present. Inc vice PRESIDENT lalu DeIOro
the Senate three veto messages from the
President, two on bills referring to the
Court of Claims Uhe claims OF Charles p.
Chouteau and of the Portland Company of
Portland Me.), and the third on the bill to
prohibit boOk-making and rool-selling In
the District of Columbia for the purpose
of gambling. The Presidents objection
TO the latter bill Is that IL does not prohibit
book making and pool-selling, but, on the
contrary, permits 1t in the case of the Wash
ington Jockey Club and Of other clubs own
ing race tracks IL that form OF gambling
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IL should bel the prohibition should apply
TO all persons and all places. The three
messages were laid on the table. In his
prayer the Chaplain of the House referred
TO the approaching end OF the session and
invoked the divine blessing upon the mem-
bers during the vacation Mr.. Mckinley
(OhlO), chairman Of the committee ap-
pointed TO wait upon the President
announced that the President had no further
communication TO make, and the House then
took n recess During the recess nearly all
the members left the hall to make prepara-
tions for their departure from the city, and
when the speaker reconvencd the House
that official looked down upon a vast array
OF empty seats. lie merely said that, ac-
cOrding to the concurrent resolution. he de-
clared tho first session OF the Fifty-f first
Congress adjourned without day.