Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-16
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

At the Nations Capitol - What IL Being
Done by tho Senate and House = Old
Matters Disposed OF and New Ones Con-
s.dered.
CoNoREss reconvened on the 9th inst. No busi-
ness Of special Importance was transacted. A
large number OF bills were introduced in both
houses. Congressman Bynum of Indiana in
troduced a resolution for the appointment OF
special committee TO investigate the course OF
the United States District Attorney at Indianap-
oils, especially with reference TO the Dudley
cases.
In the Senate, on the 7th inst, Mr.. Voorhees,
offered preamble and resolution reciting the
newspaper report that Mr.. Chambers the
United States District Attorney at Indian
apolis, had interfered in his official capacity
to prevent the arrest of W. w. Dudley on q
charge of feloniously violating the election laws
directing the Attorney General 10 report what
instructions the Department OF Justice had is
sued to Chambers on the subject, and TO furnish
copies Of the correspondence. He asked TINT
the resolution go over one day, when he would
submit some remarks upon It, which was
agreed to. Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate ON
the subject OF the bill heretofore introduced
by Mr.. Butler to provide for the emigration of
persons of color from the Southern States. He
closed by declaring 1t to be the duty Of this
nation, which once brought the negro in the
chains OF slavery from Africa, to assiss
him to return there and aid In build.
ing up the civilization, enlightenment
and wealth of his native land. The Senate thsn
went into executive session aud shortly after
adjourned. In the House Mr.. McComas, OF
Maryland, offered a resolution that the House
resolve itself into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the District of Columbia
appropriation bin, the COMMITTEES to be govern
ed by the rules OF the last Congress:
Mr.. :. Breckenridge raised the question of
consideration against the resolution. The
Speaker ruled that the question Of considera-
ton could not be raised against the resolu-
ton because the resolution was in the nature
Of a motion regulating the business OF the
House. Mr.. Breckenridge appealed from the de-
cision, and yielded tho floor TO Mr.. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, who vigorously attacked the Speak
ers ruling. After several other speeches had
been made q vote was taken and the decision OF
the Speaker sustained-yeas, 135; nays, 124. All
the Republicans voted to sustain Speaker
Reeds ruling and all the Demoerats against Il.
The House then took up the District OF Co
lumbia bill and spent the remainder OF the
afternoon on its consideration and then ad-
journed.
AFTER some routine business In the Senate
ON the 9Th inst, Mr.. Voorhees, called up the
resolution offered by him the previous day in
relation to the alleged interference by Mr..
Chambers the United States District Attorney
at Indianapolis, TO prevent the arrest OF w. w.
Dudley on a charge OF violating the election
laws OF indiana, and proceeded to address the
Senate. He spoke Of the crime as having
inflicted an indelible stain upon the meinora-
BILE election and impeached the Integrity
OF the political result that followed.
1t was high time, Mr.. Voorhees, said, that this
episode should be fully understood by the
responsibility should be assigned to the instru-
ment by whom it was perpetrated Mr.. Yoor-
hees sent to the clerks desk and had read the
notorious blocks of FIVE" lettor. At the con-
clusion Of Mr.. Voorhees, speech number Of
unimportant measures were considered, and
the Senate then went into executive session and
made the following combinations: Owen A.
Luckenbach, Postmaster Bethlehem, PA. John
ID. Delille, Consul to Bristol In the House
the Speaker laid before that body letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury recommend
Ing that the estimated appropriation OF Sf5OO0O
for the public building at Fan Francisco be
made made IN deficiency appropriation bill. Inc
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, taking the chair, for
the further consideration Of the District OF CO.
lumbia appropriation bill. The afternoon was
spent in the discussion of the bill, and that por-
tion of IL relating to the laying OF overhead
electric wires underground was passed. and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate ON the 9th inst the Vice Presi-
dent presented communication from Attor-
ney General Miller in response to the resolu-
ton adopted by the Senate the previous day.
The Attorney General declares that there have
been no instructions given to District Attorney
Chambers on the subject o. the arrest OF w w
Dudley, and that no communication whatever
has passed between the Department OF Justice
and the District Attorney in relation to the
matter. The communication was referred TO the
Judiciary Committee. The Senate then
went into executive session and confirmed
long list of nominations Among the more inn
portant were the following William I; Hep
burn OF Iowa, Solicitor OF the Treasury; Charles
s. Zane Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Utah j. G. r. Pitkin Of Louisiana, Minister TO
the Argentine Republic; Clark E. Carr, OF ll1-
nois Minister and Consul General to Denmark;
Richard g. Lay of tine District of Columbia, Con-
sui General to Ottawa Commissioners i. Harti-
gan of the District Of Columbia, at Trieste;
Aulick Palmer Of the District of Columbia, Mt
Dresden; Edward A. Dimmick of Massachu-
setts, at Barbados. William W. Bates OF New
York Commissioner of Navigation. Samuel "
Halliday of Pennsylvania, Commissioners OF
Customs. District Attorneys--isuac N. Alex
ander Northern Ohio; Eugene G.. Hay, Mtnne-
sofa. Collectors of Internal Revenue-Albert
b. White, West Virginia John Stekee, Fourth
District Of Michigan.
IN opening the House proceedings ON the 10th
inst the Chaplain referred feelingly to tho death
Of Congressman Kelley. Immediately after the
reading Of the journal ONeill, of Pennsylvania,
announced the death of Mr. Kelley. 1t was the
saddest duty, he said, that had ever deyolved
upon him Judge Kelley's death was q per-
sonal loss to him and q great loss to the nation
and tho world He presented resolutions exc
pressing the deep regret and sorrow and
providing for appropriate service to be held
In the Representatives hall at noon on the lltn
and for the appointment of committee to- at
tend the funeral in Philadelphia. The resolu-
tion was adopted and the following committees
appointed Representatives O'Neill, Mckinley,
Cannon, Banks. McKen1a, Carlisle, Mills, Hod-
man. and Mutchler An adjournment was then
had as an additional mark of respect to the de-
censed. Vice President Morton appointed SEN
ators sherman, Cameron, Manderson, Butlet
and Colquitt to represent the Senate at tho
funeral Of the late Representative Kelley.