Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-17
D0iNGs OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

AZ the Nations Capitol-What IL Being
Dono by tho senate and House. Old
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Com
sIdered.
In the Eerate, ON the 9TH, the conference re-
port on the consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was presented and agreed TO. Mr..
Morrill, moved that the Senate proceed TO the
consideration OF the tarif bin. He said that
after the tariff bill Was teken up II could be laid
aside Informally until the two shipping bills
were disposed OF. After debate the vote was
taken on Mr.. Morrill's motion. aud tho Senate
refused TO take up th tariff bill-yeas, 20; rays,
~. Mr.. sherman presented the conference re-
port on tho silver BILL After IL was read IN
full he gave notice that he would call IL up Tor
action tho following morning. The House went
into committee OF the whole for the considera-
tion OF senate bill TO forfeit certain lands here-
toioSc granted for the purpose q aiding , ~ .n 1hs
stitute therefor. Mr.. Payson explained that the
bill In It's gent raj provisions proposed TO forfeit
wherever situa ed, which have been granted
I'm aid OF the construction, where railroads
have not been completed at this time. A
bill would restore 7,5J0,00 acres TO the public
domain. Mr.. Oats, OF Alabama, approved the
bill because IL forfeited only the lands situated
along the unrecon structod portion OF the roads.
Mr.. Stone, Of Missouri, took the position that
forfeiture should DO made OF all lands which
had not been earned by the railroads at ths
ton OF the roads. Mr.. Lacy, of Iowa. favored
the pending bill. Pending further debate tho
committee roso and the House adlournoL
In the Senate, on the sth inst, the conference
report on the silver bill was takep up and Mr..
Vest gave the reasons why he should vote
against it. After Mr.. Vest had finished MIR.
Coke followed In the same strain. He proposed
TO vote against tho COME once bill because he
preferred the law ns Il stands IDS to one which ne
the further coinage OF silver. Mr.. sherman de:
tended tho conference report. Mr. Teller and
Mr.. Stewart followed and the debate continued
to three o'clock when the bill went over without
action, the Senate passing from that suDlecS
to the memorial exercises In memory OF the
late Representative s. S. Cox. OF New YORK,
| After addresses by Senator'S Voorhees,, sher-
man, Vost, Dixon, and Evarts, the Senate adj
journed. In the House, the Senate amend.
the State of Wyoming were concurred in. On
motion OF Mr. Carr (Wyo. IT, the Senate
amendments were concurred IN 70 the house ,,
bin for the Disposal Of abandoned mill
| tary reservations In Wyoming. Mr.. Can
non qlL), from the Committed on Rules,
tes ths aGopoP Of the resoa
| tion 10 shall DO in order for tho Committee on
Judiciary to call up for consideration the orig
| inal package" bill aud afterward the bank
ruptcy biil-this order 10 continue from day TO
| day for four days successfully. saturday
tho 12th inst, was made private bill day
Mr.. Payson raised the question OF consideration
| in favor of the land grant forfeiture bill. The
House refused--yeas, 80 nays, W-to consider
the resolution from the Committee ON Rules.
WHEN the senate met ON the 9th inst Mr..
ingalls, announced that as presiding officer he
had signed the bill for the admission of wyom-
ing as state. The bill now goes to the Presl-
deut for his signature. The silver bill was dis
| cussed until O'Clock, when Mr. Morgan, rising,
obtained tho floor, aud an Adjournment Was
| taken. The House passed resolution calling
| on the State Department for information on the
| negotiations between the Government Of
| Great Britain and the United States on the
| San
| from tho diplomatic and consular appropria-
| ton bill was then discussed, until the House,
| finding itself without quorum, adjourned.
| Sena ors on both sides stated most emphat /
| ally that no arrangement had been made look
| ing TO the postpOnemens OF the federal election
bill and the speedy disposal OF the tariH bill
| with a view to an early adjournment OF Com
| gress. Senator Hiscock expressed the opinion
that the session would not close before Oct ].
In the Senate, on the 10th inst, Mr.. Stewart
offered a resolution (which was agreed tol call
ing on the Secretary of the Interior for I'M
formation as TO tho selection of sites for reser-
| voirs by the Director of the Geological Survey.
| The Senate resumed consideration of tho con-
ference report on the silver bill, and was
addressed by Mr.. Morgan in opposition to the
report. Mr.. Morgan spoke for three hours and
was followed by Mr.. Call, who also argued
c Conference reSoa er further deSats
| the vote was taken and the con-
ference report was agreed to-yeas 30
nays, 20. The Senate then adjourned. In the
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| part OF the Democrats, and several hours were
| spent before approval OF the journal could DO
| had. The conference report ON the diplomatic
| and consular appropriation bill was adopted
| yeas, ia nays Co. Mr.. Funston (Kan.) sub
| United and the House passed the conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill The
| House then went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Peters tKan.) in the chair on the land grant
forfeiture bill. A short debate took place, and,
pending further discussion, the committee arose
| and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst, Mr.. Teller In
troduced joint resolution declaring 1t to be tho
determined policy Of the United States Govern
ment to use both gold and silver as full legal
tender money; instructing the President to in
| wife tho Governments OF the Latin Union coun-
| tries and of such other nations as no may deem
| advisable to join the United States in q confer
ence TO adopt common ratio between gold and
silver for the purpose of establishing inter-
nationally the use Of bimotAllic money and
securing fixity OF relative value between those
| metals The Senate then proceeded to the con-
| sideration OF the Senate bill to establish a
| United States land court and to provide for the
| settlement OF private land claims In Now Mexi-
e CIV Wyoming. Arizona, ~ All Nayades 8. and
| ish or Mexican rights. In the House Mr..
| Perkins. OF Kansas, presented the conference
| report on the bin granting the tight of way
| across the Mile Laos Indian reservation TO the
| Little Falls Mile Laos and Lake Superior
| Railroad which was adopted