Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.


Done by the Senate and House = old
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
sidered.
In the Senate on the 10th inst tho bin appro-
priat.ng $500 900 for pupllc building at Salt
Lake City, Utah. was passed. Mr.. Higgins
spoSe In support OF the Blair bill. and Mr..
Jones. Of Arkansas, spoke in opposi ion there to.
Publ, building bills for the kta Q o wash
ingtonl were repo ted ID placed on the calendar
as folloas: Tacoma, SlOO,OOO; seattle S1Un, 900;
Spo-ane Falls S.0l0c0; Walia Walla. sion.
lnsiana the House concur cd In fhs
senats resol.ton providing t at thu Sou
ate commit 90 en- Immigration and th3
house Committee on immigration and Natural
ixation shall jointly investigate the workings OF
the various laws OF the United States and the
several States relative 70 emigration. A reno
luton was reported from the Committee on
Elections providing for general investigation
Dya subcommittee of the contested election
case from the Second Arkasas District. in
which district the contestant Clayton, was
Killed Mr.. Breckinrdge, the Democratic
amend the resolution so as TO take I'm
circumstances relating thereto, saying he
desired to see thorough Investigation made
INTO the whole matter. The resolution with
this amendment was adopted. The House then
took up the Oklahoma bill and spent the after
noon In Its consideration. The following bills
were taken up and passed The House bin to
uAllcnu buo hcJ 10 construct Df10g0 lCrO6A Trail
Creek at Michigan City. Ind. the House bill to
construct bridge across the Mississippi River
at South st. Paul. Mimi; the senate bill 70
prevent the introduction OF contagious diseases
from one State to another.
IN the Senate, ON the 11th inst, the creden-
tials OF Mr.. Allison for his new te m, com
men,;ng March 4, 1891, were pref ON ed, and
ordered to be pllced on fla. Mr.. Mitchell in
tro iueed RET o.uten p opos ing an amerdmtnt
TO lh Constitution prov. ding for the election OF
beLa,os by the votes OF qualified electors Ia
the Sta, %. Mr. Mo Till offered resoluti0n
(which was agreed to- dicecii & the Secretary Of
the IN ior To 7, port NJ Information in pos
stsE' OF h departm n in e,aticn o author
toriSi Go%veTnins % Of ths &c creef Elk :" Nation.
Mr.. Dnwe5 Offered a resolution (which was
agreed tol calling on the Secretary OF War for
copies OF correspondence between Lieutenant
General Sheridan and General Crook In regard
to the Apache Indians in 1856. The House
bill for the appointment Of n surveyor Ct GUS
toms for Columbus, Ohio, at salary OF 81 500,
with the usual fees and mmissions, and to ex-
lend TO that city the privileges OF port of de
livery, was taken up and passed In the House
Dills Tor public buildings at the following places
were passed Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Atchison,
Kan. Alexandria, La. Lafayette. Ind.
Baton Rouge, La. and Fremont, Neb. Also
for an increase In the limit OF cost of
the buildings at Scranton, Pa, Dallas, Tex,
and Springfield, Mo. The mea sures involve an
expenditure Of 81 ,645 900. Mr.. Baker called mp
the resolution providing for the admission OF
wyoming into the Union State Mr..
Springer asked to be heard for a few minutes
b, fore the bill was read but Mr.. Baker OBJ
lected Mr.. Springer then said to Mr.. Baker
that his course would not facilitate the dsrosi-
tton CT business, and when the ILL was read
raised the question OF consideration and by
other dilatory motions wasted the most OF the
afternoon, SO that noshing had been accom-
plishtd on the bill when the House adsoucned.
INthe Senate, on the 18th inst, the concur
rent resolution for the investigation OF immi-
grafton matters was laid before the Senate, with
the House amendments extending the inyes-
tigation to the purchase of American industries
by foreign capital and to the use Of Bedloes
Island- in-NeW-Yagk- -harbor as an immigta ion
House amendments. The motion was agreed
TO, and so the concurrent resolution has pass vi
both houses. A resolution was then passed de-
ciaring the right of the Senate to elect n Pres
dent pro tenn who shall act In that capac tv at
any time the presiding officer may be ahsen and
u I'LL further &C ion by the Senate. Toe Blair
bill was th, n take up ard a resolution adopted
fixing the date for fn1l vote at 3 j. M. Ma ch
81, after htCh the nate spent the af5s mo IN
In discussing the bill, the dsta'e running into
occupying most of the time Ia lie House the
en- ate bill was pass d appropriatins &c, 100 for
the removal OF sand-bars at tie mt ance OF the
haroor at milwaukee,; Wis., also a bill gr tntiIg
Wahreton Indian reservation IN Dakota to the
o icago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Ra lroad The
70 lse spent tie afternoon con. dering bill to
provide Cove nment for the Territory OF
Oklahoma. The proposition to ins rt a Prohi-
bit:on clause callel forth a spirited d bite.
The House then adjourned without action.
THE Senate ON the 18th pissed bills for public
buildings as follows: Stock on, Cal. ss5. 900;
Mammoth Hot Springs, in the Yellowstone
National Park, $1,000; Virginia City, New.
Ore SlOO, 900; Salem, Ore, $40 900; saltwater,
Mirn. $l00, 900; Reno, New, s75.0OO All the
foregoing were 81 nate bills The { rnc on was
lp n. in tho consideration Of thu Blair bill.
Il 1aaH naQ Qaod n In rIff % rio Of Wn
Guthrie & Western RAILROAD Company Tie
House then went into committee of the whoe
fer the further consideration Of the Oklahoma
bill On motion of Mr.. Holman OF ln1iai al
amendment was adopted piovfdirg that no
person having a fee simple to 16) acres Of land
In any State or Territory shall be entitled TO
enter the land covered by this act. The com
mittee then rose and reported the bill to tho
House. Theramendment adopted in committee
Of the whole, providing that section 2l39 X 8.
prohibiting the introduction OF intoxicating
liquors into the Indian Territory shall bo in
force in Oklahoma until after the adjournnent
Of the first session of the Legislative Assembly,
was agreed to-yeas, la Iiys, los. The bill
for the Senate bin on the same subject The
bill contains provisions which In substance
Ak the boundaries of the new Territory
30 as to include the Cherokee outlet, with "a
proviso that no lands which the Indians occu-
py under treaty of law, shall be included with
out their consent, except for judicial purposes.
They extend over the new territory tho Consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States and the
code of Nebraska witoout interference with the
local Indian governments acting under their
treaty rights. Tho Cherokee outlet is declared
TO be public land and open TO settlement under
the homestead laws aud bona-fd settlers aud
are given preference right. The
House then adjourned.
In tho Sena.e on the 18th inst, among the
bills reported from committees and placed on
the calendar wers the following; Appropriat-
Ing $4,000 for public building at Aurora. III.
Tor a railroad bridge across the Mississippi
River at Eoulh st. Paul; authorizing the coun-
ties OF Hennepin and Dakota, Minn., TO build
two bridges ncrosa the Mississippi River; to
Michigan City, Ind authorizing the con-
struction Of n bridge across the SC.
Louis River, between Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. After brief argument by Senator Teller
on the Blnir bill, the Senate took mp the reso-
luton OF respect to the ms mory OF ex-Congress-
man TOwnshen1 OF Illne is, and after num-
bsr Of addresses adjourned I'LL Monday. The
House won't into committee of the whole ana
resS med consid ration OF the Emery blu, which
was finally reported favorably after cutttI
down the amount Of the compensation 70 s5),s
600 The COMMITTEES also reported TO the House
In favor of the bill authorizing the President TO
General in the United States army recess
was then taken until o'clock and the evening
session was devoted TO pension bills.
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a grocer, believe in trusts? Grocer
Oh, there's nothing bad about trusts,
and / wouldn't mind being able to get
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