Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-24
THE SENATEANDH HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NArIoNAL'LAw-
MAKERS.

Reprossntafives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upcn-Gist OF the
Business.
AMONG the bills reported from committees
and placed ON the senate calendar on the llth
zero the following; House bill for the disposi-
aon OF the abandoned military post at Fort
81 M0n.sa ssssos S Ohio s1
commemorative OF the settlement Of the North
west Territory. Tho Senate proceeded TO the
consideration OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill Mr. Bpooner moved TO increase the limit OF
cost OF the public building at Milwaukee, WIS,
by 100000. Agreed TO. The Senate bill 10 OK
tend for one year tho time for beginning the
construction OF bridges by the Houston. Central
Arkansas and Northern Railway Company IN
Louisiana was reported and passed. The Sem
statute In relation to guano islands, the House
bill opening to settlement portion OF the Fort
Randall military reservation In south Dakota,
and the Senate bill TO provide for the disposal
of the Pagosa Springs military reservation IN
Colorado to actual settlers under the homestead
laws were passed. The House was without a
quorum, and no business OF importance was
trnnsacted
The President sent to tho Senate the follow.
ing nominations on the 18th inst Charles 1.
Stanton, OF Connecticut, to be Collector OF
Customs for the District Of Stonington, Conn. T;
j. J. Peterson, Of West Virginia, 20 be Consul
drawn-Herman Nickins, Of North Dakota, TO
be Consul OF the United States at Barran.
quilla Senate bill granting TO the State OF
Washington q section OF public land for n Sol
State militia was taken from the calendar
and passed. The Senate Finance Com
thn ORDERED iAy tp rsp0r embsra
of the General Board OF Appraisers recently APP
pointed by the President The only discussion
was over the names of Messrs. Sharp and
Jewell. Of New York, against whom there was
some feeling ON the part OF the Democratic
and Republican menbers OF the committee, re-
ana fvaIx ~ lana aff tar In h1 cffaAa
went into committee OF the whole on the bill
appropnating $3.50, 1So for additional clerical
force Tor the Pension Once, after agreeing to a
two hours. Mr. Dockery (Mo.l criticised the
majority OF the Committee on Appropriations
t Gr n1e rsPotr b Dill making an sPproprls
cd under the dependent pension bill and init
mated thatthi failure was attributable to poll
made before the November elections. Mr.. Can
non said that the money would be appropriate
cd and paid just as rapidly as the pension GER
tihcates were Issued. After further debate of a
rather heated nature the committee rose the
bill was passed and the House Adjourned.
THE President sent to the Senate nominal
tions as follows on the 10th inst. Allured b.
Nettleton OF Minnesota, to be an Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury; james Russell
Solely, Of Massaehu setts, to be Assistant Secre-
81 Wsy % 81 at oS%p
Wash. John b. Catlln, OF Montana, at Missoula,
Mont. Geo. w. Cook, 81 Montana. at Lewiston.
Registers OF Land 0fhces-John Anderson, o.
Montana at Mlssouli. Mont. Charles A. Borg
OF Montana, at Lewiston, Mont. Mr. Teller In
troduced bill granting a pension of 81. 600
Sawyer introduced bill prepared by the Post.
master General to establish limited
postal and telegraph service The House bill
to establish a national military park ct Chick
amauga battlefield was taken from the calendar
and passed. The Senate in secret session con-
nrmed nominations as follows: Charles A.
IIot ~ limo In A I0xua Of Nav Y0rL
George II. Sharpe, OF New York George @. Tiche
nor, OF tho District OF Columbia, and Joseph b.
Wilkinson. Jr., OF Louisiana, as members Of the
General Board OF Apprai sers. The House was
without a quorum.
NOMINATIONS were sent to the Senate by the
President rs follows on the nth inst. Eugene
s. Neal, Register Of the Land Office ut Bis.
marck N. d.. Asa Fisher, Receiver of Public
Moneys at bismarck, N. D.. Edwards J.. Leeds
of iowa, Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF New Mexico. General Appraisers OF
Merchandise-J. Lewis Stackpole OF Massachu
eetts, Henderson M. 6omerville Of Alabama
Ferdinand N. shurtleff Of Oregon. The Senate
resumed consideration OF the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, the pending question being on
the amendment to add to the appropriation
Vision that 81 tSaS sum should be eG
pended west OF the 10lst meridian. and that the
net OF October, 1888. reserying irrgable lands be
particularly Senators Edmunds and Morrill, ar
seriously Affected by the heat, and there are
number OF others who have not SUFFICIENT
strength to endure It much longer. The House,
Journal Jour wont t into "" committee Of the
whole on the land grant forfeiturrs, bill
Alabama, and Payson OF Illinois, discussed
the measure, but owing to the intense heat
in the hall OF the House majority Of the mem
bers repaired to the Hobbies and but little atten
tion was paid to the discussion. Mr. Holman
moved to recomnit the bill with instructions TO
the Committee on Public Lands to report It
earned within time limited in the granting acts
Lost-yeas, 81; nays, 107. Tho bill was then
passed. The bill, which is Senate bill with
House substitute therefor, forfeits all lands
anted to aid in the construction OF railroad
opposite to aud coterminous with the portion OF
any such railroad not now completed.
THE Secretary OF War transmitted to the
Senate, on the 18th, the petitions of a large
number OF officers OF the United States army
praying that the number of appointments nj
large TO the United States Military Academy be
increased to twenty. aud that such appoint
ments be restricted to the sons of officers AND
soldiers and to the lineal descendants of off,
The consideration of the sundry civil appro.
prlation bill was resumed the R eHdfiiRg oues
the like bill Of oct. 8, 1883, and Mr.
Reagan continued HIS speech against tho amend
ment and in favor Of the irrigation scheme initi
ated by that act. The House Committee on In.
valid Pensions authorized favorable report
on the House bill granting pension OF "a, 900 per
year TO the widow Of Gen. Fremont The original
package bill was taken up and f. Is. Taylor, adj
yocating 1t. said that no such blow had been
given to State sovereignty and State rights as
by the ascertainment that under the Constitu-
tfon the citizen OF a foreign State might take
into another stats any property that was
q subject Of commerce aud sell IL without liza
bility OF taxation. The Elections Committee OF
the House decided two OF the four remaining
contested elections cases on the docket by
party votes in favor OF the contestants, both
Republicans. The cases are those OF Goodrich
VS. Bullock from the Second District of Florida
and OF McGinn's VS.. Anderson, from the Third
District OF West Virginia There were contt ste
In three out OF the four Congregational districts
in West Virginia. and the Elections Committee
has decided I'm favor of the Republican contes-
tant I'm each cnse