Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-13
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.



Our National Law-MaIxers and What They
Are Doing for the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted On.
In the Senate on the Sd inst. the COMMITTEES
on Public Building and Grounds. among others,
reported fayorably the following bills for the
construction Of public buildings; Aurora, Ill,
VoO0Oi bionx Falls, 8. D., s150,000 Rock Isl
and Ill, $3.50 Fargo. N d.. 100000; Sioux
| CITY, Iowa, Senate BILL with amendment rednc-
Ing the appropriation from s500,0 900 TO $4,000
bloomington, Ill, 100000; Davenport, Iowa,
100000 Racine, Wis., 100000 South Bend,
Ind, $4,000; Rockford, Ill, 100000; Fort
dsg: dDodge: Iowa. Senate bil with amendment @ re Ie-
Eau Claire. Wis, Senate bin, with amendment
reducing appropriation from 500 900 TO s75, 900.
Mr.. voorhees, offered resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish to tho
Senate all the papers In relation to the lease
OF the seal islands, and reciting that all the
| provisions OF the law had not been complied
with. The bin fixing the salaries of United
| States District Court Judges at IS 900 per
annum was passed by vote OF 3s to Il.
! OF tho Blair educational bill, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Spooner, who opposed the
s! rassSge OF the bin st present; After brief
House, bill TO appoint thirty additional medi-
cal examiners In the Pension Office at 81 800 per
nnnum was passed by a vote OF III yeas, 81
nays. The House then took up the bin to organ
tze the Territory Of Oklahoma. The bill was
discussed for half an hour. when consideration
OF the keatherstone-Cate contested election case
from the First District Of Arkansas was re-
suIned, Mr. Cultivate occupying the floor At
the conclusion OF his remarks the House ad-
journed.
THF Senate. on the 4th inst went into execu-
tive session at an early hour and spent nearly
the entire day with closed doors 1t is under
stood that much time was devoted to discuss
Ing the accounts published in the papers OF
matters which were under consideration in
former executive sessions. Newspaper men
were rigidly excluded from all the galleries and
approaches to the Senate chamber In the
House the following committee appointments
Tarsney, Of Missouri, and Reyburn, of Penn.
sylvania, on claims Brickner, of Wisconsin,
on Mississippi levees; Cheadls, of Indiana,
alton of the Arkansas contested cleo
ton case OF Featherstone VS.. Cate
vania, taking the floor and speaking In behalf OF
the contestant. Mr.. Crisp of Georgia. followed
for the contestee Mr.. Rowell, Chairman OF the
followed by Mr.. Moore, Of Texas for the con.
testee. Mr.. Morton also spoke in support of
the contestee. Mr. Buckalew, fol the contestee
emphasized the judicial aspect of the question.
Mr. Breckenridge, of Arkansas for the contestee
repudiated the charges OF crimes and corruption
made by the Republicans against the people OF
MS State aud the citizens OF tho country In gen.
eral rs reflection on American character
Messrs. Greenhalge and Cheadle for the contest
ant and Marsh and Springer for the contestee
journed.
In tho Senate on the 5th inst, on motion Of
Mr.. Turpie. the Senate bill appropriating $780,
900 for public building at Lafayette, Ind, was
taken from the calendar and passed Senators
Barbour and Plumb both spoke In Opposition
to the Blair educational bill, and the Senate
then went into executive session, after which
an adiournment was taken. The combinations
OF William Il. Rumbusch. for Supervisor Of Gen.
sus Tor the First Wisconsin District and Henry
sumed, and tho &c contestee nj 81 was Vas asc6rd.
Mr.. Houske closed the case for the contestant.
On motion for the previous question the Demo-
Gratis demanded yea and nay vote. The mo
Outhwaite offered a resolution that Feather.
stone was not duly elected TO Congress from
the First Congressional District OF ar
kansas. and demanded the yeas and nays on
the resolution, which was lost by vote oil
1S8 yeas to 144 nays. Mr.. Springer
the" the case 't to the COMMITTEES on Elections,
with instructions that the committees
appoint subcommittee Of Eve authorized to
proceed to the Congressional district aud in
vestigate the election. The resolution was lost,
136 yeas to lag nays. The Speaker stated that
the question REQUIRED TO the resolution OF the
majority of the committee that Cate Was not
duly elected and that Featherstone was: Mr..
Outhwaite moved that the resolution be divided
and vote taken on the first part-to wit, that
Cate was not duly elected This was done, the
vote being yeas LAT, nays 138 The question
was then put on the latter half OF the resolu-
tion that Featherstone was duly elected, aud
was adopted by las yefs to 135 nays. Ihe
Speaker declared the resolution adopted, when
Mr.. Houk escorted Featherstone to the front OF
the Speakers table, where the oath was admin
istered to him by the Speaker. The House then
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th inst the following
Dln5r wvro pusBvu: uIVtng pension Oh 90 u
month to the daughter Of Maj. Gen. w. j.
Worth; increasing to 500 month the pension
of the widow of Maj. Gen. g. X. Warren. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF
executive business. 1t is understood that most
propositions for forcing newspaper representa-
tives to tell the source from which
they derived news relating to executive
sessions. In the House the speaker laid
before the House a message from the Presi
dent, tran nsmitting the report OF the Chippewa
Indian Commission. Referred. Mr. Morse o.
Massachusetts,, presented the petition OF the
Womens Industrial League, asking that two
women be appointed on the Worlds Fair Conn
mittee of 1892. Referred. The House passed
the afternoon in committee Of the whole in
the consideration of bills reported favorably
from committees to the House, among
them one providing aOr postocs sse scqusliid bniid
ings at Washington. and similar bills
for the cities OF lansing, Mich, Galesburg, III,
and Ashland, Wis. The committee then rose
and reported its action to the House. Tho first
bill considered was one providing for the pur-
case OF a site and the erection OF a pogtomce
bill appropriates 81, ,O75, 900 for this purpose.
The House also passed the bills relating to the
erection OF public buildings mt Lansing, tales
burg, Ashland and San Jose above mentioned,
after which the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th the following puD-
lilo building bills were passed: For Sterling,
Ill, $50 1000 Oakland, Cal. 100000; Cheyenne,
Wy. T., $50, 900; Chester, Pa, s10O, 900; Helena,
Mont. s4OO,OOO. The Blair educational bill
came up, and Senators Hale and Blair spoke ON
the measure. The Senate passed Senator
Plumbs bill. which provides that all lands
granted TO railroads and lying alongside OF those
portions Of the roads which are not completed
bel, the passage OF the.bill shall be forfeited
An amen iment was aided extending the pro-
visions of the act by one year TO the lands
granted to roads In Alabama. The Senate then
went into executive session and adjourned. In
the House Mr.. Haugen Of Wisconsin, from tine
COMMITTEES on Elections repor ed resolution
in the Alabama contested election case OF Threat
vs. Clark. The resolution, which was unant-
moualy reported, declares Clark entitled TO re-
tain his seat. It was adopted. The SPEAKER
laid before the House the Senate bill referring
| to the Court of Claims the claim of Wood
bridge for the use of his invention or pro-
| iectf1es for rihed cannon. After some
| discus sion the bill was defeated. Tho
| House then went into committee OF the
| whole on private calendar, aud took UP the
claim Of Albert II. Emery for porfecting ma
/ chine for testing iron and steel. TIM ternoon
was spent in the consideration OF this claim
and at O'Clock the committee OF the whole re-
ported tho bill TO the House with the re ofn-
/ mendat,on thatthe tnactiug clause be stricken
| out. The House. without action on the report
took reces ss until O'Clock, and spcnt the even
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