Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-02
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
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proceedings OF the Senate ana House of
Representatives = Important Measures
discussed and Acted Upon-Gist OF the
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i Representatives - Important Measure
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: Business.
THE Senate on the 22d resumed the cor
Q sideration OF the bill TO define and regulat
: .no JURISDICTION OF the courts Of the Unite
, 2.a.es-the pending question being on MI
Dhhleis amendment extending the turis
: diction OF the Supreme Court to all case
oi conviction or felony, and to all case
where the matter In dispute is the right I
personal liberty or the right 10 tn
custody or child. The amendmen
was rejected The bill was then reporte,
from the committee of tho whole 10 ~
Senate. Without disposng of the bin IN
senate went into executive session and 500,
adlourned. Representative Moore. OF New
ia % introduced In the Hous
the Following resolution: "That IN,
Committee on Rules be INSTRUCTED
10 report an additional rule, I,
VIII; Rulc cXLVI.-Contempt of the House
When call OF the House dIscloses the
presence OF quorum, any member absent
.e .he hInlseII on tho succeeding roll-call for
the purpose OF breaking a quorum shall be
arralgned at the bar of the House and fined
In sum not exceeding $780," There was
no quorum present and the House ad-
| Journed. o."
| IN the Senate, on the 23d, Mr.. Hale intro
duced joint resolution, which was referred
to the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds for the erection, In the District OF
| Columbia, OF n memorial building which
shali De suitable monument TO the mem
ory or U. ;. Grant, which Is to contain a
military and naval museum, etc, and I'm
thc inner court OF which may be placed TO
rest the mortal remains of distinguished
americans. CThe title indorsed on
The Joint resolution reads: am the
vault of which shall be placed
inc mortal remains OF Ulysses s.
Grant. In the House quorum
was hnally secured, enough Republicans be-
ing present to take up the contested-elec-
I,onos, 'on Sase Oh Langston VS.. Venable and seat
Hi,ahgston' the Republican contestant from
virginia. i. +. Miller (Rep), of South
carolina, was also declared elected Il the
seat now filed by Elliott Dem.). By its
acIion in seating Mr., Langston, the House
Mehueu M "hat was probably the most pro-
.racted ana bitterly contested election case
~ mas ever decided. During the closing
DAYS OF the last Congress the Democrats
made strenuous effort to unseat FELTON,
ana put In Sullivan as Representative
from california; but they were defeated by
inc ,nc relusal OF tho majority OF the Repub-
hcans TO vote upon the proposition
THE conference report on the House ioint |
resolution to Increase the number n, tho
Board OF Managers OF the National Home |
ior Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and TO All |
vacancies In such board was presented I'm
u the senate on the gath, explained by Mr..
hawley, and agreed to. 1t provides for a
sd Do1rd or eleven members, and names the
aSlpg 1aS1iioWIhg managers; Edmund N. Morrill, of
Kansas (for the unexpired term of John A.
niartin, dcceased), Alfred l.. Pearson Of
fennsylvania (for the unexpircd term OF
,. r. Hartranft, deceased), VIM. b. Franklin
,, D connecticut, John @. Black of Illinois.
51ss ah ihnstFucltGGd 3nS g. Pn6fc Printer to ex
,ludc from the Record Mr.. Kennedys
'Teech attacking Senator Quay. Tho House
1ann rs.k a..N..
Allen (Mich.) In the chair, on the Senate
amendments to the deficiency bill Tho
french spoiatlon claims amendment was
lon- -concurcd In. The committee then
nose and n conference was ordered.
In the Senate, on tho 25th, the House bill
o provide for the establlshmentof a port of
delivery at Peoria, ILL.,, was reported by Mr.
jullom from the Committee on Commerce
md passed. Mr.. Plumb reIorted n Senate
oint resolution authorizing the extension
or one year Of the time of payment for
and on pre-emption or homestead claims
Vhenever, by reason of failure of CROPS the
ettler Is unable to make payment within
he time prescribed by law, and 1t was
'aSScd. In the House, after some routine
BUSINESS had been disposed Of Mr.. Enloe
Ienn.) introduced resolution rcciting
hat it IS alleged that the Postmaster OF the
louise, J. J. Wheat, whose duty IL is TO let
ontracts for the carrying of the mails, let ,
4,
1000 year on the condition that Culbert-
on should pay to him (Wheat) $3.50 n month
80 % .lse ..sOssOy TvUOtS ca rrUfn UUyern-
lent for his services, and that Wheat did
eceivc that sum for five months. and di- |
Getting the Committee on Accounts TO in
estigate these charges. Mr.. Caswell (Wis.) ,
aid that his information was that this
ractice on the part of the Postmaster had
btained during several Congresses. The Q
ostmaster had become satisfied that this I
NVaa rnt A. a..1I |
uisite. He had therefore covered every =
ollar into the Treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the House bill to .
mend "An act to prohibit the importation
nd migration of foreigners and aliens un-
er contract or agreement TO perform In aboT I
l the United States, its Territories, and the Il
district OF Columbia" was taken from the Il
llendar OF the Senate on tho Goth. Mr.
lumb moved TO amend the fifth section,
hlch provides that the act shall not apply =
professional actors, artists, etc, by u
lserting before the word artists" Z
10 words musical or other" The
mendment was agreed to. Mr.. Car I,
sic moved to substitute for the words =
ordained ministers OF the II
ospef' the words ''regularly ordained or
instituted ministers OF religion" and said "
lat without that amendment the bill a
ould exclude Jewish rabbis. The amend
ent was, after some discussion, agreed to.
r. Gambler (Mass.), from the Worlds Fair u
reported to the House a resolu- o
ON providing that subcommittee OF five h
embers OF that committee shall be ap- | N
'lnted by the Chairman to inquire into the n
'ogress OF the details for the holding of :,
10 proposed exhibition, TO examine into =,
e amount OF space allotted TO the various .
splays, and all other matters which the "
b-committec may deem advisable, and TO n
port to the House at the beginning of tho ii
,xt session. Adopted.