Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-03-05
THE SENATEAND HOUSE.
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MAKERS.

Proceedings OF the Senate and House of
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gis or the
Business.
On the 23d but little business was done
by either house. The Senate held an even
ing session, to discuss the sundry civil bill,
and the amendment making temporary ap-
poihtmeht OF architects, skilled draughts-
men, and civil engineers In the ONCE of the
Supervising Architect, which had been
under discussion, was agreed to-.
In the House, Mr.. Perkins presented.
and the House adopted, the confer
ence report on the bill amending
the act providing for the allotment of lands
In severalty to indians. The House then
went into committee of the whole, notwith-
standing the antag onism of the members OF
the Committee on the District OF Columbia,
on the deficiency appropriation bill (Mr.
Payson of Illinois I'm the chair) An amend
ment was adopted directing the accounting
Off, ers OF the Treasury not to withhold
the pay of any retired officer OF the army
ret red prior TO the act of March 30,
1860, Notwithstanding his acceptance OF a
diplomatic or Consular position. This
amendment has direct reference to General
sickles.l The postoffice appropriation bill
was passed. Az an evening session, the
House I'm committee OF the whole, consid-
cred the immigration bill, and was ad-
dressed in favor of the measure by Mr.!
Covert, OF New York
WHEN, in considering tho sundry civil bill
on the cath. the Senate reached tho Worlds
Fair paragraphs, Senator Farwell moved to
50 amend the bill as 1t came from the Sem
ate Committee on Appropriations as TO
increase the whole amount appropriated
for salaries and expenses from $40, 900 TO
S120, 900. The motion was lost, however, and
the appropriation remains ut $40, 200. The
Senate confirmed Ex-Governor Foster us
Secretary of the Treasury. The direct tax
bill was passed by the House. after con-
siderable discussion. The bill has already
passed the Senate, and now needs the Pres
idents signature to become law. The ship
ping subsidy bill got another backset, and
IL is now exceedingly doubtful II its advo-
Gates viii be able to get IL before the House
again this session.
The immigration bill was taken up on
the 25th. The bill as passed directs the
Secretary OF the Treasury to provide rules
for inspection along the Canadian frontier
so as not TO impede travel between the
two countries, and provides that nothing
In the act shall be deemed to exclude per-
sons convicted OF political onenses. notwith-
standing such oncnses shall be denominated
as felOnious, Infamous crimes a turpitude
OF the laws of the land from which the
immigrants come or by the court convict
ing them. The clauses relating TO the ad-
mission OF other classes OF convicts and of
paupers and incurables are even more
stringent than In the existing law. Senator
German announced the death of his col
league I'm the Senate as soon as the journal
was read and offered resolutions expressing
the great sorrow with which the Senate had
heard of the death of Mr. Wilson. The
Senate out of respect, adjourned until the
following day.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the House
amendment to the direct tax bill was pre-
sented and was laid on tho table for the
present Among the papers presented and
referred were numerous protests from the
northwest portion OF Nebraska against the
neglect or the Government i'm the matter of
disarming the hostile Sioux and asking pro-
tection from Indian depredations. The
sundry civil bill was then taken up and
Its consideration Ie ,umed. All the amen l.
ments were agreed TO, and the bill was
then passed. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was taken
up. In the House there were less than
twenty-hv" members In attendance. The
Senate bill authorizing the construction OF
railroad bridge at Little Rock, Ark, was
passed; also the Senate bill for the relief
OF the assignees of the late John Roach
The House then proceeded In committee OF
the whole (Mr. Burrows, OF Michigan. in the
bill.
THE Vice. President on Il @ 27th, laid be
fore the Senate n message from the Presi-
dent returning without his approval the bill
to establish the record and pension Office of
the War Department. The President states
his objection to the bill at some length, to
the effect, generally, that 1t Is not compe-
tent for Congress TO nominate particular
person to I'LL an Office created by law. The
message was referred TO the Committee
on Military Affairs. In tho House the
Senate bill was PASSED amendatory
OF The law providing for tho selection OF
school lands. bill was passed authorize
ing the Fort Gibson, Tahlequah and North
eastern Railroad Company to construct a
road through the Indian Territory. The
House, then In committee OF the whole, re-
sumed the consideration OF the shipping
bill. The House substitute for the Senate
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
ment.