Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-22
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

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Done by the Senate and Household
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
sidered.
THE Senate OF the United States is for un-
free coinage. 1t reached this /
conclusion at midnight on the 14th when /
Senator Vest sprung his substitute for /
everything that had gone before, and IL was |
adopted by a vote Of 30 to 27. The vote was /
not so large but that the majority was the /
same as that which prevailed In the vote |
early in the evening when the Stewart |
free-coinage amendment was adopted. |
Vests substitute was put In dramatically |
in order TO get rid OF the other pro- |
visions which had been kept In the bill. 1t |
doesn't differ In its essence from the Stew
art proposition, but it is simpler In that 1t
provides for the free coinage of a silver
had been generous enough TO let some OF
the provisions of the original Sherman bill
stand I'm so far as the national banks were
to be permitted to increase their circulation
up to par and so on. But the simon-pure
free-coinage men grudged this concession,
and they were ready when Vests
substitute was offered and massed their
votes in its support. Senator Aldrich
tried to stop the progress OF the
substitute, but he had not the votes and
IL could not be done. There was unusual
commotion, and a good many sleepy Sena-
tors wondered what the latest deal between
the silver Republicans and the Democrats
was. They could not help noticing that
Democratic Senator had assumed the lead
ership. The free coinage bill Is passed and
the election bill is again before the Senate.
The final vote had barely been an
nounced on the free coinage measure
when Senator Hoar got the recog-
milton of the Chair and moved
that the election bill be taken up as unfh-
ished business on the 18th. The Democratic
aNraus
Butler moved an adjournment But they
were not awaiting or expecting what fol-
lowed. The motion to adjourn failed TO
secure a majority, the vote standing 30 to
33. Then the question REQUIRED on Senator
Hoar's motion to take up the election bill.
Again there was tie, but Vice President
Morton cut 1t by giving the casting vote
for the first time since he has been presiding
officer of the Senate.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the joint reso-
luton suspending for another year from
March 20 next the act requiring steamers
to carry life-saving appliances was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. Mr..
Washburn introduced a bill to credit o. nj.
Laraway, late Postmaster at Minneapolis,
with $11,115, the value of postage stamps
stolen from his Office in July, 1886. Mr..
Manderson introduced bill to establish a
branch mint at Omaha, Neb., and Mr. Nc
y Connell one for a mint at Boise City, Idaho
Mr.. Morgan offered preamble and concur
rent resolution on the subject of the re cent
information or suggestion for writ OF pro-
hibition in the Supreme Court In connection
with the Behrlng Sea dispute with Great
Britain. The resolution declares such pro-
ceeding to be without precedent, TO be
prejudicial to the comfy of nations, and to
the usual and amicable conduct OF interna-
tional relations, and not in consonance with
the dignity of the Government and people
or with the respect due to the President OF
the United States. Referred. Mr.. Sanders
offered resolution, which was agreed to,
directing the Secretary of the Interior
to inquire into the claims of settlers
within the bounds OF Yellowstone Park,
March 1, 1872. After the journal had been
| appoved the House proceed to the consider
alton of conference reports on public build
| ing bills. message from the Senate was
| received announcing the passage OF the
| financial bill with free coinage substitute.
| The reception of this message by the DEM
ocratic side was cordial and effusive. and
| Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, expressed the hope
| that early action would be had upon the
measure. The bill went to the Speakers
| table.
AMONG the communications and petitions
! received and referred I'm the Senate, on the
! 10th, was a communication from the Treas
ury Department recommending an appro-
| prlation OF $50, 900 for the Marine Hospital
L
of Mr.. Dolph the Senate bill appropriating
| s1,s73,O00 for the early completion of the
| work for the Improvement OF the mouth oi
the Columbia River, Oregon, and $S15,000
| for the early completion of the canals and
/ locks at the cascades of the Columbia River
Oregon, was taken from the calendar and
| passed. The calendar was then taken VI
| and half-dozen private pension bills were
| passed. Conference reports on the bills fol
public buildings at Mankato, Mimi. $4,000
and at Sioux Falls, s. ID. (S10O, ,000), were pre-.
sented and agreed to. The election bill
was then taken up and the Republicans de.
termined TO remain in session until the bill
was brought to q vote. One or two motion.
to adjourn were made and lost and the SEN
ate settled down TO an all-night session, Mr.
Faulkner having the floor. In the House
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, from the Silvel
Pool Committee, reported a resolution CIV
ing that committee leave to sit during thu
sessions of the House, and granting 1t powe
to conduct the investigation outside o
Washington IL desired. Adopted. Th'
House then went into committee OF th'
whole on the District OF Columbia appro
priation bill. Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas
after paying his respects to parliamentar!
law as recognized by the Speaker, passed ol
to a brief discussion of the free coinag
bill. He appealed to the Republican ma
jority not to ask once moro the distinguishes
Speaker to assume any further responsi
bility In regard to the silver question
When in the history Of the country had
Speaker ever met the demands of his part
more bravely or more courageously tha
had the present Speaker-or more disas
trously? Had IL come to this that after tn
Speaker had suffered the terrible penalt
resulting from the responsibility thrus
upon him by party caucus that his part
would ask him TO make still further sacrl
fce7 He (Mr. Rogers) submitted TO gentle
men on the other side that IL there wa
/ m he hOrna
silver question IL should be borne by gen
tleman at the other end of the avenue, an
by those who openly and boldly denounce
free silver.