Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-19
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good OF tho Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed,
and cfad Hmm

Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good OF tho Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.
THE Senate on the 11th agreed TO a reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of the Treas
hry for list Of all persons. firms or associ-
Ations by whom bullion had been offered
(uhder the act Of July IA, 1900, the amounts
Aiid prices; list OF those from whom silver
bullion had been purchased, the basis on
which an estimate Is made of the market
price Of silver and the amounts and prices
of silver bullion purchased outside of the
United states. In the House Senate amend
ment to House bill TO fix the rate Of wages
of certain employees Of the government
printing Office was nom -concurrcd In. Sem
ate bill was passed to establish record
and pension office I'm the War Department.;
also Senate bill providing for the selection
of a site for n military post at San Diego.
Cal. A bill was passed extending the time
within which the Choctaw Coal and Rail-
road Company shall construct its road
through the Indian Territory. The House
then went into committee OF the Whole on
the legislative appropriation bill.
In the Senate on the 18th the credentials
of Mr.. Teller for the now Senatorial term
beginning March were presented and fled
The following among other bills were passed:
pee, Wis; Senate bill for creation OF a
fourth judicial district I'm Utah; House bill
to grant right OF way through the Crow
reservation to the Montana & Wyoming
Railroad Company with amendments). The
Senate then resumed consideration of the
copyright bill, the pending question being the
amendment offered by Mr.. Sherman &c
strike out the word Hprohibited" and insert
the words "subject to the duties provided
by law" so that foreign copies OF books
patented In the United States shall not be
prohibited, but shall bo subject to tarin
duties. Owing to the absence of Mr.. Sher-
man the bill was laid aside. In the House,
Senate bill was passed authorizing the Kan
sas and Arkansas Railroad Company &c
extend its lines in the Indian Territory.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the legislative appropria-
tion bill.
THE Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures continued its hearing on the
18th. +. ]. Newlands. of the National
Silver Committee. continued his argument
begun last week. Mr.. Newlands, In refer
ence to statements made before the COM
mittee forecasting the flooding OF this
country with silver IL the free coinage bill
was passed, said this could be prevented
very easily by passing the bill with "a pro-
viso limiting the coinage to bullion, the
production of the mines of the world and
excluding foreign coin Mr.. Newlands was
then excused and Mr.. Holden, of Colorado,
addressed the committee In favor of free
coinage. In the Senate the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was reported
and placed on the calendar. The House
bill for public building at Richmond, KY,
at a cost not to exceed S75,000, was passed.
Consideration of the copyright bill was then
resumed.