Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-12
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.

Proceedings OF the Senate and House OF
Representatives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist OF the
Business.
On the I'd and 3d the Senate accomplished
nothing OF Importance. The fortification
bill, contemplating coast defenses at Bos-
ton, New York. San Francisco, Hampton
Roads, and Washington. received some at
tention, as did also measure proposing an
international conference upon the question
OF tho slave trade and the trade In gum
powder and liquors in Africa. In
both houses a bill was passed to amend
section 106 Revised Statutes, 80 as to read:
@Vacancies Tin the Cabinet) occasioned by
death or resignation shall not be tempor-
arily filled under the three preceding sec
tions for q longer period than thirty days |"
Crhe present law limits the time to ten
days, and the bill has special reference to
the appointment OF a successor OF the late
Secretary Windom.) The Senate bill was
passed by the House with an amendment
striking out the appropriation clause) pro-
viding for the erection of a public building
at st. Paul, Minn., at cost OF $So0,0
In the Senate, among the bills reported
and placed on the calendar on the 4th were
the following; Senate bill, to provide for
the inspection of vessels carrying export
cattle from the United States to foreign
countries; Senate bill, to prevent adultera-
tions of food and drugs. Mr. Blair pre-
sented the credentials OF his successor,
Jacob II. Gallinger. and they were placed on
file. After short executive session the doors
were reopened, and legislative business was
resumed. In the House Mr.. Dingley of
Maine reported from the Silver Pool Com
mittee a resolution dischargihg ]. A. Owen
by from the custody of the Sergeant at
arms Adopted. Mr. Mckinley asked
unanimous consent that during the remain
der of the session the House shall meet at
IL o'clock n. m. Mr.. Rogers OF Arkansas
objected. The House then went into execu-
tive committee of the whole on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
In the House, on the 5th. It was ordered
that during the remainder OF the session
the hour of meeting shall be at IL o'clock
a. m. Mr.. Boothman, of Ohio, reported a
resolution for the printing OF digest Of the
election cases decided by the Fifty first
Congress, which was adopted, and the
House went into committee OF the whole
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The Senate took up the pension
pensions for the year 1875, 0s5;
for fees and expenses of examining sur
geons. 81 100000; for salaries of eighteen
pension agents, $4,000; for clerk hire,
$500, 900. The latter item is increased by
an amendment of the Committee on Appro-
prlaUlODb 10 SfVU,VUU. AnOJntF dnenumcnU
reported from the committee strikes out the
proviso limiting TO 81 the compensation OF
q pension attorney, and inserts In lieu of It
a proviso limiting such compensation to IS.
There was long discussion on the latter
amendment.
In the House, on the 9Th, Messrs. Flower,
Wilson, Vaux, and others pitched into
Worlds Fair matters In vicious way.
They denounced the whole managerial ma
chnery as extrnvagant, cumbersome and
laundering. and attacked the constitution
ality of any appropriation by Congress.
Mr.. Vaux's performance was so amusing
that his time was extended two or three
minutes The old gentleman was I'm
his quaintest mood. He told stories on
General Jackson. cracked jokes at the ex-
psnse of the Farmers Alliance, and for
hfteen minutes kept the House in
uproarious laughter. Free coinage is
believed to be killed by the decision of the
Speaker that no amendment of existing
laws can be made In an appropriation BILL
In the Senate Mr.. Morrill, made speech in
opposition to the eight-hour bill He said
that he was convinced that the eight-hour
law of 1863 was wrong. and that 1t would
infict upon the class IL was specially in
tended to benefit grave and possibly an
irreparable injury. The House passed the
Senate bill amending the land forfeiture
act Of Sept 20, 1890.