Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04


On the Goth but little business was done
In either house The entire mass OF corre-
spondence with Chill. in relation TO the
Valparaiso incident was laid before both
Senate and House in joint assembly, to-
getber with a message from President Har-
rison. This action virtually placed the
next steps OF settlement OF the question In
the hands OF Congress- Rarely has the
Oapstoi buiidinK been the scene Of such In
tense. though suppressed. excitement as
when the mass OF spectators and Legislators
were waiting for the long promised message
To add 20 the interest In the House. also.
Speaker Crisp occupied the chair for the
first time In six weeks. The message was
loudly applauded by Congressman and
spectators alike. Adjournment was taken
Immediately after its reading.
The proceedings In the Senate the Goth
were dull and uninteresting. Mr.. Morrill,.
from the Finance Committee. reported back
with a substitute. the joint resolution TO
provide for an international bimetallic
agreement Placed on the calendar
OF the allotment OF lands 20 the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians was
passed and now goes 20 the President The
House bill to amend the act granting right
OF way TO the Hutchinson and Southern
Railway Company through the Indian Ter
ritory was taken from the table and passed.
The Senate bill appropriating 100000 for a
public building at Leadville. Col, was taken
from the calendar and passed. The La
Abra bill was taken up and discussed until
adjournment The House has entered
upon the consideration OF the rules. and
the time was wholly passed In debate. with
out action.
The farmers and the lawyers met face to
face In the House of Representatives on
the eth, and the result of the legislative
skirmish was decisive victory for the
agriculturists This contest for preroga-
tive was revived by the introduction
OF a bill by Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
TO amend the present oleomargarine law.
The members from agricultural districts
generally rallied around Mr.. Hatch, and
the bill was finally referred to the Agri-
cultural Committee by vote of 1913 years
to Is nays. Debate was resumed upon the
report of the Committee on Rules In the
Senate no decisive action was taken. Dis
cussion was largely upon the Mexican
award (the La Abra) measure.
In the House, the 2sth, debate on the
report of the Committee on Rules was re-
sumed, only to be interrupted by the de-
livery OF President Harrison's supple
mentary message on Gillian affairs
This message announced that Chili's latest
communication proposed entirely satisfac-
tory action by that country, that only a few
minor details remained yet TO be arranged.
that there was no longer a reasonable pos
siblity OF war. and that our future relations
with the South American republic babe fair
TO be not only peaceful but cordial After
several hours spent In debate upon the
aforementioned report, the rules were
read by paragraphs for amendment On
motion Of Mr. Catchings. an amendment
was adopted increasing from sixteen to
seventeen the membership of the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Mr. Hemphill, of South Carolina, offered an
amendment giving to the Committee on the
District OF Columbia Jurisdiction over the
appropriations for the support OF the district
Pending action, Mr. Cochran, of New York.
announced the death OF Representative f. b.
Spinola of New York. and the House. as
mark of respect TO the memory of the de-
ceased. adjourned. In the Senate, the
event Of the day was the receipt Of
the Presidents message. The feeling
of satisfaction was expressed in words
by Mr.. Sherman, who. in moving the
reference OF the message and accompany
ing documents to the Committee on Foreign
Relations, said that he supposed that every
member OF the Senate heartily joined in
congratulation at the hopeful and honora-
BILE settlement honorable to both sides) OF
the unpleasant incident