Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19


In the Senate the 9th, the House bill con-
ferrlng an American registry upon the In
man steamships City Of New York and City
OF Paris was passed by a vote OF four 20 one.
and bill reported by the foreign relations
committee comforting jurisdiction upon
United States courts in cases OF crime
against State laws completed on aliens
started lively debate. which was In pro-
gress at adjournment In the House. after
two hours spent In considering amend
ments 20 the river and harbor bill 20 re-
commit It and curtail Its powers. the meas
ure was finally passed by a vote OF 1856
TO 65 ft
On the 10th, after passing several resolu-
tions for printing various government re-
ports, including the thirteenth annual re-
port of the geological survey. the last re-
ports of the fish commission and of the
bureau OF animal industry. the House pro-
ceeded with the sundry civil appropriation
Mr.. Cogswell, OF Massachusetts, OPP
posing the. policy of the committee In
neglecting 10 make proper provision for
certain public works. nota oily public build
ings and lighthouses. while Mr. Wilson of
Washington. Mr. Sweet of Idaho, Mr. Clark
OF Wyoming. and Mr.. Hermann of Oregon
all spoke in favor of larger appropriations
for surveying the public lands. MIR.
Enloe. Tennessee. criticised the coast
and geodetic survey. and Mr.. Ding
ley, Of Maine, closed the debate
In general criticism of the Com
mittee on Appropriations for the duplicity
displayed in the pending bill The House
then adjourned In the Senate. a bill was
passed changing the boundaries of the Yell
lowstone National Park Four bills for this
purpose have been pending In the Senate,
and the measure passed is sort OF COM
promise
In the House, the 18th, the appropriation
of 1920, 600 for the purchase OF "A site aud
commencement of q new building for a new
mint at Philadelphia was struck from the
sundry civil bill This was done upon mo-
tion Of Mr.. Holman. The Vice President,
having gone to New York to act as pail
bearer at the funeral OF the late Mr.. Aston.
his chair was occupied by Mr.. Man
derson. President pro tenn. who laid before
the Senate the resolution of the general
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church assembled at Omaha. Neb (repre-
senting $500, 900 members and 100000
adberents), heartily approving the Worlds
Fair appropriation bill. @providing express
ly that It be conditioned on closing the Ex-
position on Sunday The following bills
evere passcd House bill to provide for
a term of the United States Circuit
and District Court at Evanston. Mo- House
bill authorizing the construction of wagon
and motor bridge over the Missouri River
at st. Charles. Mo. Appropriating $1,000
for a public building at Pierre. S. ID The
presiding officer laid before the Senate a
message from the President OF the United
States transmitting the seventh annual re-
pOrC OF the commissioner OF IaDOr. AIJer
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the 12th. resolution for the
investigation of the Pinkerton agency was
adopted after a sharp debate. the confer
ence report on the bill fer the sale of the
Klamath River Indian Reservation was
also adopted. The House then went
into committee of the whole mr..
Lester of Georgia in the chair on
the sundry civil appropriation bill
Among the bills introduced In the Senate
a. Ill Aa~eA
izing. the President to proclaim general
holiday, commemorative the four hun
dredth anniversary of the discovery of
America, Oct H. 1899; to encour-
age American shipbuilding, extend
ing to the steamship China the same
privileges as have been extended to the
City OF Paris and City OF New York The
China Is a steamship OF 5000 tons, built in
Glasgow In 1850. She plies between San
francisco and China, on the Pacific Mall
line, but flies the British flag The message
of the President on the subject OF an inter-
national conference on bimetalism and the
naval appropriation bill consumed the rest
of the time.
in the Senate, the 13th, the river and
harbor bill was reported back from the
Committee on Commerce with amend
ments The consideration of the naval
bill was resumed. Mr. Mcpherson Cffered
an amendment appropriating s25O,OOo to-
ward the construction Of dry dock az
Algiers, louisiana 1t was rejected.
Mr.. Mcpherson, from the Naval Committee.
offered an amendment % the Senate amends
nent providing for three harbor defense
double turret ships Of the monitor type in
stead of one ship Mr.. German spoke at
length on lines OF economy, but not against
charging the navy. After further
debate and without action on Mr.. NC
Pher.on's amendment the Senate adj
journed. In the House, the Sibley tent
claim bill again came to the fore on re-
port from the committee of the whole
referring the claim to the Court OF Claims
| for final adjudication. To this substitute
| there was pending an amendment providing
| that tho reference should be merely for In
auiry. and report TO Congress- The amend-
ment was lost