Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-18
The national soions.

Tn the Senate. ON the sth. bill was re-
oorted and placed on the calendar for the
construction Of a boat railway az Inc
Dalles and Celtic Falls and Ten
and for the Improvements Of Three
Mile Rapids (approprlating 90 ,5ooe
Mr.. Sawyer. from the Committee ON COM
merce, reported a bill to repeal the act re-
quiring life-saving appliances on s.eam s,r.
80 far as 1t applies to the carrying OF line
projectiles and tho means OF propeilng
them on steamers plying exclusively
on any OF the lakes, bays. or sounds
Of the United States, and IL was passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
| sion. When the doors were reopened the
Senate resumed consideration OF the Dlii
providing for the public printing ana nind-
ing, and the distribution OF public aocu-
ments without dlsposing OF section -
which had given rise 10 GOOD deai Oh us
! cussion, the Senate adjourned.
| On the 9th the House entered actively
upon the legislative work of the session
| and In the brief space OF five hours more
practical business was transacted IMAM III
| any previous day OF the Congress. The Pres
ident's message with Its various sugges-
tions and recommendations for Legislation
was referred TO the various appropriate
committees without even a single contest
over the question of jurisdiction aud Tca-
terial progress was made In the considera-
ton of the Military Academy appropriation
OF discussion, but no definite settlement or
anv was made. In the Senate Finance
Committee, the free-coinage bill was not
discussed at great length, and when II came
to vote in reporting the bill to the senate
adversely IL was at once apparent tnat
there had been some chance In the
views of certain Senators since the lass
Congress The vote stood TO 4 In Ia.
yor Of the adverse report. Although
adversely reported, the Dill was
| Of a.
where it can be reached, IN Difference to
its friends. and II is understood that sena-
tor Stewart will insist on calling ~ up
I'm the Senate at an early day. Inc fener
bill, proposing 60 loan Government FUNDS
TO the farmers OF Indiana, ulu nob reOei'o
a single favorable vote.
In the Senate, on the 10th. Mr.. Squire.
from the Committee on Public Buildings,
reported bill approprlating s5Oo.OOO for
nublic building at Seattle, Wash. Calendar.
The Joint resolution as TO the payment 70
? the State of West Virginia or her proportion
Of the direct tax was again taken up IN .ne
morning hour and after debate went over
without action. The bill providing Tor the
4 | public printing and binding and the dlstri-
n button OF public documents went over wl.n
: out action. Mr.. German presented the Gre
. dentials of his colleague, Mr. GIBSON
: Oath OF Office was administered Il
Q him by the Vice President. After
/. brief executive session the Senate al
6 iourned The event in the House Wa'
the report OF the Bland free-coinage OIL Dy
the COMMITTEE on Coinage, Weights ane
n Measures The action was not one that IN
+: VOWED debate, as the bill merely Went OF
the calendar TO be taken up In the oruer
its consideration. The House also ordere'
q an Investigation of the Pension Bureau u
q managed by Commissioners kaum' vi
o concerning control OF national banks occu
q pied the balance of the session.
u In the Senate, on the 18th, the Dill Z
r. amend the law as TO the coasting trace o
Al the great lakes was passed, MI. Was RiNlh
: the following explanation of It's ooJect an
= effect: The change which 1t makes
the existing law consists simply In requn
lt ing the owner. agent. or master OF YES
IN sci touching at any intermediate port
i, the course of its journey on the lakes,
make a statement of the quantity and nt
10 ture of goods delivered or shipped
OF that port. Its object Is simply
w preserve among the various lake por
Statistical information OF the ouslne
done at these ports. The btil appropria
ing 500. 900 for n public building az Che,
enne Wyo., was passed. The printing ol
went over without action. Adjourned g
O. the 18th. In the House. the
"A parties came in for scoring
GU Jerry Simpson. The principal question
OF the appointment of messengers. Mr.. sim
IN SONS speech was interrupted by freque
90 cries OF aPut him on the roll. y "Amend I
81 resolutions and @He saved the Union"
the speech OF the gentleman OF Kansas "
sn the effect OF overwhelmingly defeating I
ed resolution The military academy apr
nix priation bill was taken up and consuhl
nv the remainder of the day.