Crawford avalanche., 1892-03-17

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In the House. the 7th. the time was taken
mp by debate on the silver question. The
Bland bill was the subject On the prop
osition to set apart three days for the dis
cussion OF the bill. the free silver men won
By vote OF 100 TO g. The first half hours
session or the Senate was consumed In
the presentation OF petitions--most OF them
OF the stereotyped character from religious
associations for tho closing OF the Worlds
Fair on Sundays and from State oranges on
various subjects OF proposed legislation
Among the bills introduced and referred was
one by Mr.. Sawyer to authorize the estab-
lishment of postal telegraph service IL
authorizes the Postmaster General, upon
the advice and approval OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Attorney General. to
contract with any person, company
or corporation owning or operating
telegraph lines for the transmits
sion OF correspondence, press dispatches.
and postal money orders, at such rates as
may. be agreed upon by the contracting
parties not TO exceed the rates now charged
for similar messages The pure food bill
was under discussion at adjournment
In the Senate. on the sth, the Behring
Sea controversy and the pure food blk were
subjects OF discussion. though final action
was had upon neither. The following Sem
ate bills were passed: To prohibit the sale
OF firearms and ammunition to In
dians residing upon reservations; re-
ferring TO the Court of Claims the sTice
motcT" Cldlmt tpprOpfldLlnX cJUU,VOU Tor
public building at Spokane Falls. Wash.
appropriating $275, 900 for the construction
OF two United States revenue cutters for
service on the Great Lakes appropri-
ating $50. 900 for public building at Ala
media, Gal; appropriating 100000 for
public building at Boise City, Idaho;
TO amend the act OF Aug. 26, 1890. TO re-
organize and establish the customs collec-
tion district of Puget Sound; 10 authorize
the construction of jettles. piers and break
n nFi aKn nanQ In, fha Gnalf OF
Mexico at the mouth of the Ropes Pass, Tex.
authorizing the construction OF a bridge
across the Kootenai River, In the town of
Fry. Idaho To establish a military post
near Little Rock, Ark Both houses ad-
1ourned upon the announcement OF the
death Of Mr.. Kendall, Representative from
Kentucky.
In the House, the 9th, the tariff debate
began, and will continue for some time. In
the Senate. Mr. Hale from the Naval Com
mittee, reported back his bill to further In
crease the naval department. with an
amendment appropr,ating S500,0O0 for
experiments in the DEVELOPMENT of
torpedoes and in the procurement of tor
pedoes. Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Squire moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the bill In relation
to the collection district of Puget Sound.
The motion was entered. Mr.. Morgan in
troduced asbill In the Senate declaring that
all laws and parts OF laws are imperative,
all articles OF commerce which are
not on the free list, entered In the custom
houses of the United States for transpor-
tation through the United States. TO or
from any British possession. Among the
bills introduced aud referred was one with
the following curious title. presented by
Mr. Cullom (by request): "To test and
try the science OF spelling. and to
provide for establishing 100 schools for that
purpose; and to establish "a spelling school
in the Worlds Columbian Exposition. to
be held in Chicago In 1892 The pure food
bill was then taken up. and after the adop-
tion OF several slight amendments Ii was
passed without division. After an execu-
tive session OF nearly three hours the Sem
ate adjourned.
On the 10th. the time of the House was
entirely occupied by the tariff discussion.
In the Senate several bills were reported
from committees and placed on the calen-
dar The agricultural meat inspection
deficiency bill was taken up and passed.
The following bills were passed: To sur
vey and mark the boundary between the
Safes of Nebraska and South Dakota, on the
Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian reservations
Making Laredo, Texas. sub-post OF en-
try. The "unfnished businessn was taken
up. being the Senate bill to provide for the
erection of public buildings for postofflces
in towns and cities where the pOstoffice re-
ceipts for three years preceding have ex-
ceeded $4,000 annually No action was
taken on the BILL and after brief execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
In the House on the 11th Mr. O'Neill OF
Pennsylvania presented for reference a pc
tition of citizens of the Second Congression-
al District OF Pennsylvania urging Congress
to pass a law to prevent the landing OF GRIM
inal and pauper immigrants, to revise the
naturalization laws. and submit a constitu-
tional amendment providing that no State
shall grant the right OF suffrage to any per-
son not n citizen of the United States The
balance OF the session was devoted to tariff
talk Among the bills introduced and
referred to committees of the Senate
was one by Mr.. Stewart proposing a
constitutional amendment that after 1897
no person who has held the Office of Presi-
dent shall be eligible to that office within
four years after the expiration of his term
of Office. The urgent deficiency bill was
then taken up and passed and the Senate
adjourned till the 14th.