Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-14

On tho 4th. &C his first appearance In the
House since his severe illness. VIM. NJ
Springer OF Illinois was greeted by uproari-
Gus applause. when he entered with his
wife He came 20 listen - the closing de-
bate upon his free wool bill. and his closing
speech was read by Mr.. Bryan OF Nebraska
The bill Was then taken up by paragraphs
for amendments and discussion under the
ive-minlte rule. The house passed the
bill excluding from this country every
Chinaman except diplomatic consular ON
GERS and servants The vote was 179 70 AZ.
In the Senate the silver debate has COM
menced.
The time OF the Senate was consumed
on the 5th by consideration OF the bill pro-
posing 10 assign 10 army officers the duties
of Indian agents II was revealed that
one OF the causes OF Indian turbulence
Is that different lots OF bacon, $4,000
pounds In all. have been unfit for food
when distributed. The House Chinese bill
was referred TO the proper committee. In
the House. the time was passed over the
free wool bill, and nothing was accom-
plished
In the House, the 9th. the time allotted
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, to speak
upon the tariff, was three times extended.
Mr. Breckenridge was accorded an ovation
when he closed, and for fully five minutes
the House suspended business while mem
bers from both sides OF the chamber crowd
ed about him TO congratulate him on the
cloquence and force OF his speech. Before
the Senate. the Russian Minister. struvc.
said that the Russian Government would
ever hold the people OF the United States
a nd this Government I'm grateful remem-
brance for the mag nidcent manner In which
they hal come to the front in this
distressful moment fer the peasants who
were suffering from loss OF crops;
that the Russian Government had al
ready cont ibuted S110, 900. 900 for the allie
vi "a M "a r.
ity directed by our people toward them was
being cared for personally bv the Gar and
Czarina. He said The suffer ng had not
teen half described TO this country. and
that our contributions were never more adj
vantageously made.
In the House the 9Th. after thu transact
ton OF routine business, the free wool bill
was called up, and after a short debate the
bill passed. Ayes. 1872; noes, o. The
House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Blount, OF Georgia, In the chair
on the Turner cotton bagging bill. After
short debate the committee rose
and the House adjourned. In the
Senate. resolution was offered by
Mr.. Teller aud agreed to, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for statement
as to the amount of silver offered to the
Government each month. since the passage
OF the act OF July II. 1890. by whom and at
what prices. the amount OF silver
bullion purchased each month OF that
time, from whom and at what prices,
and number of days given the sellers
In which to deliver the silver. During the
discussion OF the District appropriation bill,
the bill TO place wool on the free list and to
reduce the duty on wooden goods was re-
ceived from the House. and after the Dis
trict bill was laid aside the wool bill was
laid before the Senate by the Vice Presi-
dent and was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Mr.. McCreary I'm the House, the Sth. In
troduced for Mr.. Springer bill TO author
ize the holding of an international mone-
tary congress In Chicago, Aug 3. 1893.
Twenty-one delegates are to represent the
United States seven to be chosen by the
President; seven by the President OF the
Senate, and seven by the Speaker OF the
House. The Presidents appointees are TO
be citizens not holding oifice the Others
are TO be Senators and Representatives.
The appointments are TO be divided as
equally as possible between the political
parties The Secretary OF State and the
Director OF the Mint are TO be additional
delegates The President Is author
lied to invite foreign governments 10
send representatives, each government
TO determine the number of its
representatives but to be eutitled to only
one vote. The Secretary of state l. to call
the Congress TO order. and is to preside UNI
til a permanent officer Il elected. In the
Senate, an appropriation out of the Treas
ury of the United States of 500. 900 for the
subsistence and quarters of the visiting old
soldiers attending the National Encamp-
mentwas agreed to yeas. Al; nays, 10.