Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21


In the Senate on the 18th. Mr. PETER
offered joint resolution. 10 lie on the
table. limiting the term OF ONCE OF the
President OF the United States to one term,
Mr. Quay presented. In order that II might
be printed In the Record. the statement of
the employees at Homestead The attend
ance In the House was larger than usual
The following measures we're passed; For
the construction OF bridge across the Mis-
souri, River at or near Omaha; appropri-
ating s2co,000 for the publication OF the re-
ports OF the eleventh census. Mr.. Herbert,
Mr. Lawson. and Mr.. Dolliver were appoint
ed conferrees on the naval appropriation
bill Mr. Wheeler OF Alabama submitted the
conference report on the m ritary academy
appropriation bill Mr.. Holman and Mr..
Robertson opposed the report on account OF
the large appropriations. this bill being the
largest ever passed by Congress for the
military academy
The silver question. which has been be-
fore the Lid Congress ever since last
December was finally settled In the House
the 18th. The bill itself was not voted
upon, but on the test vote taken on the
resolution reported from the Committee on
Rules 10 take up the bill for Consideration,
free silver coinage was defeated by ma
jority OF 2S The Senate, bya vote of 81 to14
approved the S5,000,000 appropriation In
aid OF the Worlds Fair. Attached TO the APP
propriation Is the following rroviso: "That
the appropriation provided for In this act
shall be upon condition that the said
Worlds Columbian Exposition shall be
closed on the first day OF the week. COM
monty called Sunday Another condition
is as follows; Crowded the sale of intox-
icating liquor on the Exposition grounds
shall be prohibited. except for medical.
botanical, or scientific purposes.n
Worlds Fair legislation Is again the
property OF the House. The Senate. on the
14th. passed the sundry Civil bill with va
rious amendments relating 10 the EXPOSE
tion. Sunday closing is made ironclad.
but former action in prohibiting the
sale of liquors on the grounds Is
reversed and that matter left en-
tirely to the Exposition management
AS the sundrv civil bill came from the
House IL merely appropriated the remain
der of the 1900. 900 provided for In the
bill of the Fifty first Congress- for the run
ming expenses of the Government exhibit
and the National Commission. with pro-
viso that the Government exhibit should be
closed Sunday. The Senate increased the
| amounts for these purposes by S5O0.OO0 and
added the new propositions fo- souvenir
coins and for payment of awards making
the total increase over the House In the
neighborhood of $4,000. 900. 1t also made
the Sunday closing apply 10 the entire Ex-
position. The House was occupied In
minor business.
On the 18th the field OF operation OF the
| Worlds Fair bill was removed from the
| Senate to the House, and the final termina-
| ton OF the controversy was brought In
| sight by an agreement of unanimous con-
sent that a vote should be taken at IL
o'clock on the 10th on all the Worlds Fair
propositions, including the $1,000. =
900 appropriation, the Sunday ques-
ton, the liquor prohibition. and
other amendments which may be
offered. This amounts TO n vote OF the
previous question and cuts off the chance
of flibusterlng which some have believed
would threaten the bill during the last
davs OF the session. At no time were there
more than sixty or seventy members out OF
the total OF 33S on the floor OF the House.
| and by actual count there we're just fifteen
members on the Republican side and thirty
six on the Democratic at one time during
| the debate.