Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03


After the three-day recess OF the tive
houses the Senators were not very punctual
In their attendance on the 22d, for not one
fourth Of the whole number was present
when the opening prayeh was offered:
The calendar was taken up and
bills were disposed Of as follows:
House joint resolution concerning Mining
debris In California;; passed. Appropriat-
ing 800. 900 for public building AZ Bis
marck. N. D.; passed. To fix the compen-
sation OF keepers and crews of life
saving stations; passed. Keepers OF
life-saving stations-except stations known
as houses OF refuge-are TO be paid
$500 per year. and members OF the crews
Of stations are to be paid sos per month
during the time the stations are manned.
House bill 10 provide an additional
mode of taking dispositions or witnesses
IN causes pending in the United States
courts following dispositions TO be taken
under State lawsl was passed. The Dill
misbranding OF food and drugs was then
taken up as the unfinished business" and
Mr.. Paddock (who Is In charge or ~ made
some brief remarks In its support Mr..
Bate and Mr.. Coke spoke against the BILL
without action the Senate went into execu-
tive session and soon adjourned. The
House held short session. but transacted
no business
In the Senate the cath, after the intro
duction OF several sbills, the session was
taken up by consideration of the Idaho
election case and the reading of President
Harrison's special message concerning the
Worlds Fair In the House the Indian appro-
priation bill still continues TO be the sub
| ject of monotonous Consideration The
| debate is generally of the most uninterest-
| ing kind, and 1t is only when the Indian
| agents come I'm for denunciation by some or
the friends OF the red man that the debate
| occasionally assumes n lively character
The time of the House was entirely con-
sumed, the 25th, by consideration OF the
Craig Stewart election case from Idaho
This question was not settled. IL also occu-
| MED the attention OF the Senate for while
| In the Senate, also. the report on the
rainfall experiments called for by Mr. sher-
mans resolution was presented ana re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture.
| Mr.. Hale's resolution OF Jan. ~, calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury Tor copies
! of reciprocity agreements under the last
tariff act. was taken up, and Mr.. vest
moved the following amendment; AND
that the Secretary of State also inform the
Senate whether any steps have been taken
by our authorities to negotiate reciprocal
| commercial treaty with Mexico: and II so,
| what has been done and with what results.
also, thac the Secretary inform the eenate
If negotiations have been inaugurateo
fer the purpose aforesaid. and have been
rnsuccessful-what has been the cause OF
failure. Debate was In progress when ad-
jouynment was had.
In the Senate, the Goth, after several
bills were reported and placed on the cal
endar, the Idaho election case was again
taken up. Mr.. Claggett, the contestant
was presented TO the Senate by Mr.. Stew
art and recognized by the presiding officer as
entitled to address the Senate for two hours.
After he had spoken about two hours Do.
without finishing his speech, Mr.. Clagget'
yielded the floor, and the case went over
without action. After u short executive
session the Senate adjourned Till the 2sth'
In the House, Andrew Stewart. OF the
Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania DISTRICT wa'
unseated and Alexander X. Craig. hi
Demo cratic contestant, declared the regu'
larly elected Representative. Nothing els'
of importance was accomplished.