Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-11
The national soions.

When the House assembled on the 1st
debate upon the report OF the Committee
on rules was Immediately resumed. but no
final action was taken. Mr.. Pickler. Of
presenting an amendment not in or
der. and the Speaker called upon
the Sergeant Abrams 20 either quiet him
or remove HIM In the midst of the de-
bate, Mr.. Bryan, OF Nebraska, announced
that the Superior Court had decided the
gubernatorial question In his State In favor
OF Boyd, and for time the House was In
an uproar. No work was done In executive
session, and Adjournment was taken. The
Senate was not In session.
In the Senate. the I'd. House bill 20 amend
the act for the construction OF q railroad
and wagon bridge across the Mississippi
River at South St. Paul, Mimi, was
reported and passed. IL extends
about one mile. The Committee on
Privileges and Elections made report In
the case OF the Claggett- Dubois contest Tor
a seat In the Senate from the stateof
Idaho. in favor OF Mr.. Dubois The report |
and resolutions lie on the table and
will be taken up az an early day.
Mr. Palmer introduced joint resolution
TO amend the Constitution so as to have
United States Senators elected by popular
vote, and gave notice that he would ON
some convenient occasion address the SEN
ate on the subject The following bills
were then passed: Appropriatfng 500, 900
for public building in Grand Forks: N. ID.
To increase the endowment OF the Louist-
ana State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College and the Southern uni
acres of the public lands In Louisiana u
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, In which. some nominat were re-
ferred to committees. and adjourned. The
House is still discussing rules.
The House spent another monotonous
day in the discussion of the rules on the
3D. inst, but IL was marked by the adoption
of an amendment which provides that all
Senate amendments TO House Oils,
othe- than appropriation bills. shall Do
considered as soon as laid before the House
by the Speaker. In the Senate the joint
resolution proposing an amendment 10 the
Constitution of the United States relating
10 marriage and divorce was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The Senate Dill Tor
the creation of a fourth judicial district
in the Territory OF Utah was passed. Inc
bill appropriating 1850, 900 for an extension
Of the public building at Los Angeles,
Cal, was passed. also the bill to pay the
State of West Virginia the sum due II un-
der the direct tax law. The bill for post
Office buildings in towns where postomcei
receipts are $1,000 a year was discussed
| and went over without action. The public
| printing bill then came up and was
! amended by adding the words, Sbut the
| provisions OF the eight-hour law shall APP
| Senate adjourned.
! In the Senate the 4th. Mr.. Brice intro
duced bill for the erection of a monuments
at Putin Bay. Ohio. to commemorate the
battle OF Lake Erie In 1873 Referred.
Mr.. PETER offered a resolution. which,
was agreed to, changing the day
for holding special services In mem
DRY of the late Senator Plumb
| to Thursday, Feb. Is The report
OF the Committee on Privileges and
| Elections In the case of the Flor
ida Senators declaring Mr. CALI en-
titled TO the seat was taken up for
action, and the report was read.
| closing with the sentence: 1.-The APP
pointment of Mr.. Davidson was an act OF
mere irrelevancy, which 1t is not necessary
/ further to notice. After n long debate the
resolution was agreed TO without division.
The Senate then adjourned till the sth.
The House agreed to the code of rules.
Mr.. Dickerson. of Kentucky, offered a
resolution directing the Committee on Ju-
dietary TO make an investigation and report
whether Congress has the constitutional au-
thority TO appropriate money for the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Goodnight OF Kentucky,
a Senate bill was passed to provide for the
creation OF a Fourth Judicial District In
the Territory of Utah.