Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

The way IN which business was rushed
through the House on the 9TH led 20 CON-
siderable talk at the capital about the
prospects OF an carly Adjournment. Sem
ator Allison. Chairman Of the Committee
on Appropriations and therefore an au-
bills, Expressed the opinion that the Senate
would be ready 20 adjourn by July IS The
Senate surpassed all previous records I'm
psesing the diplomatic and consular appro-
psiation Dill In thirty minutes and many
changes were made. Tie House had a
very brief session. An urgent deficiency
bill appropriating N,674,000 for pensions
and $4,000 for contingent expenses of the
House WAS passed. Bills were also passed
establishing weather bureau stations on
Middle and Thunder Bay Islands and Lake
Huron. and ceding lands TO the city OF New
Bedford. Mass. for a public park. The
bill forfeiting land grants opposite uncon-
structed roads at the time limited by the
granting acts occupied the remainder OF
the day.
There were just twenty Eve Senators
present in the Senate during the morning
hour, on the sth. two-thirds OF them being
on the Democratic side. Vice President
Morton was In the chair. A bill TO increase
TO $1,000. 600 the appropriation for public
building at Portland, Ore. was reported
and placed on the calendar Mr. Dolph
read an argument In support OF the bin In
PRODUCED March providing for the irrtga-
tion and reclamation of arid lands.
for the protection OF forests. and
the utilization OF pasturages. The
pension deficiency I'LL was laid be-
fore the Senate and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations The mem
bers OF the House were In very list
less humor and went into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Montgomery, of kentucky, In
the chair. for the consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill. There was
general debate and the bill was read by
paragraphs for amendment
In the House, on the 9th. the day was
given TO the Committee on Judiciary, who
occupied over FIVE hours in discussing
bills passed were: Providing that a poor
person who may sue In a United States
court shall not be required to give security
for costs and permitting the court 70 as
sign counsel In such cases; Furnishing by
death a killing committed In any place I'M
der United States Jurisdiction; punish
ing murder In the second degree by life
Imprisonment or not less than ten years;
Furnishing manslaughter by Imprisonment
or not less than one nor more than twenty
years; repeating the statute requiring
every farmer and planter producing and
selling leaf tobacco to furnish q statement
or sales and the names OF persons purchas-
ing the tobacco. In the Senate. Mr.. Nor
gan, Democrat. of Alabama. called up SEN
ator Stewards bill for the free coinage OF
gold and silver. After Mr.. Morgan finished
his remarks, the pension deficiency bill
was passed Mr.. Jones. OF Arkansas. then
spoke OIL the Stewart free coinage bill
after which the Senate adjourned unit
the 18th.
An attempt was made to secure the pas
gage of bills on the private calen-
dar in the House on the 10th. and after
two hours devoted TO attempts to secure q
quorum and repeated calls OF the House,
this programme was abandoned. Many
bills authorizing the building of new
bridges we're passed Mr.. Wise (Dem,). OF
submitted a report from the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce on the reso-
luton for an Investigation by that COM
nittee on the Reading Railroad combina-
tion deal and asked that it be considered
on the 18th. The resolution was ordered
printed. The House then adjourned until