Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

The senate and House.
Most OF saturday's session OF the Senate
was occupied by Mr. Morgan OF Alabama
on the Nicaragua Canal bill. In the course
OF his speech he spoke sadly or the Monroe
doctrine as sworn. torn and fragmentary."
and as having been kicked by the Senate
into adoll rags Mr.. Morgan. speaking OF
the provision OF the bill for ten Govern
men directors tout OF Bfteen) said that IL
the French government had IT'S own direc-
tors In the Panama Canal Company the
robberes which had taken place and which
had disgraced and nearly destroyed the
French republic would not have been per-
petrated, and that tho fraud and
corruption and villainy which was
now shocking the sensibilit.es OF that
great and noble people would have been
avoided. At the conclusion OF Mr. Nor
CANS speech the anticipation bill came up as
a special order, but lin antagonism To it)
Mr.. Walcott Oiep) OF Colorado moved TO
proceed TO the consideration OF the first
bill on the calendar On that motion Mr..
Washburn (Rep OF Minnesota demanded
the yeas and nays. and the result was
yeas o, nays 3l-not Il quorum voting
After a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned. The tine OF the House was
principally consumed In consideration or
the bill ratifying the agreement with the
Cherokee Nation of Indians for the cession
TO the United States OF the tract of land
known as the "Cherokee Outlet" The bill
was passed and the House adjourned.
For almost an hour Monday morning tho
time OF the House was consumed in the
consideration OF resolution to which
there was not the slightest opposition In
any quarter, and which was finally adopted
without objection. IL was one calling upon
the executive departments for information
as TO the number and amount or war claims
allowed or disallowed by such departments
| Then motion 10 suspend the rules and
pass IA pill to settle the claims OF Arkansas
| and other swamp-land grants failed 10 Sc
| cure The necessary two-thirds vote, and
was defeated The motion to sus-
| pend the rules and pass soint
! resolution for constitutional amend
| ment for the election or United
| States Senators by popular vote. was car
ried without division. Three prepared
| speeches were read in the senate The
first was by Mr.. Morrill, (Vt.). against the
| McGarrahan bill; the second by Mr. Pener
| (Kau }, in favor OF n constitutional amend
| ment limiting the Presidential Office 10 one
term; and the third by Mr. Call Fla). In
| defense of the constitiona'ity or the anti
| option bill After quorum was procured
| as the result OF a call or the senate some
anticipation bill. An amendment was
| agreed to fixing July !. 1903 rs the time
| when the bill Is TO go into effect 1hs reso-
luton offered on Saturday by Mr. Wolcott
| (Col) instructing the Committee on For
| eign Relations to inquire as TO the eXpendi-
| lures In and about the construction OF the
| Nicaragua Canal since the accounts Of ex-
penditure rendered two years since. was
| agreed TO.
| In the Senate the auti-option bill was de-
| bated Tuesday for nearly three hours and
| then went over without action. Sweeping
denunciations OF the measure were maoe
| by Senators Hear (Mass.), Vest mo- and
Platt Conn.,, as being in utter contraven-
| ton OF the constitution OF the United
States and in violation OF the rights Of the
States. Mr. Plat yielded to ma y inter-
ruptions and was therefore. unable TO nm
ish his argument The McGarraghan bill
| received its death blow for this session In
the Senate, the affirmative vote falling
| eight short OF the constitutional majority
The following bills were passed: For the
military reservation In wyoming:
House bill to authorize the construction or
bridges across the Hiawassee. the Iennes-
see, and the Clinch rivers. in the State OF
Tennessee In the House, few private
measures were passed. and the Committee
on Judiciary having. under prior order.
the right of way, called up some bflls OF
secondary Importance. The one OF most
public interest was that providing Tor pun
ishment of offenses by passengers on the
high seas. which was passed. On motion or
Mr. Chapman Mich a resolution was
agreed to making provision for the Joint
meeting of the two houses or Congress ON
Wednesday, Feb. s, 10 count the electoral
votes.
The Senators gathered at the Capitol
early Wednesday morning, conferred 10
gether, and decided that the Senate should
adjourn immed lately after the reading OF
| the journal. as a token OF respect TO the
memory of ex-President Hayes. The
House, as mark OF respect TO the memory
of the dead, also adjourned
In the House Thursday bill was PASSED
| TO meet the requirements OF the Interstate
commerce law relative to the testimony OF
witnesses Mr.. Wise (Va.) called up u
Senate bill concerning testimony crimi-
nal cases growing out of the interstate
commerce act with substitute providing
that no person shall be excused FRI m attend
ing or tesiifying before the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the ground that
the Testimony or evidence may 'ena a "
to, and the bill as amended was passed
without objection. Mr.. Boatper LA.
offered an amendment requiring all
railway common carriers TO sccept
from Connecting lines loadel cars OF
trains 10 be hauled to the point OF delivery
at a rate not exceeding that they charge
for similar service over their own lines.
Agreed TO. IS 20 So The bill was then
passed The bill for the establishment OF
a national quarantine vas called up. but
the opponents OF the measure flibustered
against 1t and finally forced an adjourn
, | ment The discussion of the antf-options
= | Dill was cOnblnueO III bnc EOudto lruu
, o'clock until the time of adjournment. but
: no action was taken on the bill itself or on
Mr.. Georges amendment TO 1t. In the
3 morn ing hour Mr. PETER (kas) concluded
6 his speech in favor of n single term OF the
Presidential ofica Mr. Cullom I'LL }
from the committee on commerce. reported
; n bill appropriating 500. 500 for establish
l ing buoys on the water front OF Chicago
t Passed.
! The Senate friday paid an additiona
mark OF respe e. the memory OF EXPIRES
ident HAYES b. adjourning without trans
n &C ing any miscellaneous business Tn
s House also ADJ urned out OF respect 10 tn
a memoir OF ex- President Hayes The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill was re
porte and accd on the calendar Mr.
Warner (Dem.). of New York, from thu
Committee on Manu- 'actures, presented I
report on IN swea Ing system. and IL wa
places upon tn calsnda- Mr.. Dearmont
7 Dem.l Of Missouri. from the Iommittee OF
= the Election OF Pr esident. &c, reported