Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-02


Representatives - Importsnt Measures
Discussed aud Acted Upon-Gfst OF tho
Business
TheNational soIons.
The senate Saturday passed. by q. vote
Of 10 20 10. Senator eherman's amendmenb
to the sundry civil bill IL authorizes the
Secretary OF the Treasury. at his discre-
tion. 10 issue o per cent fve-year bonds 20
an amount not exceeding $4,000. 600, in
eenator Mills amendment 10 make tho
bonds redeemable &C the pleasure OF the
United States was defeated; as also was
one offered by Senator stewart providing
that the bonds shall not be deposited as
basis for national bank Issues
Senator German in some remarks which
he made In the Senate Monday in opposi-
tion TO appropriation for public Duhaings
spoke OF the serious and alarming conoition
which confronted the country, expressed
the belief that only the borders OF the
trouble had been touched. and said that
extraordinary action would have 20 DO
taken by the Treasury Department., or else
Congress would have TO reassemble before
next July 10 meet the condition Mr.
Quay moved amendments. which were
agreed 10, filing the limit OF cost or the
public buildings at Alleghenv. Pa. at
s535.ooO; Of the public building az Fan
public building at Portland Ore. AZ
81. 900, 000, and arpropriatinE so:VVo
for an additional story TO the public
building at sheboygan. Wis. MT. Allison
offered amendments. which were agreed 20.
appropriating S25, 900 for the completion OF
the postoffice building az Clarksville. Tenn,
and S35, 900 for the completion or the pup
| lie building at Sioux Falls n. ID Atter an
executive session the Senate an1ourneu;
Filibustering against the New York and
New Jersey bridge bill proved Intellectual
in the House. It was led by Messrs w. A.
Stone and Daizeil. both OF pennsylvania,
| but they we're never able 10 muster more
| than seven men TO their support and the
bill was passed practically without oppo-
| s ton
| In the House. Tuesday, the hours were
mostly employed Ia fliDusterlng against
| the car coupler bill. Day and night we're
devoted to tie consio GRAFTON OF the post
office appropriation bill. the debate on
| which was confined to the special service
| provision But the car-eoupier measure
| was the one which met with determined
| opposition. Mr. Richardson led the oppos-
| ing party and. by parliamentary maneu-
vers. prevented any acIlon pelnS taHoh
on IL.
Tho first OF what Is said to be daily
| series OF conflicts between the appropria-
ton bills and the anti-options bill until tho
| Wednesdays session OF the House Inc
members were worn out from TUESDAY
nights session. which lasted until morn
ing. and the day passed tanlely' Mr
Hatch had grown tired OF the delay 10
which the anti options bill is oeing SUI
iected. and when IL was moved TO take up
The postofice appropriation bill he antag-
onized the motion with the measure OF
which he is champion. Being defeated ne
| made the same fight also unsuccessiully
when the rostofice bill was passed
with the special mall facility approprla-
| ton included In II. and again wnen inc
Indian appropriation bill was called up
Members were thus put on record anu
| W discussed
langutdly for three hours. In the senate
Senator Chandler, from the Committee on
immigration. submitted a report on MS
bill establishing additional regulations
| concerning immigration In the United
States by increasing by three the number
of excluded classes of aliens The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation was
next brought before the Senate. but the
: consideration of executive business was
resumed instead
: Good nroeress was made In the Senate
Thursday in disposiny OF the absolutely
necessary work of Congress. Within less
r than an hour two OF the general approprla-
6 ton bills-the diplomatic and consular and
a the military academy-were read. conslu-
: executive and judicial appropriation bill
{ | which appropriates about S22, 600. 900, wal
, taken up and considered up till the time
! of adjournment without Opposing OF th'
v legislative bill. the Senate adjourned
$ On motion of Mr. Hit in thu
4 House. bill was passed for tn,
relief of George W. Jones. late Unite'
states Minister TO the United States OF Co.
lombia Mr.. Jones. who was the frs
}, United States Senator from the State o
Iowa was present, and when the Speake
l. announced that IL had been agreed 10 b.
. arose and returned his hearty thanks q
= MI. Hit for his successful effort Tn
n sundry civil appropriation bill, with Senat
Y amendments. was laid before the Hous
n and referred to the Committee on Appro
e priations. Mr.. Peel ARK moved that tn
!, House 20 into committee OF the whole 10
IL the consideration of general appropriate
;. bills This motion was antagonized oy MI
O Hatch (Mc), who wished the considerable
: OF the anti option bill Mr.. Peel's motto
) prevailea-yeas. 1852; nays. 75-and tn
u consideration of the Indian appropriate
Is bill was resumed. Without disposing {
4 the bill the committee rose and the Hous
es adjourned
"a Mr. Hatch received another reverse Fri
day I'm his efforts to secure consideration {
the anti option bill 1t was his third ri
y verse within twenty four hours. and
~ caused much alarm In the anti optio
n ranks There was a disposition TO crit
e else Mr.. Hatch for lack of Judgment
bringing the bill forward I'm antagonizm
d the appropriation bill Mr.. Hatch. VIII
III was presiding over the committee
g. the whole. left the chair and addressiu
= his successor said that for three legislatiy
:, days the Indian bill had been under cor
Ia alteration. There was not, he continued
IN an intelligent member of the House WI
in did not absolutely know that at this hot
90 | of the session the appropriation bill WI
"a being used as a means OF obstructing I'll
u. consideration of the anti-option bill, an
,u that the opponents OF the latter measur
in the friends OF the decentralization of silv'
rv and the friends of the Senate rider 10 q
;, | appropriation bill we're In an absolu'
agreement and conspiracy. and no gentle
y. man from this time until IL O'Clock March
s. could shield himself under any sort OF sui
r. terfuge unless he was willing TO go c
ne record not only as opposed to the ant
option BILL but as the opponent
u silver and the friend of the p'
- cent amendment. The House was brougl
IT, face to face with this issue. and
,lo gave notice that he would continue tn
~ struggle In the interest of the people
es against the interest OF Lombard street an
IL Wall street until the peoples rights wei
ne preserved. The House then took rece
To- until the evening session. which was TO
. devoted 10 the consideration OF priva
!" pension bills , he debate In the Senal
=, was over the question presented Ia ~
ch legislative appropriation bill whether u
pd Utah Commission, which has been in exist
= | euce for the last ten years. should be abo
VI isbed as proposed by the House. or cor
So tinued in Office. as recommended by Il
ne Senate Committee on Appropriations I'll
,e | question was decided in favor OF continl
IL ing the commssioE-
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