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

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Business.
The National soIons.
The Senate was IN session Monday for
i've hours Half OF the time was spent on
Mr. McPherson's IN. J.. joint resolution
authorizing and directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO suspend all purchases OF
silver under the Sherman act and the
other half on the bill granting additional
quarantine powers and imposing additional
duties upon the Marine Hospital service
Mr. Mcpherson addressed the Senate at
length ia support OF his joint resolution
Mr. Mcpherson had not finished his speech
AZ O'Clock. when the quarantine bill was.
laid before the Senate as the special order,
but 10 Was laid aside temporarily to allow
Mr. Mcpherson To conclude The House
Committee on Banking and Currency by a
decisive vote pushed the Andrew banking
and bullion purchase repeal bill. together
with the Cate amendment for tho coinage
or silver bullion now In the treasury,
through the committee and ordered its re-
port TO the House. A motion OF Cox
Glenn TO carry out the State bank plank
In the chicago platform Was defeated by IL
to l. Mr.. Townsend (Call offered the
Steward free-coInase bill This was voted
down. The Cate amendment was then
adopted, and then NJ. Cate was author
lied to report the bill as agreed TO by a.
vote OF TO 3. The bill as agreed upon
provides that national banks upon u de-
poalO Oi'. inttfeSt gearing ODltcQ states
bonds shall be entitled to receive circulate
Ing notes TO the full par value OF the bonds.
deposited. Al present 90 per cent is the
limit.
Section 2 reduces the tax on national
bank circulation from Il to q OF per cent
Section . repeats the Sherman silver bull.
lion purchase act
Section is the Cate amendment and
amends the coinage section OF the sherman
act so as TO read AS follows:
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
coin into standard silver dollars so much OF
inc silver bullion purchased under the pro
vide for the redemption of the treasury notes.
herein provided for. and shall coin from time
to time into standard silver dollars the re-
mainder of such bullion for the uses OF the
treasury as speedily as the demands upon the
treasury may render practicable the payment
out OF the treasury of such standard silver
dollars and such standard silver dollars coined
under this provision of this act for the uses OF
as miscellaneous receipts, and any gain or
seniorage arising from any such coinage shall
be accounted for and paid into the treasury.
The bill granting additional quarantine
powers and imposing additional duties upon
the Secretary of the Treasury and the ma
rine hospital service was passed by the Sem
ate Tuesday. After the quarantine bill
was passed the special order. the bill pro-
hibiiing immigration for one year. was per-
mitted to lapse. The anti-option bill was
taken up. and Mr.. Villas (Deni, Wis.) com
pleted his argument againss IL. There was
no action on the bill. the Senate adjourn
ing for lack OF quorum. The House met
tuesday morning In continuation of Mon
days session and resumed consideration
OF the bill for the admission OF the Norfolk
& Western Railroad into the District OF
Columbia, and after sharp dis
cussion It was passed, The House
proceeded 10 the consideration OF
the Grain joint resolution. proposing
ing the 31st day OF December for the 4th
dav OF March as the commencement and
termination OF the official terms of mem
bers OF the House of Representatives and
OF the United States Senators and provid-
ing that Congress shall hold its annual
and substituting the both of April for the
4th of March as the date for the commence
ment, and limiting of the terms OF the
President and Vice President The vote
ordering the joint resolution to third
reading resulted: Yeas. 40 nays. 12i;
thus defeating the measure. The House
then adjourned.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal of Wednesday Mr. Blackburn {Ky.)
rose. and, announcing the death OF Senator
kenna. offered resolutions expressive OF
the sorrow with which the news of the
heath was received. A Committee was APP
pointed to take charge OF the funeral and
as a further mark OF respect the Senate adj
iourned. No business but the reception OF
the Banking Committees maiority and
reports on the repeal OF the Sher-
man act was done In the House Senator
kenna's death was announced. and the
House adjourned.
Both houses Of Congress left work Thurs
day 10 take part in the funeral OF Senator
kenna. Funeral services were held in the
Senate chamber The body OF the dead
Senator was carried into the Senate wing
20 Nha C..v.t N11 lat6 10, 60 L. he.
ble- room under a guard of Capitol police.
The casket was not opened. When
the Senate was called to order Sem
ator Faulkner. colleague o. the de-
ceased, secured for the West Virginia
legislative delegation the privileges OF the
floor. and the Senate took recess. A bier
had been placed at the head OF the main
aisle Soon the members of the lower house
entered the chamber led by Speaker Crisp.
took place beside the Vice President
The President. his Cabinet the Supreme
Court Judges and the mourning widow
came next They we're followed by pro-
cession OF robed priests preceded by
acolytes bearing censor and candles.
Bishop Keane. OF the Roman Catholic uni
versity, in purple roses, with the priests
ranged about the coffin. The bishop
preached the funeral sermon
In the Senate Friday Mr., sherman (O)
reported back to the Senate tho bill to ex-
tend to the North Pacific Ocean the prU-
visions OF the statute for the protection or
FUR seals and other tur-bearing animals.
The bill VAS passed. At p m the anti
option bill was takes up. the pending ques-
ton being the amendment offered by Mr.
White Ha.) to strike out the last provision
" Section 2. The proviso Is shat such
or agreement shall not be made.
settled for by delivery or settlement OF
Inference or by any other mode OF per-
formance or settlement in or upon any
board of trade, ~ etc. The amendment was
rejected Is; nays, - So the pro-
viso is retained in the bill. In the House
ilibustering was INDUCED in all day
against the consideration OF private war
,iaims bills. with the result that nothing
was accomplished