Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-02
THE NATIONAL sOLONs.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES-
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing fog the Good OF the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed,
and Acted Upon.


DoInEs Of Congress.
The new Columbian postage stamp was
vigorously attacked I'm the Senate 5atur-
day by Mr.. Wolcott. OF Colorado After
transacting routine business Mr.. Wolcott
called up the joint resolution introduced
by him some days ago to discontinue the
sale OF the Columbian postage stamps
He was at loss TO understand. he said, why
those stamps had ever been manufactured.
He noticed that the Postmaster General
suggested I'm his annual report that he
expected 10 receive 81 100000 extra prof
its out OF their sale 70 stamp collectors
That was trick that might suit
some OF the little Central American
states when they were a few thousand
dollars ashy," but the United States was
too big country to unload cruel and
unusual stamp upon stamp collectors The
feature OF the session OF the House was the
consideration OF the national quarantine
bill IL was ushered In by an eloquent
speech from Congressman Rayner, OF
Maryland. who depicted the danger which
was imminent 20 the people OF this country
from unrestricted immigration and who
urged upon the House the necessity OF
agreeing to some national law which would
protect the United States from an invasion
OF its most deadly enemy-cholera
Mr. Chandler IN. II. J diverted the Senate
Monday by arraigning two Republican Sem
ators, Messrs Hoar Mass and Platt.
Comm for putting forward against the
that would be equally strong In its appli-
cation TO the tariff law. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Chambers speech the anticipation
bill went over without action. an agree
ment having previously been reached when
the vote on that bill should be taken. Ger
tihcates OF election of Senators Cockrell
(Mo.) and Davis (Minn.) for their new
terms from March 4. 1893, were presented
and placed on file The House, after a
lengthy parliamentary discussion. sue
In M al ha m ina
Early Tuesday n communication from
Chief Justice Fuller of the Supreme Court
TO the Vice President. announcing tho death
OF Justice Lamar. was laid Before the SEN
ate. Messrs Walthall Miss and Gordon
Ca made brief remarks. paying warm
tributes OF respect to the memory of Mr..
Lamar, and Mr. Wilson (Iowa) moved. as a
mark of respect to the memory or MIR. La
mar. who was formerly a member OF the
Senate. that the Senate adjourn. The mo-
tion was carried unanimously. There was
but little business transacted In the House
because of the announcement OF the death
OF Justice Lamar On motion of Mr. Allen
sMiss.) the House adjourned as a mark OF
respect to the memory of the dead Justice
Neither the anticipation bill nor the Cher
okee outlet bill-which have the alternate
right OF waY In the Senate--had any show
of consideration Wednesday. The hour OF
the session was taken up in routine mat
ters The only exceptions were the intro
duction OF bill for the admission OF Utah
as a State, and an amendment reported
from the committee on naval affairs and
referred to the committee on appropriations
looking TO a further increase OF the navy.
The remainder of the session was
passed behind closed doors and was
the nomination of Mr. McComas
as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia should be or
not be confirmed In the House hlibuster-
ing against the bankruptcy bill was inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas He was
ably seconded in his endeavor to defeat
the bankruptcy bill by Dir. Pierce, OF Ten
nessee. who supplemented his everv motion
with another which was calculated to pre-
vent action, and the filibustering contin-
ued. 1Another wasted day" was the COM
ment of the Republicans, and their COM
ment was echoed by majority of the
Democrats But the few Democrats OPP
posed to the bankruptcy measure held firm.
and the House adjourned without action,
thus exhausting the two days assigned to
the Judiciary Committee and the bank
ruptcy bill,
The House Thursday resumed In COM
mittee of the whole the considera zion OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill Pend
ing a vote the committee rose and the
House without concluding the bill adj
journea. In the Senate Mr. Cullom ClL)
introduced "a Joint IeaolutioI requesting
the municipal authorities OF Philadelphia
to lend TO the United States Government
the liberty bell for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair and asked to have it put urou
its passage. the joint resolution was Ie-
ferred TO the committee on the library. Mr..
Casey IN. d. moved 10 AXE up and pass
Senate bill for comm ssion of five per-
sons tat $40 day ana necessary cxpen-
ses), with stenographer and clerk. TO make
a thorough investigation Il the alcoholic
liquor trafic Mr.. Vest (Mo) argued
against the bill, declaring himself
utterly opposed TO all such legisla-
tion. The question was one that was being
preached upon. written upon, and prayed
upon Tin both forms of the world in every
part OF the civilized world. and especially
in the United States. How could a COM
mission, he asked, advise Congress on such
matter? After further discussion tbs
morning hour expired with out further ac-
tion on the bill. There we're not many Sena-
tors in the chamber during the d ebate on the
anticipation bill but those who were present
witnessed the remarkable circumstance of
the STATES rights Democrat Mills (Tex.),
having his arg ument against the constitu-
tionality OF the bill sustained by the stall
wart Republican. Hiscock IN. w In the
course of his argument MIR. Mills said IL by
an india bier system OF construction OF
the constitution commerce had right to
regulate commerce In States-as pro-
posed In the pending measure-is coul1
go further and regulate the production of
the specified articles. Mr. Hiscock OPP
posed the bill The great volume OF wheat,
corn and cotton would not be diminished
or increased by such legislation. and yet
the proposition was to take possession of
the markets of New York, Minneapolis.
Chicago and New Orleans. and to control
the manner In which contracts shall be
made. He believed that all legislation
like that proposed was vicious. aud he be-
lieved that II the bill were crystallized
into law il would become the basis of the
most gigantic trust that ever existed in the
United States.
In the Senate Friday the announcement
of Mr.. Blaine's death was made by Mr..
Hale. who has been for many years one of
the closest personal and political friends of
the dead statesman. His remarks were
followed by motion made by Mr.. Cock
rell Dem MOI that the Senate adjourn
out OF respect for the memory of the de-
ceased. and that motion was declared car
ried. The death OF ex-speaker Blaine also
brought the business Of the House TO sud-
den termin alton. A few committee re-
ports we're made. including a bill 10 repeal
the Federal election laws, and then. after
brief and affecting speeches by Milliken
(who represents Mr.. Blaine's old district1
and Holman (who served many years with
him in the House and who has always been
his personal friend). the House. out OF re-
spect to the memory of the dead States