Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-22

Are Doing for the Good OF the Ccuntry-
various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.
Doings Of Congress.
Tuesday In the House was devoted en-.
tirely 70 the consideration OF bill relat-
ing TO the extension OF the time for allow
ton 70 change It, system OF motive poweE
The debate rapidly drifted into discus.
sion Of the merits of the cable and
the underground electric system. ana 10
trio and Westinghouse Companies. which
held stock In almost all the overhead
trolley lines. had retained all the prone
inent electric engineers In the country an4
would not spare money TO prevent Drac-
underground electric road now In operation
at Buda Pesth and for a short distance ON
the outskirts OF WASHINGTON. To prevent
this Me- Wall proposed TO- restrict the
motive system 70 % used Sy sne netrS-
conclusion was reached In the Senate
Senator Gallinger presented an amend
ment intended to be proposed BY
him 70 the tariff bill. bill Prov v
operative. 20 far as importations from
Canada are concerned. only by proclama-
ton of the President The proclamation 10
70 be issued upon conditions specified
SENATOR
tariff bill In the Senate amending the Nc
Kinley law In various particulars His
resolution for an investig alton as to
whether Senators had been specializing In
Wall street was defeated In the Senate
Tho proceedings In the Senate Tuesday
acter. Without the Intervention OF any
morning business, except the presentation
of q few petitions and the Introduction OF
some unimportant bills. the Senate took
up the discussion Of the seigniorage bill
Senators Stewart and Lindsay spoke
In favor and Mr. Dolph spoke In OPP
position to it. holding that its passage
would destroy the existing equality be-
tween gold and silver. Mr.. Ste wart was
unwilling TO have the bill amended, for he
would be fatal to It. Mr.. Stewart delivered
o silver speech along the line OF bis we'll
known theories No definite action was
taken. The House began the considera-
ton of the bill making appropriations Tor
the sundry civil expenses OF the Govern
ment, and fair progress was made Only
three amendments OF any Importance
were adopted. one appropriatins ga 500
for lighting Hay Soo Lake Channel n,s an
building at Buffalo. and another Of
$40, 900 for repairing the postoffice at New
York The latter was fought by the Ap-
Precipitation Committee. The only othcr
amendment OF Importance was one made
by Morse (Rep. Mass to cut or the APP
preparation for the Interstate Commerce
Commission This amendment was over;
wheimingly defeated.
The Senate spent considerable time on
the seigniorage bill wednesday ana In
executive session confirmed the nomina
ton Of J. Marshall Wright as naval oflcer
at Philadelphia, but reserved the right to
reconsider II found desirable. In the
House forty pages Of the sundry civil bill
were disposed OF. making in all eighty
81 tv,f wn 1uv a nd a n
pages more exclusive of two paragraphs,
those relating to the coast and geodetic
surveys and the Missouri River Commits
sion. which were passed over temporarily.
No amendments OF Importance were adoptx
ed, although the Northwestern members
made a vigorous effort to increase the
amount for the survey OF public lands
The seignorage bill passed the Senate
Thursday by vote OF As to 81, after an
interesting debata The Senate then took
up and passed the bill to amend an act au-
thorizing the construction of a high wagon
bridge over the Missouri River at Sioux City.
A charter was also granted the Iowa and
Nebraska Pontoon Bridge Company au-
tn orizing It to build bridge across the
Missouri River near Sioux City. After an
executive session of thirty-fve minutes
the Senate passed a bill granting TO the
Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad Company
right of way through the Chip
pewa and White Earth Indian res
tend the time for completing bridge
across the Missouri River between Kansas
City and the town Of Sibley. Mo-, and
granting right OF way TO the Duluth and
Manitoba Railway Company across the
Fort Pembina reservation In North Dakota,
were passed. In the House the bill to
ratify the reservation of certain lands In
Oklahoma for the Agricultural College
passed. Consideration Of the sundry civil
bill was resumed.
In the House Friday morning after the
passage of q resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for Information
as to measures taken by him for local
supervision and inspection Of pub.
lie buildings the House went into
committee OF the whole and re-
bill An amendment offered by Mr.. Loud.
directing the Superintendent OF the Coast
and Geodetic Survey to survey San Fran
cisco harbor and approaches thereto. was
adopted To the paragraph appropristing
$3.50, 900 for expenditure by the Missouri
River Commission Mr. Frederick offered
an amendment setting aside SIS. 900 of the
appropriation to strengthen and improve
the river banks at Atchison and Leaven-
worth. Mr.. Mercer offered subs titute for
the amendment, being to set aside $50. 900
Of the appropriation for the Missouri
River, providing that II should be used for
the construction. repair. and main
tenance OF revetments between the mouth
u
Insisted that the commission should be
made to understand that there was some
thing besides the sixteen mile reach at
Jefferson City which needed attention
The river between Omaha and Council
Bluffs should be looked after
In the House Saturday the Sen ate amend
ments to the Senate bill to charter the
Iowa and Nebraska Pontoon Bridge
Company and to construct a high wagon
bridge at Sioux City. Iowa, were
agreed to- The House then went
into committee Of the whole, and the con-
slider alton Of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was resumed. Mr. Bowers
offered an amendment to the appropriation
of $50, 900 for special council to aid dis
trict attorneys so Is to provide that $500 of
this be expended In the employment OF
special counsel In the cases OF the South
ern Pacific Railroad to set aside United
States patents now pending at Los Angelica
The Chair ruled the amendment out on the
ground that It changed existing laws The
committee then rose resolution au-
thorizing the enlisted men of the army and
navy to wear badge on public occasions.
on motion OF Mr. Cultivate. was agreed
TO- The remainder Of the day was
devoted TO eulogies upon the life and char
acter Of the late Representative W. h
Enochs, Of Ohio