Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-05
DOINGS OF CONGRESS,
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital : what II Being
Done By tho Senate and Hoase-Old 1lss-
tsrs Dispossd OF and Now onss Consid-


Both houses Of Congress adjourned Nom
day after adopting resolutions of sympathy
with the people OF France in their beresve-
ment
The senate Tuesday entered upon the
thirteenth week Of tariff dsbate. devoting
it, attention to the income tax Mr. Hill
withdrew the amendment offered on Sat-
urday TO strike out the provision exempt
ing the interest on unt,d States bonds pond,
holiday has been added TO the list Of those
now existing 90 far as Congress has the
power 70 do 90. as on motion OF Mr.. Mc0ann
the Senate bill making Labor Day Q ma
tional holiday was passed BY the House
follows; A bill authorizing the Minnespo-
lis Gas Light Company to lay SUBJ
merged gas main across the MISSISSIPPI
River. Bill to give the same weight and
effect TO the oaths of privates and noA-
commissioned officers In pension cases
officers Considerable discussion was
precipitated by amendments offered
TO the paragraph to pay Indian
depreciation claims As the bill finally
whole this paragraph carried an appro-
priation of 500. 900 for the payment Of Ger
tain Indian depreciation claims In lieu OF
tho $4,000 for the examination OF those
cases by the Attorney General as origin
ally provided in the bill The House re-
was passed
The Senate again talked tariff and in
come tax Wednesday. The House got into
a series OF deadlocks over the New Mexico
was an amendment originally proposed by
Mr. Smith, OF Illinois, requiring the
public schools to teach the English
language The consideration of the bill
was not concluded at the hour of adjourn
ment A cablegram from the French
.Ck 1adU tha
Congress relative TO the death OF
President Carnot was laid before tho
House. as was also message from
the President transmitting the latest
Hawaiian correspondence resolu-
ton was adopted extending the appro-
priations for the current fiscal year.
The bill giving the Brainard and Northern
Minnesota Railway Company right OF way
was passed; also a bill authorizing the con-
struction of q foot and wagon bridge over the
st. Crotx River between Wisconsin and Min
nesota-
Whisky and sugar absorbed the atten-
ton of the Senate Thursday In the tariff
debate BY the action OF the House an
other statehood bill goes to the Senate
The New Mexico bill passed without roll
most of them being cast by Eastern
members. Several changes were made
in the bill as reported from the COM
mittee The election OF delegates TO the
State constitutional convention IS 20 Do
conducted In the same manner es the cleo
ton of members to the territorial Legisla-
ture instead of the same manner as the
election of the delegate to Congress The
next amendment gives 5 instead OF 10 per
cent of the money derived from the sale OF
public lands to the school fund of the new
State. The section providing for contin-
uance OF the territorial laws Is amended
by adding the following: "From ana after
the admission Of said State into the Union
in pursuance of this act the laws of the
United States shall have the same force
and effect within the said State as else,
where within the United States
The tariff bill is finally out OF COM
mittee, and was given to the Senate
Friday But the income tax Is yet a bone
of contention. vote on the tarih will be
needed soon. With the exception OF
short time the day in the House was con-
sumed by a flibuster over the contested
election case Of Watson against Black
OF the Tenth Georgia district ThoE
ilibuster was led by Representative Pence.
who contested every inch OF ground. even
after the aid of the committee on rules
had been invoked. The tangle was hnal-
ly straightened out and the resolution OF
the committee on elections declaring
MIR. Black elected was agreed to.
A few bills Of minor interest were passed
early In the day and some resolutions to
nav the salaries and funeral expenses of
dece ased employees of the House were
agreed to. At 4: 80 o'clock the House took
a recess until p IN. The evening session
was devoted TO private pension bills