Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-21
D0INGs OF CONGRESS,
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At tho Nations Capital ~ what II Being
Done BY the senate and House-Old Mat
ters Disposed OF and New Ones Conssd-
cred.



The liquor and cotton schedules OF tho
tariff bill were disposed OF In the senate
Monday, the prompt passage OF the latter
being due to concessions 70 manufacturers.
The trolley bill was not called up in the
House In the Senate Mr.. Quay denied
any interest In the scheme Senator Csf-
ferry told the suyar-trust low istigntors his
meeting with Nh Havemeyer was 20 secure
information - 70 comparative merits or
I'D valorem and specific rates
There was absolute blockade OF the
tariff bill In the Senate Tuesday Not
cog was turned The entire eiGht hours
were devoted to set speeches preliminary
to tho consid Grafton OF the wool schedule
Mr.. Quay resumed the delivery OF his
speech. which had already occupied TOUT
manuscript seemed unappreclably dimin-
ished. Then he yielded from sheer exhaus-
ton and lMessra Pettigrew, Hoar. Power
and PETER made set speeches aga'nst iree
wool Other set speeches. VIII iohoM'
During q lull In the debate ME-
Mitchell, of Oregon. moved TO lay the
tariff bill on the table. The motion was
defeated by strict party vote. Two nours
were consumed In the House over Dill re.
ported by Mr. Cultivate setting ASIDE
500 900 from the fund belonging TO the
estates of deceased colored soldiers OF tho
civil war for the purpose of erecting In the
District OF Columbia u national home for
aged and inhrm colored people Tho Dill
was passed The Indian appropriation BILL
was then taken up. but the House ad-
journed without completing It's considera-
The debate on the wool schedule made
no visible progress In the Senate Wednes-
dag. A bill TO disapprove the treaty here
tofore mado with the southern Ute Indians
for their removal to the Territory or
Utah and providing for settling them
on lands under the severalty act
was passed by the House AZ
12:4o p m. the Indian appropriation
Oklahoma. obtained the adoption Of az
amend mont waving the restrictions TO
the sale of lands owned In severalty BY In
dians over 81 years OF age so far as applies
to the citizen band OF Pottawatomtes ex-
cept when such Indians are residents OF
Oklahoma An amendments was OF
fered by Mr. Holman increasing the
appropriation for support and CIV
ilization Of the Apaches. Kiowas.
Comanches. Wlchitas and affiliated tribes
on reserva tions from 100000 TO 500. 600.
Mr.. Cannon. of Illinois, offered another
amendment increasing the appropriation
for shoshone Indians In Wyoming from
$40, 00o to SIS. 900 At 4:35 the House al
journed
The Senate resumed Its ALLEGED discus
sion of the tariff bill Thurs1ay len
minutes after meeting the House went
into committee Of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill An amendment by MI.
Pickler appropriating So.0 Tor arteslan
wells at Pine Ridge. Rosebud and Stand
ing Rock agencies was agreed 10.
diana, raising the salary of the SUI
perintendent of Indian Schools from
81, 500 70 $4,000. was defeated b. So
to "a, after IL had been the cause
Of hot words and almost fight te-
tween Mr. johnson and MIR. Maddox. of
Georgia, who were kept apart by the
Sergeant at arms The old sectarian ques-
tion In connection with the Indian schools
was raised by Mr. Gear. who offered an
amendment providing that at Is the
purpose Of this act that no money here
in appropriated shall be paid for
ed ucation in sectarian schools. and the
Secretary Of tho Interior Is hereby au-
thorized and required TO make all
needful rules and regulations to prevent
the use of said funds In sectarian schools"
A point of order was made against this
amendment by Mr.. Tracey on the ground
that IL changed existing law and the Chair
sustained the point The House at 1855
adjourned
Consider able progress was made In the
tariff discussion In the Senate on Friday.
The dulless Of proceedings In the House
was pronounced. An event some what out
of the ordinary was personal explanation
by Mr. Richardson In reply To allegations
made In Washington newspaper that he
had been using his position as member
of the Committee on the District OF CO.
lumbia to further the interest OF an over
head trolley syndicate to whom he had
sold real estate indirectly. He denied
the charge In toto The Indian
appropriation bill was again consid-
cred and a rule adopted 70 bring 1t
TO a vote. The section of the bill provid-
ing for the sale of certain State bonds
credited to the Indian trust funds was
struck out on q point OF order after a
sharp debate. At FIVE o'clock a recess was
taken till eight o'clock The night Sos
sion was devoted to private pension bills
The Senate. Saturday, continued its in
vestig alton of the sugar scandal and con-
sideration OF the iii bill The House
decided that the Inalan Warehouse should
remain In New York instead OF being re-
moved to Chicago General sentiment was
In favor Of it's removal and on the score
of economy that was o desirable measure.
But the bill authorizing It was In the ma
ture Of new legislation, and under the
rules of the House this was not permitted.
The Indian appropriation bill was amend
ed providing that tho Pue bio and Jacarilla
agencies, In New Mexico. should be abol-
tshed and consolidated with the Southern
Ute agency In Colorado. An amendment
was offered by Mr.. Coffeen, OF Wyoming,
providing for the appoin tment Of q COM
mission to negotiate with the Shoshone and
Arapahoe Indians for the sale of certain of
their lands Agreed tn The Indian school
at Mount Pleasant Mich. $50 pupils at
$3.50 year, was provided for instead of 100
pupils at st67. The bill was passed. 1877
yeas to 30 nays, and at 4:40 p m. the
House adjourned