Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23


The seat OF the tariff war having been
transferred 70 the House, the proceedings
In the Senate Monday were comparatively
tame The report Of the conferrees on
the sundry civil bill was agreed TO
with some modification and the bill
was sent back TO conference A further
disagreement was had with the House on
the amendment providing for the exten-
sion OF the Government. printing ONCE.
own amen dment for the purchase OF
the Malone lot for the erection OF
. now printing Office. thus leav-
ing that building entirely unprovided
for In executive session the Chinese
90 1he House did nothing Of importance
except to agree 10 the Senate tariff bill
There was but scattering of Senators
present Tuesday when the Vice Presidents
the reading of the journal vas concluded.
when messenger from the House of Rep
resentatives was announced. and informed
the Senate that the House had passed
the bills placing coal, iron ORE barbed
wire, and sugar on the free list In
which it asked the concurrence OF the Sem
ate. Senator Henderson objected to
the second reading. and Senator Hill
gave notice OF amendments repeal
Ing all income taxes Bills were passed
promoting Commodore Louis G. Sartori.
retired. 10 rear admiral on the re-
tired list. and authorizing soldiers home
managers to extend outdoor relief to
veterans Resolutions for the investiga-
ton of the Dominion Coal Company of Nova
Scotia and for the Investigation OF the re-
cent election In Alabama were called up,
but went over. The House Committee
on the Judiciary decided to re-
port the bill introduced by Dele
fer criminal Jurisdiction over reserva-
ton Indians In the Territories from the
Territorial to the Federal courts The
House Committee on Pensions has agreed
to the Senate bill to pension Mrs Ada J.
schwatka, the widow of Lieut.. Frederick
Schwatka, the arctic explorer, at $50 a
month.
For FIVE hours Wednesday afternoon the
Senate debated the question OF proceeding
Immediately to the consideration Of the
House bill placing sugar. raw and refined,
on the free list, but no action was taken.
The debate was marked by some of the
most sensational speeches Of the session In
the House Mr. Breckinrldge, OF Arkansas,
recently appointed Minister to Russia. an
nounced the resignation Of his commission
as q Represen tative Considerable inter-
est was excited by the reading OF a resolu-
ton by Mr.. Black of Illinois reciting the
depletion OF gold In the treasury. and In
STRUGGLING the coinage committee to report
a bill privileged for the proper "use
and availn of the silver in the treasure
and instructing the rules committee
to report rule for its prompt considers
ton 1t went into the box in the regular
order and was followed by a resolution
from Mr. Talbert Dem.), of south Caro-
lima. for the free coinage of silver. which
was referred to the same committee on
motion of Representative Tracey Dem.),
of New York.
At the opening session of the Senate
Thursday Mr. Hill received unanimous
consent for the consideration OF his bill to
provide for the exclusion and deportation
of alien anarchists 1t was passed with
out division. The House bills admitting
sugar. coal. iron. and barbed wire free were
referred to committee. In the House, the
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up
for further consideration and Mr. Sayers'
motion to insist on disagreement on the
Southern Pacific claim amendment was
adopted. Unanimous consent was asked
that the Senate substitute bill for the ex-
clusion and deportation Of alien anarch-
ists which had just been received from the
Senate, should be taken up for consider
alton. Objections were made by Messrs.
Tracey and Warner, of New York.
The bill was Withdrawn and referred to
the committee on the judiciary The con-
ference report on the general deficiency
bill was reported to the House by Mr.. Say
era announcing an agreement on the South
ern Pacific amendment, the Senate con-
ferrees having receded. The bill to repeal
the free alcohol clause IN the tariff bill was
passed. At 4:45 p m. the House adjourned
until MOnday