Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-15
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE or REPRE-
SENTATIvEs.
Our National Law-AGskers and What They
Are Doing for the Good Of tho Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.


An echo OF the recent act Of Judge Jen-
kins' court in relation TO the Northern Pa
ci6c Railroad strikers was heard In the
eenate Tuesday whom Senator Alien intro
duced q bill having for It's purpose sthe
prevention OF the abuse OF the writ Of In
Junction. The bill provides that II shall
be unlawful for any court OF the United
States, or Judge thereof. TO issue q writ
of Injunction, mandate. or restraining
order against any labor organization. its
Ing their full freedom to peacefully and
quietly quit the service OF any person or
corpora tion at any time they may SEQ
proper TO do so. The Senate did not come
to 4 vote on the Federal election bill.
was na Si,sss Several saotsn
sired an opportunity to be heard
on the measure, and by unanimous
consent the time OF general debate
was extended until O'Clock Wednesday.
The House. without the intervention or
any other business except the reference
of some unim portant bills. took up
the consideration of the resolution
of the foreign affairs committee censur-
ing Minister Stevens. and Mr.: Outh-
waite Dem }. OF Ohio addressed the House
The Hawaiian debate was concluded, Dus
the McCreary resolution was not passed
because Of the failure OF the Democrats to
secure a quorum when vote was taken
upon It The Hit substitute. the Blair
amendment and the motion made by ME-
Reed TO recommit were In turn voted
down. When the vote came 10 be taken
upon the main question. the Democrats
lacked seventeen OF quorum
After several weeks of discussion tie
Senate Wednesday finally came TO u vote
on the bill repeating all the Federal laws
regulating the control OF Congressiona al
elections, and 10 passed by vote OF ~
yeas to 90 nays Numerous amendments
were presented by the Republicans but
they were voted down. BY vote OF 175
to 81 the House adopted the resolu-
ton condemning Minister Stevens and sus-
tanning the Hawaiian policy OF Mr.. Cieve-
land Upon the first vote the resolution
was carried, ia to 3. and an interesting
parliamentary question was raised as to
whether III instead of 119 was not quo
rum, four seats being vacant on account OF
deaths The Speaker held that ms jority
of the mbcrs chosen and living constitu-
ted a quorum The Boutelle resolution was
defeated by a strict party vote Mr.. Bland
of Missouri then made an attempt 10 get
up his bill for the coinage OF the seigniorage
in the treasury. The Eastern Democratic,
led by Messrs. Tracey and Cochran. inaug-
urated a flibuster. In which they were
joined by the majority OF the Republicans.
and for four hours MIR. Bland and the re-
mainder of the Democrats were held at
bay. q
In the Senate Thursday Senator Perkins
Of California presented memorials OF the
San Francisco Chamber OF Commerce pray
Ing for the annexation of Hawaii. the !1y-.
ing Of cable from the United States to
Hawaii, and for the ompletion OF the MIC
aragua canal under governments control
A memorial Of the wool growers against
the Wilson bill was presented by Senator
without reading. several amendments to
the Wilson tariff bill After the morning
hour the resolution of Senator Stewart de-
nying the right Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury 20 issue the United States bonds
and que stioning their validity came up
orial resolution In memory OF Rep
ressntative Mutchler. OF Pennsylvania
vno died at the beginning OF the present.
Congress-, was then presented Addresses
sylvania, Mitchell OF Wisconsin,. Hans
brough Of North Dakota. and several 9TH
ers, and the Senate adjourned until Mon
day. In the House the deadlock on
Mr.. BANDS silver seigniorage bill wass
broken after four hours OF continuous
alibustering, when, by a vote Of 17G 10 ~.
the House went into the committee OF the
whole for consideration Of the bill. On the
FIN al vote sixteen Republicans and all the
populists voted aye, while twenty Two
Democrats who were present refused TO
vote A bill from the joint committee on
uniform the methods of accounting Ia the
departments was taken up and passed r.
Friday the entire day in the House was
consumed in debate on the Bland silver
seigniorage bill. the speakers being MessrS
Bland, c. w. Stone Of Pennsylvania. Nc
Keighan, Harter, and Kilgore- After
some unimportant routine business, on
motion of MIR. Bland. the House went into
committee OF the whole for the consider
alton of the bill Mr.. Bland explained
in a few words that he had never agreed to
the striking out Of the second section OF this
bill which provides for the coinage of all
the bullion In the treasury. Aside from
the question OF raising revenue he re-
parded the second section as more i'm
portant than the first. Mr. Mckeighan
made free silver argument gold
basis and high tariu. ne SAID,
was discriminating against the west In
the interest Of the East 1lf had the
pover.n he said, III would strike down tho,
tariff that protects the East and force it
into competition with the West as the
East forces us into competition Mr. Har-
ter, of Ohio, then took the floor In opposi--
tion 10 the bill Mr. Kilgore, OF Texas.
afternoon, contended that II the Govern
ment was In need of money il was better
to coin the silver seigniorage than borrow
money and pay interest upon the loan.
The House adjourned Saturday almost
Immediately after the reading OF the Jour-.
nal out of respect for the memory or
Representative Houk. OF Ohio Mr.. Outh-
waite. of Ohio. announced the death OF
Mr.. Houk 70 the House and requested the
appointment Of committee to accompany
the remains 20 Ohio Appropriate resolu-
tions were adopted aud the House adj
journed till Monday.