Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

- Acted Upon.
Dolnss Of Congress.
Tho House adjourned Monday after .
Senator coiqSit NJ. Turner. Of dsoFsis.
who had been chosen BY the Georgia dele
cation TO announce the death Of SEM
ator Colquitt 70 the House. sent 20
the clerks desk the usual reeo-
i The Speaker 1a then be- sppcinssd he
following committee 70 accompany che re-
mains 70 Georgia: Messrs Livlngstones
Holman. Bunn, Cebanniss. Maddox. Nc
Donald. W. A Stone. cosswell sI6s
quite was announced in the Senate By Mr..
Gordon. the colleage Of the dead ststssman-
In q few touching words he briefly re-
counted the services Of the dead Senator I'm
the Asld OF politics and In his domestic life
The customary resolution of regret va
appointed 20 accompany the remains to
Macon, &c. The following committee
IVES appointed By the Vice President: Sem
ators Gordon. Morgan, Butler. Ransom.
Allen Prayer was offered at the conven-
Ing OF the senate by Mr. Colquitt's pastor,
Rev. Isaac w. Canter. of the Mount ver-
non Place M T. Church, and az 1915
o'clock the Senate adjourned.
The House did bat little business Tues
ooys hopf0oout0VlVo bOeu, OF mtuu0oOsos
introduced y bill for the reduction Of COM
ponsation of persons In the government
servica IL provides that salaries from
1000 to 5000 DO reduced 25 per cent. and
that those from $4,000 to $50. 900 be reduced
aSk per cent; all above $4,000 reduced so
per cent The Senate met at 0:45 and inn
mediately adjourned.
Wednesday, the House was engaged with
contested election cases, the seat Of Mr.
Joy (Repl Of Missouri. being at stake.
The majority report of the committee had
gone against Mr.. Joy. The vote on tho
substitute for the report of the majority
of the committee. presented by the minor
ity. declaring Mr. Joy entitled to his seat
resulted: Yeas. 102; nays 148. The substi-
tute was rejected. Mr. Burrows OF Michigan
moved 70 reconsider, and Mr. Springer. or
Illinois. moved to lay that motion ON the
table. Friends Of Mr.. Joy then precipitated
another flibuster by making the point Of
no quorum on the division. and the roll
call was taken. No quorum. On motion OF
Mr.. Patterson the House at 5:45 adjeurned.l
In the Senate Senator Berry. of Arkan-
sas. called up the resolution authorizing
and directing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to receive at the subtreasury In New
York from r. ]. Wilson Co. or assigns.
the money. amounting to &c, T4o, 900. TO be
paid to the Cherokee Nation, and to place
tho same to the credit of the Cherokee
Nation. II was agreed to. Then the
Senate proceeded TO the consideration
Of executive business. and when the
doors were again reopened took up the Mo.
Garfahan bill. Senator Morrill, of Vermont
speaking in opposition to the claim Mr..
Hunt of Virginia followed NJ morrill,.
and argued In favor OF the bill At
o'clock Mr. Hunton concluded his speech.
and eenator Villas rose to address tho Sem
ate. but yielded to q motion for an execu-
tive session made by Mr. Pugh, which was
carried. At l:05 the Senate adjourned
The House Thursday renewed considera-'
ton of the Joy-O'Neil contest, but It 10
still unsettled In order TO get quorum
to transact business, the Sergeant at
arms was directed to arrest all absenteos0
and the Speaker counted a quorum, as waS
done In the days OF the Fifty first Con-
gress by ex- Speaker Reed Scenes OF the
widest confusion prevailed In the Senate,
The bill prescribing limitations or. time
for the completion OF title to certain lands
disposed Of under the act OF Congress
known as the "donation act,n and for the
protection of purchasers and occupants ~
the lands, which are situated "a
the States of Warrington. Oregon, and
Idaho. was passed by vote OF 20
atinR 100000 additional TO carry out the
provisions OF the Chinese exclusion act
was passed The McGarrahan bill was
passed without division. 1t refers tho
Rancho Panocho Grandes to the Court Of
Private Land Claims. which shall report its
findings TO the Secretary OF the Interior.
who sb all issue patent to McGarrahan II
this decision shall be In his favor.
In recognition of the personal sacrifice
Speaker Crisp made In declining the Sena7
torship there was burst Of applause again,
Saturday morning when he assembled the
rostrum TO call the House to order. Imme-
diately after the reading OF the jour
nal, Mr.. Payne, Of New York, arose to
q question Ct personal privilege and made
an explain alton OF the incident which oc-l
CURED late Thursday afternoon when the
Speaker had stated In reply to a seeming
defiance of the Chair by Mr.. Payne. whom.
the latter was ordered TO take hiss
seat that he would recognize a,
motion TO bring the contumacious
member to the bar of the House. Mr. !
Payne stated that on that occasion the
reply which he made--that he would take,
his seat when he got ready-was in re-
Spouse TO something said by Ne Outh-'
vaite. not to the Chair. Mr.. Payne's'
state ment led to mutual explain atoms
from Mr. Cultivate and the Speak
or. which seemed 70 clear up the In
cident The struggle over the o. Neill-Joy
contested election case was not resumed,
a. the day, by q special order adopted
some time ago, was devoted TO eulogies
upon the late Representative O'Neill, OF
Pennsy lvauia- Al the conclusion Of tho
ceremonies the House. a. . further mark
Of reapect. adjourned.