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

The Senate Monday resumed considesa-l
tion Of the Wilson bill Mr. Walsh vas
oworu IN - Senator from Georgia 20 seeve
out the term OF the late Senator ColquisA
The ao ~ .. vss dspoDsi:s'1 a. 49, 5s:
listening 70 Senator Hill's speech These
who remained we're ccupied with DistricS
Of Columbia a6airA The bill 70 allow
bookmaken 70 operate at the neetings Of
the Washinston Jockey CLUB met Win cucf
one bill Of any importance. providing for
d gas In tho District was passed
There was . small attendance In the
salIories when the Senate convened Tues
day and there was scarcely quorum or
oenators visible The bill introduced some
time ago BY Senator PETER for the improves
adverseiy by Senator Kyle, Mr. Quay'd
resolution that the Senate should
hear . committee of the organise.
tions OF the workingmen OF the United
States in opposition TO the tarih bill Apply
81 was objected TO, and resolution ty
senator Allen requesting the Secretary o.
the Interior TO inform the senate OF tnc
names and postofhce addresses OF those
whose pensions had been suspended or
cancelled since March T. 1893, ana the
reason for such suspension or canceIls-
tion vent over without action The VOL
colt resolution for the coinage OF Mexi-
can dollars at United States minis was
finally agreed to. and the Wilson bill came
up again. In the House bills were passed
for the protection of game In Yello wstone
Park and for the punishment OF crime IN
the park by the extension OF the laws and
Jurisdiction of tho Wyoming United States
District to its territory; TO grant cnien
justices in Territories power 10 appoint
com missioners to take proof OF land cases
The House then went into committee OF
the whole and resumed consideration OF
the postofice appropriations Dill
The Senate was engaged in discussing
the Wilson bill Wednesday. IL Will %
weeks before the debate Is closed. and ev-i
cry member will be given chance mr.
Reed held the House at bay ior an no our
warrant issued to the Sergeant at arms
during the hght over the contested eiec-
ton cases to arrest the absentees Ing
Republicans, under his leadership. refused
to vote. and the Democrats, being unable
20 muster quorum, yield ed to an adjourn
ment
Roth aides of the chamber showed good
attend ance when the Senate met Thurs
day. During the transaction OF the rou-
tine morning business Senator Kyle Oh
South Dakota. introduced joint resoiu-
ton proposing constitutional ameno%enS
relative 20 marriage and divorce. which
Was referred TO the Committee on Judiciary,
The urgent deficiency bill was taken up
and the last paragraph. to provide TOT uni
formity In the letting Of government con-
tracts for supplies at washington; gave
the paragraph for the printing OF an sD-
stract OF the eleventh census MT. Man
derson moved to strike out the clause As no
argued that the abstract would % out
of the digest already ordered.
The motion was agreed to and the bill as
amended was about 70 be put on It's mai
passage when the hour of O'Clock arrived
and the question went over. while the
tariff bill was laid before the senate
When the House adjourned late In the
afternoon 1t was still In most ols.ressins
tangle The rule which the committee on
rules brought In. imposing fine or 80 Tor
every refusal Of member to vote, was
the cause of the trouble No business had
been transacted.
Very few Senators assembled Friday TO
listen to the tariff speeches The struggle
over the adoption OF the new rule to Sc
cure a voting quorum was resumed when
the House met As soon as the journal nao
been read Mr.. Boutelle jumped to his Feet
and object ed and when Mr. Dockery moved
its approval the Republicans sat silent In
their seats Upon the announcement OF
the vote, los to 0. Mr. Boutelle made the
noint of no quorum and the roll was called.
The Republicans refrained from voting
and the result. 1855 to !. showed that the
Democrats were twenty-three short
Of quorum. Mr. Dockery then
.tructine his side TO vote down the
motion in the hope Of developing Demo-
c,stic ouorum But the Democrats failed
70 ret the quorum. The motion for call
was defeated by 140 to a. The Democrats
were still twenty Ave short Inc prospecs
been decided to call Democratic caucus
70 consider the rules, Mr. Dockery moved
an Adjournment, and at one O'CLOCK the
House adjourned.