Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08
SENATE AND HOUSE!
WORK or OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings Of the Senate and Heass -
Representative = Important Msasurss
Discussed and Acted Upoa 0ist Of IL
Busanoes.


The bond question came up In the Senate
again Tuesday, and. after = long debate,
won't over by unanimous consent until the
following day. The significant feature Of
Senator sherman In favor of the authority
of Senator Carlisle to issue the honda Ar
guments for and against the income tax
occupied the time In the House
Wednesday in the House tho internal
revenue bill was placed as q rider upon
the tariff bill by vote OF 175 to Sd Tho
entire day was spent in the considerations
OF amendments which we're offered to the
various internal revenue features Tho
prin cipal fight came upon the proposal to
Increase the tax upon whisky from ~ cents
to d and TO extend the bonded period from
three TO eight years These provisions, es-
pecially the one looking to- an increase OF
the bonded period. were bitterly opposed
by prominent members on both sides OF
the House, and. despite the opposition. the
latter proposition that Il. the increase OF
the bonded period TO eight years-was
stricken out, while the increase OF the tax
from 90 cents to 81 was allowed to stand.
Discussion of the bond resolution was con-
tinued In the Senate. Messrs Allen and
Hoar argued against the bond issue
The debate on the Hawaiian matter boz
gan In tho House Friday under special
order The adoption OF the order was pre-
coded by a lively passage at arms between
Mr.. Boutelle and Mr.. Catchings or Mis-
sissippi. q member OF the Committee
on Rules, which resulted In two at
tempts made by the former tn nave
the words of the latter excepted 10 by
the House In order to subject him TO
censure. Only two speeches we're made.
The resolution which formed the basis or
the discussion is that OF McCreary con-
demning the acts of Minister Stevens and
approving the policy of the President NJ
the same time expressing the sense OF the
House that the annexation OF the Hawaiian
Islands Is inexpedient For this the re-
publicans offered the minority report APP
proving Minister Stevens action ana
condemning the acts of the present
administration The day In the Sem
ate was not an eventful one After An
hours debate early In the session the
resolution Of Senator Pener was aaopted
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for the names OF persons ana cosporas
lions bidding for United states bonds ana
the amount of bids and the rate OF inter
est The original resolution OF senator
Stewart denying the Authority OF the Bee
rotary OF the Treasury to issue bonds AZ
this time was taken up and consumed tne
rem ainder OF the day. The Senate ao-
journed without action on the resolution.
The Hawaiian debate was continued
Saturday in the House, but nothing par
ticular occurred. On account OF pressure
for time IL was agreed TO extend tho
debate until $3.50 O'Clock TUESDAY al
ternoou, with the understanding that
the Boutelle resolution should be In
cluded In the special order vote TO DO
taken at the conclusion Of the debate upon
both resolutions. The Boutelie resolution
recites in its preamble that the President
has invaded the rights and privileges OF
the House, and reprobates his action as
unwarrrs nted and un- American. some
routine business preceded the Hawaiian
debate. though Mr. Bland presented
the report on the bill to coin the silver
bullion seigniorage in the TREASURY. and
gave notice that he would call it mp at the
first opportunity. A bill to repeal section
II of the Revised Statutes relating to the
accounts OF the United States Treasurer.
reported by the joint commission to inves-
tiea expenditures in the executive de-
partments. was passed without objection.