Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DolNos IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Comprehensive Digest OF the Pro-
cecdings In the Legislative Cham
bcrs at Washington = Matters that
Concern the People.



Resolutions defining the policy of the
Government In regard to gold and silver
and one arraigning the management of
the Pacific roads and directing the Attor-
ney General to begin foreclosure proceed
ings were presented in the Senate Mon
day. Correspondence and reports regard
Ing the Behring Sea fisheries were sent
to the Senate by President Cleveland.
The Senate Committee on the judiciary
will report adversely the nomination Of
w. nj. Campbell, TO be marshal of Mime
sofa. The House agreed to the Senate
amendments to the Chicago post Office
bill, and II went to the President. The
House completed consideration of the leg
islative appropriation bill with the excep-
ton of the paragraph relating to pension
Offices. bill to incorporate company
which proposes to lay a cable TO Hawaii,
australia and Japan was presented in the
House.
The legislative appropriation bill was
passed by the House Tuesday after the
item placing clerks on the annual pay
roll had been stricken out. The House
ways and Means Committee discussed
the gold bond plan and made decided pro-
gress toward an agreement The House
Committee on Pacific Roads decided to
again report the Reilly bill. together with
the proposition of the companies to pay
the principal of the debt. Messrs. Nor
gan and Pugh protested in the Senate
against the speech of Mr.. Allen on tho
alleged election frauds in Alabama. A
bill providing for the unlimited coinage
OF silver was favorably reported to the
Senate from the Finance Committee.
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$65,OOO,OOO in gold bonds was presented
to the Senate Wednesday by Mr.. Villas.
A resolution authorizing Secretary Car
Isle to sell gold bonds was favorably re-
ported to the House from the Ways and
Means Committee. A copy of the bond
contract was also submitted
The House Thursday defeated the prop
osition of the President to issue gold bonds
whereby $16,000,0O0 in interest could
have been saved. The measure providing
for the construction of new Federal
building at Chicago has been signed by
PRESIDENT Cleveland. In response to a re-
quest Secretary Carlisle has sent to the
Senate his figures on the treasury gold
reserve and expenditures. Labor Com
missioner Wright has submitted a report
outlining plans for providing homes for
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The Senate passed the postoffice appro-
priation bill Friday, Senate hostile amend
ments being defeated. The agricultural
bill was taken up. Senator Chandler has.
introduced bill to establish free Ameri-
can ports where foreign raw material may
be manufactured. Strong opposition to
the bill appropriating money to build
more war ships was developed on the floor
of the House. The House Committee on
Commerce submitted report favoring a
deep waterway to connect the ocean and
great lakes. The Navy Department is
advised that the war ships Charleston
and Yorktown are rescuing American mis-
sionaries at Che Foo.
In the Senate Saturday Mr.. Wolcott
charged the President with misstating the
financial situation. Senators Cullom and
Palmer appeared before the sub-commit-
tee of the Senate Appropriation Commit
tee and urged an amendment to the sun
dry civil bill providing an appropriation
for the beginning of the work on the pro-
posed new Chicago post Office building
They have received letter from the Sec
rotary of the Treasury recommending an
appropriation of 100000 for beginning
work on the new building, and of 100000
for temporary quarters for the post Office
while the new building is in course Of
construction. The House voted to in
crease the navy with three battle ships
and twelve torpedo boats.