Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-17
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
of the Senate and House of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon = Gist Of the
Business.
The National solons.

In the Senate Monday Mr.. Ransom was
elected President pro tenn. and MIR.
Mitchell replied to Mr.. Turpie's criticisms
of the Nicaragua Canal bill. Both House
and Senate adopted resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of Genral Post and
appointed committees to scort the remains
to Galesburg, Ill. The House ordered in
vestigation of charges that Judge Ricks
prostituted his Office to further con-
spracy by which S. j. Ritchie was robbed
of S6,000,000 The caucus of House
Democrats ndorsed the substitute for
the Carlisle currency bill by vote of 81
to 50 after n spirited debate The bill in
tended to tai. the distribution of seeds
out of the hands of Congressman has been
prepared by Secretary Morton. At an in
formal meeting of the Republican steer
ing committee it was aged there should
be no tariff legislation at this session.
Representative Sibley made an attack
on the President in n speech in the House
Tuesday in opposition to the currency
bill. Discussion of Mr.. Lodges Hawaiian
resolution was continued in the Senate,
Messrs. Palmer and Gray opposing its
adoption. The House Committee on
Rules agreed to report n resolution pro-
viding for a vote on the currency bill
General Jacob s. Coxey explained his
non-interest bearing bond plan to the
House Ways and Means Committee. The
Senate Committee on Appropriations or
dered favorable reports on the army and
urgent deficiency bills.
BY refusing to adopt rule to limit the
debate the House Wednesday practically
rejected the Carlisle currency bill. In
the Senate Mr.. Quay advocated amend
| ing the income tax law to provide fol
publication of names and salaries of cor
poration employees. In message sub
mitting Hawaiian correspondence to Con
| gress the President urges the granting OF
| permission to lease one of the islands tC
Great Britain for cable station. The
! diplomatic and consular and the post
Office appropriation bills were passed by
| the House. The latter carries $50, Az,
| 952.
The income tax came up for consider
able discussion in the Senate on Thurs
day in the course Of the debate on tht
| urgent deficiency bill, which contains Q
! provision for carrying the law into opera
| ton. Mr. Hill offered an amendment
designed to afford an opportunity to con
test the constitutionality of the act. Mr.
! Quay also gave notice of several amend
ments, one for the income tax, and thu
| others TO insert the Mckinley tariff ac
| In the wooden schedule. The proceed
| ings in the House were exceedingly dull
| The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was passed, as was also bill to de
| fine the crimes Of murder in the first ant
second degrees, and manslaughter ant
criminal assault, mutiny and desertion
and providing punishment therefor, ant
to abolish the death penalties on othel
crimes. A resolution was adopted calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for th'
| causes of delay in opening to settlement
| the lands received from the Kickapo'
| Indians The Senate bill repeating th'
law providing for bonds for registry o.
vessels was passed; also Senate bill pro
| yiding an American register for th'
steamer Empress. A bill to provide fol
| appendices to the American measurement
of vessels was passed.
The feature of the night session Of thu
House Friday was the debate which grew
out of the attempt of Mr.. Springer Oem.
| Ill) to pass q bill granting 500 month
| to Major General John A. McClernand
Mr.. Jones Deon- Va.) insisted upon max
ing the point of no quorum, and the bill
was withdrawn, after much feeling hat
been shown. Practically the whole ses
| sion of the Senate was occupied In th'
discussion of Mr.. Hills amendment to th'
urgent deficiency bill, designed TO AFFORD
an opportunity to test the constitution
ality of the income tax law.