Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
THE WEEKS DoINos IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Comprehensive Digest Of the Pro-
ceedings i'm the Legislative Cham
hers at Warrington = Matters that
Concern the People.



In the Senate Saturday Mr.. Wolcott
charged the President with misstating tho
financial situation. Senators Cullom and
Palmer appeared before the sub-commit-
tee Of the Senate Appropriation Commit
tee and urged an amendment to the SUM-
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 $200O0
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.
The Administrations bond contract
was sharply criticised Monday in the Sen
ate. Senator Gray vigorously defended
the President. BY vote of 30 to q the
Senate decided to take up the Jones free
silver bill. The agricultural appropria-
ton bill was passed by the Senate, an at
tempt to eliminate the irrigation clause
being defeated. A provision for the issu-
ance of $1O0,00O,OOO in debt certificates
was inserted in the sundry civil bill by
the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The House passed the bill to make the
pensions of all veterans of the Mexican
war $12 per month. A bill for an inter-
national commission to investigate the
condition of the seals was favorably re-
ported to the House. House conferees
refuse to agree to the Senate's Hawaiian
cable amendment to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill.
Mr.. Villas defended the bond contract
In four-hour speech in the Senate Tues
day. Silverites were unable to force
vote on the Jones bill, but will pass a
resolution declaring in favor of free coin
age. In reply to Senate resolution Sec
rotary Carlisle says no necessity exists
for providing for a deficit in the revenues.
Despite the entreaties of the Illinois mem.
bers of the House, the Senate judiciary
Committee refuses to report the bill ere
ating an additional district judge. Con-
sideration of the naval appropriation bill
was continued in the House. A number
OF measures were passed. A favorable
report has been ordered by the House
committee on the bill to pension survivors
of the Indian wars. Representatives of
the Pacific roads held conference with
the House committee regarding settle
ment of the debt to the Government.
Free silver advocates were routed We'd
nesday in the Senate, the Jones bill be-
ing displaced and Wolcott's resolution
going to the calendar. During debate on
the Indian appropriation bill in the Sen
ate Mr.. Chandler said the next Congress
would investigate the bond DEAL In the
naval appropriation bill as adopted by
the House was a provision for transfer
of the caravels to the Columbian Museum.
The naval appropriation bill was passed
by the House. Attempts to strike out
the provision for three new battle ships
failed.
The House Thursday refused to con-
cur in the Senate appropriation for con-
struction of a cable to Hawaii. Consid-
Grafton of the general deficiency bill was
begun, and eulogies on the late Senator
Stockbridge were delivered. Congress-
man Durborow secured adoption of an
amendment to the general deficiency bill
donating to the Columbian Museum the
State Department exhibit at the fair. An
acrimonious discussion of the sectarian
school question occurred in the Senate
during consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill.
Appropriations for the maintenance Of
Indian schools was reduced Friday by
the Senate 20 per cent. The bill is still
under discussion. Senator Mills has
given notice of an amendment to the
sundry civil bill to prohibit the further
sale of Government bonds. Senator
Blackburn has introduced bin providing
for the payment of the full sugar boun-
ty for the crop of 1893. The House con-
sidered the proposition to appropriate
money to pay marshals for services dur
ing the Chicago railroad strike.