Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-11

tiai Resume Of the Basiness.
The National eol0ns.
The Senate Tuesday, by a vote of 80 to
%, passed the Butler bill to prohibit any
further issue of bonds without the consent
of Congress. The debate was sharp and
bitter. but all the amendments were de-
feated and then the final vote taken, on
which the bill was passed. The filed
cheese bill was taken up and made the
unfinished business. Mr.. Allison intro
duced a joint resolution for a scientific
Investigation of the Boring sea seal fish
cries. At o'clock Mr.. Hill moved to
adjourn. and as the motion was carried.
Mr.. Hill exclaimed: "And may God save
the country" The House devoted itself
to passing the river and harbor bill over
the Presidents veto and toaunseating by
q vote OF 1872 to 30 John j. Walsh, the
Democratic member from the Eighth
New York district, whose place will be
filed by John Murray Mitchell, Republi-
can. Both of these actions were fore
comparatively little interest, although
there was full house to vote on the river
and harbor bill. 1t was passed by go
" W. manly uuOIC NOtCb IMAM thC WV
thirds necessary to override veto, and II
was passed without debate, although Mr..
Dockery (Mo.) protested vehemently that
debate had been promised. Thirty-nine
Democrats voted to override the presi-
dental objections and twenty-six Repub-
leans stood by Mr.. Cleveland.
The Senate Wednesday followed the
lead Of the House and passed the river
and harbor. bill over the Presidents veto
by the following vote: Yeas-Republi-
cans: Aldrich,, Allison, Burrows, Cannon,
Carter, Chandler, Clark. Cullom, Davis,
Dubois, Elkins, Gallinger, Gear, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge, Mcbride,
Mitchell (Oregon), Nelson, Perkins, Petit
grew, Plat, Pritchard. Quay, Sherman,
Shoup Squire. Teller, Warren, Wetmore,
Wilson, Wolcott-33; Democrats: Bacon,
Berry, Brice, Faulkner, George, Gibson,
German, Jones (Arkansas), Lindsay,
Mills, Mitchell wisconsin,, Morgan, Pas
co, Pugh, Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Walt
hall, White-19; Populists: Jones (Ne-
vada), Butler, PETER, Stewart; total,
90. Nays-Democrats: Bate, Chiffon,
Hill, Smith, Vilas-5. The House began
clearing the decks for final adjournment
by extending the length of the daily SEES
sions. A partial conference report on the
general deficiency bill was agreed to and
the bill sent back to further conference.
The Senate Thursday passed the filed
cheese bill. Manufacturers of filled
cheese are taxed $500 annually; wholesale
dealers, $3.50; retail dealers, 500. In
addition to these taxes, the product itself
is taxed / cent per pound, and imported
filed cheese is taxed s cents per pound in
addition to the import duty. All packages
must be branded, and dealers must display
big black sign on white ground, bearing
the words "Filled Cheese Sold Here"
The controversy over the number of bat
tie ships remains open, Mr.. Quay's mo-
ton that the Senate recede from it's
amendment reducing the number of ships
from four to two being defeated-17 to 33.
The Senate also defeated by a vote Of II
to 81 a motion by Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts to recede from its amendment
relating to sectarian Indian schools. Bills
were passed as follows: Granting 100
acres of land to Biloxi, Miss, for a char
liable hospitals authorizing the appoint
ment of the survivors Of the Lady Frank
lin bay expedition as sergeants, retired,
of the army; for the Improvement of Fort
Smith, Ark, government reservation, and
a bill constituting the laws relating to the
award Of life-saving medals. BY a vote
Of 153 to 33 the House decided against
the claim Of William Elliott from the
First South Carolina district and gave
the seat to George w. Murray. Murray
Is a colored man and in the Fifty-frst
Congress was seated in the place of e.
lott. Murray was given a round Of
applause when he came forward to be
sworn in. Mr.. Elliott is the ninth Demo-
crat unseatcd by the present House. The
remainder of the day was mainly occu-
pied in debating the case of Martin VS..
Lockhart from the Seventh North Caro-
lima district The Senate amendments
to the bill to retire Commander Quack-
enbush were adopted. The conference re-
port on the bill to pension the widow Of
the late Senator George Spencer of Ala
bama was agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan gave the Senate spirited
revival Of the Cuban question Friday,
after which most Of the day was spent in
waiting for conference agreements on ap-
preparation bills. Mr.. Morgan urged the
adoption of his resolution calling on the
President for information Of the Ameri-
cans taken on the Competitor and now un-
der sentence of death Mt Havana. The
Senator asserted that the Presidents in
action was violation OF law. Mr.. Nor
gan declared that Congress should not
adjourn without authorizing the Presi-
dent to send warships to Cuba to demand
the release Of the American prisoners.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Sherman, chair
man Of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, the Senate went into secret session,
where, after a further argument by Mr..
Morgan, his resolution was placed on the
calendar, parliamentary move equiva-
lent to postponing action. In the House,
Mr.. Grosyeffor called up his resolution
requesting the President and the several
cabinet officers for a detailed statement
Of the removals from Office since March 8,
1893, and the appointments since that
date, together with the number of ex-
soldiers who have been appointed, pro-
NOTED, reduced or removed. The resolu-
ton was adopted-147 to 4S. The vote
on the contested election case of Martin
VI. Lockhart from the Seventh North Car.
DINA district resulted 113 to 8. Mr.. Mar
tin came forward and took the oath. The
Rinaker-D Downing contest from Illinois re-
suited in favor of Mr.. Rinaker.