Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK or oUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
A weeks Proceedings In the Halle Of
consress-Important Measures Das-
cussed and Acted Upon-An Inpar-
tiai Resume Of the Business.



The Cuban question was revived In the
Senate Saturday, when Mr.. Morgan OF
Alabama, who reported the original reso-
lutions, spoke in favor of further and
more decisive action toward the recogni-
ton OF the Cubans as belligerents. The
Senator declared 1t to be the duty Of Con-
gress 10 adopt joint resolutions on bellig-
ereucy. which, unlike the previous con-
current resolutions, would require the APP
proval of the President, and thus fixing
the responsibility. At the close Of Mr..
Morgan's speech the Senate adopted with
out division the resolutions introduced by
him directing the committee on foreign
relations to inquire into and report on the
treaty relations between the United
States and Spain re.ating to the Ameri-
cans now under condemnation at Havana,
also requesting the President to submit
the recent diplomatic correspondence with
Spain on this subject. The resolutions
have no reference to the recognition OF
belligerency.
In the Senate Monday the entire day
after ] p. m. was given to the bill regu-
lating gas rates in the District of Colum-
bia. Tve following bills were passed:
Authorizing the purchase by the United
States and the making free of toll roads
passing over the Yosemite national park;
regulating the pay Of non-commissioned
officers Of artillery, cavalry and infantry
of the army. Quite number Of minor
bills and conference reports were adopted
by the House, and bills were passed al
follows: To allow the bottling Of distilled
spirits in bond; to expedite the delivery
| of imported goods in parcels and pack
ages not exceeding $500 in value; to pro-
| vide for the registration Of trade marks
| on bottles, barrels, corks and other recep-
| tacles used in interstate and foreign COM
merce; for the general distribution Of con-
demned cannon by the Secretary Of War
| and Secretary of the Navy; to compel the
attendance of witnesses before the local
| land officers. The conference report on
the bill to improve the merchant marine
| engineer service was adopted.
The Senate Tuesday passed the Dis
| trict of Columbia appropriation bill, car
ryng approximately $7,3OO,OOO. de-
bate on the question of appropriations for
sectarian purposes cropped out on the par
| agraph making appropriations for chari-
| ties in the district. On vote the Senate
| sustained the committee in providing spe-
cfic appropriations for numerous private
charitable institutions, some of them of q
| sectarian character. A further provision
was adopted for an investigation into the
| charity system of the district. with view
to ascertaining what, il any, part of the
public appropriations are used for church
purposes Mr. Bacon Dem) Of Georgia
| offered a resolution, which was referred,
| for the loan of exhibits from the various
| Government departments and Smith
| sonian institution to the Southern States
exposition at Chicago from August to
| November, 1896 The House entered
upon a long debate on the immigration
bills. and summoned the county clerks in
| the Rinaker-Downng contest from Illi-
| nois.
| The Senate took another long step to-
ward adjournment Wednesday by dis
posing Of the Notifications appropriation
bill at a single sitting. Nothing now
remains but the deficiency bill and the
conference reports on the naval, river and
harbor, District of Columbia, Indian, and
! fortifcations bills. The river and harbor
and naval bills are still the most difficult
ones The harbor and river conferees
made report Wednesday that they were
agreed on everything except Santa Mo-
MICA. 1t is understood that the House
conferees stand out most strenuously
against that, and will only agree to the
appointment Of commissioner to report
on the two harbors and let Congress af-
| terward act on the subject. The most i'm
portant business transacted, in the House
| was the passage by the overwhelming
| vote of 1875 to 26 of the Bartholdt-McCall
| immigration bill, as modified by the Cor
| liss amendment. The Stone consular in
spection bill, offered as a substitute, was
defeated IS to 131.
The House Thursday passed the Hoov-
| er pension bin over the Presidents veto,
by a vote of 1876 to AZ. The bill was a
private one, and grants pension Of $50
per month to Francis Il. Hoover, private
| in Ohio volunteers. The balance Of the
day was spent In discussing the bill to
authorize the President to appoint nom
| partisan commission to collect informa-
| ton and to consider and recommend legis-
latiOn to meet the problems presented by
labor, agriculture and capital. The Sen
ate did nothing of Importance.
. The Senate put in Friday in discussing
the bill to prohibit the issue of bonds.
Senators Hill and Sherman united in de-
nouncing the measure as one which had
| for it's object vepudiation. The House
listened to conference reports on the
river and harbor bill.
Pasteur Treatment for Rabies.