Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-14

Opponents OF the bankruptcy Dill winch
passed the House Saturday afternoon Dy
a decisive majority, the vote being loI
yeas to 81 nays, were not confined 10
either Of the greet political parties or any
section. State delegations were diyideu
as to the propriety OF such bill ana the
members of the Illinois delegation were
by no means favorably disposed toward
the measure. Representatives Conhoiiy,
Hit and Lorimer voted for the Dill. while
Messrs. Burrell, Cannon, Downing, Gran'
Marsh, Smith and Wood were recorded IN
opposition. What is true OF the iiIihois
delegation applies with equal force to the
other State delegations. and Democrats,
Populists and Republicans ut last found
proposition on which they could agree
and vote accordingly. All the Popullsts
voted against the biz, Baker (kan.). Bell
(Colo.), KEN, Newlands, Suford ana
Strowd On. c.. The Bailey substitute
to the bill provi1ing for voluntary bank
ruptcy was defeated-S9 to 10. The Sem
ate passed tie naval appropriation bill
An amendment for building three torpedo
boats on tn. Pacific coast was agreed to.
The Chandler amendment providing for
twenty torpedo boats was defeated-2' to
80
The Senate passed Monday in debate Of
the resolution for bond investigation,
ignoring the river ana harbor bill. The
House discussed Senate amendments to
the naval appropriation bill. Quite a
number of bills were passed during the
day, mostly of minor Importance. Among
them were bills for the protection OF
yacht owners AMI shipbuilders. TO author
ize the construction Of a bridge across the
Hin Dis river ut Grafton, ILL.,: to create a
new division Of the eastern judiciary dis
trict of Texas; to pension Gen. Joseph X.
West at the rate Of $50 per month and to
authorize South Dakota to select the
Fort Scully military reservation as part
OF the lands granted to that State.
The opponents Of four battle ships sus-
tanned defeat in the House Tuesday on
the proposition to accept the Senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
Dill, reducing the number to two. Sena-
tor Hill added another day--the fifth
i'll opposition to the bond resolution in the
Senate. Some progress was made on the
river and harbor bin by taking it up in
the morning hour. The only changes
made were those restoring the authoriza-
ton of contracts OF 81. 403,0 for Sa-
bine Pass, Tex, and S9S1 600 for Sayan-
nah, Ga, harbor. A large number Of pen
sion bills were passed.
The Senate again put in day We'd
nesday debating the subject Of nvestga-
ton of recent bond issues The House
served notice on the Senate and the coun-
try that it had transacted it's business
and was ready for the final adjournment.
The report on the contested election case
afF hop Al, ;.J
North Carolina District, which'was unan-
imously in favor of the sitting member.
was adopted. A bill granting the widow
of Secretary Gresham a pension of 500
per month was passed.
BY n vote of 81 to q the Senate Thurs
day inaugurated al investigations to be
conducted by the Senate Committee on
Finance, into the facts and circumstances
connected with the sale of United States
bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury
during the last tire. years. In addition
to some minor business. the bill was pass
cd extending the time for building rail
road by the Dennison and Northern Rail-
way Company through the Indian terri
tory. Also the bill to send to the Court
of Appeals the case of book agents Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, south"
The House Friday voted to give each
member 500 a month for recess clerk
hire. A bill was PASSED to appropriate
$1,000 for the deportation of the Cana
dian refugee Cree Indians from the State
of Montana. There are about 800 Of
these Indians. They have been in Mon
tana since the close of the Riel rebellion.
The pension bills favorably acted upon
at the last Friday night session were
taken up and passed. The river and har-
Dor bill was completed in the Senate with
the exception Of the item for n deep sea
harbor on the Pacific coast A bill was
passed authorizing the Sioux City and
Omaha Railroad Company to construct
a railway through the Omaha and Win
nebago reservation in Thurston County,
Nebraska. Both houses adjourned until
Monday.