Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
SENATE AND HOUSE.
A week's Proceedings In the Halle 81
congress-Important Measures Dis-
cussed and Acted Upon-An Impair
tial Resumo Of the Business.


Tn the Senate Saturday the sundry civil
spnropriation bill was completed and pass
I'd during the day. As II PASSED tho
House Il carried about SEC, 600. 900: as re-
ported to the Senate II reached $35, 00O.-
600. and with amendments added the to-
tai was raised to $37. 100000. Most OF
fhe time In the House was occupied with
the general pension bill. The debate was
generally formal in character. At half
past 2 o'clock, without concluding debate
on the bill. the House entered upon the
special order--the delivery of eulogies on
the late Representative William H. Crane
OF Texas. Then the House, rs further
mark Oh respect to the memory OF the de-
ceased, adjourned until 3 o'clock.
The debate on the adoption OF rule
brought in by the Rules Committee in the
House Monday for vote on the Picker
general pension bill was rather sensa-
tional, though nothing was accomplished.
The minority report on the Paclhc Rail-
road bill was submitted to the House by
Representative Hubbard of Missouri. 1t
deals exclusively with the financial con-
ditions Of the companies concerned In the
proposed funding plan. 1t argues that the
majority bill should not be adopted. The
Senate did nothing of Importance.
The Senate was plunged into an excit-
ing financial debat, Tuesday, after sew
eral weeks Of serene and formal procedure
on appropriation bills The naval appro-
priation bill was under consideration, and
the item Of four battle ships, to cost an
aggregate Of $15,0OO,O00, served as q
text for a speech by Mr.. German pointing
out that the revenues of the Government
are less than the receipts. Mr.. Germans
&c .<~lk Al
troversy, in which Mr.. Sherman, Mr..
Hale and Mr.. Chandler Joined issues with
the Maryland Senator as to the response
bility for the failure Of tariff legislation
In the present Congress. The House pass
ed the Picker general pension bill by a
vote of 1877 to "a. The section to which
the bulk of the opposition was directed
provides that persons otherwise entitled
to pensions shall no. be disqualified on ac-
count Of prior service in the Confederate
army, provided they Joined the Union
forces ninety days before Lees surrender.
Both House and Senate spent Wednes-
day in debate of various measures. Abb
solutely nothing of Importance was done.
The general debate Oh the bankruptcy
bill was continued and concluded in the
House Thursday. Mr.. Bailey Of Texas
gave notice that he would offer as a sub
stitute his voluntary bankruptcy bill. The
Senate spent another day on the naval
appropriation bill without completing it..
Mr.. German further opposed the item Of
four battle ships and expressed the opin-
ion that the appropriations already made
would consume the balance in the treas
ury. A determination of the number OF
battle ships has not yet been reached. Mr..
Chandler has proposed substituting thirty
large and fast torpedo gunboats for two
of the battle ships. The bill was passed
increasing the pension of Br;gadicr Gem
eral William Gross of the volunteer forces
to SIS per month.
The Senate Friday discussed the naval
appropriation bill. Mr.. Germans amend
ment reducing from four to two the num-
Der Of battle ships to be constructed was
adopted in the Senate by vote Of 81 to
q. The House again devoted the major
portion of the day to debate on the bank
ruptcy bill. Several amendments were
offered, but none were adopted. A bill to
provide for a delegate in Congress from
the territory of Alaska was defeated by
vote Of 90 to A.