Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW or THEIR WORK AT
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings Of Senate and
House Bills Passed or introduced
In Either Neutrality-suspicious. Of Mo-
ment to the Country at Large.


The Senate Saturday closed debate ON
the silver bond bill and passed the meas
urc by vote Of AZ to 35. The House did
nothing Of Importance.
The House spent the entire day Monday
discussing series Of amendments to
strike from the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill eight appropriations aggre-
eating $4,000 for the maintenance VI
destitute women and children In various
private and sectarian charitable institu-
tions in the District. President Cleveland
sent to Congress a request for an appro-
pria.ion Cor some Of the Italian victims OF
the Walsenburg riots in Colorado. The
Senate did nothing of Importance.
The belated House tariff bill emerged
from the Finance Committee in the Sen
ate Tuesday, and 1t had free-silver sub
stitute attached, by n majority report oil
one in committee. No definite action was
taken. Minor business was transacted
in the House, and the balance of the SEES
sion Was deyoted to heated controversy
over appropria tons for private and Sec
tartan charitable institutions in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Senate spent Wednesday in fruit
less debate upon the tariff-slver bill. In
the House Delegate Catron IN. NJ intro
duced bill to prevent the pugilistic fes-
tival from taking place near El Paso. and
the measure was rushed through without
division. The bill makes prize fighting
| misdemcanor, punishable by imprison-
| ment for not less than one year. Mr..
Catron asked for unanimous consent for
consideration, but Mr.. Knox Rep., Mass.)
objected and the bill was referred, but
subsequently was taken up and passed.
The measure also prohibits bull fights.
The House also began it's debate on the
Senate free-coinage bond bill.
The Catron anti-prize fight bill passed
the Senate Thursday. The law becomes
executive from the moment it is signed
by the President, and all persons must
at their peril take cognizance of its en-
actment. The Senate free-coinage sub
stitute for the House bond bill was de-
bated five hours in the House in the af-
| ternoon and for three hours ut the night
session. Nevertheless the pressure from
members for time to present their views
is SO great that it seems possible now
that the debate may continue indefinitely.
The House Friday was in an uproar
most of the time because of tilt between
Talbert of South Carolina and Barrett of
Massachusetts, over the formers defense
of secession. A resolution Of censure fail
| ed of adoption, 200 to II. The bond bill
| debate consumed the evening session. The
Senate chose Mr.. Frye president pro tenn.
| and passed a bill opening the forest res
| ervations of Colorado for the location OF
mining claims. A resolution offered by
| Mr.. Stewart was agreed to calling on the
| Secretary of the Treasury for information
as to the estimated increase in revenue il
| the pending tariff bill becomes a law, and
what the duty on wool per pound would
| be under the law based on the present
market price of wool. The resolution con-
| templating a reform in handling appro-
priation bills by distributing them among
| the several committees was referred, for
| report next December. Senate adjourned
until Monday