Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings Of Senate ana
House-Bills Passed or introduced
In Either Branch-Questions OF Mo-
ment 70 the Country at Large.


In Either Decentralization Of Mo-
ment 70 the Country At Large.
The Legislative Grind.
An unusually large number of bills were
passed by the House Monday. but few
of them of any considerable Importance.
The bills passed included the old bill
which has been pending before Congress
for 30 many years to retire John III:
Quackenbush, who was court-martialed
and suspended from the naval service IN
1874 for drunkenness, as commander
under date of June 1. 1895; also bill TO
reimburse the heirs of Albert Augustine,
of Rose Hill, Iowa. in the sum of $500 Tor
two cows destroyed in the Cayuse war OF
1877. Bills were passed to authorize the
Columbia and Red Mountain Railroad to
construct a bridge across the Columbia
river; to prevent the carrying of obscene
literature and articles designed for indie
cent and immoral'us from State or ter
ritory into another State or territory: to
prevent trespassing upon and the protec-
| ton of the Chickamnuga and Chattanoo-
ga and other national military parks: to
amend an act entitled an act to repeal the
timber culture laws and for other pur-
poses (the act relates only TO the entry
of lands in the Sioux Indihn reservation);
| to authorize the entry and patenting of
| lands containing petroleum and other
mineral oils under the laws relating to
placer mining (the purpose of the bill
/ was to circumvent a ruling made by the
secretary Aug. Z, 1896. The Nicaragua
| canal bill occupied the attention of the
Senate most of the day. but no progress
| was made toward n final vote.
The feature of the Senate Tuesday was
a very spirited debate on the conference
report of the immigration BILL Mr.. Glib
son of Maryland opposed the report and
Mr.. Lodge defended it. After two hours
struggle the report went over and the
Nicaragua Canal bill was taken up, Mr..
Villas continuing his remarks. Mr.. Teller
of Colorado also entered the debate in OPP
position to the measure. The House bill
to allow the bottling of spirits in bond
was reported favorably. The day in the
House was very dull. nearly the whole
session being devoted to debate on appro-
priation bills. The diplomatic and con-
sular bill was passed and considerable
progress made with the District of Colum-
bia bill. The bill as passed carries ST.
formal canvassing of the ELECTORAL vote
of the last Presidential election to take
place Wednesday were adopted.
The contested election case of Cornett
versus Swanson, from the fifth Virginia
district, occupied the attention of the
House Wednesday. Three Republicans and
three Democrats on the Elections Com
mittee had reported in favor of fhe Demo
cratic contestee. Mr.. Swanson, and three
Republicans offered minority report rec
ommending that the seat be declared va
cant on the ground that fair election
could not be held under the Virginia cleo
ton law. When the vote came to be taken
the minority could not muster enough
votes to call the yeas and nays, and Mr..
Swanson's title to his seat was confirmed
by an overwhelming viva voce vote. AT
ter a brief parliamentary struggle in the
Senate the friends of the Nicaragua Canal
bill were unable to hold quorum and 81,
out the obstruction to that measure. The
friends of the bill finally gave up hope
of securing a quorum and yielded to IN
adjournment Mr.. Villas continues to
hold the floor
The session of the Senate Thursday was
one of unusual activity. Mr.. Morrill, en-.
deavored to pass the bill prohibiting the
use of intoxicaats in the capitol building
This aroused the opposition of Mr.. Hill OF
New York, who denounced the busybodies
and Observation-Disclosures inspiring this class
of legislation. He moved to recommit the
bill, but this was defeated by vote OF
"a yeas to 30 nays. However, he sue
ceeded in prolonging the debate to
o'clock, when the bill was displaced by the
Nicaragua Canal bill. The immigration
bill was recommitted to conference. Mr.
Lodge in charge of the measure, adopt
ing this course as a result of urgent mp
peals for a modification of the bill. Be
fore this was done, however, warn
personal and political colloquy occurred
between Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Chandler or
one hand and Mr.. German on the other
Mr.. Villas added another day to his speech
against the Nicaragua Canal and had mo-
concluded when the Senate adjourned
The proceedings in the House were very
dull and almost entirely devoid Of pub
lie interest.
Richard II. Kenney, Democratic con
testant from Delaware, was sworn il
Friday rs Senator. his credentials beint
regular and signed by the Governor. Thi
| marked the culnHnatlOn OF long cOnteS
over the vacant Delaware seat. No OBJ
lection was made il being admitted h,
had at least a prima facie fight. though
Mr.. Chandler stated his belief that III. A
Dupont had beer legally elected. adding
however. that Mr.. Kenney could be seated
and the matter brought before the Senat,
hereafter. The seating Of Kenney aug
mehted, the Democratic membership {,
IT forty land for the first time raised the full
membership of the Senate to its PROBE
quota. 1t effects no essential change |,
party strength, however. The SenAt
passed the following among other Hous
bills: Authorizing the Duluth and Nortl
Dakota Railroad Company to construc
two bridges across the Red River of tn
North between Minnesota and North Da
kota; amending the law relative to tn
} Rock Island bridge to permit street rail
: way companies to provide electric powe
: In lieu of rent for the use Of the bridge
! The House Committee on Elections de
cided the Hopkins-Kendall election con
test from the Tenth Kentucky district ii
! favor of the sitting member, who is
, Democrat. A minority report will b
made in favor of Hopkins.
Told In n Few Lines.
, An unknown man was smothered In