Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Representative Mc3Iillin Monday in.
troduced in the House resolution pro-
viding for the consideration Of q Senate
resolution recognizing the belligerency OF
the Cuban insurgents from day to day
until disposed Of" The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Rules. The
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
relief of distressed American citizens In
Cuba reached the White House at 12:2O
o'clock, just as soon as 1t could be sent
up after being signed by both houses,
while they were in open session. The
president signed the resolution imme-
diately. The conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation biiI have agreed. The
most important amendment to the bill
was that revoking the order of President
Cleveland of Feb 90. 1897, setting apart
Zl,OOO,OOO acres Of lands as forest res
ervations. The appropriation for Pearl
harbor, Hawaii, is reduced to $4,000.
The Senate amendment for improving
Salmon bay, Washington, is stricken out.
The appropriation for Government ex-
hibit at the Omaha exposition Is left at
100000. the $4,000 increase of the
Senate being stricken out. The amend
ment for investigation of sugar produc-
ton remains in the bill. The appropria-
ton for the improvement of the lower
Mississippi River Is increased to $685.
333. The net reduction from the Sem
ate amendments is 100000. The Mobile
bay improvement is made $25, 900, in.
stead of $4,000 inserted by the Senate.
The total Of the bill as agreed to is $50,
622.651.
The debate on the tariff bill began in
the Senate Tuesday with crowded gal
leries and large attendance of Sena-
tors and the tariff leaders of the House.
Mr.. Aldrich. Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Cannon
were the speakers. Early in the day Mr..
Mallory, the new Senator from Florida,
was sworn In and took his seat Senator
Cullom introduced by request bill to
amend the interstate commerce law. The
bill prescribes relations for pooling, re-
curing that pooling contracts shall not
extend beyond five years and that they
shall name the maximum and minimum
rates 10 be charged, requiring the approx
al or the interstate commerce commission
before the agreements can become aef-
fective. The bill provides for a COM
plete revision of the interstate commerce
law. The House was not in session.
The Senate Wednesday resumed con-
sideration of the tariff. Mr.. Vest, oppo-
sition leader, moved reduction in the
duties upon boracic acid, and was de-
feated, "a to 20. The debate was par
ticipated in by Senator's Vest, Jones Of
Arkansas. Aldrich. Perkins, White, CAT
terry. Gray, and Stewart Mr.. White, a
Democratic member of the Finance
Committee, opposed Mr.. Vests amend
ment, urging that the California industry
required the rate allowed by the COM
mittee. Seven paragraphs of the bill
were considered during the day, the COM
mittee being sustained in each instance.
The resolution was agreed to authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to employ any
suitable ship in forwarding relief supplies
to India. The House was not in ses-
sion.
The Cuban resolution was brought be-
fore the House Thursday. A motion to
refer to committee, none of which are
yet appointed, was declared by Speaker
Reed to be out of order. Mr.. Lewis ap-
pealed from the ruling, and the appeal
was tabled-91 to 81. Adjourned. The
Senate made good progress ON the tariff
bill. disposing of ten pages. Several votes
were taken, the Finance Committee be-
ing sustained in each case by majorities
varying from six to fifteen. The drug
schedule was under discussion and the
debate was largely technical. Before TAX
ing up the tariff the final conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill was agreed
to, including the provision suspending un-
til March / next the executive order Gre
ating extensive forest reserves.
After long period of silence Senator
Tillman of South Carolina startled the
Senate Friday by a speech no less dra-
matte in its delivery than sensational In
its allegations. He declared the public
statements that Senators were speculat-
ing in sugar stocks, pending the settle
ment of the sugar tariff schedule. were
getting to be so persistent and forceful
that it was a national scandal. He pre-
coded his speech by presenting a resolu-
ton for the appointment of special
committee of five Senators to investigate
the charges. The Senate then took up the
tariff bill. The House did nothing. The
Senate Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds agreed to report favorably
the bills for public buildings at Baltimore,
Nd. to cost 81 SOC. 900; Durham, N. c.,
$125.000; McKeesport. Pa. 100000;
Washington. Pa, $4,000; Wilkesbarre,
Pa, $225,OO0; Butte City. Mont. $780,.
600, and Aberdeen, s. d., 100000.
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