Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-25

Lawmakers at Labor.
The sundry civil appropriation bill. car
rying $50.644, TAB, was passed by the
House Monday just as II came from the
committee. The main opposition was d.
recteds against the river and harbor item
In the bill Quite number of other bills
were passed of more or less importance
among them the Senate bills appropriat-
Ing $250,0O0 for closing the crevasse at
Pass POutre on the Mississippi, and to
equip the National Guard with uniform
Springfield rifles. 45-caliber,- and the Sen
ate resolution to authorize the Secretary
of the Navy to transport the contribu-
tons of the Pacific coast States to the
famine sufferers of India. The report in
the contested election case of Benoit
against Boatner from Louisiana, confirm
ing the latter's title to his seat, was unan-
imously adopted. The conference report
on the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was adopted and the agricultural
bill was sent to conference. Owing TO the
brief time of this session yet remaining,
extra night sessions were decided upon,
for the consideration of private pension
bills. of which many hundred still re-
main OH the calendar. The Senate was
in executive session most of the day. Some
progress was made on the bankruptcy bill.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Chandler de-
livered carefully prepared speech in ad-
vocacy of bimetallism. 1t was an arcu-
ment against single standard of either
gold or silver, and warning against n
policy of monometallism. Nothing else
of Importance was done. For the first
time this session the House declined to
override pension veto submitted to 1t
for action. The bill was that to pension
Nancy u. Allabach, the widow of Peter
IL. Allabach, of the One Hundred and
Thirty-first Pennsylvania volunteers, at
the rate of $50 per month. The House
sustained the veto by 115 to 20, the requis-
lite two-thirds not voting for the bill.
The immigration bill is now in the hands
of the President, the last legislative step
having been taken in the Senate Wednes-
day by an agreement to the conference
report on the bill. Strong opposition was
made to the report, but on the final vote
the friends of the measure rallied small
majority, the vote being: Yeas, "a; nays.
81. The bill as passed extends the immi-
grafton restrictions against "All persons
physically capable and over 10 years of
age who cannot read and write the Eng
lish language or some other language; but
person not so able to read and write who
Is over 90 years of age and is the parent
or grandparent of a qualified immigrant
over Il years of age and capable of sup
porting such parent or grandparent may
accompany such immigrant or such n par
ent or grandparent may be sent for and
come to join the family of child or
grandchild over q years Of age, similarly
qualified and capable, and wife or minor
child not so able to read and write may
accompany or be sent for and come to
join the husband or parent similarly quail
flied and capable"
The Senate adjourned at 6:3O Thursday
night, after spending six hours in execu-
tive session devoted to the consideration
of the nomination of G. #. Amidon to be
district judge of North Dakota, and of
the Anglo-American arbitration treaty.
Mr.. Villas has secured the passage by the
Senate of the Senate bill Ito extend the
use of the mail service" 1t provides for
using a patent postal card and envelope,
with coupons attached. The Postmaster
General is authorized to suspend the sys-
tenn If 1t proves unsatisfactory on a test.
The House, by vote of 1871 to OF, revers-
ed the finding of a majority of the cleo
tons committee and decided the contest
ed election case of N. Z. Hopkins VS.. ].
NJ. Kendall from the tenth Kentucky dis.
trict in favor of the Republican contest
ant. Eleven Republicans and three Pop
ulists voted with the Democrats against
unseating Kendall.
The Senate adjourned ut S:15 o'clock
Friday night, after having spent almost
eight hours in continuous executive SEES
sion on the arbitration treaty. No result
was accomplished beyond voting down
the motion made by Senator Nelson to
postpone further consideration of the
treaty. A very spirited debate on the
general subject of the payment of claims
found to be due against the United States
was INDUCED in by the House during the
consideration of the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Richardson Tenn
had called attention to the apparent in
consistency of an item to pay the costs of
defending suits, and the fact that the bill
contained no item TO pay the judgments.
Mr.. Mahon pa, chairman of the War
Claims Committee made the statement
that the House had been frightened by a
"bogie man." and the just claims against
the Government, instead of aggregating
hundreds Of millions, as was frequently
stated, could be discharged with $4,000
600. The consideration of the bill was
not completed. The bill carries $S,441,-
OPT.
Both houses worked hard Saturday,
getting measures in shape for final action.
Appropriation bills and conference re-
ports were before-the House for actioiI-
There is evident an intention to pare APP
preparations down to the last notch, and
eopsternation reigns among members who
havtipet measures, affecting their partic-
ular districts, which they hoped 10 put
through. Senator Sherman announced
his purpose not to again bring UP the arbi-
tration treaty for debate so long as the
appropriation bills are pressing for con-
sideration. but if there should be a lull
in this work he may renew his efforts to
secufe ratification. The Senate Joint res
olution for an International monetary con-
ference looking to the adoption of interna-
tional bimetalism was unanimously re-
ported to the House.
sr Odds and Ends.
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