Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

In the House on Monday the Hawley
bill providing for two additional regiments
Of artillery was passed under suspension
OF the rules by almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader. want
ed more time for debate than the forty
minutes allowed and because he did not
Get II he inaugurated filibuster against
District of Columbia legislation that con-
timed all day. In the Senate the session
was devoted to consideration OF the DIS
trict OF Columbia appropriation Dill. AT
the hour OF adjournment the bill had NOT
been disposed Of.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill, containing provision for the reduc-
ton of about one-haf OF the present
rates OF telephone charges in the district.
was passed by the Senate on Tuesday. A
bill to authorize the relocation and re-
building of n pontoon bridge across the
Mississippi River at Prairie du CHEN,
Wis. was passed. The Lii for the relief
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
of Tennessee. appropriating $2SS,0 900. was
pa ssed. In the House the bill appropriate
| ing $50. 100000 for defense passed unani-
| mously.
In the House on Wednesday the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill went through its last stages in
the adoption OF the financial conference
report. The remainder Of the day was
consumed in consideration or the Senate
amendments TO the Indian appropriation
bill. The substitute for the Senate pro-
vision regarding the opening OF the I'm
compahgre reservation was knocked out.
on a point OF order, and the amendment
goes back to conference. The desire of
the confcrees to non-concur in the Senate
free homestead clause encountered bitter
opposition. and an arrangement was made
| whereby four hours are to be devoted TO
| debate a proposition to concur submitted
by Mr.. Eddy Of Minnesota. Mr.. Sher-
man. chairman OF the Indian Committee,
declared that the free homestead provis-
ion would cost the Government $56,000,-
| 600. He desires TO eliminate it from the
bill, and has the support OF the Secretary
of the Interior. In the Senate the $780,
0O0.0 defense bill was passed by a
unanimous vote. Hawaiian annexation
was considered in executive session.
In the House all day Thursday was
spent on the Indian appropriation bill.
| The Senate amendments. were non-con-
| Cured in and the bill sent to conference.
In tho, Senate no business of real impor-
| lance was transacted in open session. The
| session lasted only an hour, the time be-
| ing largely consumed in disposing of rou-
| tine morning business. a few bills Of
minor Importance were passed
In the House on Friday the bill to pay
the Bowman act claims, aggregating ST.
200.0 900, for stores and supplies furnished
the Union army during the war was con-
| sidered until o'clock, but beyond com
pleting the general debate little progress
was made. OF the 800 odd claims in the
bill all but few come from the South,
| and dilatory tactics were resorted to to
prevent progress. During the filibuster-
ing the House was in an uproar. At 8
o'clock, after completing two pages Of the
bill, the House recessed until o o'clock
for an evening session to be devoted to
pension legislation. After the evening
session the House adjourned until Mon
day. The Senate was not in session.