Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

In the Senate on Monday two OF the
general appropriation bills. that for the
army carrying $23.243,4 02. and that for
the legislative. judicial and executive de-
partments. carrying $21 ,65S.52O, were
passed. the latter consisting OF III pages.
occupying the attention of the Senate dur
ing the greater part of the session. After
a brief executive session the Senate adj
journed In the House all day was spent
In debate on the Teller silver resolution.
1t was defeated by n vote of 1872 to 1872.
The feature of the short session of the
Senate on Tuesday was statement made
by Mr.. Clark Rep.. Wyo.), as n matter
of personal privilege. concerning his vote
In favor of the Teller resolution. He
maintained that his vote was in no way
inconsistent with his Republication. and
declared he would not permit anybody to
read him out of the party, as he was
satisfied the masses of the party would
not convict him of political heresy. The
House devoted most of the session to the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
but had not completed 1t at the time of
adjournment. Some politics was injected
into the debate just at the close, the fea-
ture of which was bitter denunciati0n
" y
Mahany Gep.. n. ". for the formers
position in favor of the immigration bill.
Mr.. Stone did not see fit to reply Before
the district bill was taken up several bills
and resolutions of minor Importance were
passed.
After three days spent on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, mostly in
political discussion, the House passed the
measure on Wednesday and then took
up the bill to provide for Notifications and
coast defenses. Several Democrats, nota-
bly, Mr.. Mcclellan of New York. criticised
the measure because it cut down appro-
priations for these works below what
has been appropriated in recent years
Beyond the reading of the agricultural APP
preparation bill and agreeing to the amend
ments proposed by the committee, the
Senate transacted no business of import
ance in open session. The greater part
of the afternoon was passed in execu-
tive session, the discussion being upon
the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
Thursday in the House was spent os-
tensibly in considering the Notifications
appropriation bill. In reality the major
portion of the time was consumed in the
discussion of political topics. The exist
ence Of prosperity in tile country was
again the main question of dispute. All
attempts to increase the appropriations in
the Notifications appropriation bill or to
amend 1t in any respect were voted down.
One of the features Of Thursdays session
Of the Senate was a speech by Mr.. CAT
fiery of Louisiana in support of the reso-
luton reported by the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections declaring that Henry
w. Corbett is not entitled to seat in the
Senate from the State of Oregon. Mr..
Corbett was appointed as Senator by the
Governor OF Oregon after the failure of
the Legislature to elect a Senator to sue
coed Senator Mitchell. Mr.. Cutlery main
tanned that the Governor of State had
no authority to appoint to fill an original
vacancy-a vacancy beginning with new
term-aftcr the Legislature had had an
opportunity to elect and had failed to do
so. The agricultural appropriation bill
was snder consideration during the great
er part of the afternoon and was finally
passed. After brief executive session
the Senate adjourned.
Friday was private bill day in the
House, but by systematic filibustering the
private calendar containing the bills re-
ported by the Committee on Claims was
not reached, the whole day and evening
being consumed in passing thirty-seven
private pension bills favorably acted upon
by the House at the session last Friday
night. During the consideration of one
of the bills an interesting discussion of
the sale of the Kansas Pacific Road was
precipitated by Mr.. Fleming Dem., of
Georgia., who, with his Democratic col
leagues, desired legislation to require the
President to bid the full amount of the
debt, principal and interest. Mr.. Powers,
chairman of the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee, contended that the real purpose of
the opposition was to compel the Govern
ment TO take the road and operate it. He
said he thought the administration, which
had secured every dollar owing from the
Union Pacific, could be safely trusted 70
protect the Governments interest at the
sale of the Kansas Pacific. In the Sen
ate no business of Importance was trans
acted in the brief open session. After
the executive session of three hours the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
The House during it's entire session of
Saturday had under consideration thu
bill making appropriations for fortifica
tions and coast defenses. Little interes'
seemed to be manifested in the proceed
ings, less than one-half of the members
being present during the session. The bill
was passed. ltearries "a, Ia, 912, against
S9,31I,141 last year. The Senate was not
In, coc,;op