Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
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Speeches were made in the Senate ON
Monday on the financial bill by Messrs.
Wolcott, Elkins and Butler. Mr.. Aliens
resolution introduced Saturday express
ing sympathy with the Beers went over
without losing its place. A large num-
Der OF unimportant bills were passed. The
House passed the bill to permit transit
through the United States of goods in
bond without the payment OF duties; also
private pension bills favorably acted upon
ut Friday nights session. and in District
of Columbia legislation.
On Tuesday the Senate heard Mr..
Allison in support OF the financial bill.
and Mr.. Jones of Nevada in opposition
thereto. Passed bill appropriating $780,
600 to enlarge public building at Port
land, Ore. The House passed bill in
creasing limit of cost of new Government
printing Office by $4,000 on account OF
rise in prices of building material.
The Senate on Wednesday by a vote
of 40 10 % rejected an amendment TO the
financial bill, offered by Mr.. Chandler, au-
thorizing the President to appoint COM
missioners to any future international BIZ
metallic conference. Devoted the rest
of the day to debate on the Aldrich
amendment providing that the provisions
OF the bill are not intended to place any
obstacles in the way of international BIZ
metallism. The House debated the legis-
latiye, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, the arguments assuming po-
litical tinge. The feature was a sharp
colloquy between Messrs. Bartholdt, Ben
ton and Pearce, all of Missouri, ON the
Nesbitt election law in that State.
In h.
Senate substitute for the House currency
bill by vote of 46 to 20. Made the
Hawaiian bill unfinished business, giving
it right of way. The House completed
twenty-six of the 124 pages Of the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill without amendment. During the
general debate Mr.. Boutell Qll.), Mr..
Miers Qnd.) and Mr.. Showalter pa dis
cussed the Philippine question: Mr.. Gros-
venor Ohio and Mr.. Gillette (slass.) civil
service reform, Mr. briggs IN. W pen
sions, and Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) his reso-
luton to repeal the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution.
The Senate on Friday resumed discus
sion of the Philippine question. Mr.. Nc
Emery strongly opposed permanent acqui-
sition of the islands and believed United
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as authority of this country had been as
serted. Mr.. Stewart took pronounced
position in favor of admission Of the pro-
ducts of any of the island possessions of
the United States free of duty. Ha-
waiian bill was read, but nothing was
done with it. The House by a vote OF
70 to 67, in committee of the whole,
struck out from legislative appropriation
bill all provision for civil servivce COM
mission. Action regarded as annual joke,
as item will probably be restored in open
session when members have to so on rec
ord on roll CALL Rest of the time de-
voted to assertions by Mr.. Sims Dem,
Tenn that northern volunteer soldiers
in Spanish war were much more clamor-
Gus for pensions than the southern ones,
and attributing this to the debauching Of
public sentiment in the North on the pen
sion question. Mr. Pearrc (Rep., Md
raised the storm by stating that hundreds
of Massachusetts soldiers who never
smelled powder had applied for pensions.
This brought out an indignant reply from
Mr.. Fitzgerald tDem.. Mass), who de-
tailed the record of the Massachusetts
volunteers. He was followed by others,
who defended the soldiers from their sew
eral States. Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) espe-
cially assailed Mr.. Sims.
The Senate held no session on Satur-
day. The House passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The civil service appropriation, stricken
out in committee of the whole, was re-
stored to the bill by Il vote of n to 125.