The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-02
NEWS CONDENSED.
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.

AFTER six weeks OF consideration, the Sen
ate passed it's Tariff bill at o'clock on the 10th
inst. No bill Is remembered by old Senators as
having consumed an equal amount of time.
The bin finally passed by handsome majority
IA TO IL. Mr.. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, was
the only Republican who voted against It, hut
nc would have been Joined by his colleague,
Don Cameron had not the latter been paired.
Thirty-threc Republicans, eight Democrats
and David Davis voted for IL. One Republican
and eighteen Democrats voted against IL. The
last day Of the debate was far from interesting.
The day consumed by various last efforts OF
Senators 10 amend the bill into the form hey
wanted 10 To assume. Mr. Sherman failed hy
large majority 10 get the duties on wool raised,
though there were on his side three Demo
crats-Brown, Camden and Pendloton,
and Senator David Davis. Except
Sewell of New Jersey. and Mitchell of Pcnnsyl-
vania, all the Republican votes came from the
Northwestern and Pacific coast States. In other
words, senators from the sheep-raising States
voted with Mr.. Sherman, and Senator's from the
WOODEN mill States voted against him. GGlvan-
lied iron leveled up to 20 cents pound.
April was fixed rs the date when the sugar duties
We're TO go into effect.and an amendment offered
by Mr. Window adopted, whereby IL Is provided
that the bill shall not interfere with any existing
treaties, but when the Treaties expire the bill
shall become operative. A reduction of
duty ON commOn bottles was made The House
devoted the day 20 consideration of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill in committee on tho
whole. The River and Harbor bill was handed
Ia from the Commerce Committee.
THE Army and the Fertilization Appropr1a-
ton bills, and the joint resolution notifying
Great Britain of the desire Of the United States
10 abrogate the fishery clauses of the Washing
ton treaty, passed by the Senate Feb. Il.
Mr.. Edmunds called up his Supplementary Anti
Poygamy bill. and some progress was made WITH
It. The House discussed the SundrS Civil
Appropriation bill In committee OF the whole,
when Mr.. Beltzhoover proceeded 20 make very
bitter attack upon Gen. HaZen and the Signal
Service Bureau. Mr.. Taylor, OF Ohio, in reply,
defended Gen. HaZen's integrity and criticised
nalf ylaggk .Vf1 angiA M "a n
upon that officer in speech which was not
openly delivered, but was printed IN the Record
THE resolution offered by Mr.. Garland for
the appointment OF special committee to ex-
anime and report upon the methods of improv
ing the navigation of the Mississippi river below
Cairo was adopted by the Senate, Feb. 81. The
Naval Appropriation bill occupied the attention
of the Senate during the remainder OF
the day. The bill was practically completed
II decided that the limit OF repairs to be made
to old wooden vessels should be 20 per cent OF
the cost of new vessels OF the same size and ma
terial. Republican members of the Senate held
caucus at which IL was informally agreed TO
take up the Shipping, Pension and Bank
ruptcy bills, ana those providing for the divis-
ion OF Dakota Territory and TO give preced-
ence to the appropriation bills. In the
House the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
considered in committee of the whole, and an
amendment offered by Mr.. Blackburn, of Ken
tucky, cutting down the appropriation for the
Geological Survey, was rejected after spirited
debate Mr.. Pound of Wisconsin, offered an
amendment repeating the prc-emption laws al
together, with all laws authorizing the filing of
declaratory statements for entry OF public lands
by agent or otherwise. The amendment was
adopted, after Mr. Washburn had been given
opportunity to denOunce the land-sharks and
Adventures who had abused the laws 80 az TO
shut out actual settlers from the privilege OF en-
terfng Government lands caucus of House
Republicans was held in the evening, at which
eighty Representatives voted TO non-concur in
the Senate tariff measures.
THE Senate passed the Naval Appropria-
ton bill,Feb 23,wth clauses providing S1,Ooo,Ooo
TO continue work on the Robeson monitors ST.
600 to begin the building Of three steel cruisers
and dispatch, boat, The Utah bin
discussed without action, and the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill was reported from the COM
mittee by MIR. Allison. In the House, the Senate
amendments TO the Army Appropriation and the
Fertilization Appropriation bills were non-con-
CURED In ana conference committees
were appointed The Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill was completed in committee
of the whole, and reported to the House. Amend
ments were adopted prohibiting any lease OF the
Yellowstone National Park, and authorizing the
Secretary of War to detail troops TO prevent
trespassing.
THE Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill was before the Senate on Feb.
"a. Upon the provision increasing the salary of
the Public Printer 10 81 600 a discussion arose as
10 the influence of the Printers Union upon the
management of the Government Printing Office
Mr.. Rollins asked whether this association did
not also dictate who should be employed by the
Public Printer. Mr.. Anthony said that il any
person not belonging To the Union
employed all the members of
the Union would leave the office.
Mr.. Hale thought the Senators must be startled
at hearing that great Governmental establish
ment, upon which millions was spent annually
was hopelessly in the hands OF private, and
for aught we know, q secret association, which
controlled its engagement and monopolized its
employment. Mr.. Hale thought the Public
Printer ought to weed out from the
office every man who belonged TO
the Union and employ non-Union men.
ate for the last half hour, it might be supposed
the printers were very dangerous people. That
not his view. He knew of no more consci-
cnttous, painstaking, Woodworking class II
admitted that the printers in the Govern
ment Printing Office did their work we'll and
did not receive too much pay Mr. Hawlcv
said the printers. like any other class OF
citation for their mutual benefit. 20 agree
upou the price they would ask tor their labor,
and To say they would not work or less, hat they
had no right to say another man not a me Der
Of the association should not work for less than
their price II he chose TO do So The amendment
increasing the Public Printers salary was lost.
The bill then passed the Senate. In
considering the Legislative Appropriation
BILL the House of Representatives decided
not to pay $1,000 TO the heirs of Messrs Upde-
graf and Heron, whose term of service az Con-
gTcsSmen would not have commenced until
March 4. A resolution was passed consuming
the Secretary OF State OF Nebraska and Mr..
Majors, an asprant 10 an additional scat i'm
the House, for classifying census figures A bill
was passed to prevent the importation Of adul-
terated teas.