Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-02-21

read In the Senate and passed.
HousE-The usual batch OF bills, referred T.
appropriate committees. including one from
Mr. Townsend, proposing TO amend the con-
stitution by providing for the election Of pres
ident and vice president by the direct vote OF
the ~ )ple and TO abolish the electoral college
by Dr. Stockslager, to pay totally disabled
soldiers and sailors 500 per month In lieu OF
the pension now paid: by Mrs Poland, regu-
latiug the qualifications Of of ccrs and voters
In Utah ana Idaho. This bill prov ldes that nc
Mormon shall be eligible for election or appoint
ment % any ofiicsundcr the United States OF
territorial government, aCd no one shall be
registered as voter until he shall have taken
end sui cribed 10 an oath that he Is not an adj
he 'ernt OF the Mormon church or any other
scoJ or organization that teaches or upholds
higamy, polygamy, or any form OF plural
marriage or unlawful cohabitation; and that
every person elected to office shall, In addition
to the oath of o'iice, take the above oath; the
penalty for taking false oath TO be a fine not
exceeding 81 ,Ct) or ins risoninent not exceed
II < five years. Alter am anima'Cl discussion
a '6solut.on wrs A.sc appropriGting x300,OoJ
TO- the rel 81 Of tie Onio flooG sufferers, The
money , 10 be for imme cla,e use.
FEBRUARY l" SENArE.-A bill was int o
du i TO suspe, / he Coineye OF standard sill
yer dollar 1t provide, that the coinage be
SUSPENDED until January l, 1886, and that the
trase dollar be received In sums of IS o. less
for postage ard revenue s. amps and converted
INTO bulliol. bill Wa pa sed civ Ig Mrs.
Louisa Boldly OF Oregon So, 400 paymenG ia full
for injuries received Il the hands of the Modocs
IN 1917. Also BIZ authorizing he conELruc-
ZION OF ding for the accommodation OF
the col res onal library. Mr. Voorhees, intro
duCcd a bill prohibiting political assessments
HousF-Mr. Potter OF New York introduced
bill providing for the extension of the bonded
debt at q Ter cent Bill were ,ortol from
the Committee on Coinage, WEIGHTS snd Meas
ures: For the r llrement anu r.. linage Of the
trade dollar. Referred TO the committee Of he
whole. From ne &c nmittee on Military
Affairs: To authorize the extension Of tho
Chesapeake d Ohio Railroad 10 point on the
military lands at Fo. .-clj Monroe. House
calendar. From the Committee on Railroads
and Canals: To provide for the constructio- Of
the MI hig2n & Mi sissippi River Canal. Re
ferred > the comm tJee of the whole. From
the Conn on Ed, ion: To aid / n
pori Al pport common schools. Order,
priD "a Iecon nit ID. From Tie Co N
tee o. Labor: o tablish a. r4inst.l
dep nent labor statistics. l. &c. e. o Tia,
con- lulttee OF the Whole. A II WAS T &c
for the erection Of public bu Dir At arson
Cry. The naval appropriation DILL was discussed
In committee OF the waco. Without actor
the committee rosc. Mr.. Lacey of Michigan
Intro luced bill for tie surrey OF the waters
OF Lake Michigan aid Detroit river. The bill
was referred,
FEBRUARY 13-SENATE- A resolution wa
introduced and adopted looking To the adop
ion OF measures for the restriction OF the in
PRODUCTION OF private relief bills. Mr.. McPher
sons bill TO provide for the issue OF circulating
notes 10 the nstion4l banking associations wa
taken up. Mr.. Payard made a long speech Oh
the general questions covered by the bill. He
for one, did not de sire TO see the currency mat
ter, SO profoundly itnr ortant 10 every tran
eaction great and small, In any degree unde
the finger and thumb OF any official, howeve
respectable O. however high in grade. Tn
charge OF the currency was committed I
| congress, which, o. late years, had legislate
| wisely on this subject; He was in favor O
| the simple prone sition Of this bill 10 allo,
banking a. siatiors currency to the amour
OF the par value Ct he bonds deposited. That
he on@ldered, wCgid prGlc5 the currency an
| be sifcg ard N~a.nst cOoIrE2t OF. Mr.. SheI
man u Ohio dc..vercl set s;src1 in suppor
OF the IN, 0yd said the proposed bill CAV
some relief, bit it made no dist,Lctiol in tn
charsc ter o. nitric &c value OF the bonds depo:
! tied foc security, and would be the very begiI
| mig OF insecurity and uncertainty. He ofrere
I an amendment which he though would NEE
| the difficulty. IL provinces f)r the ss.e OF cI,
| rency up 10 -44e face value Of these Jverr- u
/ r0Lds, bearing interest a. three per cen, an
in addition thereto an amount equal ~ CcC
| hail the excess Of the iYtereSt p-oGuS
| ius capacity On the face ~ M. boz
| over aud above the three per ceutun
| NJ. NcPho-so followed al support o: ~
! b., 20 ending lat al other prUg sit'ons ar
wrO.s - principe. Alter a 81 P; Il cutiv
| r. i,u tie ScLa 10 a0Iou med.
IcCsHy-Aa. Tune OF & urgta called II
| the cor -sted elcc ou case Of Chain rs "
| lam az OF tie S cord M'ssissi vpi distric an
addressed The House In supper 81 the Ma crit
repc"t a long discussion cusued anG "a
continued till 5u'C, d, Fheu, without reach
bog vote, the House adjourned.
FEBRUARY i4-SENATE--The bill was passe
\ making all puzzle roads and highways pos
routes. few other n tters OF minor import
ance were Jd6en up and disposed OF when tn
Senate resumed consideration of the McPDeI
| son bill relative to national bank circulation
and after q short executive session adjourned
HoUsE-Mr. McKin IS a. Ohio presented
telegram from Cleveianu detailing the Dc
struction ocGasioled by tie O3io floods an
recommending that Congress increase 10 81
COO. OOs the appropriation for the relief of th
! sufferers Referred. The House then ~ * u
as unfinished businels the conte=- cctio
case Of Chalmers VS.. Aanniug. A i"ggthy dis
| cussion ensued, pending which the House I'D
journCd.
TEBRUART l5-SENATE-The House Join
resolution appro1riatiDg $4,000 additions
for the relief OF the sufferers by the Ohio food
passed. Mr.. Manderc IN introduced a bill Z
provide that Judges OF the United States cir
cult and district courts shall reduce their IN
structions to iuries to writing. Consideration
was then resumed, Mr.. Plumb being the frs
speaker. lie did not believe any of the pend
ing proposition Toulds,t the nuch moot e
currency question, anil stated that until In
national debt was wiped out, the question
would remain in the same turbulent state. II
| offered an amendment providing that wheneve
the circulation OF any national bank shall b
surrendered the secretary Of the treasury shall
issue an equivalent amount in treasury note
of the dell limitations now provided by law 70
national ba.sk notes, these notes TAI be dc post
| cd In the treasury nld paid out as othe
moneys which are kept for the discharge o
obligations OF the government. On Sherman
amendment, that II any of the bonos dcposite,
bear a higher rate of annual interes. than
per cent additional circulating notes shall b.
issued equal In amount to one-half the iutUres
accruing on such bonds before their maturity
In excess Of the per cent per aInLm, vas re
iected - yeas TO 42 nays. Adjourn unit
Monday
Hor ST. Mr.. Holman OF Indiana, ii0m th
commit on appropriations, reported join
resolution baking further appropriation O
5000 60 #. the relief OF sufferers by the Ohl'
foo Tho resolution was passed, The con
stesiro election case OF Chalmers VS.. Manning
was taken up and after much discussion tE
seat vas declared vacant until 1t can be dccid
ed or it, merits. Adjourned until Monday.
THE CREAM OF TIE NAW5.
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