The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-24
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record Of the Weel
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.


ments for the construction of cruisers and for
the preparation of plans and estimates for an
armored vessel of $500 tons displacement
passed the Senate on the 1ith inst A petition
was received from Mrs. James A. Garfield and
i've hundred other citizens of Cleveland,
praying that tho Nez Perces be returned
TO their home. favorable report was
made on the resolution granting certain publ
cations 20 the Cincinnati Law Library. Bills
were introduced TO place General Fremont on
OF the Northern Pacific Road. Several.sectlons
of the bankruptcy bill Were considered.
olution, which was adopted, directing
the Committee on Agriculture 70 inquire into
the introduction of the foot-and- mouth disease
in Maine through the oversight OF Federal OIL
Gals, and to report bill TO reimburse citizens
for expenses in suppresslng the disease.
Mr.. Turner introduced a bill for a tax
rnd of 10 per cent. on 100000 or more.
Measures were also presented 10 bridge the
Ohio River at Cincinnati; to place on the free
list agricultural implements and all machinery
used in the manufacture OF farm products; To
retire John c. Fremont with the rank OF Major
General, and TO establish signal station at
Houston, Texas. bill TO bridge the Potomac
near Georgetown was defeated in committee of
the whole.
JOINT resolution to furnish certain books
to the law library of Cincinnati passed the Sem
ate on the 18th inst. Bills were formally re-
ported TO create commission on the alcoholic
liquor traiflc, Tor me relleI OF the NeH tefCe
Indians in Idaho, and TO provide Tor coinage at
the branch mint in Denver. A resolution was
offered directing the Judiciary Committee to re-
port whether Paul Strohach Is now discharging
the duties OF United States Marshal Of Alabama,
after his nomination was rejected. The bank
ruptcy bill was taken up, and IL
excess of $500 may petition for discharge.
BY vote of lao yeas 60 1913 nays the House OF
Representatives decided TO take up the Morrison
tariff bill The vote by which the considera-
ton of the bill was secured was made UP Of 1876
Democrats and five Republicans. The opposing
vote consisted OF ninety mine Republicans
and thirty-eight Democrats, and one
Independent, Fnerty, OF Chicago. The
Democratic opposition vote consisted OF
diana, Louisiana, Maryland, four from Cali
fornia, three from New Jersey, five from Ohio,
ten from Pennsylvania, and nine from New
York. Mr. Morrison opened the debate on the
measure He declared that TO tail to reduce tax
alton and thus relieve the people would be
fragrant disregard of public duty. horizontal
reduction might not be the best, but none other
was practicable at present. TO the list of
articles now imported free of duty il was pIo-
posed TO add salt, coal, wood, and lumber.
Salt was already free for fishermen and meat
exporters coal was untaxed for use on coast
trading vessels, and the revenue from wood and
lumber was in the past ten years not over SlO,-
100000, while the domestic wooden products ex-
ceeded $500, 0O0,0 900 per annum in value. In the
estimates, as carefully prepared. the bill would
leave IN cottons but two articles dutiable above
90 per cent. in woolens but one above 60 per
cent, and In iron and steel but few above so per
cent. As ut present arranged many OF these ar
tcles were taxed above 100 per cent. through hid
den enormities in classification and rates of duty.
The above limits were intended TO remedy
these enormitil +. The insufficient character Of
the late revision forbade its permanenCy. The
only security from agitation and change would
be 10 confine the taxing power to obtaining
revenue limited to the necessities OF the Gov
eminent. The cry OF the protectionists that
lower rates would ruin manufactures was used
when the industries were young, and would
continue TO be used 10 the end. He instanced
el,. ..ft, .,ftan liz
declared that as had been the case in that in
dustry so IL would be in all other industries.
Mr.. Kelley made the opening speech for the
opposition. He drew pictures Of the fearful
condition OF the laboring classes OF Europe,
and said that the proposition now was that the
United States should enter the race with the
world for the cheapness which had led 20 such
terrible results. He denied that any OF the arti-
Giles called raw materials by the Democrats were,
In reality, raw materials In the a;e for cheap
ness production left the prosperous countries
and found its way 10 the most oppres sed After
q spirited passage between Messrs Kelley and
Hewitt regarding the duty on wire rods ATr
Kelley repeated his assertion that production
had outrun consumption, and this evil could
not bo mitfgated by a reduction in the
tariff. The only means by which the
markets could he increased would be- TO
stop the importation of cheap labor, send
back all who had signed contracts in foreign
lands TO work at low wages. see that laborers
were raid 80 much that the public schools might
be well sustained and the children educated. and
protect American motherhood against becoming
isolation OF the country, which could be sus-
tanned in freedom and purity only 80 long az IL
did not begin the unholy race for the cheap and
nasty underteachings OF dismal science" Mr.
Mills, of Texas, followed Mr.. Kelley in a speech
supporting the bill.
The bill TO authorize the States Of Illinois,
Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee 20 make
laws TO secure from waste lands granted for
school purposes, was favorably reported TO the
Senate, April l6. The measure 10 divide into
homesteads portion of the Sioux Reservation
IN Dakota was PASSED. Several amendments
made to the bankruptcy bil In executive
session Charles f. Coon was confirmed az AS
sistant 5, cretary OF the Treasury. The tariff
bill was debated throughout the entire session
OF the House. Mr.. Russell deprecated the re-
opening of the citation, but aid the Republic
cans accepted the challenge Mr. Blount thought
legislation should be such that revenue stand
ard would ultimately be reached, and sad tho
reduction by the bill under discussion would be
about sj0,OOO,O 900. Mr.. Chace predicted that
cut OF 20 per cent on wool would stop most of
the mills in the country. Mr. Jones, OF Ar
kansas, spoke OF the imperative demand Tor
reduction OF the tariff, and said the passage
OF the bill would place the Democratic party
on the side OF reformation.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, offered resolution
in the Senate, April II, that it is competent for
Congress TO fix freight rates on interstate COM
merce secure free competition, and prohibit
discrimination of any kind. Bills were
passed TO adjust the account for arms
between South Carolina and the Federal
Government, and TO authorize the location of
branch soldiers home in some one Of the newer
Western States. at a cost of $250000. Consider
ton OF the bankrupt bill having been resumed,
Mr. George proposed an amendment giving Ia
borers and servants priority over debts due to
the stale or the United States. In executive ses-
sion objection was made 10 the immediate con-
eideration of the recommendation by tho
President that the collector at Kew
Vest be removed for sympathy with
the Cuban insurgents. The House OF Rep
resentatives pass a bill authorizing the con-
structon Of railway bridge across the ct.
Croix River in Wisconsin and Minnesota The
tariff bill was laid over for day, and the pen
sion appropriation bill taken up, when Mr..
Rosecrans offered an amendment TO strike out
the provision for the pay OF pension agents,
leaving their duties TO the pay department OF
the Rrmv.
THE postoffcc appropriation bill was COM
pleted and passed by the Senate on the 18th
inst. Provision was made for more expeditions
ocean mail and steamboat service. IL is esti
mated tina sl.70o,OOO more than the revenue of
the department will be required. Adverse re-
ports were made on the newspaper copyright
bill and on the resolution for the erection of
q bronze equestrian statue 10 Simon Bolivar.
Mr.. Plumb announced that at no extra cost the
time between the oceans had been diminished
one day. After tributes TO the memory OF Rep
resentative Herndon, the Senate ad iourned 90 the
2lst. The House of Repro sen.atives passed bills
60 perm the bridging OF the Missouri River at
Sibey, and TO limit 10 two years the time within
which internal revenue offenders NAV be prose-
cuted A favorable rcpOrt made the hill