The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
The work a the Senate and House
Of Representatives


OF AZ TO 3. Senators Blair IN H.. Dolph toregonl,
and Teller Coll, voting yea The President has
sent the following nominations 70 the senate:
David n. Burke, OF New York, Consul OF the
Pittman, Receiver Of Public Moneys, Durango
Colorado; Samuel J.. ellison, Of Pennsylvania,
Agent for the indians asn Fog Gao week
appraiser OF the right of way OF
the Southern Kansas Railroad Company through
Indian Territory. Registers Of Land Omces-
Pierce Pierce, H. Ryan, Humboldt, Cal. w. f. Cope
land, Carson City, New; Richard McCloud, Du-
range Col; j. L. Camp, Prescott &c g.. arizona iona
Thomas II. Perrin, Alton, IL, james Able, Au-
burn, III. John J. Ankeny, Minneapolis. MINI.
s. Curtis Symonds, Hudson, Wis; james p.
Mcdonald, Ligonier. Ind; Frederick a. Ed
wards, Webster City, Iowa; Joseph j. Toplif,
Longmont, Col. In the House OF Representatives
Mr.. Morrison called up the proposed change
OF rule making il in order TO amend general
pension bill by adding provision for the iInpo-
sition OF tax TO meet the expenditures re-
sued. The debate took a wide range, and
although in its opening stages It presented the
spectacle OF the rival leaders OF the
majority party, Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Morri-
son, in apparent accord. they soon fell 70 bella
boring each other in good set terms. Mr. Nor
rison and General Bragg maintained that the
OF the tariff bill. had violated the pledges con-
tanned in the platform" Of 1884. Mr.. Randall,
on the contrary claimed that his course IN the
House upon the tariff question had been
in entire accord with the spirit OF
the aforesaid platform, and resented the
criticisms upon his conduct with much.
warmth. motion by Mr. Reed TO lay
Mr.. -Morrison's motion on the table was de-
feated, and the motion went over.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND sent in seven vetoes
Of private pension bills TO the Senate June %.
The Senate voted to reconsider the vote by
which it had passed the bill prohibiting Con-
gressmen from acting as attorneys for land -grant
railroads. and the measure was then referred
TO the Judiciary Committee. In discussing the
matter, Mr.. Beck said he was himself alawyer,
and would not place any indignity on the profess
sion of the law. When elected to Congress-,
however, he found that his public duties
quired all his time-not being possessed Of the
transcendent abilities that the Senator from New
York perhaps possessed. The country believed
that the So 900 year received by Senators and
Representatives in Congress entitled the people
TO their whole services, and If Senators or
Representatives could not live on that COM
pensation they had no right to supplement
IL by taking fees from corporations whose
interests were adverse TO those OF the people.
The entire legislative day in the House was
occupied by the Republicans in hlibustering to
prevent the Democrats from adopting rule
which would result in setting apart for the bene-
fit Of pensioners the revenues to be derived from
a tax on incomes. Messrs. Morrison and Ran
dali have fought shoulder TO shoulder in this
fight, and only ten Democrats, including Messrs.
Townshend and Worthington, of Illinois, aided
the Republican opposition. Nothing occurred to
break the uninteresting round of roll-calls ex-
cept an occasional pass between Morrison and
members on the Republican side. The latter fire.
QuenJly proposed 10 improve t0e tfne Dy gong
on with the appropriation bills or with the Blair
pension bill. Randall replied that he would
take care OF the appropriation bills, and Morr-
son informed them that there would be no
trouble about the pension bill IL the Repub-
licans would agree to amend it by providing for
a tax to meet the expenditures that would re-
suit from its passage. The proceedings were
conducted in good temper on both sides, and
were ended by the arrival OF the fixed hour for
adjournment. The Democrats did not have a
quorum at any time, and the Sergeant-at- arms
was unable 10 find any of the absentees in the
city.
THE bill repeating the presumption and tim
ber-culture laws passed the Senate, on June "a,
by a vote Of "a yeas to 20 nays. The Senate
passed the bill providing for the appointment
and compensation OF United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Alabama,
with an amendment offered by Senator Logan
I'LL which hxes the salaries OF all United States
District Judges at $1,000 a year, and prohib-
its nepotism on the part of Federal Judges.
The President beat his record by sending
in twenty nine messages vetoing that many
special pension bills. The House went into
committee of the whole on the sundry civil bill,
and adopted. by vote OF 90 TO rs, an
amendment providing that no money appropri-
ated for the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
shall be used in printing United States notes of
large denomination IN lieu OF notes Of small de-
nomination Cancelled or retired.
THE Fitz John Porter bill was allowed TO reach
vote in the Senate on the 25th Of July, although
the debate only began at late hour the previ-
GUS afternoon. General Logan limited himself
TO n speech of two or three hours. Senator Con-
ger restrained himself entirely. Senator Tel
Ter spoke briefly. as did Senator Blair, and Sem
ator Plumb only talked an hour. Senator
cratic Senators. He charged every ex-Confeder-
ate openly with voting for the bill on previous
casions because they wanted to reward n Union
General who helped them to win the second
battle OF Bull Run. Mr. PIumbs remarks
brought Mr.. Butler to his feet and he resented
in the most impassionate manner the charge
hat ha na1a lHl III ogIaAa L.1
friendly feeling for n General who they believed
betrayed the flag lie was fighting under and he
added with little of the air OF the South Caro-
lima code, that il the Senator from Kansas had
made his remarks q little more personal, and in
another place, he tButlerl would have resented
them in different fashion. The bill
House of Representatives. Mr.. Bayne, of
Pennsylvania, made n bitter attack upon the
of which had just been real "He was astound-
ed at the vetoes," says the report. In the
whole history Of the Republic he said, they
rigorous Andrew jackson, DESTROYS of as
sorting his power and making individu-
ality conspicuous, had never monopo-
lied power the President had done with
reference TO these pension bills. This man had
even had the temerity to sheer at the reports Of
a committee of this House He had the temeri-
~ to put the seal of his sarcasm on the reports
OF committee granting pension TO the widow
OF some man who had been slain in the serv-
ice of his country. WEo had invested thio
man with such power that he must
sert himself and say e tho people OF the
country: Il am larger than you ali. and know
more about what should become law than tho
325 members OF the House of Representatives
and the seventy-siX members OF the Senate It
was n fault OF men endowed with brief authority
70 Rrrogate knowledge that they did not
POSSESS. He is no better than any other Amer
lean citizen said Mr.. Bayne, and he, by
Cd, is not the equal OF any man who per-
lied his life and went out 10 save the Union"
Applause the Republican side.l
Mr.. Matson. OF Indiana. defended the President,
who he declared, was fair and Just and prompt
ed 10y his conscience. Two men might honestly
difer upon question, and that was all there
was in all this talk All that had been said in the
way Of abuse OF the President WIS unc tlled for.
The President was honest man and the peo-
PIE OF the country knew it, Applause on.
the Democratic side and in the galleries.l
Mr.. Peters (kan.l--We cannot honor the Pres
ident for an ignorance OF bis Prerogatives Mr..
Matson He knows his lrerogatives. and know
ing them. he has the courage TO exerciss them.
Applause the Democratic side and in the
galleries. Mr.. Blanchard tI,a.l thought that
there was need To answer the assault made
upon the President The President could stand
the assault made upon him by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania or any other man. The
country prepared to applaud the action Of
the Executive when he pointed out the mistakes
which had been made 10y Congress.
Major SIMMONS and IT Patti11n