The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-22
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Brief Summary of the Proceed.
inCs Of Congress.

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ings Of Congress.
THE Indian appropriation bill. including an
item Of $50 900 for schools in Alrska. passed the
Senate ON the 18th inst. Mr.. Sherman offered
an arbitration bill In the shape Of an amendment
to the House bill pending in the Senate. MIR.
Chace reported adversely from the Committee
on Postohces a bill To increase the rate OF post
age on fourth-class matter TO two cents an
ounce. resolution offered by Mr.. Beck was
agreed to appoint Mr.. Gibson. OF Louisiana, TO
the membership of the Senate Committee on
Commerce In place Of Mr.. Jones OF Florida,
during the absence OF the latter from the Sem
ate. The President sent the following nomina.
tions to the Senate; Howell +. jackson OF
Tennessee, 20 DO Circuit Judge OF the United
States for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, vice John
Baxter, deceased Frank III. Dyer, to be Marshal
OF the United States for the Territory OF Utah.
The President withdrew the nomination OF
Orlando w. Powers of Michigan as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. Repub-
lcan Senators and Representatives Mt joint
caucus in the evening adopted resolutions
authorizing each State delegation to
select representative on tho Con-
gressional Campaign Committee. In the
House Of Representatives Mr.. Morrison, OF Iii
nois, from the Committee on Rules reported
resolution for the appointment by the Speaker
OF n select committee of seven members 70 in
vostieate the causes and extent of tho disturbed
conditions now existing in the relations between
railroad corporations and their employees. The
committee shall have power TO send for persons
and papers, to sit during tho sessions OF the
House, and TO visit such place as may be nee
essary in order TO facilitate the investigation.
IL shall report during the present session, with
such recommendations as IL may deem proper
TO make. The resolution adopted without
divis on. The Morrison-H tariff bill was
reported to the House with majority and minor
ity reports.
SENATOR FRYEs resolution, stating that, in
the opinion Of the Senate, the appointment of a
commission in which the Governments of tho
United States and Great Britain shall be rep
resented charged with the consideration and
settlement of the fishing rights OF the two
Governments on the coasts of the United States
and British North America ought not
adopted by that body on the 18th inst
Senator Frye reported favorably from the
Committee on Commerce an amendment in
tended to be proposed to the postoiiice appro-
| priation bill. 1t increases the appropriation
for transportation Of foreign mails irolL s350OOo
10 81 0O0, O01 and provides that this amount shall
| include cost of railway transit across the Istn-
/ mus of Panama. The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate: Post
| Geo w. Langdon, Mt Saratoga Springs, n. Y;
! Lathrop S. Taylor, at Clyde, n. Y; G. /. Colner,
at East New York, n. Y; samuel II. Wagner,
at San Jose, Cal. William Baker, at Fair
| bury, Ill. Charles II. Brown, at Sterling Kan.
Marshall Birdsal at EmIoria, Kan, and 7. b.
Gavin, at Corning. Iowa =, The President with with
master ut Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa. Tho
| House spent the day discussing the Ohio con-
| tested case OF hufu VS.. hOlnels.
MR.. CULLoM of Illinois, called up and ex-
planned tho provisions of his Inter State Com
merce Bill to the Senate the 14th inst. Mr..
Palmer of Michigan, also spoke in favor Of tho
! measure. Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, adj
| dressed tho Senate in advocacy OF open ex-
| ecutive sessions OF that body In the
House of Representatives. the Ohio
| test OF Hurd vs. Romeis was decided
| by majority of G2 in favor OF Romeis, the sit
ting member. The score stood los to los ON n
resolution declaring that lomeis was entitled
| 70 the seat. Messrs. Hatch, Green, of North
| Carolina and White. of Mime sofa, were Gp-
| pointed a subcommittee of the House Commit
! tee on Agriculture TO draft bill regulating the
| sale of oleC IN argarine
THR Venezuelan treaty was ratified by the Sem
ate on the 18th inst. The consideration of the
treaty with Hawaii was postponed for two
weeks Bills were reported to accept from the
! Vanderbilt heirs and Mrs. Grant certain objects
! OF art presented by foreign governments 10 Gen
oral Grant; TO establish a sub-tre asury Mt Louis
! Vile, and TO organize the Territory Of Okla
homa Mr.. Logan made speech supporting
| the motion for open executive sessions. He de-
! clared that there was not now and never Ind
| been any necessity for secret sessions. The
! HOar electoral-count bill was reported 70 the
House with several important amendments.
! The river and harbor bill was taken up by the
! House and explained by Mr.. Willis lky.l. Mr..
Anderson (Kas.) criticised items of the bill as
wastefu Messrs. Hepburn iowa and Reed
| Me- attacked the appropriations for the lower
| Mississippi and Galveston harbor. Mr.. Jones
! Ala and Mr. Stewart Tex defended the bill.
! Speaker Carlisle appointed the following COM
| mittee TO investigate the causes and extent OF
| the labor troubles in the West: Messrs. Curtin
Pa, Grain (Tex.l. Outhwait co., Stewart VT,
! Parker u. ", and Buchanan IN. j..
SENATOR DoLPH COregon made a speech in
! the Senate ON the 10th inst on his Indian depre-
datons bill and bill appropriating $1,000 900
! 10 compensate citizens for losses suffered by
| them through such depredations Senator Will
son reported from the Judiciary Committee the
| House bill closing up the business aud paying
| the expenses Of the Alabama Claims Court,
| with an amendment providing for increasing
| the principal sum Of the Geneva award by the
amount of all the interest received thereon by
the United States, although that interest
received on bonds OF the United States. SEN
ator Call fla offered resolution
| providing for the restoration To the
| roll Of Senate employees OF II. A Finelle Dom
| ocrat, removed 10y the Sergeant t-arns t. make
place for Republican; and also providing
that the Democratic minority be allowed the
same number Of employees, with the same pro-
portion of salaries, us were allowed by the DEM
ocratic majority TO the Republican minority in
/ 1879. Senator Voorhees, tInd.l made speech in
opposition to the Weil-Labra treaty in the execu-
tive session Of the Senate. Senator George
! Miss appointed member of the Judiciary
! Committee to succeed Senator jackson CTenn.),
| resigned President Cleveland nominated John
! c. II Hey for Postmaster ut Cincinnati and Mrs.
| Virginia G. Thompson for q similar position at
Louisville. He also named as Government direct
ors of the Union Pacific Road Franklin Mac
J Neagh, of Chicago, and James w. Savage, OF
Omaha. The House OF Representatives passed
! the Senate bill empowering the Secretary of the
| Treasury TO sell the Chicago Bridewell property,
| after its appraisal by three commissioners, to
the Great Western. Railway Company and with
the proceeds purchase site and erect n build
| Ing for the Appraiser of Customs. The House
adopted the Diugley resolution calling on tho
| President for information concerning the ul-