The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work of the Senate and the House
of Representatives.

ceiyed from leases occupation or such
property by agency OF the United Stat - and
pad iuto the Treasury under the PROV sie ms OF
the act OF July q 1864. Mr.. Wilson introduced q
bill almost identical with the one yetosd ly the
Pros dent. 10 settle titles to the Des Mo River
lanas, and another 20 permit the Santa tie Road
10 bridge the Mississippi between Keokuk and
Fort Maids n. Mr.. Brown presented a meas
ure providing new basis for national bank
circulation. Mr.. Dawes, speaking TO Mr.. Nor
rills resolution declaring the promise OF max
ing proper revision Of the tariff ut the present
session obviously hopeless and mpracticable,
said the advanced position OF tho Secretary OF
the Treasury on the subject OF tho tarin caused
apprehension and alarm in all the great indus
tries OF tho land The industries Of the country
looked 20 the Senate Finance Committee 70 form
ulate method OF bringing tho receipts OF the
Government down TO the lines OF its expendi-
lures without impairlng tho development or
prosperity of those industries or diminishing
the compensation OF that labor 1t was for that
purpose that he tDawesl had introduced his
resolution to that effect MIR. Mcpherson,
plying TO Mr.. Dawes said that there were but
two ways OF disposine OF the surplus revenue.
One was extravaganza appropriations aud tho
other was by a reduction OF taxation. For HIM
self he was in favor OF the second alternative.
He in favor OF n revision OF the
tariff which would not permit tho accumu-
lation OF an annual surplus OF slO),OOO,OJ0.
He would apply TO every industry the same
principle that has been applied to the
Paterson IN. j. silk-nunutacturing industry
whose raw material was admit FREQ Of duty,
and who competed with the Lyons FranceD
manufacturers in their own city Why was not
the Same principle applied TO the matters Of
New York; III those 1000 operatives had their
raw material free they would food the world
with cheap hats. That WAS the Democratic
policy, the American p LEY the policy which
he wanted TO see mgratted in the next tariff
bill. He was opposed To tho starving of
these 10000 hat operatives in New
trappers on tho shores Of the Hackensack
River. In the House Of Representatives bills
were introduced for the froe coinage OF silver,
for the leasing OF unoccupied Indian lands to
ppODlp a
tiers 70 admit to the Union the Territories Of Da~
kotl Montana, Washington, and New Mexico,
10 prohibit the appointment OF Congressional
committees for funerals. to pension railway
postal clerks incapacitated in the service and
20 grant the Thanking privilege TO inmates OF
soldiers homes. Mr. Lawler presented reso-
luton for tho expenditure OF a large proportion
Of the Treasury surplus in building war vessels
and sea-coast defenses.
The bill for repeating the tenure-of-office law
gavo rise to an extended debate in the Senate
on the 2ith inst. Mr. Edmunds opposed and
Mr.. Hoar advocated the repeal OF the law The
House am endments Co the electoral-count bill
We're non-concurred in and conference or
dered. The Committee on Finance reported
back favorably u bill for the retirement and re-
coinage of the trade dollar Bills were intro
duced for the amendment OF the oleomargarne
law, and 70 increase the pensions of those
who have suffered disabilities equivalent TO
the loss Of q foot or hand. memOr nj was
received from the rman Aid Society OF Wis
cousin. suggesting the enactment OF n uniform
naturalization and suffrage law. Tho House OF
Representatives killed the scheme for a railroad
through the northern part of the Yellowstone VA
tonal Park, alleged q be needed us an outlet
for mining district. and spent the rem Under
OF the day in considering the sundry civil APP
propriItion bill.
THE bill to repeal the civil-service law re-
ported adversely by Senator Hawley from the
Committee on Civil Service during the first ses-
sion Of tho present Congress was reintroduced
nv OD tllR fnEf co afn
Cullom offered the conference report On the in-
terstate commerce bill and gave notice that he
would call it up Tuesday, when IL might go
over the holiday adjournment for discus sion.
Senator Conger favorably reported the bill re-
Gently passed by the House To exterd the free
delivery system TO towns of 10000 population
Senator Platts resolution for open oxecu-
tive sessions was laid on the table by a vote Of
33 TO 81 a resolution adopted calling on
the Secretary OF War for information as to the
proposed bridge across the Arthur Kill, between
New Jersey and Staten Island. Mr.. Beck called
up the bill prohibiting Senator's or Representa-
tives from acting as attorneys for subsidized
railroad companies, Nh Beck denounced it
as indecent for Senators and members to
sit and vote upon measures affecting
great railroad companies to the amount
OF hundreds OF millions while having the money
OF those companies in their pockets. Public
right, common decency. and the honor OF every
Senator and Representative were involved in
having the world to understand that man
was sitting in either House as tho hireling, or
the retained attorney, or the agent of any OF
these subsidized railroad corporations The
House Of Representatives devoted the day, in
committee of the whole, TO the consideration Of
the sundry civil bill
SENATOR VAN WYcKs resolution calling on
the Secretary o. War for Information 10 how
the Missouri River Commission apportioned the
money appropriated by the last river AMI har-
Dor bill for the improvement of the VI ssour
River, was adopted by the Senate the 10th
inst. bill granting pension 20 Mrs. Barbara
Fuchs, the stepmother of a soldier, was passed.
\ bill was introduced fixing the salaries Of the
Commi ssioners OF Education aud Labor at
$1,000 each. Senator Plumb introduced bill
providing that no railr al or other company
or corporation Engaged in the Interstate com
merce shall have or keep an Office for or other
wise provide for or permit the transfer upon
the books Of said corporation Of any portion
OF the capital stock Of the same ut any place
outside the State by or under the laws OF which
the said corporation was Incorporated, and all
transfers Of the stock of any such corporation
at any point or place outside the limits OF the
STATE by which such corporation was incorpor-
ated shall he void Petitions were presented
from tobacco manufacturers from 81
Louis, New York, Philadelphia. Balti,
more, Lynchburg. Durham. n. c., and
other cities. protesting against the pas
cage Of the House bill in reference 10 the
packing Of cut tobacco. Senator Spooner intro
duced II bill for public building at Milwaukee
at u cost for site and building not To exceed
sl,200OO0. The House OF Representatives passed
the Senate bill for the allotment Of land in sew
orally TO Indians, upon whom are To he con-
terred the rights of citizenship. The measure
does not affect the tribos in Indian Territory.
BILLS authorizing the instruction OF bridges
across the Cumberland River near Nashville,
across tho St Louis River between Minnesota
and Wisconsin, and across the Mississippi River
Mt Memphis Tenn. passed the Serate Dec H.
The Senate then took up the bill 20 repeal the
tenure of-oiiice act and without further discus
sion IL was passcd-yeas -. nays 2l-as follows:
Yeas Book, Berry, Blackburn. Butler, Call,
Chace, Cockrel. G. lqnitt, Eustis, George. Glib
son. German, Gray. Hampton, Harris. Hoar. In.
gals, Maxey. Mitchell Oregonl, Morgan PAYNE,
Pugh, Ransom, Salisbury, Vance. Vest, Voor-
heos Wnlthall. Whithorne and Wilson Md -
80. Nays-Aldrich, All sor, Blair Cameron,
Cheney. Conger, Dolph Edmunds, FRYE. Hale,
Hawley, Mcmillan. Mandorson, Mitchell pa,
Morrill, Platt, Sawyer, sherman, Spooner. Stan
sor1, Williams. Wilson, Gowal-22 The Senete
also passed bills 10 retire and recon trade dol
lars, 20 extend tine free-delivery syst ,m of the
Posto lice Department, To sell the Custom House
lot ut EIstp0rt, Maine aud erect 500 900 build
ing on new site and to allow the bridging OF the
Mississippi ut Memphis and the Cumberland at
Nashville. The House Of Repres "a .atives
passed the sundry civil appropriation bill, and
n bill directing the QuartorinRster General TO
adjust tho claims OF the McMi1nvills and Man
chester Railroad. A resolution was in troiucod
and referred e the Foreign Affairs Committee,
authorizing the Pr sident appoint commits
hion 20 take testimony in relation 70 the losses
and in uries Inflicted since December 81, 1885,
by Br fish authorities. imperial or colonial, up.
on citizens o the United Statos engaged i'm tho
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