The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives.

Mr.. GRAY made a speech in open executive
session OF the Senate the 18th inst in favsr Of
the rstihcatien Of the fisheries treaty. At the
close of Mr.. Grays speech Mr.. Hoar obtained the
floor and further confederation of the treaty vas,
on motion of Mr.. sherman, postponed TIL Mon
day. June Us. The Senate Appropriations Com.
mittes reported the postofics and District OK
Columbia appropriation bills. The post
ONCE bill has been increased 81 ,54s.-
600 by the committee. An appropriation
Of 81 600 900 10 made TO carry out the eight-hour
law with respect 70 lettsr-carrisrs, the Post
master General estimating that LOO additional
carriers will b necessary Mr.. Chandler has
introduced, by request, a bill appropriating
$50 600 for the development and encouragement
of silk culture in the United States In the
House Mr.. woodburn. Of Nevada made bitter
personal attack on Mr. Cox, Of New York, taking
for his text extracts from Mr.. Cox's tariff speech
in which he characterized Nevada as rotten
borough, and ridiculed its representative in the
House. Mr.. Cox replied ia a humorous vein.
which kept the House in roar during the de-
livery OF the speech. Mr. Dougherty, OF
ING the Ways and Means Com
mittee 10 report bills repeating all laws providing
for internal-revenue taxation providing Tor the
incomes and providing that all articles or
products not manufactured or produced IN the
United States shall enter the ports OF the United
States free Of all import duty.
SENATOR CULLoh, of Illinois, addressed the
Senate on the 18th inst, in advocacy OF the bill
70 amend the Inter-s State Commerce law. Mr..
Chandler offered a resolution referring the
dentials OF Senator Gibson, OF Louisiana for his
new ternll to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections and instructing that COMMITTEES 10 in
quite into all the facts OF the Louisiana sena-
torial election. The resolution wac laid over.
The Senate had heated debate on Mr. Stewards
bond purchase resolution. The House devoted
the day TO the consideration Of the Mills tariff
bill, and the Republicans resorted TO some hli-
clustering. motion by Nj. Bynum, Of Indiana,
70 strike from the free list fax, hacked, known
as dressed lene was agreed 10. Mr. Kelley moved
10 strike from the free list hemp, manila and
other like substitutes for hemp. Lost-54 TO 70.
Mn. STEWARDS resolution calling on the SEQ
rotary OF the Treasury for a statement of tho
purchase OF bonds since April, 1888, with names
Of parties Offering them, etc, adopted by
the Senate on the 18th inst. Mr. Hale called up
the Morgan hshery-treaty resolution and inside
an argument against its adoption. He declared
that the New England fishermen all opposed
the adoption Of the treaty and much preferred
the old conditions, bad as they were 4 ur-
Their consideration OF the resolution was then
postponed 10 June 25. Mr.. Blair made an effort
10 secure consideration OF the Senate bill for
the adjustment OF the accounts OF laborers and
mechanics arising under the eight-hour law. No
quorum, however, voted on the motion, and
after several motions 10 go into executive ses-
sion and useless roll-cals, the Senate adjourned.
The House resumed consideration OF the Mills
tariff bill. motion to place jute bags for grain
on the free list was adopted. Motions 70 strike
from the free list sum, sisal-grass, and other
vegetable substances and machinery Tor the
manufacture OF cotton bagging were rejected
THH concurrent resolution authorizing the
President 20 negotiate for international arbitra-
tion passed the Senate on the 18th inst Tho
Senate amended and passed the Agricultural
Department and postofice appropriation bills.
A bill WAS also passed appropriating s275 600 for
the reconstruction of the Government dam at
the Rock Island Arsenal and for the construc-
tion of a temporary dam. The Senate adjourned
10 the 18th. The House managed to dispose OF
forty live lines OF the tariff bill. The motion to
strike tin plate from the free list was rejected,
also several motions TO modify the
paragraph. Glue gelatins, and nquorice juice
were stricken from the free list, and fish glue or
isinglass restored TO the existing rate OF
duty. The House Military Committee ported
the bills providing for an Assistant Secretary OF
War and TO retire Gen. Alfred Pleasonton.
THERE were many vacant seats both sides
OF the chamber when the House settled down for
business on the 18th inst. About eighty Repub-
lican members had left for Chicago. Mr.. Towns
bend was defeated in an effort to have the army
appropriation bill considered and aftcrward
took his revenge by blocking all other business
for half an hour, which he was enabled 70 do by
reason of the light attendance which made IL in
the power of any member TO raise the point Of no
quorum. resolution of sympathy for the Cor
rnap nation in the loss Of their beloved Emperor
was adopted. The Senate WAS not il session.