The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-03
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND wHAr
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings OF the Senate aud House of
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On - Gist Of the
Business.
TIE general dsAciency appropriation bill was
passed by the Senate the oath inst, after
amendments appropriating nearly 81, 600 900 had
been added The principal new appropriations
are sls4 1i2 to reimburse Chickasaw funds for
nsys improperly disbursed thereirom 50. eeo
in further aid OF the Industrial Christian Homo
Association OF Utah ST. ,0J5 for compensation
OF postmasters under the &C OF March s, 1883
sl44,092 for the New York Central Railroad Com
pany, being the amount OF hnding oy the
Court of Claims s2O,0O0 for steam yacht for
the collector at Key West. Fla, TO enfercs
Government Interpretations by Baltimore and
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Companies
and the Hoboken Land Improvement Com
PAW: and s276OOO for indemnity for
Chinese outrages in the Territories. An
additional section was also inserted In
the bill extending all the criminal laws OF the
that territory within the judicial district or
Kansas. The Senate passed a bill allowing any
person who has abandoned or reiinquished
homestead entry before the expiration of the
requisite six months TO make another entry not
exceeding quarter section OF land. The House
agreed 10 the conference report on the sundry
civil Apr priation bill except the Congressional
Library Building feature. further conference
bride bill was passed by the House.
THE Senate passed all the pension bills on the
calendar ia in number, the 25th inst.
Among them the bill granting pension OF
So 500 year 20 the widow OF Gen. Sheridan. Mr..
Berry said he was opposed 10 the bill, but would
content himself with voting No on its passage.
Among other bills passed were those giving
right OF way through the Indian Territory 20 the
Leavenworth and Rio Grande and the 81. Louis
and San Francisco Railroads, for the relief or
settlers upon the old Camp Sheridan military
re servation in Nebraska, and amending section
4414, H. s., as to permits for the use OF petro-
lam of n m a mt q
The bill TO regulate the course AT tho Naval
Academy was passed by the House. with an
amendment making The maximum ago for the nd
mission OF n cadet II years, and the minimum 10
years. A favorable report was made to the House
on the Senate bill providing for the ascertain
mont OF the amount due the Pottawatonie In
dians of Michigan and Indiana under certain
treaty provisions. The House passed the JOINT
resolution requesting the President TO negotiate
with Mexico for the creation OF an International
commission 10 determine all questions touch
ing the boundary line where it follows the bed OF
the Rio Grande and Rio Colorado.
The Senate Joint resolution appropriating
$780, 900 for the relief of the yellow-ever suffer-
was amended that the money may be
given TO State organizations for use in the rid OF
the sufferers. and was passed in this form with
out objection on the 18th. The House
passed the McRae bill 70 forfeit the unearned
land grant of the Northern Pacific Road.
1t provides that all the lands granted 70 the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company by the act
of July 2, 1864, except such are adjacent 10
and coterminous with road constructed prior
70 July 4 1879 with the right of way through
the remainder OF the route, including all neces-
sary grounds for station buildings, shops, de-
pots, switches, side tracks, turntables, and, ex-
cepting also oil lands included within the limits
OF any village, town, city be and the salne arc
hereby declared TO be forfeited and restored 10 the
public domain because of the failure OF the COM
pGny to perform the conditions which the
grant was made. The forfeiture shall not extend
To lands adjacent 10 and cot erminous with COM
plsted road sold by said company prior to Jan l,
1888, to bona-hde purchasers ter value, but the
title OF such lands is confirmed TO such purchas-
ers upon condition that thcy present their claims
within year. Tho House nOn-concurred
in tho Senate amendments 10 the general def
cieu"v bill Gnd ordere ronF-rtnc9.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler for an
inquiry into the last Louisian election. involv-
ing the choice OF United States Senators, was
taken up in the House on the 9th and resulted
III a heated discussion OF personal nature. no
action WAS taken The House amendment TO
the Senate bill, appropriating SlUO,OUO in aid of
the yellow-fever sufferers, having been laid be-
fore the Senate, Mr.. Edmunds said il missed
the point aimed at-the capacity to use the
money in aid Of those who were sick and in dam
ger of starvation In the hope that some hing
better could be done, he moved that the Sonnte
non-concur in the House amendment and ask
for a conference which ordered. Both
houses of Congress agreed To the conference
port on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
A RESOLUTION calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury to report whether the Treasury De-
partm ent has information Of any violation of
the navigation laws and IL so wbet her any steps
have been taken 10 vacate the Amercan. regis
ters OF vessels commanded by foreigneiS was
parsed thirty-one private pension bills at its