The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-29

Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill in tho Sc
appropriating $4,000 for public buiIdip
Lafaystts. Ind. aud Senator Vest rep
favorably = bill approFriatiEg $4,000 q
building at Helena. NJ. A. The senate
dsrsd ' fevorsb i'r reports on the bill sppros
ing al, 200, 000 for postofice at New Or
and on that appropriating $6s0,VO0 for
Office ut San Francisco. The Senate
mittee on agriculture reported fhvol
the bill TO establish q bureau OF af
industry Tho Senate likewise adopts
amendment to the bill incorpd
the Washington Electric Railway
pany. requiring that the rails should
American manufacture. When the aInenD
was reached Mr.. Edmunds suggested thd
was In opposition to the Presidents lnf
and at variance with all the principles
administration, and, In order 10 have the
OF Senators placed on the record on this
rect tariff question, he demanded yeas
nays. The vote resulted: Yes, % nay
or the seventeen Sen Ators voting in the
tive. ali ars from the south, with the exec
OF one-Hearst, of California. The SeciI
Of War sent to the House his
swer to the Boutells battle-nag resol
The Secretary says that OF the whole M
captured and deposited with the depar
2sJ were United states naCs originally cal
by Confederates and recaptured from the
GA were Confederate nags taken by I
States troops, making total Of $50 in tn
toby of the department. The Secretary
that none Of the flags have been removed
the departmenttsince 1t came under hi
troll. Mr. Blunt introduced bill to rec
postmasters and their salaries. Bills W
troduced in the House ana referred for tb
ton Of public buildings ut the following
Sterling. Ill; South Bend, Ind; Burr
Iowa; Opelousas. La; Canton, o.; Sheb
Green Bay and Manitowoc, Wis. Yankto
and Oberlin, Kas. A motion to suspend tn
and pass the Hoar joint resolution prore
constitutional amendment changing the
of inauguration day and extending the
of members OF Congress until April 30, wa
feated in the House, after long debate
yeas to l28 nays. Mr.. Simons Of New Yo
basis of iliitoracy. Of s55'OOO. 900 amor
States and Territories for educational pury
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Jackson Of
sylvania to amend the homestead lawi
tered instead Of l60, and to permit onl
zens Of the United States to enter homes
Mr.. HoAR, from the Committee on Pri
and Elections. reported to the Senate.
resolution authorizing that committee
tinue the investigation ordered last
into the events alleged to have taken m
Texas and set forth in the petition of ~
Hackworth and others. Mr. Platt intr( ~ \
bill to provide for the establishment VnSx
perimental grass and forage plant f4fin, q
for the conducting OF experiments relating
grass and forage plants. The President sent
the Senate the fisheries treaty, accompanied
a message urging it's ratification. In the Hot
of Representatives Mr.. Culberson, from I
Judiciary Committee, reported joint re SO
ton proposing the following amendments
the Constitution: a. P0ygamy shall not OK
or be lawful within the United States. or
any place subject to their jurisdicti,
2. Polygamy shall consist in a marriage 70
ton by contract or in fact existing at the sal
time between one person OF either sex q
more than one person OF the other sex. 3. O.
gress shall have power concurrent with [
several States to enforce this act" In repo
ing the resolution the committee say the
jet is to clothe the General Government W
concurrent powers with the several States
suppress the crime of polygamy in tho seve
States.
AMONG the bills passed by the Senate Feb.
were the following: To carry into effect I
International convention for the protection
submarine cables; to enable California to Ia
lands in lieu Of the 10th and Seth section
found to be mineral lands 70 provide for an
tenational marine conference for securi
greater safety for life and property
sea; to extend the laws OF the Unit
States over certain unorganized territory sou
of Kansas, popularity known as No Ma
Land )" it establishes the Cimarron land d
trict The Public Buildings Committee
ported favorably bills for erection of pub
buildings at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, Sc
600. and Sioux City, Iowa, $3.50. 900. The Hol
passed bills appropriating $500. 900 for a pub
building at Birmingham, Ala. S150.000 for
other at Duluth, Mimi, and $3.50 900 for the /
provement of the public building at Nova
New Jersey.
A LONG discussion took place in the Sena
on Feb. "a, over the point that the bill to inc
porate the Maritime Canal Company of Nj
rasua docs not contain the restrictions a
safeguards inserted in bills of q similar CHI
actor. Mr.. Sherman hoped that the b
which simply incorporated certain well -Kno
gentlemen who proposed to build one of
greatest improvements Of modern times, shh
be passed without unnecessary delay.
would vote from the Treasury of
United States enough to commence
work, and to complete it, but that WAS SO
IDENTIFY against the general popular voice
the idea had OF course to be abandoned.
House Elections Committee presented n
In the contested election case of McLuffi
Davidson Of Alabama, favorable to the cl
of Davidson, the sitting member. MIR. II
of Massachusetts, presented q minority r.
I'm favor of McLuffie. Mr.. Springer rep
adversely from the Committee on Territ
the bills for the admission Of North and s.
Dakota as separate States. and Mr. Bake
New York presen ted minority reports on
same measure. Tho Senate bill increasing
pension for deafness was favorably reporte'
the House.