The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
work a the Senate and the House
Of Representatives.

TIE tariff bill. with some amendments. was
presented to the House on the Sd inst. by Mr..
Mills, Chairman Of the COMMITTEES on Ways
and Means, and referred to the committee Of
the whole. the intention being to call IL mp for
consideration In two weeks. The amend
monts slightly increase the duty ON sugar. 90
as to make the net reduction 20 Per cent.
below existing duties, and authorize INC
classification OF worstsd cloths AZ wooiens:
Means Nee Committee s was prepared by Mr.. McKin-
ley aud IL signed by all the Republican mem
beers OF the committee. IL denounces the re-
the views OF manufacturers and others affected
by tho reductions. and Charge tho Democrat
ic majority with fayoritism toward ths soutn ia
that IL lowers the tariff on but two articles
OF Southern production-sugar and rice-while
heavy reductions are made on everything
produced in the North and Northwest. Inc
the Congressional term from March TO Jan: !,
and changing inauguration day from Marcn
TO April 30 was defeated in the House Inc
Bond bill was further discussed by the senate
without reaching a vote. The Memphis Bridge
bill was passed with an amendment requiring
the bridge to be 80 constructed as TO allow OF
the passage OF wagons and pedestrians as well
as railway trains.
THE bond purchase bill occupied large
share of the time OF the Senate on tho Sd inst
The measure was discussed and amended, but
final action was deferred. Mr.. Riddleberger
called up his motion to consider the fisheries
treaty In open session, and it was referred to
the Committee ON Foreign Relations. There
was n struggle for precedence in the House be-
tween tho senate direct-tax bill and the pen-
sions-appropriation bill, but the former hnally
won, and the House went into committee OF the
whole for its consideration. Among the bills
passed by the House was the one for the re-
tirement OF Alfred Pleasonton with the rank
Of Colonel
BY a vote Of 81 yeas to - nays the Senate, on
the Attn inst, adopted Mr.. Becks amendment to
the bond purchase bill providing for the coin
age OF silver In excess of the present monthly
limitation to take the place of national bank
notes withdrawn from circulation. Mr.. LAWYERS
bill TO establish 100 schools TO test the science
OF spelling was introduced In the Senate
by Mr.. PalIner The House hlibustered
all day and all night over the
direct tax bill The climax of obstruction was
reached when. after motion for a recess had
been made and was pending Mr.. breckenridge,
of Arkansas, moved that Mr. McMinin. OF Ten
nessee, be EXCUSED from voting In ruling upon
the point of order raised by Mr. Reed, OF Maine,
tho Speaker ruled that the motion TO excuse
from voting was in order undeEhe rules OF the
raised as to what limitation could be placed
upon this fern OF filibusterng. Mr.. Grosyenor,
OF Ohio, drew attention TO the curl
GUS fact that after one hundred years Oh ex-
perience in legislation and parliamentary prec-
tice the House had for the first time made the
discovery tnat il was possible to delay legisia-
members of the House, and with separate
motion to excuse each one, and a separate mo-
ton TO reconsider the vote just taken the OBJ
structionists may obtain go roll calls on any
one question.
WHEN the Senate took up the bond-purchase
bill, on the 5th inst Mr.. Mcpherson Withdrew
the amendment offered by him the day prev
ious. Then tho substitute as amended by Mr..
Beck. providing for additional coinage, to take
the place OF surrendered national bank crcu-
lation, was agreed to without discussion and
the bill was read tho third time and pas sed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, addressed tho Senate on
the subject Of the Presidents Message. The
House spent the day in fiiibustering over the
| bill TO refund the direcs taxes, the time being
consumed in roll-cails. During the interval in
the voting Mr. Hatch introduced resolution,
| which was referred to the Committee on Com
nlerce, instructing the Int Estate Commerce
| Commission TO considor what can lie done to
prevent the loss OF life and limb in coupling
and uncoupling cars and report 10 the House
the result OF their inquiries.
THE bill creating bureau Of animal indus
try to facilitate the expectation Of live stock
and its products and TO extirpate contagious
| pleuro-pneumonia. was discussed by tho Sem
ate ON the 9th inst, but no action was reached.
The Senate passed bills for public building at
Texarkana. Ark, and to prevent obstructive de-
posits in New forS haroor rssolu-
| ton was introduced by Mr.. Riddlober-
| ger calling on the President for copies
| OF letters, etc, bearing on the. recent
acquisition OF territory in Venezuola by Great
| Britain. Among the one hund red and twenty
| seven private pension bills passed by the Sem
/ ate inside OF ninety II inutes was one granting
| s25 a month TO DIR. Mary T. Walker, ut one time
| Assistant Surgeon in the army The widows
| OF General Judson fitzpatrick, the famous cav
airy leader and General Robert Anderson. the
| hero Of Fort sumter. receive 500 each per
month. Tho House spent another day hlibus-
| tering on Ia direct-taX bill.