The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-22
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
What Is Being Done by the National
Legislature.

EXTENDED speeches In relation TO the fisheries
treaty were made in the Senate tho 18th, and the
discussion WAS continued The Senate adopted
Mr. Edinunds' resolution calling on the Attorney
General for copies Of correspondence between
the Department OF Justice and the supervise
OF Elections i'm the city OF New York on he sub
ject of registration and election. The House
commenced the consideration OF the forttca-
lions appropriation bill by sections, but made
little progress The Senate bill increasing 20 e3oa
month the rate Of pension for total deafness was
passed. Congressman Lawler introduced bin
10 amend the interstate commerce law by
making IL unlawful for common carriers 10 trans
port any commodity in cars or vehicles owned,
leased, or controlled by the shipper thereof, or
20 make contracts with the shippers 10 convey
property in such cars. IL also gives 10 the per-
son com flaining all fines imposed and collected
for violation of the act. The District OF Column
bia Geological Park bill was recommitted TO
the District Committee after long debate.
Mr.. REAGAN introduced in the senate, the
18th, bill to define trusts and to provide for
the punishment Of persons connected with
them or carrying them After some discus
sion on the rights of Congress on the subject,
the same was referred 10 the Finance Commit
tee Mr.. Sherman introduced bill TO declare
trusts and combinations in restraint OF trade and
production unlawful, and II was referred TO
occupied the floor Of the Senate when
the consideration OF the fisheries treaty was
resumed. He devoted himself principally 70
defense OF Secretary Bayard and to criticising
the Republican Senators for the manner in
which they had opposed tho ratification Of the
treaty Representative L. j. Campbell (NNJ
introduced in the House bill giving Gens.al
Sheridan'9 widow a pension OF $1,000 year.
Mr. Townshend made an Intellectual fight to Sc
cure consideration of the deficiency appropria-
tion bill in committee OF the whole house, and
tho whole afternoon was wasted in Ruthless
roll-calls. The House has agreed 20 the Senate
amendments TO the bill r marine hospital at
Evansville, Ind.
The fisheries debate in the Senate gravitated,
the 18th into dfscussion ~ Gan Usrrison'a
record the Chinese question and his fitness
for the Presidency. When the Senate went into
open executive session Mr. Morgan rose 10 re-
sumo his argument in favor Of postponing
tion on the treaty till December, but the discus
zion merged into one OF political nature in
gard 10 the Chinese question, and the
senate passed Mr. shermsn's resolution
calling the Secretary OF the Treasury
for statement OF the amounts deposited in
national banks on August /, 1885, and OF the
amount and description OF United States bonds
and other securities pledged for the repayment
OF such deposits The lack OF "A quorum was de-
veloped upon the assembling 81 the House, not
more than hundred members voting on mo-
tion 70 reconsider the vote on the amendment
extending the provisions Of the Columbus CEN
tennial bill TO various OF her cities. The matter
was then dropped ana the House went into COM
mittee on the fortifcatiCn BILL A lengthy dis
cussion followed, and the bill went over.
Soon after assembling the Senate went into
open executive session on the fisheries treaty,
the 10TH and voted on Mr. Morgans resolution
TO postpone il till December next. The resolu-
tion was disagreed 70 yeas -, nays q.
lative business was resumed. The con-
ference report the army appropria-
ton Dill was then taken mp. After some discus
sion the bill was concurred in-yeas, 80; nays,
IL. The House fertilization bill WAS presented
and referred 10 the Committee on Appropria-
lions. The Senate then went into open eIecu
tive session on the fisheries treaty and the
presiding officer directed that the treaty be
read by sections. Pending the debate
aged 70 pass the fortifcations appropria-
ucn bill without division, but all efforts to trans
act any other business were defeated because OF
the lack Of quorum Attempts were made TO
set aside Aug, ~ and 50 for the consideration OF
general pension legislation, 20 take up the Okla
roma bill. and 10 20 into committee on the def
cheney bill but they all fail d 20 the
essary number Of votes.
WHEN the fisheries treaty was taken up by the
Senate on the 18th, the Chair ordered no objec-
ton being made, that the debate the treaty
should close at o'clock on the goth the friends OF
the treaty having the last two hours and that
the 2lst, at II o'clock, the final votes should
be taken on all amendments, motions aud
the resolution OF ratification. The SEN
ate spent the early part Of the after
noon in debating a resolution requiring the
removal Of all electric light and motor wires
which are strung above ground. The resolution
finally referred TO the Committee on tie
District o. Colum bia, with instructions 10
port fayorably. The pill amendatory TO the act OF
June Ia, 1886 relating 20 postal crimes, was then
tsken up, and after bsing amended as 10 reduce
the pena ties, was passed. Fruitless roll-calls
again filled up greater part OF the session
OF the House. Another att empt made
% dispose OF the motion 70 assign certain days
for general pension legislation, but the vote dis
closed the lack Of n quorum. At the expiration
of tie morning hour Mr.. BUrnes Mo- moved 10
so into committee on the general deficiency bill
roll call showed the presence OF l5s members,
FIVE less than quorum, and after number OF
roll calls had been made without showing any
inI rease the House adjourned.