The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and House Of Rep.
resentatives.

AMONG other measures tho following bills were
passed by the Senate on the 4th inst. House bill
authorizing the President 20 appoint and retire
Alfred Pleasonton with rank and grade OF Colonel.
with al amendment reducing the rank 10 that Of
Major senate bill authorizing the President to
place on the retired list with the grade Of Major
Major General William W. Avsriu The House
passed the bih To authorize tho consuuc-
ton Of a bridge across the Missouri River in
the counties OF .Monona, Iowa, and Burt, Neb.
Mr.. Mills moved that the rules DO suspended
and evening sessions ordered for the con-
sderntiOn OF certain bills, but as he would
not consent 20 amendment setting apart
certain sessions for the consideration OF pension
bills the Republicans refused TO vote. As no
Quorum could he secured Mr. Mills withdrew his
resolution, He then moved that debate ON tho
pending paragraph in the tarih bill be limited 70
ten minutes After some wrangling, Mr.. Mills
withdrew his motion TO limit debate and simply
asked that the House 90 into committee OF the
whole on the tariff bill But the Republicans,
hoping TO make an opportunity for the pension
bill. persisted in their refusal 20 vote, and an
other roll-call WIS ordered on the motion 10 so
into committee On this vote III Democrats re-
sponded. No quorum, and Mr.. Mills moved 20
adjourn, which prevailed, and the House adj
journed
SENATOR CHANDLER introduced bin in the.
Senate on the 5th inst, TO amend the fishery
retaliation act,' by striking out the words in
lis discretion" and the reference TO "other-
products OF the Dominion" than nsh lnis
would absolutely deny Canadian vessels the
right of entry whenever the President is
satisfied that the rights OF Americans IN
Don inion ports abridged or whenever
they arc subjected TO annoyance; and would
also forbid the importation OF Canadian fresh or
salt fish The House, in COMMITTEES OF the
whole devoted the day 10 the Mills tariff bill.
Several items in the timber schedule came up,
and every attempt 10 strike them from the free
list failed. -
ANOTHER great hole YVES made in the Senate
calendar on the 9th inst. All the pension BILLS
on the calendGr-one hundred and sixteen, in
cluding sixty-four House bills were passed.
Among them bills increasing the pensions
OF the widows of Gen. Thomas kilby Smith 70
s75 Gen Heintzelman 20 500, Gen. Schimmel-
pfennig 10 $50, and giving pension OF $50 a.
month 70 the widow OF Commodore Truxton.
Among the other measures passed were the
House bill for holding terms OF the United
States Court i'm Minnesota, with an amendment
authorizing the purchase OF a site for q United
States Supreme Court building; appropriating
SIPS, 900 for public building nt'Salt Lake City,
Utah; providing for two Associate Justices OF
the Dakota Supreme Court and authorizing the
construction Of e bridge ut Omaha, Neb. The ses-
sion Of tho House was spent in committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill, and most Of the re-
naming paragraphs Of the lumber schedule
disposed Of, all motions to strike out be-
dulged in a personal recrimination and shook
their fingers in each others faces over the
barbed-wire and lumber taxes.
Mr.. MORGAN, of Alabama, asked leave of the.
Senate, on the 9TH inst, to offer preamble and
resolutions setting forth that the report OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations on the fisheries
treaty questioned its legality, and declaring it
void and lawful. Mr.. sherman objected 20 tie
introduction. Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate
upon the subject He said This important
/ treaty has been made the political football Of a
great party for the sake of advancing
the interests Of q certain gentleman
in the National Convention TO be
held in Chicago" The Senate adjourned
until the 18th. The House went into committee
/ OF the whole on tho tariff bill Mr.. Dingey, OF
Maine, speaking in opposition to Mr.. Breckin-
ridges amendment TO the proviso attached 10
the lumber schedule 81 the free list, which pro-
poses TO admit Canadian FISH free of duty upon
allowance by that country Of commercial rights
TO our vessels, and also for reciprocity in the eI
change of products between the United States
and Canada. After long debate, the lumber
schedule was passed without change.
THE House passed the following bills on the
sth inst. Authorizing the construction Of q
bridge at Omaha, Neb. (; providing for the sale OF
a portion OF the Winnebago Indian reservation
/ in Nebraska; granting right Of way through the
Indian Territory to the Paris, ChOctaw and Lit
tie Rock Railroad. Free salt was the text for q
number OF speeches in the committee Of the
whole Of the House. Nothing OF interest was
developed, ana Mr. Burrows motion to strike
out the paragraph from the tariff rejected.
Mr.. Grosvenor's amendment to exclude bulk salt
from the free list and admit only dairy and table
salt met with similar fate Mr.. Bayne Pa
/ offered an amendment to insert rice cleaned and
unceaned, in tbs free list rejected. The four
lines relating 10 fax were read, and Mr.. Browne
Qnd.) moved 10 strike them out of the free list.
Pending debate, the committee and the
House adjourned. The Senate was not in session.