The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work OF the Senate and House Of Rep
resentafives.

10 { he death OF Gen. Sheridan. As soon ~ the
reading Of the Journal was concluded. Mr.. Ed
r I'm nnds rose and said Il ask unanimous con-
which every senator will understand: Resolved,
That the senate has learned with profound
regret OF the death OF Philip H. Sheridan.
late General Of the armies Of tue United States.
Resolved That the Senate hereby expresses its
grateful senss NJ his great and patriotic services
In the eause ~ his country its deep sen:ioiiity
his death. and its sympathy With his family In
their bereavement. Rssoivsd. That q copy OF
, these a ss The pssoiu,ious We're unsni
mously adopted. A bill was intro
duced by Mr. Farwsll and referred TO
sI ponsion Of 5000 a year TO Mrs. Sheridan
The Presidents message announcing the death
OF Gen. sheridan was read. In compliance with
senators as a committed TO attend Gen. shsri-
dams funeral: Hawley, Mandsrson Cuilosn.
Stewart Hampton. Gibson and Gray. The Som
ate then adjourned In the House siniilar rcso-
lutions were adopted aud like action taken, and
after speeches OF eulogy that body adjourned
SENATOR SHERMAN addressed the Senate IN op-
position to the fisheries treaty the 7th. He
said among other things he would have been
glad TO see in tho pending treaty q settlem emit OF
the controversy with Great Britain, because he
regarded a controversy with that nation as more
Injurious than a controversy with any other
country, for Of all the psope who inhsbit the
globe the peoples ct the United states aud
The Senats bill appropriating $1,000 for u
post office building at Mammoth Hot springs, in
the Yellowstone National Park. was passed.
The resolution offered by Mr. Jones, of Arks
instructing the COMMITTEES on Finances t. make
an investigation OF the cotton-baggng pool was
taken up and adopted by tho Senate The
Speaker has appointed the following members OF
the Military Committee AS the House conferrses
on the army appropriation bill Mr.. Townshend
OF Illinois, Mr.. Maish OF Pennsylvania, and Mr..
Laird of Nebraska, Toe House spent the day
in discu ssing the Senate bill maSing an APP
preparation To enable the several executive
departments 10 participate in ONO Centen-
nial Expo sition 10 DO held in Columbus In Sep
tember and October nsxt Amenomsnt were
adopted providing that any surplus OF the APP
preparation remaining unexpended shall De
used TO enable the department. TO be repre-
ented a. the expos tons to be held at Augusta,
Ga and Richmond, Va appropriating s2O)OOO
TO aid the colored race eSposi ION TO be held At
$4,000 10 enable the department TO be repre-
seuted at the Kansas City exposition 10 be
held in September and October, The question
then recurIei on the third reading of the bill rs
am nded, which resulted, yeas, b5 nays VI no
quorum. The Housa then adjourned
THE speech in the Senate on the fisheries
treaty was made by Senator Evarts, who spoke
for over two hours, and then pos poned the re-
mainder of his remarks account OF the heat.
He ridicules the idea OF reciprocity between the
United States and Canada The Senate -passed
the Chin prohibition Dill without di-
vision. The bill provides that from and after
the date or inc eXcnange OF fhtlncartcus OF tuo
pending treaty between the United States OF
America and his imperial majesty the Emperor
of China signed on the 18th day OF March, 1888,
il shall be unlawful for any Chinese person,
power, TO enter the United States except as in
this bill provided. The Senate passed the bill
directing the Secretary of War TO place on file
in the War Department the names of
The officers and members OF the frontier
guards mustered into tho volunteer mil
itary service OF the United States under
Capt. James III. Lano of Kansas, and is
sue discharges TO them The bill is TO involve
no pay allowance, bounty or pension. The
House discussed trusts and the means TO abol-
ish them. The majority Of the speakers favored
the Springer bill TO tax the products OF trusts.
resolution appropriating 5000 for the ex-
penses OF the Committee on Manufactures in its
investigation was passed. The House debated
the French spolation claims clause OF the de-
fciency bill again, but adjourned before reaching
vote.
Mr. PALMER introduced a bill for the pur-
chase of the Portage Lake aud River Improve
mont Company's canal, etc, in the Senate tho
9th Referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Interior concerning his recent
decision in the Guiford Mill land case af-
fecting the title to the Northern Pacific lands.
Agreed to. The Senate then proceeded TO the
consideration Of the fisheries treaty in open
executive session and Mr.. Eyasts concluded his
speech against its ratification. After further
debate and sharp passages between Morgan OF
Alabama and Blair of New Hampshire
the days discussion came TO q close ana
the Senate adjourned. The Speaker laid
before the House communication from
the Commissioner of Agriculture transmitting
report OF the expenditures and results OBJ
Ia ned by tbs Ladies' silk Culture Association
OF California In experiments for the develop
mont OF the culture OF raw silk. The report
shows that the orchard near Oakland contains
about 200 trees from one TO three years old,
and A. many cuttings. The work Of the society
in raising worms has necessarily been limited
10 experiments. Mr.. Dibble, OF South Carolina,
"a fsra on
tho erection OF pubic building at Sioux City,
| Iowa, and IL agreed TO. 1t fixes the limit VI
cost at sl50,0OO. The House then adjourned.
WITHOUT discussion the bill to regulate COM
merce carried on by telegraph was passed by
tho Senate, the 10th 1T is the bill introduced by
Mr. Spooner on Jan. IS, 1885, and reported back
| from the Committee OH Interstate Commerce
| with amendments, on the 10th OF July. The fol-
lowing bills were passed: House bill appropriate
! ing $1,000 for a marine hospital at Evansville,
| Ind. with a formal amondmentl; Senate bill 70
! ratify agreement with the Indians of Fort
| Berthold az srcy, Dakota; Senate bill appropri-
| nting s210OJ TO improve and encourage
| end hemp. Tho House consumed the
/ whole afJerr oon in the consideration OF
/ a war claim bill, the discussion turning upon
/ the loyalty of the claimant. No action was
taken. The Senate Joint resolution authorizing
the President TO pre- sent gold medal TO Francis
Josephs for hs services in perfecting liie-saving
apparatus was passed The House passed
forty-one pension bills, thirty-hve OF them being
acted upon At the evening session. Both houses
agreed TO the conference report ON the bill grant
| ing aid To State homes for disabled volunteers
| Inc provisions OF the bill extended to terri
| torial homes, and III benefits are confined to
homes entirely under the State or territorial
| control