The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18
NATIONAL LAvkAKERs.


nlibustsring against tts direct tai bill on the
sth uIt.. the entire tin@s being consumed IN .
In the senate the bib for the admission Of
south Dakota int the Union was
up for confederation, ana M rsu
lie tn. sale Of mineral Is.ss y aliens wac
taken up ana NJ. Faulkner spoke = oyposison
oit Nj Allison introasess Pill e; re {S .;s.S
Ate in executive session. connrmsd these nomi-
;ss: w WI p.so T. g. ?: U.so
Ter s At Calumet Mich P5:sa.s. nsmnsssd
TO be Rscsivsrs OF Public Moneys 1t Grand
Forks, d. T.. and Wakssnsy' han' respect
lively.
TEE bill authorizing the sale Of mineral lands
70 aliens passed the senate on the 10th inst
Mr.. Butler addressed the Senate In opposition
20 the Dakota division bill, and argued against
the Acknowledgement OF the Territory. Inc
deadlock in the House continued. the oppo-
nents OF the drect-tax bill keeping up their
hlibustsring tactics to avert the passage. Mr.
Lawler, OF Illinois. was srraigned before the
bar Of the House for abssnting himself from
roll CALL and after somstwrangling, was finally
excused.
The deadlock In the House of Representa-
tivss continued on the 18th inst, and NO BUSH
ness whatsoever was transacted. At . caucus Of
the Democratic msmbsrs held In the evening
It was decided 10 end the deadlock by postpon-
ing the direct tax bill until December next
with q condition that whom It Is then taken up
q reasonable time shall be allowed for debate,
and q vote taken on IL speaker Carlisle 10
said to have strongly advocated the
seceptsnos Of thi. preferred n. eom Igt
ceedings were CT the most extraordinary char.
actsr ever Witnessed in n legislative body. OK
hibitng the spectacle OF q great majority re.
treatiaQ before n small mluOntV He CaIl00
on Mr.. Oates to state his position In the mat
ter. Mr.. Oates replied that II he followed his
that id not involve tho absolute defeat of the
bill But he was Democrat, and II the eau
Gus decided againss him he would abide by
it's decision and support 1t with his
vote he favored postponement Of the
tax BILL but would regret 70 see tho caucus
agree to the condition that a vote sNouId be
lowed. and the caucus finally adopted the post
ponsmsnt proposition. Unan.m consent
was given by the House 70 Representative
White. Of New York, TO have read an official
bulletin issued by DIR. Barker which noted an
improvement in ex-senator Conklngs condi-
ton Tho reading was listened to with close
attention, and at it's close round OF pro-
lcnsed applause arose from both Democrats
and Republicans. The Senate listened
| Presidents tariff message. and Mr.. Davis, in
| favor of the admission Of the southern half Of
Dakota, and passed the following measures:
The military academy appropriation bills for
! the purchase of the Shields swords mot 70 ex-
coed ,O00) for the relief OF the Frat National
| Bank Of Marion, Iowa. Tor interest on lost cou-
! pom bends; appropriating $4,000 for public
| building at Fort Worth, Tex. increasing the
limit of cost for the public building ut Detroit,
| Mich, to Sl5o,00)
TIE long deadlock In the House was prac-
tically broken on the 18th inst. by the edop-
tion OF n motion. offered by Mr.. Cox. of New
York, TO adjourn until tho following day. The
House had been in continuous session for nino
days, and the members. tired out from loss Of
sleep, were greatly relieved when the long ses-
sion was brought to CLOSE. Mr.. Coke, Of
/ Texas, addressed the Senate on tariff reform.
and Mr.. Cullom. OF Illinois, spoke in favor Of
the admission Of South Dakota as State.
WHEN the House OF Representatives met on
the 18th inst. tho clerk proceeded to read the
| journal OF the legislative day OF Wednesday,
April Tho Journal consisted Of ninety man.
| uscript pages, exclusive OF seventyene roll
| calls. The reading consumed one hour. A
large number OF exclusive documents which
had accumulated during the deadlock were
| 10 the bill authorizing the construction OF q
bridge across the Tennessee River at Chattanoo-
Ca. Tenn. The pest nice appropriation bill was
reported, and referred to the committee Of the
whole. The conference report on the bill to
ratify an agreement with the eros Ventres,
| Piegan, Blood, Blackfeet, and River Creek
| Indians was agreed to, and so was the con-
ference report ON tho bill dividing the great
| Sioux Reservation into small or separate reserv-
| atoms The remainder Of the day was spent
| In committee OF the whole in the discussion Of
| bill for the payne of claim for 500 for the
occupation OF certain property in Memphis by
( United States troops in 1864.