The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-27

What Is Being Done by the National
Legislature.

AMONG the measures passed by tho Senate on
the 18th inst the bills for the representation
OF tho several departments at the Columbus CEN
tennial with an amendment sppronriating $40
90 authorizing the sale of portion OF the Win,
nebneo reservation in Nebrssks; appropriating
Cal and authorizing the construction OF rail
road bridges at Parkville, Mo-, Alms, Wis.
cret session. ratified the lons-pending treaty
providing for adjustment OF the Venezuelan
claims. The House passed bills appropriatins
$4,000 for public building at Brownsville,
Texas. aud $50 600 for the completion OF the pub
lie building at Wichita. Kansas. Bills for the
appropriation OF $4,000 each for the erection OF
public buildings at Fnribsult and Red Wing,
Mimi, were introduced in the House. The naval
appropriation bill was reported from the House
Naval Committee. Both houses agreed 10 the
conference report on the Indian Appropriation
bill
The House went into Committee on the SUM-
dry-Civil Appropriation Bill the 10Th, and after
debate provision appropriating $500 900 for the
library buildings was stricken out. The COM
mittee then rose, and after passing bill author
izing the appointment OF an additional Associ-
ate Justice for Dakota adjourned.
MEssRs. McsHANE and Laird precipitated a
red-hot discussion in the House the Goth, which
is OF more than local interest 10 the people OF
the West and Northwest. When thst paragraph
in the sundry civil appropriation bill which APP
propriates 100000 for protecting the public
lands was reached Mr.. McShane moved 10 amend
II by reducing the amount TO S5O,OOO he made
a short but vigorous attack upon the special
agency branch of the general land Office
In the broadcast and btterest terms Mr.. Laird
denounced not only the late Commissioner Of
the General Land Office Mr. Sparks but the
general policy OF the Office it relates 20 special
agents. His denunciation OF Sparks for sus-
pending the homestead laws WAS extremely per-
sonal. Mr. Weaver of lows defended Sparks
and his policy, and closed by saying: There
is not n land grsbber in the country
who VIII not indorse the remarks of the gentle
man from Nebraska" Mcshanes amendment
was lost. In the Senate Mr.. Farwell's bill di-
recting the President TO prohibit the importa-
tion OF ths products OF foreign states in certain
cases was reported adversely from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs. The House bill sppro-
priating $4,000 10 complete the public building
at wichita, Mas, was taken up and passed,
with amendments increasing the nppropria-
pension bills on the calendar and passed all OF
them, ninety-two in number.
THE House on the 2lst voted TO non-concur in
the Senate amendments 10 the diplomatic and
consular and District Of Columbia appropriation
bills and ordered a conference on the last
named measure. The House then went
into committee Of the whole on the
sundry civil bin. The only change made
in the measure the addition OF an
amendment offered by Mr.. Mcshane tNeb,l aboI-
ishng the surveyor Generals Office AT LinooIh'
Neb. and turning the papers Of the office over TO
tn States of Nebraska and Iowa. A debate on
the public land surveys followed, but without
concluding the bill the committee rose ana Tie
House adjourned.
THE Gonate was not in session the 22d In tho
House \ lively debate resulted over the sundry
civil h:ll which was finally completed The
House passed the naval appropriation bin.
Ihirty.Seven private pension bills were pass d
ut the evening session. There was more inter-
est tel "a in the bulletins from the Republican
Nation - Convention than in legislation.