The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-20
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

business.
TsK credentials OF Mr. Coke fog his new Sens
toriaI term we're presented TO the Senate on the
Ilth inst, and placed on nls Mr.. Dawes pre-
scented u petition from one hundred and twenty
Indian students at Hampton, Va, against
the continuance OF thu ration system to In
dians encouragement TO idleness. ana
recommending tneir equivalent In farming
ferrei In seeret ssss on the senate passed the
following bill 70 enable the President 10 protect
the interests OF the United states IN fanans.
BE enacted, ETC., that there be and IL hereby
appropriated out OF any money IN the treasury
not otherwise appropriated the sum OF Szoo,ooo
10 enable the Preside Mt 10 protect the intsrestso or
the United States and top ovido for the security
OF the persons and property OF citizens OF the
United states at the lsthmss OF fanhnn Ia such
manner a he may deem expedient komina-
tions confirmed by the aensts Joseph G. beck
enridgs, Inspector General dney L.. Wilson.
Pension Agent at Washington; Thomas }. An
ds,s son, Associate Judge OF the Sup. emo Court
OF UIau. In tho House n conference was ordered
ON the direct tax bill. The senate bill
passed authorizing tie eons.ruction
OF bridge across the Missouri River
~ Lsavenworth, Kan. The House decided
yeas l3l nays $50 consider the 5mails- FL
iiott election case Mr. Crisp, OF Georgia. de-
Tended the South Carolina keturuing Board, and
Mr.. howell. OF Illinois, advocated the claims OF
Smalls TO the seat. Pending further debate The
matter went over. Tne speaker appointed
Messrs Caswell, Seney, and Oates AS confsrrees
on the direct tax bill
AMONG the s,nate bills reported from COM
ate, OH the 18th inst, one to provide for the
enforcement OF the quarantine laws and reg
ulations OF the United States an 4 for the os-
tsblisnment OF q National Board OF Health
Irno, ,h h on es We eptherins
the Court OF Claims 10 hear, determine and rem
der final Judgment upon the claim Of the old
settlers" or Western Cherokee Indians TO pay
$500 TO Charles f. Swain, master OF the bark
Philena, OF New York, for eoing TO and rescuinE
shipwrecked seainen from an uninhabitec
tGfa aud
OF way to the Pine Land and
Water Company acros. Fort Lowell
Military Reservation, in Arizona. The Senate
resumed consideration OF the naval appropris-
ton hill. An amendment was adopted sppro-
priating $4,000 for testing the Hurst guns and
then the bill was passed. bill was reported
favorably in the house appropriatng $4,000
for lighthouse and fog signal on the
sasterly end OF the outer breakwater in the
harbor OF Chicago There was also reported
fayorsbly a bill for the erection Of lighthouses
and fog signals. as follows; Lighthouse at
Eleven Foot Shonl, off Point Peninsular, Lake
Michigan at II cost not exceeding $50, 0Oj; light
house and fog signal at Squaw Island, Lake
Michigan, 10 cost not exceeding S25,L00; light
house at Old Mackinac Point. Michigan, 10 cost
not exceeding $3.50 q; for signal and range lights
on the end Of the west pier at Ashtabula, 10 cost
not exceeding S7,OOJ.
Mr. EvARrs made speech in the Senate on
tho 18th inst, in support OF his resolution in
structing the Committee OH Elections 10 revise
the laws governing Congressional elections The
senate confirmed the nominal ions OF Norman
}. Colman OF Missouri 10 be Secretary %
Agriculture and Ira NJ krutz OF indi-
Office, North Yakima. w. Il. The Hnnsa,
after one Of the liveiiest debates OF the ses ION.
settled the South Csro.iua contest case by Civ
ing the seat to Elliott the sitting member. The
minority report, seatng Snlalls, rejected
by n party vote OF lbs to i43 except that Messrs.
Wilson lMinn.l and Russell tMnssl voted with
The Republics The majority report was
adopted without division. The House
judiciary Committee reported fnvorubly
bill TO amend the ia. uralzhtion laws. The
Bill, ia bref hmiss the classes OF foreigners.
who shall be eligible 10 citizenship Including
Indians adopting civilized hcJ prescribss the
form OF Application requires that the district
attorney shall defend the Government against
improper applications and thst applications
shall be corroborsted upon the point OF resi-
dence; restricts jurisdiction 10 Eigh State
courts and Federal courts; preserves the
rights OF aliens who have already declared
their Intention allows the RICH. OF bona-ide
applicants 10 make homestead entries and to
receive patents after naturalization, and
quires that would-be citizens shall have re-
sided i've years in the United States and be
able TO read the Constitution in English. The
Senate and House met in joint convention and
counted the electoral vote. and formally de-
clared General Harrison elected President ana
Lew r. Morton Vice President. OF the 40l
electoral votes they received ALB: necessary to
a choice, 20l
MR. WILSON Qowa) made q speech in the Sen
ate on the 18th inst, in favor of Fryes bill al
lowing State laws relating to the sale OF liquors
to extend to imported liquors The measure
was adversely reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee last NJ arch. he nomination of Carroll
d. Wright OF Boston 10 be Commissioners OF La
Dor was confirmed The report OF the Election
committee Was discussed. An amsndment to
the resolution was offered instructing the com.
mittee to so frame legislation on the subject OF
elections that IL shall not apply to any State
whose constitution ana laws provide ample
turfty for the honest exercise of the right 10 vots
and for the Just and impartial counting
and return of the votes. Mr. Jones, OF
Nevada reported favorably with re-
htewarts resolution authorizing the ap-
! pointment OF COMMITTEES to investigate and
report on the irrigation and reclamation of
Western arid land. The resolution was agreed
to. Two petit ons from CT liens OF Albuquerque
| n NJ. were presented TO the Senate denouncing
as misleading and false the allegations cen
tanned ina memorial recently presented Ia the
Senate protesting against tho admission OF the
Territory as State. The House D .ssed the bill
TO divide the Sioux Reservation IN Dakota into a
number OF smaller reservations for the various
| tribes, and to grant lands in severalty to such
Indians desire. The House voted to in ist
on it's amendments to the Senate bill for the ad-
mission OF the state OF South Dakota, and ask
for another conference, the conferrees having re-
! ported a to.Bl disagreement Mr. Baker On "
then offered a resolution instructing the House
eonIerrees, put aiterward accepted an amend
| follows To exclude the Territory OF New Mexi-
co nom the bill. To amend the bill TO
provide for the admission of south Dakota by
proclamation Of the President under the Sioux
Falls constitution. etc.
Mr.. VOORHEES, in reduced in the Senate on
| the 10Th inst. the following as proposed
amendment TO the sundry civil appropriation
| bill: Sold ers and sailors In tho war Of the
rebellion who honorably discharged
| from the military naval service OF the
United States and the widows and children
| OF deceased soldiers shall lie eligible To appoint
ment, transfer, and promotion, subject only
| to such examination may he prescribed by
| the heads of departments and without compoti-
tive examination. Forty-one pension bills
were passed in twelve minutes. The bill
| placing Gen. Rosecrans on the retired list was
passed Senator SpOoner introduced bill pro-
| viding for system OF farmers institutes ~ a
| part Of the new agricultural department The
Senate passed bill ratifying the agreement
with the Creek Ind ans opening to settlement
igned lands i'm the Indian Territory, the
consideration being > ,2S).SJ7 The House
| passed the resolution instructing the House
| conferree5 on the territorial bill, and
| the bill was again sent To conference The
resolution instructs the conferrees TO exclude
| New Mexico from the bill, amend the bill as
| To provide for the admission of South Dakota
under the Sioux Falls const ution BY proclarna-
ton OF the President without now vote being
taken on the question OF division, and 20 pro-
vide for the admission OF North Dakota Mon
tana, and WASHINGTON by proclamation The
instructing clause was ng, eel O by vote Of
yeas, 1ll; NAYS. l01. The Senate bill appropri-
Att 6 s2aOOO0 for the protec, ion or American
interests in Panama was passed. The Mills
L rim bill and the senate gubsttut a