The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-13
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

Done by the Senate and House = Old
Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Con-
sldercd.
THERE was a long debate in the Senate on the
9Th inst over tho reference of the House bin
for a Territorial government for Oklahoma Mr.
Platt moved that the bill be referred 70 the Com
Inittee IN Territories. and after long debate
the motion was adopted. The senate
agreed 10 tie committees amendments 70 the
legislative appropriation bill. the principe'
dents Private eocro AIRY nom $500 10 So,OoJ
The House ;oint resolution for payment o.
500 0J 10 The representatives OF the late james
Il. Eads was passed bv the senate. The con
ference repOry on the Nicaragua tnnal bill wat
called mp IN the Hous-. aud the discussion o.
the bill and amendments occupied most OF the
day. The Senate btsi spptoprit inS siS0.oOo Ion
a postofice building at bC fnul was iatorably
reported 20 the House, with amendment re-
ducing the amount 10 10000. The HouN
agrsed TO the senate amendment 20 the biirYd
ret rs Gen William i. Smith. The ffesident
transmittod 10 Congress for ratification pro
visional a reement lately entered into with the
Creek Indians. by which the title 10 all lands
in the Indian Territory or elsewhere except
such are held and occupied as homes, ais
ceded 10 ihe United States. by its terms ths
Greek Nation ceies to the United states the en-
Z re western ha ( of the domain OF the nation
living west OF the division line established by :
the treety OF 1886 The United States agrees "a
pay 10 the Indians - 2s). S57--s2s 1871 To- be pac
So O01, 200 TO remain in the United States Treas
ury to the credit OF the nat n ana bear interest,"
nj the rate OF per cent The nntion agrees &c
devote not less than sc Coz annGaiiy 10 educa
uonal purposes.
TnE Senate bill granting 20 the Big Horn
Southern Hallway Company right OF way across
the reservation in Montana was reported ano
passed in the Senate on the 9Th inst M
chandler offered resolution, when was
,S 70, calling ing on s sne A. 70
authority given by him for cutting II uber III
the Chippewa ndian reservation within the La
offered by Mr.. Chandler. instructing the Com
mttee on Approp iations TO inyestiga a t ls
matter Of naval Officers wos tasen ~s Sp
over without action, ALSO the executive and
judicial appropriation bill. The House.
after n long debate, agreed TO the conference re-
port on the Nicar aqua canal bill by vote OF ia
yeas to 50 nays. Mr. Chirman Mich made the
pr ncpal spec n In favor OF the report declar-
ing that the House amendments which wers
dropped by tho conferrees edded 10 the
bill on the idea that the Uni; ed States should :
isolate itself sni keep free from entsnenhs>
attempt TO make IL impracticable for American
enterprise TO plant itself in foreign coun.
for n naughty and dictntorial American policy.
and certainly wiso American policy. We are
carrying the flag into that region OF Centr*
America with the Endorsement OF this GoverTA 7
ment. We have put ourselves where, though
we may not be pecunarily liable We shall be
,ion " Gr 1n entsyurss when Viii
help to spread our country over tho world. He
hoped that this step was only prelude TO the
day when the hsg shall wave over the state OF
Nicaragua q State OF the United States on
America.
The Senate continued it's discussion OF the
civil-service system the 7th inst, when II re-
sumed consideration OF Mr.. Hawley's amend
ment TO the legislative appropriation bill
providing additional clerk for the Civil
Service Commission. The amendment WAS
agreed TO, as also proposition TO
make the Board Of Pension Appeals CON
81 nhaTa rnE and nj
The bill then went ovos. The confer
ence report the Nicaragua canal bill
agreed TO and 1T now goes TO the President. The
sena.e passed the bill au horizing the Mount
Carmel Ill Development Company TO draw
water from the Wub lsh River. Mr.. Blair intro
duceI 4 Joint resolution providing for a consti-
tutional amendment extending the right OF sui
frage to women and presented a majori re-
port Of the Senate Committee on Woman Suf-
fIace fayoring the same. The Senate passed
a substitute for the House bill to remove tho
charge OF desertion from soldiers OF the late
war and OF the Mexican war wh-re such soldiers
afterward served faithfully till the expiration OF
their term OF enlistment. The House passed
the Senate bill providing that public lands
nv ailabIe for agricultural purposes. now subject
TO private entry, shall only be disposed of under
the homestead laws. Amendments were
adopted striking out the provisions exempting
Missouri from the opera ions of the bill,
repeating the communication clause Of the home
stead law, and allowing persons who have aban-
doned or relinquished their homestead en- tries
TO make another entry. The House passed the
bill granting a pension of $50 a month e. the ~
widow OF Gen. w. III. Emery Amendments
aggregnting sol $40 were added TO the army ap-
preparation bill by the House. The appropria-
ton or 100000 for the new mi itary post az
Denver was stricken out upon the suggestion
that the item is covered in the sundry civil bill.
IL tho Senate the naval appropriation bill and
the fertilization appropriation bill
ported on the Sth inst, with amendments and
placed on the calendar. The Senate bill TO re-
move the bar on the statute OF limitations
as 10 certain claims or compensation
for horses and other property lost IN
the service OF the United states
reported from the Committee Military AZ
ia r, and placed on the Calendar. A resolution
WAS offered which was reforred TO the Commit
tee on Contingent EXpenses for the appoint
ment OF a select committee of seven on riga
ton aud reclamation OF arid lands TO consider
the subject OF irrigation and the best mode OF
reclaiming the aid lands of the United States,
with leave TO sit during the recess and TO en-
ploy clerk AT So a day. The Senate
then proceeded to the consideration Of
the House bill TO quiet title of settlers ON
the Des Moines river lands in Iowa. After some
discussion, and without division amendment,
the bill passed The report OF the disagree
ment OF the conferrees on tho bill admitting
South Dakota and creating the Territory Of
North Dakota was made and a new conference
ordered. message from the President in
regard TO Samoa was laid before tho Senate,
together with a message transmitting the
correspondence in regard to the seizure by
Canada OF the Massachusetts, fishing vessel
Bridgewater After passing hfty-two pension
bills the Senate adjourned. In the House
motion was made TO take up the bill to increase
the pension Of the widow OF the late Gen. Ward
Burnett, but the motion failed to receive the
necessary majority. Tho House then took up
the army appropriat ion BILL which was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Spinola IL was agreed 10 retire
Gen w. ii Hunt who Is now at the point OF
death; The agricultural appropriation was then
considered and passed, after which the House
took recess till o'clock, when a number OF
pension bills were considered.