The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-30
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

u.u~.s.usmtivcs - Inn portant Measures
r,.cu....r and Acted On - Gist Of the
business.
Mn. CocKRELL from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs reported TO the Senate. on the 2lst
Inst, the Senate bill to authorize tho Omaha.
Fort Dodge and Southern Railway Company TO
build it's road across the military reservation in
Kansas, not exceeding one hundred feet ia
width and on motion OF Mr.. Plumb the bill was
passed. The Senate occupied the balance
Of the day considering the tariff bill. In the
House Mr. Payson I'LL, by Introducing incense
gu. initial bills and demanding their reading in
full succeeded in the double object Of forcing the
friends OF tho Oklahoma bill 10 yield TO certain
amendments he desired To have incorpora' cd fn
the bill and in extracting from the friends OF
the Union Pscino funding bill 2 promise that
Mr.. Bower IN. ca introduced bill
for the repeal OF the tobacco tax aud moved its
yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted: Yeas
100 nays $3.50 the motion was agreed 10. and
the bill was referred TO the Committee on Ways
and Means. The call OF States was concluded
and then Mr.. Warner Ohio Withdrew his pend
ing motion TO suspend the rules and pass
moved TO suspend the rules and adopt q
resolution providing for final vote on that
bill on Thursday next. with permission 70 Mr..
Payson I'LL TO order an amendment TO the sec
ton relative TO town sites. Agreed to-yeas
1865 nays 76. j. ID. Taylor Ohio introduced for
reference preamble and Joint resolution
directing the Government officials in charge of
any building which may be used for the in
nuGural ball not TO permit wine, beer. ale. or
other Intoxicating liquors TO be sold or served
70 any person on the occasion OF the ball.
The Senate passed the substitute for the
Mills tariff bill by a strict party vote. ON the
22d inst. Tho days proceedings we're largely
devoted to disposing of various amendments.
When these had been exhausted the vote
was taken, first on agreeing 10 the substitute
and then ON The passing OF tbs bill. Both
votes were identical = yeas, 81; nays, So
ms follows: Yeas-Aldrich Blair, Bowen, Cam
eron, Chance, Chandler Cullorn. Davis DAVIS,
Dolph, Edmunds Evarts, FarwelI, Frye. Haw-
Manderson. Mitchell Merrill. Paddock,
Palmer, Piatt. Plumb, Quay sner-
man spco1cr' stockbridse' Teller Viii
Berry blackburn, Brown, Butler. Call. Cockrell,
Coke, Colquitt, Daniel. Faulkner. George, Cub
son. German, Gray Harris, Jones lArk.l, Nor
Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall. Wilson Md
30 Mr.. Riddlebereer said that he had voted
right along with the Republican parry and with
the Finance Committee for the bill hut there
was nothing in the bill which would have iusti-
fed him in voting for it after the adoption Of
the amendments Of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Plumb; presumably the customs-commis-
sion provision Therefore, il he had not BEEN
paireI and had not felt under an obligation to
preserve that pair, he should not have voted for
the bill. The House refused To consider the
Smals- Elliott election contest, and took up the
river and habor bill. On Mr.. Cutcheon's mo-
tion, I appropriation for continuing the i'm
provements ut Portage Lake, Michigan,
increased nom $1,000 TO $4,000.
THE concurrent resolution for the counting OF
the electoral vote was passed by tho Senate On
tho I'D inst. 1t provides that the two houses o.
Congress shall assemble in the hall Of the
House OF Represon, atives ON We ne LAY,
dent OF the senate shall preside; tlut two
teilers on the part OF the Senate ani two on he
part OF the House shall make list OF the votes
Us they shall be declared that the result shall
be delivered to the President OF the senate WHO
shall announce the vote and the persons elected
TO the two houses, which shall be deemed
declaration OF the persons elected President AM
Vice President OF tho United Staes, I'm ', to
gether with list OF the votes, shall he entered
on the journals OF the two houses The Senate
passed the House bill for the relief of the State
National Bank OF New Orleans, formerly tie
Louisiana state Bank, after amending IL SO
as TO read -the proceeds Of cot on alleged To- b.
long TO said bank" An amendment providing
that il must be made TO appear to the court of
Claims that the managers Of the Louisiana
State Bank were At the time OF the purchase of
the cotton in fact loyal TO the United states and
had not been In fact engaged in the rebellion
was reiected-yeas H. nays IS. The bill allows
the bank to prosecute n claim for the proceeds
of the cotton seized by the Government. Sena-
tors Platt and Edmunds opposed the bill on
the ground that the Louisa.a 81 ate Bank was
the fiscal agent Of the Confederacy. Senator
Hoar championed the BILL holding that what
ever may have been the charac er of the State
bank the national bank was loyal. and IL was
from the latter that the cotton had been taken
Tho vote on the passage Of the bill was: Yeas.
81, nays ~ committee OF conference was
appointed bill granting the right OF way 90
the Big Horn Southern Railway through the
Crow reservation in Montana was passed. The
House, in committee of the whole continued
the consideration OF the sundry civil bill, and a
heated debate occurred over an amendment TO
fix n royalty on every thousand impressions
made by steam presses.
Both houses OF Congress adopted suitable
resolutions, on the oath inst, on the death of
Representative James N. Burnes, Of Missouri,
and then adjourned a mark OF respect to his
memory. A Joint committee consisting OF Sen
ators Vest. Teller and Coke and Il spi essntatives
Mansur, Stone Wade, Sayers Bynum. Hender-
son and Perkins was appointed TO accompany
eral took place. The body was in ct are OF the
committee and was taken over the Pennsyl-
vana Road.
IN the Senate on the 25th inst, Mr. Allison
moved that the Senate insist on its amendment
TO the tariff bill. and asked for conference with
the House on the bill and amendment. The
motion was agreed to without objection.
The District of Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up. amended, and passed. Ono
of the amendments appropriatcs $4,000 for
geological park near The city Of Washington.
Conterrecs ere appointed on the part of the SEN
nte and then the following bills were passed To
provide for the sale Of land allotted and patented
10 certain members OF the Black Bob band OF
Shawnee Indians. For the prescnatio of suit
able medals To the survivors OF the "Forlorn Hope
Stormins Party, OF Port HUDSON on the 18th OF
June, 1868. The Senate bill To establish two adj
dtional land districts IN the State Of Nebraska
To authorize tho construction OF "A bridge or
bridges across the Mississippi at La Crosse.
Wis. Among the thirty bills passed was one "a
senate bill incren Sing the pension OF tho widow
OF General ltousseau TO 800 month. Tho
Ho se went into committee of tho whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The appropria-
ton for repairs of igh t-hOuses in
creased from $780, 100 TO 1886 Coz. The
appropriation for the salaries OF light house
Keepers increased from SGOU,0OI to
co. 100. The appropriation for tho pIy OF as
sstant ustodians and lanitors Of public build
incs was increased from SiGOOOO To 1890. 600.
Mr.. Ranla J. from the Commit tee on hpl roprio-
tious. reported n Joint resolution making an APP
preparation OF IS 900 for payment TO he legal