Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-17
THE NATIONAL SOLONS,
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.

SENIAIitESs
OW National Law-Mnlers and What Thox
Are Doing for the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted Upon.
In the senate. On the sth inst, the conferences
report on the silver bin was taken up and Mr.
Vest gave the reasons why he should vote
against IT. After Mr.. Vest had hnished Nh.
Coke followed in the Same strain. He proposed
70 vote against the conferences bill because he
preferred the law as it stands to one which he
6elieved provided definitely for the cessation Of
the further coinage Of silver. Mr.. Sherman de-
tended the conferences report Mr.. Teller and
Mr.. Stewart followed and the debate continued
to three o'clock when the bill went over without
action. the Senate passing from that subject
to the memorial exercises in memory Of the
late Representative s. S. Cox OF New York,
After addresses by Senator's Voorhees,, Eher-
man, Vest. Dixon, and Evarts the Senate ad-
9ourned- In this House, the Senate amend
ments to the House bill for the admission Of
the State OF Wyoming were concurred IN. On
motion Of Mr.. Carr tWyo. IT, the senate
bil for the disposal Of abandoned mill
tary reservations in Wyoming. Mr.. Cam
non plll, from the Committee on Rules,
reported resolution providing that
Immediately after the adoption of the resolu-
ton IL shall be In order for the Committee on
Judiciary to call up for consideration the orig
inal PACKAGE bill and afterward the bank
ruptcy bill-this order to continue from day to
day for four days successtvely. Saturday
the l2th inst, was made private bill day.
Mr.. Payson raised the question Of considerations
IN favor OF the land-gran forfeiture bill. The
the resolution from the Committees on Rules.
Adjournment then took place.
WHEN the Senate met on the 9th inst. Mr.
Ingalls, announced that as presiding officer he
had signed the bill for the admission Of wyom-
ing as State. The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent for his signature. The silver bill was dis
cussed until o'clock, when Mr.. Morgan, rising,
obtained the floor, and an adjournment was
taken. The House passed O resolution calling
on the State Department for information on the
negotiations between the Government of
Great Britain and the United States on the
behring Sea question. The conferences report
from the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill was then discussed, until the House,
finding itself without q quorum, adjourned.
Senators on both sides stated most emphat-;
ally that no arrangement had been made look
ing to the postponement OF the federal election
bill and the speedy disposal OF the tariff bill
with view to an early adjournment Of Com
gress. Senator Hiscock expressed the opinion
that the session would not close before Oct. l.
In the Senate, on the 10th inst, Mr.. Stewart
offered resolution (which was agreed to) cali
ing on the Secretary of the Interior for In
formation as TO the selection OF sites for reser-
voirs by the Director Of tha Geological Survey.
The Senate resumed consideration of the con-
Terence report on the silver bill, and was
addressed by Mr. Morgan in opposition to the
report. Mr.. Morgan spoke for three hours and
was followed by Mr. Call, who also argued
next took the floor and defended the
conference report After further debate
The vote was taken and the CON-
ference report was agreed to-yeas, 80;
nays, %. The Senate then adjourned. In the
House dilatory tactics were indulged in on the
part OF the Democrats, and several hours were
spent before approval OF the journal could be
and consular appropriation bill was adopted
yeas, LA nays 66. Mr.. Funston (Kan.) sub,
m1tted and the House passed the conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill The
HOUSE then went Into committee of the WHOLE,
Mr.. Peters tKan.) in the chair on the Iand-grant
forfeiture bill. A short debate took place, and,
pending further discussion, the committee arose
and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 11th inst, Mr. Teller In
troduced joint resolution declaring 1t to be the
determined policy of the United States Govern
ment to use both gold and silver ga fun Legal
tender money; instructing the President to in-l
vtte the Governments of the Latin Union coun-
tries and OF such other nations as he may deem
advisable to join the United States in a confer
ence TO adopt common ratio between gold and
silver for the purpose OF establishing inter-
nationally the use Of bimetallic money and
metals. The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the Senate bill to establish q
United States land court and to provide for the
settlement of private land claims in New Mexi-
co., Wyoming Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and
Colorado, such claims being by virtue Of Span
ish or Mexican rights. In the House Mr.
Perkins. Of Kansas, presented the conferences
report on the bill granting the right of way
across the Mile Laes Indian reservation to the
Little Falls, Mile Lacs and Lake Superior
Railroad, which was adopted.
IN the Senate a remonstrancs of the Board OF
Trade of Jackson, Tenn, against the Federal
election bill was presented by Mr.. Harris, ON
the 18th inst The Senate resumed considers
tfon Of the two shipping bills and was addressed
by Mr.. Vest. The tonnage subsidy bill was then
passed-yeas, 20 nays, Is. The only exceptions
voted with the Republicans for the bin and
Messrs. Edmunds and Plumb with the Demo-,
Gratis against 1t. The vote was then taken on
the postal subsidy bill and 1t was passed-yeas
2s; nays 16 The Senate confirmed the follows
ing nominations: Col Alexander Med. McCook,
Sixta Infantry to Brigadier- General B. Bowser
to be United States Consul at Sierra Leone.
Postmasters Charles !. Rathbone. Fremont.
Mich. /; David d. Herriodd. Lenox lowe; John
:. Hunter, Webster City, Iowa; Otis s. Lyman,
La Grange, Ill Frank NJ. Charlesworth, South
kaukauna. Wis; William W. Hayzer, Guthrie
Center, Iowa; George M. Fowler Wauwatosa.
Wis, and Henry Gieber, Clntonville, Wis. The
compromise silver bill went through the House
this afternoon, as through the Senate by q
strict party yote-l22 Republicans for and 90
Democrats against. Representative Morse OF
Massachusetts presented petition of the
National Division of the Sons OF temperance
adopted at its forty sixth annual session in
favor OF the AoriginaI package" bill The House
Committee ON Appropriations reported an ur-
gent bill making q gross appropriation Of
$636, 200 to defray the expense OF employing 4Gs
additional clerks In the pension bureau, IB3 In
the record and pension division of the War De.
AIadi
Office. The object of increasing the force 10 to-
provide for the speedy adjudication of claims to-
be filed under the dependent pension act. The,
clerks are to be employed July II next.