The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-22
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings OF the Senate and House OF
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On - Cist oil the
business.
IN the Senate on tho 18th inst. bills were
reported for public buildings in st. Paul, Mimi
tsl.5oo,Ooo) Sioux City. Iowa $500. 900; and
Cedar Rapids. Iowa $500 OO0. The bin TO au-
thorize railroad bridge across the Missouri
River AT a point between tho County or Doug
las, or OF Sarpy, in Nebraska. and the County
OF Pottawa;oinie, in Iowa. was amended and
passed. The resolution heretofore offered
q the ' islands of s. Paul "a aud St
George 10 the Alaska Commercial Company,
and for an investigation Of the sealing
business was taken up, and Mr.. Plumb spoke in
its favor Messrs. Dawes, MCPHERSON and
resolution referred TO the Committee on
Finance. Action of the House upon the death
OF Representative Kelley was announced where
upon the Senate adjourned. In the House Mr.
Adams of Illinois, Chairman OF the silcott IN
vestigation Committee. submitted report,
acc p. by bill aPProprlatins go,
deficiency in the appropriation for tho
pay and mileage OF members and
in the office of the Sergeapt-at-arms. Messrs-
Hemphill, OF South Carolina, and Holman, OF
Indiana submitted minority reports. They
were all ordered printed In the record and re-
committed Accompanying Mr.. HomphiIs
sTss bH S members sn who ass su
The States called, and num-
Der OF bills introduced and referred The
aSuse men proceeded IN GoInm,ttee OF th
chair TO the consideration OF the bill To pro-
vide for town-site entry OF lands in Oklahoma
Mr.. Culberson, of Texas, gave notice OF a pro-
posed amendment providing that the claim Of
any person for any town site town lot shall
be deemed invalid il such person entered the
territory or took possession OF such town site
or town lot in advance of ths date fixed by the
Presidents proclamation for entering the terri
tory No action was taken, the committee
rose, and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th inst. the Finance
Committee reported favorably Mr.. sherInan'sl
antitrust bill. The morning hour was con
sumed in the introduction OF unimportant
measures. most OF them relating TO p nsions.
At the close OF the morning hour Senator Call
called up his resolution with reference to the
Florida swamp-land frauds, upon which he pro-
ceeded TO speak at some length. His remarks
caused something OF n sensation He assail I'd the
Senate Committee on Public Lands, and claimed
that thousands OF acres had been patented as
swamp lands that were capable OF cultivation.
his attack on the committee aroused Senator
PlumD, who made scathing reply IL sail
That Congress had given those lands o Florida
as a trust, and that n there any frauds
the State alone was responsible for them, and
every word spoken by Mr.. Call was in
denunciation OF his own State At some
length he answered the charges against the
committee and in round terms denounced
Mr.. Calls action in placing his own State in
such light before the Senate. Mr.. Call re-
piled in equally bitter terms, styling Mr.
Plumb's remarks as the contemplate utter
ances OF the gentleman from Kansas. Mr.. Dolph
a.so replied in few words TO the charges
against the Senate subcommittee The Senate
then went into executive session and adjourned
at oclock. The House spent tbs day in dis
GUSHING the bill 10 refund to members the
amount stolen from them by Slcott. Alta 81
the House adjourned without action.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Sherman intro
duced concurrent resolution providing for the
settlement Of disputes between nations by mr.
btration. After the introduction Of n few
measures the resolution TO recognize the repub-
lie OF Brazil was read. Mr.. Turpie proceeded TO
make q few remarks on the subject. Mr..
Turpie criticised seVoe ely the hardness
OF the administration in recognizing the
republic. He quoted the action OF former
Presidents in similar cases, espec ally that
OF Grant in regard to France, and closet by
saying -The delay OF our recognition has al
ready been misconstrued. hope IL may come
soon enough tn prevent further mistakes" The
Senate went into executive session at 2 40, and
adjourned at 80. In the House, consideration
OF the bill providing for an appropriation OF
$4,000 to cover the individual losses sustained
by members by silcott's defalcation was re-
sumed, and the debate continued throughout
the afternoon. On Mr.. Hemphill's substitute
which proposed sending the entire question to
the Court OF Claims the vote was 136 yeas ano
l3s nays. On Mr.. Adams bill, which appropri-
ates the money for the repayment TO members
OF the amount stolen, the vote 126 yeas and
l42 nays. The bill being thus defeated n mo-
ton was made 20 reconsider. Pending vote
this the House adjourned. At the opening OF
the session Mr. Hit OF Illinois ri ing to a q res-
tion of privilege, denied the charge that he in
Produced bill for the abolition Of the tax
oleomargarine.
IL the Senate. tho 10th, after the intro
duction OF miscellaneous business. Mr.
Butler began a speech his bill &c
provide for the emigration OF the negroes
OF the South, at Government expense,
der the direction OF the Quarterlnaster Gen
eral of the army, and approprating - 600 00) TO
carry out the purpose OF The bill AT the conclu-
sion OF Senator Butler 8 remarks Senator Pasco
gave notice that he would a an early day address
the Senate upon the question OF Federal control
OF Presidential elections, and then Senator
Hoar addressed the Senate in response TO Mr..
Butler The Senate on the conclusion OF Mr..
Hoar's speech went into executive session and
adjourned. In the House, Mr.. Mckinley, OF
Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, reported
resolution for the appointment OF a committee
on the worlds fair, TO consist OF thirteen men,
bers which committee shall within three days
report n plan by which the House deter
mine the site OF the proposed fair. and sub
sequently report n bill providing fer the fair.
Mr. Cannon, of illinois, as he minority Of
the committee, reported a substitute resolution
that the Committee on Foreign Affairs bs in
structed TO report resolution providing "A
method OF selecting the locality of the Worlds
Fair OF 1872, by n vote OF the House of Repre-
tativos. An exciting iii scussion ensued in which
Messrs. HIT of Illinois: Morrow of California
Springer of Illinois; McCreary. Of kentucky;
Chapman, OF Michigan and Hooker OF Missis-
sippi,. spoke i'm favor OF Mr.. Cannon's
duleluIIcnJ, Wulle MeHSfb httcn, OF MIS-
souri, Frank, of Maine; aud Payne, Of New
York, spoke in favor of the ma ority report Mr..
Butterworth, of Ohio, sided with Chicago. AT
10 p. IN. Mr.. Cannon. having modified his
resolution. offered it substitute for the
resolution reported by Mr. Mckinley, and IL was
adopted by 137 yeas 10 134 NAYS On the main.
question, whether the substitute should rass
the vote stood 134 10 1884, when Mr. Springer of
Illinois changed his vote to no for the purpose
of moving fora reconsideration, which motion
vas pending when the House adjourned.
IL tho House on the 18th. Mr. Mckinley called
up his motion TO table Mr.. Sprnger's motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House the pre-
vious day refused to substitute the resolution
reported by the Committee on Rules las amend
ed by the adoption OF the Iannon resolution
for the original resolution referred TO the COM
mittee. The motion to table the motion to
consider was agreed to-yeas, ia nays, 142.
The question then REQUIRED ON the adopi ion OF
the original resolution, as follows: "kes0lusd.
That n committee of uine members be appoint
ell by the Speaker. TO be called the worlds fair
commi, tee. tD which shall be- referred all mat
tiers relating TO the proposed celebra ion of
the four hundredth anniversary OF the discovery
OF America, or the Worlds Fair OF 1872. The
resolution was adopted yeas, 14i nays, 1876.
Mr. Flower OF New York, introduced the New
York WORLDS Fair bill and Il was referred to
the special committee appointed MIR. Raines,
OF New York, offered n resolution incrca sing the
membership of that committee from nine 70
thirteen. Referred Committee on Rules The
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