Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-15
DOINGs OF CONGRESS.
uMPoRrAET MEASURES Considered
AND ACTED UPON.

At the Nations capitol-What II Being
Done by the Senate and House Old
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Com
sidsred.
In the Senate, on the Tth inst, the silver bin
was taken up. and Mr. Sherman moved to
amend the bill by inserting As anew section .
provision repeating all laws that require money
deposited In the Ireaaury-undef section 5221
of the Revised Statutes-to be held as Q special
fund for the redemption Of national bank notes
and covering such money into the Treasury;
also covering into the Treasury sums deposited
under section OF the act OF June 20. 1874,
fixing the amount Of United States notes, being
section OF the Conger Bill Mr.. Plumb
moved TO amsnd the amendment By inserting
. provision that hereafter no funds avail
able for the payment Of the public
debt, including such as are kept for
the redemption Of Treasury notes. shall be re-
The Senate proceeded to executive business. no
vote being taken on either OF the pending
amendments: Conference reports were agreed
70 ON the bills for public buildings at Codnr
Rapids, Iowa; Atchison, Kan. Burlingt
Iowa; Lafayette, Ind. and Ashland, Wis. Tho
House went into committee Of the whole on the
tariff bill, the general debate to close saturday
evening. Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Mills wero
granted the privilege of speaking without being
limited TO time. Mr.. Mckinley opened the de-
bate In favor OF the bill and as the close Of his
remarks Mr.. Mills spoke in opposition to 1t.
AN ono oonhto ou tu5 oUn iubt., bne house Dill
providing for the classification of worsted
cloths as woolens was taken up for considera-
tinn. At o'clock the presiding officer an
nounced that the silver bill was before the sem
alta as unfinished business" Finally 1t was
agreed that the silver bill should 70 over
till the following Monday and should
then come up after the formal business
OF the morning hour. and be conf
unued as diminished business" until
disposed OF. After the arrangement was ar
rived at the worsted bill was again taken up
and passed without amendment The bill now
pension appropriation bill (Rppropriating for
the next fiscal year S97 900, 1911 was then taken
up. vote on an amendment disclosed the abb
sence OF o quorum, only thirty-four membera
being present, and the Senate adjourned. Ths
House spent the day in discussing the tariff bill I
TIE Senate, on the 9th inst, after short dis
cussion. passed the bill making an appropria-i
tion for the military academy On motion Of
Mr.. Allison the Senate then proceeded TO thef
consideration OF the army appropriation BILL
Senators C0ckrell, Butler, Blair and Hale de-
bated ut length an anne ndment to the bill
offered by Mr.. hale -to abolish army cam
teens" Pending Q vote upon the amendment
it was disclosed by a roll-cRll That no
quorum was present, and, ON motion of Mr..
Wilson Of Iowa. the Senate at p. M adjourned.
The House passed the pension bill of Mrs. Della
rate Of pension $50 per month, and the Sneate
bill increasing the pension of Brig. Gen. Ayrea
to $75 per moth. The House then went into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill, Mr.,
Payson Of Illinois in the chair, and the debate
continued to adjournment.