Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.

ProoesdInes OF the senate and House Of
Representatives = Important Measures
Business.
AT the conclusion OF morning business ths
Esnats, on motion 'of Mr. Dawes, took up the
Indian approrriation bill on the 2id. The Com
mites on Pensions reported favorabIy the bills
10 pension the widows OF Gen. John @ Fremont
and Gan. George B. Mcclellan at thu rate OF
e2eO0 per annum each The House began yet-
fng on ths -ou gtnAl paeka sS bin as soon Is the
reading Of the Journal had been concluded, and
the Substitute for the Senate -original pack age
bill. as amended. was passed BY vote Of 10 to
s. Following iB the substitute: THAT whsn-
ever any article Of commerce 10 lnported
into any State from any othsr State Tor Territory
or foreign nation and there held or offered
laws Of such State provided that no discrimina-
tion shall be mado by any State In favor OF itn
etizens asainst those Of other States and Terri.
tories IN respect to the sale Of any article Of
commerce, nor in favor OF its own products
against those OF like character producedi in other
so ssSses % Or aosos nor sha me sss sniporsS x "a
structed except IN tho necessary enforcement OF
the health laws Of such State" A favorable re-
port was ordered on House bill for the relief
OF soldiers Of the late war who were mustered
out or killed before THAR names had been placed
on the rolls of the ARMY.
AFrEH unimpor.ant business, tis enate re-
sumed confederation of tns Indian appropria-
tion bill on the 2sd. A paragraph appropriate
iag 5000 to Indians IN Minnesota fun ara
mixed blood heretofore belonging to the Media
wakaIson band of Sioux Indians, and who
have severed their tribal relations, gave
rise TO discussion, in the course of
which MI. Dawes gave an interesting history
Of these Indiana. He said they had given
notice to the whites Of the intended Sioux mas
sacre In Minnesota In 1852, and had aided in
protecting the white women and ehildren on
that occasion. The President sent TO the Senate
the following nominations: To be Envoys Ex-
traordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary of
the United States pursuant to act Of Congress-
approved July II, 1890 Thomas II. Anderson, OF
Ohio NOV Minister Resident and Consul Gener-
al at La Pasl to Bolivia Clark Il. Carr, Of Illi-
nois NOW Minister Resident and Consul
General at Cophenhagenl, to Denmark; John
ID. Washburn. Of Massachusetts inow Min
ister Resident and Consul General at
.Bernel, to Switzerland; John L, Stevens,
Honolulu to the Hawaiian Islands; George
Nancy, OF Tennessee tnow Minister Resident at
Montevideoi to Paraguay. The House resumed
confederation Of the bankruptcy bill Mr.. Lacey
.IowaD submitted the report OF the Committee
On Elections In the West Virginia contested
election case oI Mcainnis vs. Aiaerson. Inc
was ordered printed and laid over. The Presi-
aent sent to the House Of Representatives. in
answer TO the resolution OF Repressntatiye HIT,
the official correspondence between the Govern
ment OF the United States and the doverpment
| OF Gksat Britain touching the seal haheriaa OF
the bshring Sea The correspondencs inssudes
thirty separate papers, beginning with letter
from Mr.. Edwards, First .secretary OF legation
aud Charge d Affaires after Minister West's re-
call, dated Aug "a. 1882 and cioaing with oSe
from Secretary Blaine to Sir Julian Pauncefore,
the British Minister, dated July 49, 1890. In his
accompanying letter Of transmittal to the
President, Secretary Blaine, under date OF Bar
Harbor, July 10, regrets the delay In transmits
aion which the President directed ON the llth,
and says that the correspondence Is still In
progress.
TEE Senate passed the following bills ON the
| GATH House bin for tho construction Of y
bridge across the Savannah River; Senate bin
for the construction OF bridge across the
| Willamette River at Albany, Oregon; Senate
| bill to provide an American regirter for tho
steamer Msrmion. Consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill was then resumed. The
amendment eppropria ing $4,000 Tor the prose-
cution of suit in North Carolina TO enforce cer
tain rights Of the Cherokee Indians in that Stnte
was modified so as to merely appropriate 5000
to pay the legal expenses already incurred IN the
suit. Agreed to. The House proceeded to vote
upon the committee amendments to the bank
ruptcy bill In view Of the fnet that the bill
| had never been read In the House, Mr.. McAlti-
lin tTenn) demanded q separate vote on each
| amendment, and much time was thus con-
| sumed The amendments are principally YER
| bal and informal in their character. On mo-
| tion Of Mr. Reilly Pa.l, an amendment was
| adopted enforcing the laws OF the States giving
wages for labor preference. The Torrey bans
| ruptcy bill was then passed with unimporta.ia
/ snaendments-yeas III; nays, g.
| IS the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Aldrich asked
that the formal reading of the tariff bill be dis
, penssi with, and that the bill be read by para
| graphs for consiasrntion. Unanimous consent
| was given, and Mr.. Vance proceeded 70 address
/ the Senats. Senator Call introduced reso1u-
| tion, instructing the Interstate Commerce Com
mittse to inquire and report to the Senate
| whether any arrangements have been made
and the transportation companies in
| any Of the Western States which will
| have the effect, or which are intended
| grain and OF compelling the farmers to sell
their grain et such prices AZ may be offered.
i They are also to inquire II such an arrange
ment has been made In any OF the cotton-prO-
/ ducing States. The resolution fnstructs the
i COMMITTEES to report o bill which will require
/ elevator companies and others engaged n the
| offered to the extent Of their storage capaci-
| ty. The House went into committee
| OF the whole for consideration Of tho
| sundry civil appropriation bill with Senate
| ainendments The ePostofiics Committee agreed
upon o substitute, In lieu OF o number OF pend-
| ing bills adverse to lotteries, and ordered it
| to be reported to the House. The substituta
| prohibits lottery circulars and tickets lists OF
| drawings, money or drafts for purchase OF
| lottery tickets, or newspapers containing lot
| terry advertisements or drawings from be-
| ing carried in the mails or delivered by car
| riers.; and penalty Of q fine not exceeding
| $1,000 and imprisonment not exceeding one year
/ Ii TO Dc lMPOHeu upon any person uFpOhlbluB'
| such matter In the mails. The Postmaster
/ General is also TO be authorized upon evidence
of the existence of lottery gift enterprise to-
| cause registered letters directed TO the con-
| pany to be stamped Fraudulent and returned
| toithe sanders, and hemey also forbid the pay
/ msnt OF money orders addressed to o lottery or
/ giis-enterprise company.
| In the Senate, on the 26th Mr.. Cullom offered
! srescIution, which was agreed to- requesting
the President to transmit to the ssRate all cor
respondence not already submitted TO Congress
4 and now on fila IN the State Departments touch
I ing the efforts made by the Government to OBJ,
4 tain modification or repeal of the decree Of
i the French Government Of 1881 prohibiting the
importation into France OF American
i pork and kindred American products A
i bill was passed granting . pension or
/ $1,000 year to the widow OF the late Mai Gen.
/ Crook. Bills were also passed giving life pcri-t
| aions to Mrs. Fremont ard TO Mrs. Mcclellan.
| In the House, Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio, from the
l Committee on Rules, reported resolution d.
/ rectfng the Speaker to appoint q committee OF
five members to investigate the. charges brought
| against Pension Commissioner Raum by Repre-
| sentative Cooper OF Indiana.s Adopted. After
| this matter had been disposed OF the House
\ went into committee OF the Who1s 1fr Burrows
| Of Michigan In the chair on the Senate amend.
/ menta to the sundry civil bill
| OSCAR WILDE'S CYNICiSM.