The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings or the Senate and House OF
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist of the
Business.
In the Senate on tbs 18th inst. Mr. Sherman
from tho Committee ON Finance, reported .
substitute for the bill against -trusts' In re-
straint OF production and IL was placed ON the
calendar Immediately after the morning pus-
mess the consideration OF the urgent-donciency
bill WAS resumed. and after several minor
amendments had been agreed To the bill MAS
passed. The Senate then took up tho blair piIi;
senator Hawley spoke In opposition 70 ~ nj"
Senator'S Moody and Chandler In us ihNoi-
The following Senate bills for public build
ings passed spokane rails, Washineesnn ILL.,
sivseo; Malta Mslia " sinnr Fails
S25J. 100 Ia coma, Washington, 81 O,OOi Deaa-
wood = d., 500 900 Seattle. WASHINGTON, rioIs-
0OO The Senate then adjourned. In the House
con siderable time was devoted TO the con sidera-
ton OF the appropriation for the payment OF III
valid pensions for the coming year. Inc resuis
MAS political debate, in which Mr.. refers vi
Kansas waxod eloquent over the virtues o. Cor
poral Tanner. The House adjourned Win pro
vision for two and n half hours additional &c
bate before ths tnal vote will be taken on the
question.
IN the Senate, on the 10Th inst. the resolution
offered by Mr.. Voorhees, several days before, as
to agricultural depression. taken up, and
Mr. Voc, hees addressed the Senate In relat on to
IL. He oxe of the deep, strong current OF anx-
iety, discomfort. and alarm prevailing IN the
farming communities aud said that he propofed
10 aid them in the Inquiry as to the ca .ses OK
the existing depression. Mr.. wilson OF Iowa, re-
piled. aud read n letter showing the compare
lively low prices OF farm products and the hiSh
price OF manufactured goods before the war
The Blair educational bill was then taken up,
and Mr. Pierce spoke in opposition to IT.. MI
Evarts and MIR. Call Addressed the Senate In
support OF the bill. The SeLate bill appropriat-
ing S2)J, 900 for public building mt Norfolk,
Neb, was reported aud placed on the calendar.
Mr. frnr Lffan faa
ported back. with amendments, the House bill
u simplify the laws in relation to the collec-
tion OF the revenue and IL was placed on the
calendar. Adjourned. liz the House Mr.. Cooper,
OF Ohio, member OF the Committee on Flee
tons, called up the Maryland contested case Of
Mudd against Compton Mr.. Lacey, OF Iowa,
opened the discussion with an argument in sup
port Of the claims Of the contestant. Mr.. Dali
CELL OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Greenhalge, or
Massachusetts advocated the case of the
contestant, and the case OF the sitting member,
upheld bv Mr.. Moore Of Texas, aud Mr..
Gibson. OF Maryland. Pending vote the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the goth inst. Mr.. Cockrell
presented the protest Of the Pork Packers As
ISOLATION OF st. Louis against the bill for in
spection OF meats declaring the bill to be
necessary and injurious To the stock raising
and curing interests-more injurious even than
the German and French prohibition. The edu-
cation bill came up as unfinished business.
After debate the Senate proceeded 70 vote on
the bill and amendments. The first vote was
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Moody q. d.
that the illiterates among the Indians shall
be included in the calculations. Mr. Haw
ley in opposing the bill read tnblo
OF appropriations to be made for the next cal
year, showing an aggregate OF expenditures OF
S523 OOO,OOO against an estimated revenue OF
$4,000 ,000 making n dc felt of S73DO,0D0 Mr.
Moodys amendment was agreed TO- The SEN
ate then proceeded To vote on the third
reading and engrossment Of the bill. When
the vote was concluded and II WAS
know that IL had resulted against the bill
Mr. Blair changed his vote from yea TO nay
as TO make II motion TO r consider. The result
was then announced a. yeas 81 nays 81. Mr..
Blair made motion tO reconi Ter the vote,
which motion was entered, and after al execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned. In the
House, Mr.; Henderson lowal pre- eated areso-
luton OF the General Assembly OF Iowa urging
LEGISLATION aga INST the adulteration OF lard.
Referred. On motion OF Mr.. Gear tloNal a se1-
ate bill was passed with an amendment strik-
ing out the Appropriation clausel for n building
at Burlington, Iowa, at a limb OF cost Of Sl0J
600. The House then resumed the consultation
OF the Mudd- Compton cCntested-elec case.
Mr.. Moore TEX offered resolution declaring
Compton entitled 20 the scat his was de-
feattd-yens, l45 nays; l55. The majority
losOlU ton, declaring Mudd en- itlod to the seat.
was adOpted-yeas, l59 nays, 145. Mr. Mudd
then arp cared and took the oath OF Office amid
much al plause from the galleries. Mr.. Morrow
Cal moved tnat the House go into committee
OF the whole for the further consideration Of
tho pension appropriation bill Mr.. Morrow's
motion was then agreed TO- ami the committee
Immediately rose and the House adjourned
IN the Senate, on the list, after the lntroduc-
tion of numerous petitions and memorials ON
motion of Mr. Sherman the bill TO declare I'M
lawful trusts and combinations in restraint OF
trade and production was taken up for consid-
Grafton Tie substitute reported by MIR. sher-
man from the Finance Committee on the 18th
instant read also an amendment that was
offered by Mr.. Reagan. Mr.. Sherman then
addressed the Senate He said that he be-
leved that trusts and all combinations
of like nature were injurious 10 the
people, who compelled by them to
pay advanced prices for articles in which
they dealt. He had no doubt of the constitu-
tionel right of Congress to deal with this class
OF subjects and to prevent combinations OF this
sort Mr.. Allison follow ed Mr.. sherman in ia
vor Of the bill and Senators Vest and Hiscock
spoke against il. The Senate adjourned with
the understanding that n vote on the trust bill
would be taken early in the week. The
House, in committee of the whole con-
siderod the pension appropriation bill
The bill was finally reported with a few
slight amendments and passed. The House
also pas sed the bill retiring John G. Fremont
with the rank of Major General and The bill for
the relief OF Albert q. Emory. Also the bill re-
ported by the Committee on Mill. airy Affairs,
appropriating $4,000 for the purchase of 2,50O
tents for the of families driven from their
homes by floods along the Mississippi River.
The House then adjourned, and OF the evening
session passed private pension bills.