Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-27
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist Of the
Business.
AMONG the bill reported to Itho Senate on the
18th from committees and placed ON the oalen-
dAr were tho following: Appropristing $780,
900 for public building at Grand Forks, N. D.
Idaho into the Union. Senator Blair continued
his speech In favor Of his educational bill. On
motion OF Senator Cullom, thu Senate proceed
ed TO the confederation OF executive business,
and after u session of five minutes adjourned
This Senate in executive session, confirmed
the sxtradition treaty with Great Britain. In
minority side to the approval Of the journal Of
the previous days proceedings. Upon motion
of Mr.. oNeill Of Pennsylvania Saturday after
of eulogiss upon the lRte Rspresen-
tatfve Kelley, Of Pennsylvania. Mr.,
Morrow, Of California, from the APP
appropriation bill Referred to the committee
of the whole. conference committee WAS
ordered upon the bill to direct the superintend-
ing Of the census 10 collect the statistcB OF farm
mortgages and indebtedness. Tho House spent
the entire afternoon on the bill to organize the
territory Of Oklahoma and establish courts In
Indian Territory
THE Senate passed the following bills on the
10Th: Appropriating 500, 900 for a public build
ing at Fort Dodge, Iowa. and 100000 for one at
Lansing, Mich. Favorable reports have been
authorized on bills introduced in the House
making appropriations for the erection Of pub
lie buildings as follows: Baton Rouge, 500, ,OO0i
Fremont, Neb., $4,000; New London, Conn,
S75,OOO; Allegheny City, Pa s25J, 600; Hudson,
n. Y, s75, 900; Lafayette Ind, $4,000; Burilng-
ton ln and Mankato, Mimi S50000 each. The
bill increasing the appropriation for the building
at Milwaukee by $200,0O0 and that for the build
inQa Mt l,u@ M an favOra lliv
reported. The Secretary OF the Treasury sent
to the Senate detailed report OF the no
gotiations for site for public building at
Buffalo, N. r. saying the appropriation. Of
SIT, ,0U0 is not adequate, and suggesting that
the site be purchased by condemnation to
avoid difficulty over the question OF value
ing at Fargo, N. D., will be reported
| favorably to the Senate. Bills were passed by
| the House as follows: Dividing the judicial
| district of North Dakota into four divisions,
the sessions of the courts to be held at Bis
| marck Grand Forks. Fargo, and Devils Lake
| with amendments providing for the diyision OF
South Dakota into three divisions, sessions OF
the courts to be held at Sioux Falls, Pierre, and
| Deadwood; authorizing the President to con-
| fer brevet rank upon army officers for gallant
services in Indian campaigns since 1867.
AFTER some routine business had been dis
| posed of on the Goth inst, the Senate took up
| Mr.. Chandler's resolution calling on the Attor-
| ney General for information as to the assassi-
| nation at Quincy, Fla, OF United States Deputy
| Marshal Saunders. Mr.. Pasco concluded his
| remarks and Mr.. Hale replied TO him, after
| which the resolution was adopted. Mr.. Blair
| then took the floor and closed his remarks on
On s In his his
| been part of the National Republican
platform since 1884 1t had been incorporated
In the platforms of several States. 1t had been
| approved by the action Of State Legislatures
i in quite number of the Northern States and
In some OF the Southern States. 1t had been
approved by President Harrison, who had voted
twice for 1t almost exactly as 1t now stood in
| 1884 and 1886. In fact, the Presidents hand
had been conspicuous in fashioning many Of its
details when the bill first passed. In spite Of
| all opposition he believed that the
| sense of sef-preservation would cause
the bill to be enacted into law. The House on
the Goth inst devoted the day to the discussion
of the Wo1ld's Fair bills. Chicago's claims
were presented by Messrs Hitt, Adams, TAYLOR,
and Lawler, OF Illinois; MesBrs. Cutcheon and
Chapman, Of Michigan; Mr.. Perkins, OF Kansas,
and Mr. McCreary Of Kentucky; Messrs.
Frank, Niedringhaus, and Dockery of Missouri; !;
Mr.. breckenridge, of Arkansas and Mr.. Caruth
Of Kentucky spoke for st. Louis. MoComas Of
Indiana, Lee Of Virginia, Coleman of Louisiana,
Jersey represented Washington's interests.
Messrs, Flower, Covert Cummings Tracy, and
Quinn, OF New York, and Mr.. Moore, OF New
Hampshire, advocated New York's claims, after
which the House adjourned.
THE House, on the 21st again discussed the
Worlds Fair bill Each city having had an
hour since the beginning of the debate for the
presentment of its claims, the Speaker allowed
the nti-World's Fair men an hour for giving
their reasons why government subsidy should
not be given for fair in any city Mr.. Mills of
Texas was the principal exponent Of this view.
Mr.. Mills yielded ten minutes to Elijah ]. Morse,
the "rising SUM- statesman of Boston, who was
opposed to q fair anywhere on constitutional
grounds. Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas, said we were
al patriotic people, but that Worlds Fair
1 vuac n 1trwf and hafn xua host0T
| we should examine into our finances and
see whether we could afford it. The estimates
of revenue for the coming fiscal year were $780,
000y000 He presented an itemized statement Of
| the needs of the Government, amounting to
| @407, ,000,U00, which, with the miscellaneous ap-
| preparations of $40, 600, 900 and the deficiency
bill OF $26 000 900, made in all grand aggregate
| of S442, 600 600. In the Senate Mr.. Cullom in
troduced the Cowdon bill to make the Lake
| Borgne outlet and improve the low water cham
| mel Of the lower Mississippi River. This bill
has been pending in Congress- for many years.
Itprovides that when Cowdon shall have opened
| the Lake Borgne outlet and established o low
| water channel of eight feet between Cairo and
New Orleans he shall be paid "a, 900 900 and that
he shall receive S2500,000 for each additional
foot which the river ID deepened within five
years from the time Of the completion OF the
outlet. The following bills were passed In.
| creasing limits for cost Of public building at
San Fanciaco (sitel to $s0o, 900; Sacramento to
100000; III Paso, Texas, to 0,0OO; Omaha.
oils Nd, 5000; Kansas City, s2,5OO.000; Los
angeles, Cal ladditionaD, S350.O0Q; Allegheny
| Pa, $3.50, 600; Beaver Falls, Pa, $4,000; Atchi.
son, KAN 100000; Martinsburg, w. Va, $l25,-
900; Selma, Kan, $4,000; GAINESVILLE, O., EN-
! poria. KAN. Danbury, Conn. and Waterbury
600; Youngstown, o., $l00000.
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