The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-01
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
Our National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.

Are Doing for the Good of the Country
| Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted Upon.
The senate on the 22d resumed the con-
siderat!on OF the bill 20 define and regulate
| the jurisdiction Of the courts OF the Ohlted
| Etates-thc pending question being on Mr.
| Daniels amendment extending the Jufls-
| diction OF the Supreme Court 20 all cases
| OF conviction OF felony. and 10 all cases
| where the matter i'm dispute II the right 10
| personal liberty or the rlghI 10 tne
| custody OF "A child. The amendment
was rejected. The bill was then reported
| from the committee OF the whole TO the
Senate. Without disposing OF the Dill the
| Senate went into executive session ahu soon
adjourned. Representative Moore OF Nc"
| Hampshire. introduced In the house
| the following resolutions: "Ihat the
! Committee on Rules be Instructed
| 10 report an additional rule 10
wit: Rule XLVI-Contempt OF the House
| When "A call OF the House disc.o'e s the
| presence Of "A quorum, any member absent
| ing himself on the succeeding roll-call Tor
| the purpose of breaking "A quorum shall DC
arraignod at the bar OF the House ana hned
| I'm "A sum not exceeding $500. Iherc was
no quorum present and the Hoise al
| journed.
IL the Senate ON the 23d. Mr.. Hale intro
duced Joint resolution. which was referred
| 10 the Committee on Public Buildings ana
Grounds. for the erection, in the District OF
| Columbia. OF "A memorial building WHICH
! shall be IA suitable monument 10 tho mem
! DRY OF L. ; Grant, which i 10 contain
| military and naval museum, etc. ana IN
| the inner court OF which may be placed &c
| rest the mortal remains OF distinguished
Americans. (The title Endorsed on
! the joint resolution reads: "ln the
vault OF which shall be placed
the mortal remains Of Ulysses s.
! Grant, In the House quorum
was finally secured, enough Republicans be-
! ing present 10 take up the contcsted-elec-
tion case OF Langston ". Nenable and seat
! Langston. the Republican contestant from
! Virginia. T. +. Miller (Rep.), Of South
Carolina, was also declared elected y the
seat now filed by Elliott (Dem.). by its
| action In seating Mr.. Langston, the House
ended what was probably the most pro-
! tracted and bitterly contested election case
! il has ever decided. During the closing
! days of the last Congress the Democrats
made strenuous effort TO unseat FELTON,
| and put I'm Sullivan "A Representative
| from California; but they were defeated by
the refusal OF the majority of the Repub--
! licans To vote upon the proposition.
THE conference report on the House joint
resolution to increase the number OF the
! Board of Managers OF the National Home
! fer Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and 10 FL
| vacancies I'm such board was presented In
the Senate on the cath, explained by Mr..
! Hawley, and agreed 10. 1t provides for
board OF eleven members, and names the
! following managers: Edmund y. Morrill, o.
Kansas for the uneXpired term OF John A..
| Martin, dcceascd), Alfred l.. Pearson OF
Pcnnsy lvana (for the uneXpired term o.
j. +. Hartranft. deceased). VIM Is. Franklin
| of Connecticut, John G. Black of Illinois
| Thomas w. Hyde OF Maine lin place o.
! Augustus Il. Farnham, named In the bill,
and George W. Steele of Indiana. The
! House instructed the Public Printer 20 eX-
clude from the Record Mr. Kennedy's
! sTcech attacking Senator Quay. The House
| then went into committee If the whole, Mr.
Allen (Mch) In the chair. on the Senate
! amendments 10 the deficiency bill. The
French spOiatiOn claims amendment was
! non concuIred in. The committee theI
arose and conference was ordered.
IN the Senate. on the 25th, the House bill
] 10 provide for the establishment Of port O
delivery at Peoria, H.. was reported by Mr.
CulOm from the Committee on Commerce
and passed. Mr.. Plumb rel orted Senate
Joint resolution authorizing the extension
for one year Of the time OF payment fol
| land on prc-cmptiOn or homestead claim,
whenever. by reason OF failure OF crops. tn.
settler is unable to make payment within
! the time prescribed by law, and it wai
passed. In the House, after some routine
business had been disposed Of, Mr.. EnlOs
(Tenn.) introduced resolution recitinl
! that 1t Is alleged that the Postmaster OF the
| House, j. /. Wheat, whose duty IL is 10 le'
! contracts for the carrying OF the mails lie
| a contract TO one Samuel Culbertson fol
| $4,000 year on the condition that gilbert
| son should pay 10 him (Wheat) $3.50 a month
! out Of the money received from the Govern
! ment for his services, and that Wheat die
| receive that sum for five months. and di-
recting the Committee on Accounts to in
| Vcstigate these charges Mr.. Caswell wis.
said that his information was that this
! practice on the part of the Postmaster haC
obtained during several Congresses. Tn,
Postmaster had become satisfied that this
money was nf a proper and legitimate per.
quisite. He had therefore covered every
dollar into the Treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the House bill t.
amend "An act TO prohibit the importation
and migration OF foreigners and aliens un--
der contract or agreement To perform laboi
I'm the United states. its Territories. and The
District OF Columbia" was taken from the
calendar of the Senate on the Goth. Mr.
! Plumb moved 10 amend the fifth section
which provides that the act shall not apply
| 10 professional actors, artists. etc, by
inserting before the word artists
the words musical or other" Tn,
amendment was agreed 10. Mr.. Car
! Isle moved TO substitute for the word,
| regularly ordained ministers of the
gospel" the words regularly ordained o.
| constituted ministers of religion" and saiC
| that without that amendment the bill
would exclude Jewish rabbs. The amend
ment was. after some discussion. agreed to
| Mr. Gambler Mass. from the Worlds Fai
| Committee, reported To the House a resolu-
tion providing that "a subcommittee of five
| members OF that committee shall be ap-
| pointed by the Chairman 10 inquire into the
progress of the details for the holding O.
the proposed exhibition, 10 examine into
the amount of space allotted TO the various
displays. and all other matters which the
| subcommittee may deem advisable. and to
report To the House at the beginning of the
next session. Adopted.