The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-08
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Cspitoi-Whse IL "eans
Done by the Senate and HOUSE
Matters Disposed Or and Sewones oo"-


Matters Disposed or and New-Ones Con-
sidered
In the Senate, on the Goth. the CONFER
ence report on the tariff bill was presehuou
and read at length. Mr.. Morgan ha'lhs'
I'm the course of his remarks, referteu W
the reciprocity section OF the Din az utVeIiy'
preposterOusly, and ridiculously uhc"nsN
tutional, sherman defended the scC'"I
one the principle OF which had been recog-
nized I'm other statutes and had been sup
ported by the courts. Mr. PADDOCK h e1s
addressed the Senate lie said he wouiu
vote against the conference report ne
then proceeded TO critcse the treat
ment given the beet sugar interest
by the conference committee, ana saio'
IL was not pleasant 20 contemplate
nor did IL particularly incline senator
from State where "A strong ana most prom
Using commencement has been maze ia tho
development OF such an industry TO vote Tor
the report. The conference report was lalu
aside informally without action. In the
House Of Representatives Mr. lien
derson OF Iowa submitted the conference
report on the general deficiency Dill Mr.
Clements of Georgia called attention 10 the
differences existing comparatively between
the number and salaries OF the employees OF
the Senate and the House. On an average
each Senator had three and one-haii en-
ployes 70 wait upon him. while less than one
employee was sufficient 10 attend 10 the re-
quirements OF Representative.
THE conference report on the tariff bill
was adopted by the Senate OF the 3lst OF
September. by vote OF 80 TO %. three Re
publicans Paddock of Nebraska, Plumb OF
Kansas and Pettigrew OF South Dakota yot-
ing with the Democrats IN the negative. In
the House. on motion or Mr.. KnsseI OF
Connecticut, "A Joint resolution was passed
for printing "a 900 copies OF the an
nual report OF the Commissioners or
Labor. On motion of Mr.. Bingham
OF Pennsylvania, the Joint resolution was
passed appropriating $4,000 70 enable
the Postmaster General 10 test at
small towns and villages the system OF free
delivery On motion OF Mr.. Morrow OF Call
fornia the bill was passed relinquishing to
the city and county OF san Francisco the
United States title 10 certain lands near the
Preside Military Reservation The Speaker
laid before the House the bill 10 define and
regulate the Jurisdiction OF United States;
courts. aud IL was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee. The Senate bill w,s passed es-
tablishing customs collection district in
the States OF North and South Dakota.
Born houses OF Congress adjourned sine
die oct. l: after transacting urgent business
and sending joint committee 70 ascertain.
that the President had no other business TO-
present. The Vice President laid before
the Senate three veto messages from the
President. two on bills referring 20 the
Court OF Claims (the claims OF Charles L.
ChOutcau ana OF the Portland Company or
Portland, Me }, and the third on the bill %,
prohibit book king ana pool-selling IL,
the District OF Columbia for the purposo c,
of gambling. The Presidents objection
to the latter bill is that il does not prohibit
book making and pool-selling. but, on the
contrary, permits IL in the case OF the WASH
ington Jockey Club and Of other clubs own
ing race tracks. II that form OF gambling
was 10 be prohibited Gas the President thinks
IL should be- the prohibition should apply
10 all persons and all places. The three
messages were laid on the table In his
prayer the Chaplain Of the House referred
to the approaching end OF the session and
invoked the divine blessing upon the mem
hers during the vacation. Mr.. Mckinley
(Ohio). chairman of the committee APP
pointed 10 walt upon the President,
announced that the President had no further
communication To make, and the House then
took recess. During the recess nearly all
the members left the hall 10 make prcpara-
tiOns for their departure from the city, and
when the speaker recCnvened the House
that official rocked down upon vast array
of empty seats He merely said that. ac-
cDrding Ia the concurrent resolution. he de-
clarcd the first session OF the Fifty first
Congress adjourned without day.