The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DbING.

Proceedings of the Senate and House OF
Representativos - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist OF the
business.
In the course OF the debate In the Senate on
the 10th inst, on the silver bill, Mr.. Teller be-
came very much excited tho subject OF free
coinage which he said was imperatiyely de,
manded by the people. Mr., morrill, presented
the conference repor. ., eo of sBitabe
pOstOfiice building I'm the city OF NAshihetoh'
and requested that the Senate agree 10 ne con-
ference report, which, after some Nttle uiscus.
sion was done After the conference report had
been agreed TO- motion OF senator hdinuhus
the Senate had brief executive session hilu
adjourned The appropriation bill Ion the eN-
penses of the postoiiice dc partinent TOT tne
coming fiscal year was passsd by the House.
An act TO amend act for the relief OF settlers
on railroad lands was then taken up and pass-
Ell also an act for the relief OF settlers on pnohc
lands to protect them in actions brought Dy
lsnd-grant companies, etc. ; also Dill 81 aullhS
the light OF way through the Fort Clarke tes ef-
walton, Tex, 20 the Fort Clarke and Rio Grande
Railroad Company Petitions were received and
referred 10 the irri alton committee asking lot
appro priRtions for irrigation purposes: An act
70 reoTganize the customs collection dhlrIct az
Puget Sound and appropriating amounts Tor me
salaries OF collectors was then passed, aud Inc
House adjourned
IL the Senate, on the 18th inst, Mr.. Vests
bill 90 prohibit monopoly in tho transportation
OF cattle TO foreign countries was passed, Mr.
Vest having consented TO the amendment offered
by Mr. Haze inserting the words Not already
contracted for, in good faith, by persons or
parties having cattle for transportation NJ the
date OF such contract sufficient 20 occupy such
storage room" The Senate Joint resolution IN
regard 20 the export trade in cattle Was then
taken up and adopted. IL requires the Pfesi-
dent OF the Unit ID States 70 cause
correspondence and negotiations 20 De had
with the authorities OF Great Britain
for the purpose OF securing the nbrogati0n or
modification OF the regulat ons now enforced
"a
Britain from the United states 70 be slaugh-
tered al the port OF entry. and prohibiting he
same from being carried alive 70 other places IN
said kingdom. The Senate bill 10 provide for
the inspection of live ca tie aud beef products
intended for export 10 foreign countries was
then taken up and passed. IL requires the sec
cretary OF Agriculture 20 cause 70 be made
a CAREFUL inspection OF ali live cattle and beef
products intended for export 70 foreign coun-
tries from the United States, with view
10 ASCERTAIN whether such cattle and beef
products are free from disease. The Senate bill
Tor the establishment OF port OF delivery at
Rock Island, H., was passed. The following
bills We're also passed Senate bill Tor u pubHc
bidding at Racine, Wis, cost not 10 exceed
100000; House bill increasing from Sl51gO1 10
900 the limit OF cost FOR the public building
a. Duluth, MINI. extending tho criminal JuIls-
dictiOn of thtpCircuit and District courts 10 the
great lakes and their connecting waters. Adj
verse reports were made from the Finance Com
mittee on Mr.. Stanford's bill Tor Government
loans on liens of real estate and on the bill 10
abolish metal money, aud the bills were indefi-
niely postponed In the House thc.conference
presented by Mr.. Morrill, OF Kansas. Mr.. Nor
rill explained that the committee had struck out
the dependent feature OF the Senate bill and
the service feature OF the House bill. The
measure as determined upon was not exactly
what he would desire, but 10 the best
that he could obtain. IL would distribute
s35, 900, 900 among the poor soldiers OF the
nation. Mr.. Springer protested against the
manner in which the bill was brought before
the House, and he asked that IL 80 over in order
that IL might be printed ia the Record. Mr..
morrill, objected and the previous question
then ordered, the vote being yeas 10; nays, "a.
The conference mmittee on the sherman
trust bill then reported. and after n debate eX-
tending over two hours il was laid over. At 40
O'Clock the House adJourned.
IL the Senate, on the 18th inst, Senator All
son reported the Legislative, executive aud iu-
dicial appropriation bill which II passed
the House, carried n total OF S2), sI2, AZ The
Senate committee added S3i3,i70, making
total OF S2l 1887 The bill for the year 1852 30
appropriated 500 S53. rs and the estimates for
the ensuing year We're 81 627 80. The bill Wss
placed on the calendar. The silver bill then
came ana speeches on the subject were made
by Senator's Eyarts, Vance and Morgan. Mr..
E'arts had n most attentive audience OF IL
majority OF the Senator's throughout his
sleech, notwithstanding the fact that he spoke
Tor over two hours, and the silver question mad
claimed the attention Of the Senate for SO long.
Among the bills reported from committee and
placed on the calendar We're two senate bills
10 amend the polygamy laws. and the House
legislative, executive, and judicial appropria-
ton bill. The House bill for the establishment
was reported and passed. IN the House.
the conference report on the sherman
trust Dlll came up and after some discussion,
on motion of Mr.. Stewart, of Vermont new
conference was ordered with instructions to the
conferrees 10 strike out the bill and report the
measure as il came from the Senate. Mr..
SpoOner, OF Rhode Island, presented and the
House agreed TO the confer nee report on the
military academy appropriation bill. Mr. Hen
derson OF Iowa, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported urgent deficiency bill,
appropriating -, 70SOOO Tor the payment
OF pensions and s3,0ij0O0 for expenses OF the
eleventh census. Passed. Mr.. Morrow, OF
California presented the conference report on
the pension appropriation bill The report,
which Is a di sagreeing one, was adopted and II
further conference ordered. The House
then went into committee OF the whole for tbs
consideration OF the agricultural appropriation
bill The committee soon rose and the bill
passed. The House then took recess,
and the evening session WAS devoted TO ths
consideration OF bills reported from the Com
lnittee on Commerce
IN the Senate on the 18th in ST., the resolution
offered the previous day by Mr.. Edmunds APP
pointing Edward h. Valentine Sergeaut-at-srms
OF the Senate, was taken up and agreed to-an
amendment offered by Mr.. harris, substituting
the name OF Henry W. Wall, OF Tennessee, hav-
ing been first voted down. The senate silver
bill was then taken up and finally 1t was agreed,
by unanimous consent, that the Senate bill
should be laid on the table; the House bin, as
amended by the Finance Committee substituted
for IL the general debate 20 extend till o clock
on Monday Mr.. Daniel next addressed the Sen
yielded for n motion 10 60 into executive session
and after brief secre. session the Senate adj
lourned The House went into committee
of the whole on the sundTy civil appropriation
bill Mr. Cannon said that the amount of appro-
priation carried by the measure was, in round
numbers, S2s.0J0OOJ. The fourteen regular ap-
preparation bills. as reported 10 the House, ag-
gresated an expenditure OF S3j6 0,O.0co an excess
Of S3J, 900. coo over the appropriations for tine
current year. Tho excess was nearly all
counted for in three bills-pension, SIS 0OO, COO;
postoflce, sl2 OOC 600 and naval, =, l6OOOO: The
other 50 O0O resulted from the expansion in
cident 10 the growth OF the country. Mr.. Cam
non then gave statement Of the attitude Of the
appropriation bills. The following amendments
were adopted: Approprating $1,000 for pub
lie building at Cedar Rapids, Iowa appropri-
eting $1,000 for an elevator in the public build
ing at Peoria Ill appropriating $4,000 for
n public building nt Martinsburg w. Va.
increasing from S35,0)O To slO, OJO the appropr-
alton for the public building al Winona, MINI.
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