The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17

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taken up O,
sachusetts
,osad ,hc aid: ave stand to-
dav Mr. on volcano. We
have bea ssion az 10 the starving I
Indians. but wei. no note, IL appears, %
the fact that the tmers OF the land
meeting and resolvitg that there is dang
and trouble IL not Starvation. ano6Il"A
The labor OF the country I'D
the administration and TO congress
stay this awful wreck. The faces OF IN
bankers and merchants are blanched VIII
fear No man can tell whether to-morro
or next day every bank In the great center
of commerce will not be closed by the sur
pension OF payment. And now I'm the mioso
OF such state OF affairs, we VINO came
hope that the majority party IN
the Senate would give US an OPP
portunity 20 join with IL In preventing the
wreck which is now impending but the
Senator from Massachusetts,, since the sec
ond day OF the session, has continued 10
keep this bill before the body day by day
and hour by hour, refusing even the usuhi
time of adjournment from Friday untll
Monday. He asked that the kepuph-
cans lay aside this partisan measure
and join with the Democrats In some meas
ure OF financial relief. In the House, Mr..
Mckinley reported from the Ways and
Means Committee and the House passed
the bill providing for rebate on tobacco
I'm stock equal TO the reduction made IN the
internal revenue tax by the last tarih Dill
(Sec. 30), which had been omitted In the en-
rolling OF that measure, and on the declar-
alton by Mr.. Mills, OF Texas. that IL was
"all right" no opposition was made 10 It's
passage.
IN the Senate on the 9th Senator Plumb
(Rep,) OF Kansas introduced a bill for the
Ill. NJ n, .IU ff-
fered an amendment lin the same terrns) to
a bill now on the calendar. so that the
matter can be brought before the Senate
independently of any report from .he III.
nance Committee. In doing 50 ne gave
notice that IL the election bill were not dis
posed OF at early day he should move
to lay it aside for the time being in
order that the bill just introduced
by him and all other measures relat-
ing TO the financial condition OF tho
country should be considered. Something.
he said, ought TO be done. Congress had on
IL responsibility which. I'm his judgment,
IL could not avoid for any great period %
time without letting go by a great oppOr-
tunity for helping the country, and one
which, in his judgment, would not occur
again in very great many years.
II something was not done within
the next two or three weeks IL might
as well be postponed indefinitely. In the
morning hour the House resumed tho
q
Ing to the removal OF the remains of Gen.
L. :. Grant TO Arlington. Mr.. Quinn, OF
New York. regretted the presentation OF
this resolution, which could have no other
object than the tearing asunder OF the
heartstrings OF the devoted family OF the
illustrious dead. The resolution was finally
beaten-yeas, 90; nays, 1873.
In the Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Aldrich,
the House bill to authorize the payment OF
drawback or rebate on tobacco ito correct
omission I'm the tariff bill, passed on the
10th, and IL now goes 10 the President for
his approval. The Senate then resumed
consideration OF the election bill. and Mr..
George spoke in opposition TO it. Mr.. George
occupied just four hours In the delivery OF
his speech, all OF which he read from manu-
script. Senator Farwell introduced a bill
20 amend Section OF the act of July. 1890.
"directing the purchase OF silver bullion
and the issue OF Treasury notes thereon. -
so as TO read as follows: "That the
Secretary OF the Treasury is hereby
directed TO purchase from time TO time all
the silver bullion that may be offered at the
market price thereof. not exceeding 81 for
371.25 grains OF pure silver, and 20 issue in
payment for such purchases OF silver bull
ion Treasury notes OF the United States 10.
be prepared by the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury, in such form and of such denomina-
tions, not less than 81 nor more than 81. 600,
as he may prescribe. And a sum sufficient.
10 carry into effect the provisions of this
act Is hereby appropriated. Congressn
Abner Taylor introduced I'm the III.
bill TO restore the law in
tion TO importc tion OF tinplate as i'd
before the Mckinley bill was passed
proposes TO reduce the duty TO / Cd
pound. He says he does not ask THAI
plate be put on the free list, because h
protectionist, but he thinks cent will
all the protection needed. He would
have the Mckinley act amended by rt
ing duties that IL increased on some
articles, but he does not seem TO be no,
the Ways and Means Committee will
sent TO any change in the law.
IN the Senate, the resolution offered
Mr.. Plumb for daily meetings OF the Sens
with recCsses from To $3.50 d. m.
taken up on the 18th. Mr.. Cockrell sd
gested that IL IL a. IN. were fixed for q
hour OF meeting there would be an oppo
tunity TO attend TO some committee wor
whereas IL the Senate met at 10 no commit,
tee work could be done. He also questioned
the ACCESSIBILITY of night sessions and ~
probability of an attendance OF "A quorum
No vote was taken. On motion OF Mr.. Mc.h
Kenna, OF California, the House passed thd
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 TO reim-
burse Charles " FELTON,, formerly Assistant
Treasurer OF the United States at San
Francisco. for losses incurred in the pay
ment OF forged checks.
THE Senate decided on the 10th to hold
longer daily sessions. The resolution
Onefed Dy Mr.. DOlpn lnStructlng the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections TO in.
quire and report whether the right TO vote
at any election for Presidential electors
members OF Congress, or State legislatures
is denied To any male citizens OF any State
or Is abridged, except for participation in
the rebellion or other crime. was taken up,
and Mr.. Dolph stated the reasons which
had induced him to offer IL. What he de-
sired the committee TO give special atten-
ton 10 was whether some States nd rot.
provided I'm their constitutions or Laws such
voting qualifications as were not permitted
by Section 2 OF the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution, without an abridgment.
OF representation. He claimed that the
constitution recently adopted i'm Mississippi
did impose such qualifications and that.
therefore, the representation OF that State
should be abridged. The reapportion-
ment bill, based on n representation OF $50
members OF the House of Representatives
as originally proposed by Mr. Frank OF =
Missouri, was favorably acted ON by the,
House Committee on Census. The agree
ment to report the bill was unanimous
although Mr. Holman and Mr. Tillman re-