The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-10
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings OF the Senate ana hou'e
Representatives - ImPort~"s Messu'
Dt.c..ss., and Acted Upon-Gist Of the

Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist Of inc
Business
MIR HALE offered the reciprocity amend
ment I'm the Senate, on the "a, OF which
he had given notice ON June ~ ana au-
dressed the Senate upon It, The .deslra-
bility OF such an Interchange or produc,s az
the amendment proposed, ne sald, hau pecn
a subject which had given rise 10 the Closest
attention. and had resulted In grave ana
pertinent suggestions from eminent pup
lie men OF the United States during inc
last thirty years. Whoever had seen the
gradual falling of Of American trade Win
Central and south America and the isles or
the sea must have witnessed those condl-
tions with the greatest impotence. The
people OF all those countries had common
interest with the people or the Ihlteo
States. Abiding To the late Pan-Amerlcan
Congress, Mr.. Hale said that 1t proved that
the same considerations which had their
influence I'm the Uunited States were
also moving in the minds or the
eminent men from the sister repuD-
lies who took part in the proceedings
OF that congress, and that they pointed 10
the one sure and inevitable end-the IN
crease of trade and commerce between the
United States and those peoples. Those con-
siderations which applied 10 an extension
OF trade and an increased interchange OF
products. applied not only 10 the nations or
Central and South America, but 10 the
the Clayton Breckenridge election case was
called up, but was not disposed Of
WRITTEN communication from the Os-
wego Board of Trade contradicting state
ment OF the Secretary Of Agriculture on
the subject of the production OF barley was
presented TO the Senate on the 81 inst. by
Mr.. Evarts, who asked that IL be printed in
the Congressional Record. Objection to that
was made but 500 copies were ordered printed
for immediate distribution. Mr.. Rusks
statement was that barley Is the only cereal
OF which there Is not raised sufhclency
for home consumption. The denial Is 10
the effect that the annual production OF The
United States Is about GO,00OO00 bushels,
and that the quantity used last year
for mailing purposes was less than
As, 900 900. Ten million bushels had been
imported from Canada-the quality being
superior for mailing purposes 10 that OF the
United States barley. Mr.. Call offered
resolution, which was referred to the Com
mittec on Foreign Relations, declaring that
the murder of Gen. Barrundia on the steam
er Acapulco. by the authorities OF Guate-
mala, while under the protection Of the Nag
Of the United States was an insult 10 the
people OF the United States. and demanded
prompt action by the Government of the
United States for the redress of that injury
and for security against the recurrence or
such cases The tariff bill was taken up,
the sugar schedule being under considera-
tlOn. In the House the Clayton BFtckln-
ridge election case was again taken up, but
its consideration was not finished. During
the debate Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio (Rep.)
took occasion to denounce Senator Quay.
Mr. Kennedy drew from the details OF the
Clayton Breckenridge case the conclusion
that Federal election law should be en-
acted. He reflected severely upon the Sem
ators who have been opposed To the Lodge
bill For himself. confident In the doctrines
Of the Republican party. fully committed 10
the principles OF that party. he must forever
dissent from the cowardly surrender which
hauls down the flag and strikes the colOrs
OF the Republican party To defeated foe.
IMMEDIATELY after the reading of the
journal i'm the Senate on the 4th inst, the
tariff bill was taken up. under the agree
mcnt limiting the discussion on each SUBJ
ject To five minutes for each Senator. Mr..
Gibson withdrew the amendment offered by
him last Tuesday To the sugar schedule "a
mistake having been made in it, and he Of
fered another amendment striking out
that schedule and substituting for
it, the sugar provisions of the
Mills bill Some amendments making
slight changes in the bill were adopted.
When the House assembled, on motion OF
Mr.. Struble UOwa) the senate bill was
passed to establish port of delivery at
Sioux City, Iowa. Mr.. Cummings ~. ",
rising TO question Of privilege, protested
against his Establishing" by the famous
Cannon resolution. The gentleman who
offered the resolution had made imputa-
tions, and in making these imputa-
tions he had falsified the Record and
blacklisted himself. He then proceeded 70
make an attack upon Mr. Cannon. He then
began 10 arraign the Speaker and the ma
jority Of the Committee on Rules. This
majority composed a triumvirate almost az
powerful as the one which sprang into life
after the assassination of Julius Cesar.
When the House met I'm the morning. Mark
Antony recognized Lepidus or Octavius and
nobody else. All the legislative meat was
cut and dried and distributed according 10
"a prearranged programme.
IN the Senate. on the 9Th. when the tariff
bill was taken up Senator Davis Rep Of
fered an amendment putting binding twine
the free list. The amcndm mt was
ayr ed to-yeas. IS; nays Is All the DEM
ocrats except Mr.. Blodgott voted are in
company with the following named Repub-
licans: Allen. Al son, Culom, Dav $,
ingalls,, Mcmillan. Henderson, Mitchell.
Moody, Pie4ce. Plumb Power. sawyer,
spooncr and WashOurn. The leg tive
votes were given by Mtssrs A.drich.
Blodgett..Cameron, Chandler. Dawes. Ed
munds. Evarts. Frye lIawley. Higgins. His
cock. Hoar, Platt. Quay, sherman, Stewart
Stockbridge. and Wolcott. Mr.. Quay moved
to strike out of the free list paragraph
Cos. "sulphatc of qunia and all alkalods
or salts Of cinchona bark" The motion 20
strike quinine out of the free list was de-
feated-yeas. Is; nays. IS. The House. by
vote OF l05 to GO. declared the seat OF G.
X. Breckenridge. of Arkansas, vacant. Mr..
Breckenridge. in speaking In his own de-
Tense. said: Come 10 your conclusion. and
/ will take AN appeal to the people. regard
less of party, I'm the district | have the
honor 70 represent, on the broad ground of
common honesty, and In November they
Will reverse both your conclusion and the
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