The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-09
THE SENATE ANDHOUSE-
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

proc.sdines of the senate and House on
Representatives Important measures
D,scussed and Acted On-Gist OF the
Business.
In the Scna.e on the 1st inst. the House bii
authorizing the Mississippi River Commission
10 purchase or hire such boats as may he irnme-
diately necessary 10 rescue inhabitants on .ne
overhowed districts and 10 use tine poass ioa
that DUR pose was laid before the ssnate ana az
passed Immediately Among the bills rcpoI eu
from the committees and placed on the caien-
Gar WAS the House bill 10 amend the census law
i,1 relation 10 Chinese residents. Then al IL 80,
ON motion OF Mr.. Edmunds the senate TO
cesded 20 the consideration OF eNecutihe D n,
nesa When the doors reopened the BEN
A o al iourned. In the House Mr.. Oates OF Aia-
bama from the Committee on the judiciary
reported a resolution reciting that IL Is aieReo
bv The Attorney General that i'm many United
States District Courts the practice OF huspehu-
ing sentence after conviction In crininai oass g.
prevails without warrant OF law, ahu Una. III
some parts OF The country United States DIS
trict Attorneys, Marshals and deputies, anu
United states Commits siOners have zen grlity
OF INSTRUMENTATION and corruption IN once
and directing the Committee on Judiciary 10 III
quire into the extent, cause, and enect OF suen l
illegal practice. Adopted. The fOllJwinR
bills wore passed: Providing that deposit
tons of Witnesses before United States
prescribed by the laws OF the States in which
such courts may be held Limiting 10 slA years
the time within which suits may he drought
against accounting officers and their BONDS
men 70 continue III publication OF the Re
vised Statues Exemptng from the provisions
of the law requiring steamers TO carry IRE
lines boats plying on inland waters. Author
izing the construction OF bridges across the'
Iowa River at or near Wapello, Iowa. trans
ferring from Galena, Ill, to Dubuque, Iowa,
the offices OF inspectors OF Hulls and Boilers
Senate bill creating the offices OF surveyors
General I'm North and South Dakota. Admitting
free Of duty articles from Mexico 10 the b. Louis
Exposition of 1899. The forthcations appropri-
alton bill with an amendment providing that
the board which inquiries into facilities Tor pro-
ducing steel forgings shall extend its inquiries
TO the Indianapolis arsenal The bill appro-
PIRATES ~, 52 67o. Appropriatn9 sJ2 900 for inn.
proving the Geological Park in the District of
Columbia the District TO bear half the expense
The naval appropriation bill was reported by
Mr.. Boutelle and placed upon the calendar The
death Of Representative WILDER, OF New York,
was announced, and 8 a mark of respect to hfs
memory the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the I'd inst the Judiciary
Committee reported favorably the bill declaring
trusts unlawful The bill declares every con-.
tract or combination in the form OF trus. or
conspiracy in restraint Of trade or commerce
among the several States with foreign ma
tions To be illegal. Every person who shall
make any such contract or engage in any such
combination or conspiracy shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor and on conviction shall
be punished by hne not exceeding sO,ooO or
by imprisonment not exceeding one year or
by both. Circuit courts are invested with ju-
risdction over cases arising under the act
The Senate spent the afternoon in the Discus
sion OF the Montana cleo ion case. Senator Gray,
of Delaware, occupied most OF the time VIII h his
Democl attic conte stHnts Senator Evaros intro
diced a resolution expressing the Senate 8 deep
regret at the death Of Congressman David Viii
Der OF New York The vice President appoin'e ed
a o Mt commit es TO act with the House init
tee wi reference to the funeral arrangements,
| after which, on molten OF Mr.. Eyarts. as IA fur
| ther mark OF respect the Senate al burned.
| In the House r. bill passed continuing
| in force the act nut horiIng ths construction or
| bridge across the Mississippi River AT Forest
| ldver, s. Oak. The Senate bill authorizing the
construction OF a bridge across the Brazos River
/ mp rfE non N lar raagG a u
bridge bills were also passed Across the Mis-
| souri, River between Iowa and Nebraska across
the Arkansas River at Pendleton, Ark. across
| the White River bv the Mississippi md Little
| Rock Railroad Company. Authorizing the con-
! struction OF bridge across the Hudson River
| from Jersey City To New York. The House then.
proceeded 10 the consideration OF the Idaho adj
mission bill and the debate had not closed when
| the House adjourned.
THE Senate spent most Of the session in de-
batting the Chinese enumeration bill, which
| finally went over. The Montana Senatorial
| contest was also dis cussed aud laid with
| out notion. Senate bills were passed appro--
| priating $4,000 for public building at
aurora III; appropriating sl99,9oo Tor
organize and establish the customs district
Of Puget Sound. In the House the Senate con
| current resolution was agreed TO requesting the
President TO invite from time 20 time, as mt oc-
cason may arise, negotiate ms with any Gov
ernment with which the United States may
have diplomatic relations, TO the end that any
| differences or disputes arising between the
| Governments which can not be adjusted
by diplomatic agency may be referred
10 arbrati IN. A bill passed authorizing
the secretary OF War to deliver TO the Sia5e OF
Coorad flags carried by Colorado regiments.
Mr.. Lawler, OF Illinois introduced a bin TO test
| the science OF short spelling and TO establish
100 schools for that purpose. Referred The
| House then resumed the consideration OF the
Idaho admission bin. On the final vote for the
| passage Of the bill the Democrats refused to
| vote, quorum OF Repre- sentatives was
present The Speaker counted sufficient num-
| Der OF Democrats to form quorum and the
| bill was declared passed The bill as passed de-
clares Idaho to be State OF the Union ami on
an equal footing with the origina States, and
that the Constitution which the people OF
Idaho have framed for themselves Is accepted,
! ratihed, and confirmed The special feature of
| the constitution adopted by the people of Idaho.
which had attracted attention during the debate.
| IL that which disfranchses all persons who are
| bigamists or polygamists, or living in what is
| known as patriarchal, plural celestial mar
| riage. or who in any manner teach polygamy or
are members or contributors To any organiZa-
| ton which teaches, advises counsels or encour-
| ages peygamy. The House, after the passage
OF the BILL adjourned.
THE Senate not in session on the 9Th inst
In the House, after the reading of the journal
the House proceeded TO the consideration OF var
| ious private pension bills. In speaking on one
Of these bills Mr.. Stone. OF Missouri, declared
| that no people had been despoied aud bur
dened under the name of patriotism and under
| the guise of pension laws as had the peo-
pie Ct the. United States. He denounced
the Republic and asserted that the.
| Presidency put up and sold 70 the highest
bidder. He believed that tho Government had
| been generous enough 10 the soldiers He
| favored n literal system % pension laws, but
| he entered his earnest protest against indie
fensible extravaganza in public expenditure.
| He favored the granting of liberal pensions TO
true and brave soldiers, bat he was opposed to
granting pensions to undeserving soldiers or To
| bounty-iumpers. Mr.. Lane, OF Illinois, in
| favoring the bills, said the Democrats Of
| Illinois did not indorse the words OF the
| gentleman from Missouri. but believed as he
| Lane did, that the Government had not
| done justice to the men who had defended IL in
| its hour Of peril. Mr.. Chapman, OF Michigan
| criticised and denounced the speech made by the
| gentleman from Missouri. 1t was not the time
| to talk OF the cost OF pensions. He Well remem-
| bered the day when cost was not counted when
| the government was prodigal of money and Law
| ish of blood; when the motives which brought
| men under the flag were not scanned and an
alyzed when the man who enlisted was the
| hero OF the hour. Then man was mean
| enough To suggest that men went out TO risk
| their lives for the paltry pay OF SIG month.
! The gentleman from Missouri (Alr. Stonel
4 cried a halt, but the time for halt
| had not come and would not come until reason
| able provision was made for the needs of
| every soldier OF the country The country need
| al n service pension; it needed an increased
| pension for the deaf and dumb; IL needed "A
| pent5on for widows, and IL nc eled law estab-