Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-10
THE SENATE ANDHOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING

Proceedings Of the Senate and HOUSE Of
Representative Important Measures
Discussed and Acted on-Gist Of the
Business
In the Senate. on the LIST inst. the House BIN
authorizing the Mississippi River Commission
TO purchase or hire such boats a. may be imms-
diately necessary TO rescue Inhabitants Of the
overnowed districts and 70 use the boafe for
that purpose was laid before the Senate and was
passed Immediately. Among the bills reported
from the committees and placed on the nalen-
dAr was the House bill TO amend the census law
In relation TO Chinese residents. Then al II so,
on motion OF Mr.. kdmunds, the Senate pro-
ceeded 70 the consideration of executive busi-
ness When the doors were reopened the SEN
ate adjourned. In the House Mr.. Oates, OF Ala
bama, from the Committee on the Judiciary.
reported resolution reciting that it is alleged
BY the Attorney General that In many United
States District Courts the practice of suspend
ing sentence after conviction in criminal cases
prevails without warrant OF law and that In
some parts Of the country United States Dis
trict Attorneys, Marshals and deputies, and
United States Commissioners have been guilty
Of maladministration and corruption In Office
and directing the Committee on JUDICIARY 10 I'm
anire INTO the extent, cause, and effect OF such
bills were passed: Providing that deposit
tions Of Witnesses before United States
Courts may be taken in the mode
prescribed BY the laws Of the States in which
the time within which suits may be brought
against accounting officers and their bonds
Inen To continue the publication Of the Re-
vised Statues. Exempting from tho provisions
OF the law requiring steamers TO carry life
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 otnces OF inspectors OF HuIls and Boilers
Senate bill creating the Offices Of Surveyors
General in North and South Dakota. Admitting
free OF duty articles from Mexico to the St Louis
Exposition Of 1890. The fortiheations appropri-
alton bill, with an amendment providing that
the board which inquiries into facilities for pro-
ducing steel forgings shall extend its inquiries
to the Indianapolis arsenal The bill appro-
PIRATES "a 52l 67s. Appropriating so9 900 for im-
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 Tho
death OF Representative WILDER, of New York,
was announced and as a mark Of respect to his
memory the House adjourned.
In the Senate on tho I'd inst the Judiciary
Committee reported fayorably the bill declaring
trusts unlawful The bill declares every con-
tract or combination in tho form Of trust or
conspiracy in restraint Of trade or commerce
among the several States or with foreign ma
lions 70 DC ihegaL 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 fine not exceeding IS 900 or
by both. Circuit courts are invested with iu-
risdiction over cases arising under the act
The Senate spent the afternoon in the discus
sion Of the Montana election case. Senator GRAY
OF Delaware, occupied most Of the time with his
argument in favor of McGinnis and Clark the
Democratic contestants Senator Eyarts intro
ducod resolution expressing the Senates deep
regret at the death of Congress sman David VIII
Der, OF New York. The Vice President appointed
Joint committee to act with the House commit
tee with reference TO the funeral ARRANGEMENTS
AFTER which, motion of Mr.. Evarta aa n I'm
ther mark of respect tho Senate adjourned
In the House a bill was passed continuing
in force the act authorizing the construction Of
bridge across the Mississippi River at Forest
River, s. Oak. The Senate bill authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Brazos River
near It's mouth was also passed The following
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 by the Mississippi and Little
Rock Railroad Company. Authorizing the con-
struction OF bridge across the Hudson River
from Jersey City to New York The House then
proceeded to the consideration Of the Idaho ad-
mission bill and the debate had not closed when
the House adjourned.
TIE Senate spent most Of the session in de-
batting the Chinese enumeration bill, which
finally went over. The Montana Senatorial
contest was also discussed and laid over with
out action. Senate bills were passed appro-
priating $4,000 for 8 public building at
aurora aurora Iii appropriating 10000 for a
OA.f
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 to time, as at oc-
casion may arise. negotiations 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
to arbitration. A bill was passed authorizing
the Secretary of War to deliver TO the State OF
Mr.. Lawler, Of Illinois, introduced a bill 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 bill On the final vote for the
passage of the bill the Democrats refused to
vote, as no quorum OF Representatives was
present. The Speaker counted q sufficient num-
Der OF Democrats to form quorum and the
bill was declared passed. The bill as passed de
clares Idaho to be a State Of the Union and on
an equal footing With the original states, and
that the Constitution which the people of
Idaho have framed for themselves is accepted,
ratified, and confirmed. The special feature OF
the constitution adopted by the people of Idaho,
which had attracted attention during the debate.
is that which disfranchises all persons who are
bigamists or polygamists, or living in what is
known as patriarchal, plural or celestial mar
riage, or who In any manner teach polygamy or
are members or contributors to any ofganiza-
tion which teaches, advises, counsei5 or eneOur-
ages polygamy. The House, after tine passage
OF the bill, adjourned.
The Senate was not in session or thu 4th INST Z,
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 those bills MIR. Stone, OF Missouri declared
that no people had been so despoiled and bur-
dened under the name of patriotism and under
the guise Of pension laws as had the peo-
pie Of the United States, He denounced
the demands Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and assorted that tho
Presidency was put up and sold to the highest
bidder. He believed that the Government had
been generous enough to the soldiers. He
fayored 2 liberal system Of pension laws, but
he entered his earnest protest against indie
fensible extravaganza In public expenditure
He favored the granting OF liberal pensions TO n
true and brave soldiers but 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
(Lanel did, that the Governments had not.
done justice to the men who had defended It 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 no man was mean n
enough to suggest that men went out to risk
their lives for the paltry pay Of SIG month
The gentleman from Missouri (Nr StoneA
cried halt but the time for a 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
ad service pension; 1t needed an increased
pension for the deaf and dumb ii needed a
pension for widows, and 1t needed q law estab-
lishing rule OF testimony in pension cases.
whereby the oath of o private soldier would
receive az much credence ss that of an officer