The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-23
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capitai-what Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
sidered.
The Senate and House.

In the Senate among the bills introduced
and referred were the following: To repeal
all laws discriminating against the circu-
lation OF State banks; to amend the laws
in relation TO national banks and 10 retire
their circulation; defining options In
"futuresn and imposing taxes thereon; 10
establish a permanent census office and TO
provide for taking the twelfth and subse-
quent censuses; TO prohibit absolutely the
coming OF Chinese into the United States,
whether thoy are Chinese subjects or other
wise; to amend the Pacific Railroad acts;
TO reimburse the several States for In
terest paid on moneys expended In
raising troops; for uniform classihca-
tion OF wheat oats, rye, etc, Mr. Dolph
offered resolution calling on the War De-
partmcnt for n report as TO whether the
provisions OF the last river and harbor bill
TO preventive unlawful obstruction OF the
navigable waters OF the United States had
been enforced, and IL not0yhy not. Agreed
to. The Senate then went into executive
session, when some nominations were re-
ferred to committees and then adjourned.
In the Senate. on the 10th, the Vice Presi
dent announced the appointment OF Mr..
Morrill,, Regent of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, TO fill Vacancy After the
introduction OF several bills. Mr.
Morrill, introduced joint resolution.
which was passed, to FIJI vacancies In the
board of regents OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition in the class other than members OF
Congress. 1t appoints William Preston
Johnston, of Louisiana, In place of Noah
Porter, of Connecticut resigned, and re-
news the terms, TO expire on Dec. 20
next. OF Henry Coppee, OF Pennsylvania,
and nj. Q. Meigs of Washington, ID. g.
Mr. Quay offered resolution (Which was
referred TO the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions) instructing that committee to inquire
whether the acquisition Of those portions OF
the Mexican states OF Sonora, Chihuahua,
and Coahuila, that lie north OF the Goth
parallel. is practicable and for the interest
OF the United States,
In the House on the 10th the Speaker an
nounced the appointment of the Committee
on Rules a follows: The Speaker Chair
NAM, Messrs. McMillin, Catchings,
Reed, and Burrows, Mr. Bartine, OF
Nevada, who has been absent on
OF the House and took the oath OF
Office. Mr.. Taylor, OF Tennessee, announced
the death OF his colleague, the Hon. Leoni-
das c., Houk, who died from accidental
poisoning at his home in Knoxville, in May
last The House, as a mark OF respect TO
the memory of the deceased adjourned
until the 10Th. In the Senate but little
was done, except to confirm a lot OF APP
pointments, and adjournment was taken.
In the Senate. the 18th, the President pro
teni laid before the Senate the credentials
OF Senator elect Hill, OF New York, and
they were read and placed on file. Mr.
Mitchell introduced bill providing for tfro
construction OF two frst-cass revenue cut
tiers for service on the Pacific coast. Mr..
Stewart then proceeded to addre; the SEN
ate on that part of the Presidents message
relating TO free coinage. The fol-
lowing bills were. I'm reduced and re-
ferred: Amending i'm several ways the
act of the last Congress authorizing the
sale OF timber on lands reserved for the use
OF the Menomuee Indians in Wisconsin.
The principal amendment increases from
20, 000, 600 to 80, 0O0,0 600 feet the amount OF
timber which may be logged and sold in
any one year. Approprlating SIS, 00) TO in
troduce and maintain domestic reindeer in
Alaska. To remove the limitation 'on ar
rears OF pensions. The Senate proceeded
to executive business, and soon adjourned
till the 21st.