The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-12
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
Acf

and Acted Upon.
On the I'd and Sd the Senate accomplished
nothing OF Importance. The fortfcatior
bill contemplating coast defenseS at Ros-
ton, New York. san Francisco. Hampton
Roads, and Washington. received some at
tentlo:i. AS did also a measure proposing ar
international conference upon the quest ior
of the slave trade and the trade in gun
powder and liquors in Africa. Il
both houses II bill was passed to amenC
section los. Revised Statutes. "a Il read:
"FacancicS Gin the Cabiuett OcCa~inucd by
death or resignation shall not he temper
arily filled under the three preceding SEE
ti'iii for Il longer period than thirty days
tThe present law limits the time to tel
days, and the bill has special reference tt
the appointment. of Successor IF the late
Secretary NindonLD The Scnat. bill WIZ
passed hy the House with an amendment
striking out the appropriation "lauScl pro
Niding for the erection Of a pnhli,' bniIdin.
at St faul, Mimi, 1T Il cost of 5s0U.0"1.
IN the Senate. ;mnng the bills reported
and placed on the calendar on th.. itii wcr.
tn" following Senate bill. to provide ful
the inspection of vessels carrying cypnr'
cattle from the United States L. foreign
countries: Scnat" bill To prevent adultcra-
tions of food and drugs. Mr.. Blair pre-
scented the credentials of his successor,
Jacob H. GaiIng"r, and they were placed nr
file Aftcra short executive c-sfnn tn" doors
resumed. In tn" iIn,is. MIR. nin"lry o
Maine reported from th, silver Pool Com
mittee resolution di~.'har-in- j. Il Owen
by FROM the custody of the Srrr.:ut-at-i
arms. Adopted. Mr. Mckinley n-Les
unanimous consent that during the r"nrii n
der of The session the House shall meet al
IL o'ciin'k Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas
"'l"rted- The HOUSE then went into cNc'u-|
tive committee of the whole on the dipl"-
matte and consular appropriation hi!l,
In the liuu~c. the tth. il was .rd"r..
that during the remainder OF the session
the hour If meeting shall be At II r'ciurk
Il. III. Mr.. Boot hinan. Of Ohio reported
resolution for the PRINTING Of a digest If tlit
election eases decided by the Fifty ti~t
Congress, which was adopted. and The
House went into Committee "f the whole
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
The SenHt. took up the tru ion
appropriation LII. II appInpri;teS Tot
pensions for III" year SI3;t,1, H>',.
for fees and expenses of examining sur
geons. 81 500. ou0: for salaries Of eighteen
pension agents. Sr3u0u: for clerk hire
$500, Too, The latter item j. increased by
an amendment Of the Committee on Appro-
priations to 100000. Another amendment
reported from the committee strikes out thf
pruyiso limiting TO - the compensation ri
pension attorney. and inserts in lieu + il
pIOvis,, limiting such c.mprns:t ion Ia s.
There WIS long discussion nn the latter
amendment,
N the House. on the 9th. MesSrs. Flower.
Wilson, Nanx, and othera pitched int
Worlds Fair matters in q vicious way.
They denounced the whole managerial ma
chinery as eXtravarant. cumbersome and
laundering, and attacked the constitutions
ality of any appropriation by Congress.
Mr.. NauXS performance WAS SO amusing
that his time was extended two or three
minutes. The old gentleman was in
his quaintcst mood lie told stories al
General Jackson, cracked Jokes at tic cx
pcr.=ts of the Farmers Alliance, and f.,
fifteen minutes kept the Hou~" il
uproarinuS laughter. Free coinage i
believed 10 he killed by the decision of The
Speaker that II" amendment of existing
laws can be made lit AN appropriation bill
ia the senate Mr. Morrill, made a speech lit
opposition to the eight hour hill lie sale
that be- was convinced that the eiglt-hnuI
law Of 1865 WIS wr"ug. and that i wUulG
iiitli":, Upon the class it was specially in
tended 10 benefit grave and possibly at
irIcparable injury. he House passed the
Senate bill amending the land forfctur,
act Of Sept ~, ie91.
RgT little was done by Congress on the
.th, except to consider Worlds Fair mat
t"fs. After Il long discussion concerning
salaries of officials. Col. Davis. Director
General. was awarded $3.50 per year. anG
hj~ p sitton was made a national one. The
President Will be paid $1,000. Vice rrrsi-
dent $4,000 the Secretary 81. h00. and SS.nht
Will lie devoted Ia clerk hire. These fignres
are greatly reGuccd: hut the action of the
House in recognizing The Director General a.
national officer is regarded by the Faii
| officials as great victory. as it stamps the
enterprise as a national one ard Will give
| assurance to foreign exhibitors that private
interests do not control 1t. President
Palmer regards the action of reducing
| salaries with diSfavo". but says lie should
| work as hard for nothing as he would for 9
| hir figure; and he say. TIE exhibit j. to he
the grandr~t the world ever saw