The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF our NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings or tho Senate and House of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon--Gist or the
Business.
The National Solons.

The cad, Mr.. Cullom occupied the chair In
the Senate. The following bills passed:
Authorizing the Secretary or War TO pro-
cure and present suitable medals 10 the
survivors OF the @forlorn hope storming
party,p OF Fort Hudson, on June 10, 1853;
appropriating SIS, 900 for the introduction
OF domesticated reindeer into Alaska; re-
ferring TO the Court OF Claims the claim OF
the Citizens Bank OF Louisiana for specie
taken from the bank by Major General
Butler. Passed with an amendment ex-
GLIDING allowance OF interest). For COM
mission OF three to examine and report
relative TO the employment OF the pneu-
matte tube system, or other process for the
rapid dispatch of mails in latrge cities.
(Appropriating 100000 Appropriating
Travis oil painting OF Abraham Lin
coin TO be hung in the Capitol APP
propriating $50. 600 for a statute OF the late
Robert Dale owen, OF Indiana In the
House the Senate bill granting pension to
ex-senator George w. Jones. OF Iowa, was
passed. he river and harbor appropria-
tion bill with the Senate amendments was
referred to the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors
On the cath the Senate passed several
bills for public structures among them one
providing for $50. 900 building at Owosso.
Mich. Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, reported TO the
Senate joint resolution proposing Con-
stitutional amendment providing for the
election OF United States Senators by
popular vote. He said that the members
OF the committee were divided on The
subject and would make separate reports.
The joint resolution was placed on the
calendar. In the House, Mr. Stewart OF
Texas, from the Committee on Rivers ana
Harbors, reported back the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill with tho Senate
amendments thereto with the recommends
tions that the Senate amendments be nom
concurred in The bill was referred to the
committee of the whole. The balance or
the time was spent on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill
In the Senate, the 25th, Mr. Morgan's
resolution introduced in March. instructing
the Finance Committee to examine and re-
port upon the effect of the silver law OF 1890
upon the price OF silver bullion, was called
up. and after n lengthy debate, in which Mr..
Sherman was the principal speaker In oppo-
sition, the Senate refused by vote OF yeas
II, nays %. to refer the resolutions to the
Committee on Finance. In the House, the
sundry civil bill was taken up. the first
item being the Government exhibit at the
Worlds Fair Mr.. Houk, OF Ohio, offered
an amendment appropriating 100000
to pay the expense OF collecting sta
tistics pertaining to the industrial
advance OF citizens of African descent
from 1863 To 1893 This was ruled out OF
order. Mr. Dockery offered an amendment
which was adopted reducing the salary OF
the Director General to Ss.000 and that OF
the Secretary TO $4,000. A provision was
adopted that the gates shall not be opened
on Sunday and another that no intoxi-
eating liquors shall be sold upon the
grounds.
The Goth, bill extending for two years
longer the act OF March 2, 1889, for the cor
rection Of military records was passed by
the Senate By a vote Of yeas %, nays 20.
the Senate decided to take up the Stewart
fraa ef1
on the calendar as unfinished business
In the House the Worlds Fair
items In the sundry civil appropriation
bill were under discussion all day. Most OF
the amendments were directed to the Sun
closing question, and the matter was
finally settled by the adoption of an
amendment providing for the closing of the
Government exhibit on Sunday. which
leaves the larger question to be decided by
the Exposition management.