The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-23
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Arc Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.
DOings of Congress.

Doings Oh Consresss
On the 18th, among the papers presented
I'm the Senate and referred was pro-
test by the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church against the
enactment OF further oppressive legisla-
tlon against the Chinese people as tending
TO cripple missionary work in China
through retallatory measures. The
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
Librarian of Congress TO exhibit at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition such books,
papers, documents and other articles from
the library OF Congress as may relate to
Christopher Columbus and the discovery
and early history OF America, was reported
by Mr. Pettigrew from the Committee on
the Quadricentennial and was passed Sem
ate bill to authorize the construction OF a
combined railroad, wagon, and foot pas
senger bridge across the Missouri River at
Yankton, s. d., was taken from the calen-
dar and passed. The Senate resumed the
nays. 81 The Speaker laid he.
fore the House message from
the President transmitting a communion
tion firm the Secretary of the Interior
submitting the agreement concluded be-
tween the Commissioners OF the United
States and the Cherokee Nation for the
cession of the Cherokee outlet, and stated
that it would be referred to the Committee
on Indian Affairs A bill was pas sod TO es-
tablish port of delivery at Council Bluffs.
Iowa.
In the House, the 18th, on motion of Mr..
Duyborow, the Senate joint resolution was
passed authorizing the Librarian of Con-
gress TO exhibit certain documents
at the Worlds Fair. The House then
went into committee of the whole (Nr
Blount, of Georgia, in the chair on
thu free wool bill Mr.. Coombs New
York; concluded his speech in favor of the
bill. Others took part in the debate. In
the Senate, Senator Morgan introduced a
bill to increase the facilities OF the POST
Office Department for obtaining the use OF
buildings for postoffice purposes 1t pro-
Iosed TO interest private capital and enter
prise in the construc ion OF p )stoffics build
ings on long terms of lease and to have
fixed maximum rate OF rental 1t was
referred to the Postoffice Committee. Mr.
Peter introduced a bill which was referred
20 che Finance Committee, to regulate the
value of certain coins and pieces of money
and TO give all sorts OF current money
the legal tender quality and to prohibit
and prevent discrimination in favor
OF gold coin or bullion as money.
sIr. Hale presented the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill. and it was
ggreed to- The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the Military Academy
appropriation bill. 1t was passed. and the
Senate went into executive session When
the doors reopened the Senate adjourned.
In the House on the 10th, on motion Of
MI. Richardson of Tennessee, n concurrent
resolution was agreed 70 for the printing
OF 45, 900 additional copies of the special
report on the diseases of the horse. Mr.
Joseph of New Mexico, from the Committee
on Territories, reported a bill for the ad-
mission of New Mexico as State of the
Union. Placed on the House calendar. Mr.
Smith of Arizona, from the same COM
mittee, reported a bill for the admission OF
AriZOna Same u
House bill ratifying the act OF the Arizona
Legislature appropriating S30 900 In aid OF
the exhibition at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition was reported and passed. Mr.
Hale. from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill for the
battle ships of from $500 10 TO-
600 tons displacement, two armored
coast defense vessels, five gunboats
of 500 to 1920 tons displacement, and eight
first class torpedo boats. Referred. Mr..
PETER Introduced (by request) bill with
the following comprehensive title: "Creat-
ing fund for the payment OF pensions and
for setting our army OF idle laborers
at work on extensive public improve
ments, for the removal of the strongest in
centive to crime among the poor and to
vice among the rich, for protecting the
American from the influx of undue alien
competition; and for other purposes" The
fund contemplated in the bill is TO be furn-
ished by graduated tax on incomes and
real estate. Referred.
The tariff debaters in the House had
large gallery audience up to adjournment
the 18th. The debate thrashed over old
straw and was on the whole uninteresting.
Payne OF New York; Rayner, OF Maryland,
and Ellis, of Kentucky, were the speak
ers In the Senate Mr.. Fry re-
ported the Senate bill making Council
Bluffs, Iowa, port of delivery, and 1t was
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amend the statute relative to certificates
OF merit to enlisted men of the army
(the amendment being to change the
word "privatesn into the words "en-
listed men"). and ii was passed. Mr.
PETER introduced bill establishing
an electric experimental station for the
purpose of investigating and determining
whether electricity can lie profitably used
and applied as n motive power in the pro-
pulsion of farm machinery. Referred to
Committee on Agriculture. The Senate
then proceeded to the consideration of ex-
ecutive business, and soon adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, on motion OF
hr. Allison. the bill establishing port of
delivery at Des Moines, Iowa. was taken
from the calender and passed. Several
bills were made special orders for next
week, to come in after the West
Virginia direct tax bill In the House,
Mr.. McMillin. OF Tennessee, from
n resolution calling on the Secretary
OF the Treasury for information as to what
sum of acquisitions for payment under con-
tract, otherwise for the various branches OF
the public service. were presented between
the Sd and Goth OF February, for which war
rants or drafts were not issued for payment
prior to March /, 1892. Adopted. The
Springer free wool bill was then taken
up. controversy sprung up between
Messrs. Williams and Walker Of Massachu-
sets, relative t. n personal attack OF the
former on the latter contained In "A speech
printed In the journal. but never delivered
in the House. The matter was finally dis
posed OF by referring the subject t. the
Committee on Printing for investigation,
and the House proceeded to the consdera-
ton Of tho private calendar.